Briefs for March 8-9, 2019

TCM's Saturday morning block returns tomorrow morning after a six-week break first for the SAG Awards tribute, and then for 31 Days of Oscar. I didn't realize they had already finished up with the Hildegard Withers movies and were on to the Perry Mason movies. This week it's The Case of the Curious Bride, which is probably more notable for Errol Flynn's brief appearance as the murder victim.

IMDb says that March 9 is the 35th anniversary of the premiere of the movie Splash, with Daryl Hannah as the mermaid (don't try saying her real name) who falls in love on dry land with Tom Hanks. Of course, she has the same problem as every other mermaid in the mermaid/human romantic comedies. It's going to be on The Movie Channel Extra tomorrow at 2:10 PM. I don't think I've seen this one since sometime in the late 80s.

Radio Prague's English service ran an interview with member of the Czech Film Commission Pavlina Žipková about how she got into film and her work in getting foreign film productions to come film in the Czech Republic. As is always the case with Radio Prague, there's a transcript and the opportunity to listen to streaming audio, as well as a download (~6.5 MB MP3, 13 min) if you want to listen later.

Daylight Savings time starts for most of us in the US tomorrow night. As usual, TCM's lineup fits in terms of getting to Sunday morning, but the times are off because of the time change, at least on the east coast. They've got Coma beginning at 1:45 AM, so just before the clock goes ahead. That means that since the film is just under two hours, the short they've schedule should start at 4:42. Then there's a Live from the TCM Film Festival which begins at 5:00 AM ET (still 1:00 AM Pacific time since they haven't gone forward yet). Everything should be settled in all time zones for Dangerous When Wet at 6:15 AM Sunday. (Well, except Alaska.)