TCM's Stanley Donen tribute

Director Stanley Donen died last month, and with TCM being in the middle of 31 Days of Oscar they couldn't do a programming tribute at the time. Now that we're in March, TCM have found a night of the schedule to pre-empt and are running Donen's tribute tonight in prime time.

For better or worse, it's only a bunch of musicals. Nothing like Charade (Universal) or Two for the Road (Fox). On the other hand, you can argue that Donen's career was made by those earlier musicals he made at MGM, and how could you do a tribute to him without those musicals? And some people are going to be unhappy if there were any pre-emptions of the Monday or Tuesday daytime lineups to make for an expanded Donen tribute.

Anyhow, tonight's lineup is:

8:00 PM Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
9:00 PM Singin' in the Rain
11:00 PM On the Town
1:00 AM Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
3:00 AM Royal Wedding
5:00 AM It's Always Fair Weather