Easter programming

As I type this, ABC is in the middle of its annual Easter Saturday showing of The Ten Commandments, one of the few classic movies shown on network television in the States any more. It reminded me that I should have posted earlier today about the Easter programming on the cable movie channels.

TCM is unsurprisingly spending most of the day with religious-themed stuff. The big exception is the Noir Alley selection Woman on the Run at 10:00 AM. I suppose there's not much noir with religious themes, with perhaps Red Light being the one that sticks out. Then again, there are biblical stories that could be argued to have noir themes like Samson and Delilah. And Eve was certainly the first femme fatale.

There's also the non-religious Easter Parade at 8:00 PM, but with that title it's obviously appropriate for the holiday. Another relatively contemporary movie with more openly religious themes is One Foot in Heaven at 8:00 AM.

Biblical-era movies tomorrow include Barabbas at 2:30 PM, with Anthony Quinn playing the thief who is removed from his cross in order to make room for Jesus's crucifixion.

Over on FXM, there are two Biblical movies, although only one is Jesus-related, that being Demetrius and the Gladiators at 8:00 AM; it's a sequel to The Robe. The other film is David and Bathsheba at 6:00 AM.