Friday, September 4, 2020

End of Summer blowout



This weekend is Labor Day here in the States, which is the traditional end of summer even though astronomical summer doesn't end until the 21st or 22nd. Most people, not just government-sector workers, get Monday off, before school and work pick up again, coronavirus notwithstanding.

Anyhow, TCM is using this particular Labor Day weekend to run a whole bunch of concert movies since going to rock concerts is (or was before people freaked out this year) a big summer thing. For the next three nights in prime time, and then all day on Monday, TCM will be running concert movies.

There's an eclectic line-up of genres. Tonight kicks off at 8:00 PM with what I think is the TCM premiere of The T.A.M.I. Show, one that I've wanted to see for quite some time.

For something completely different, there's ABBA: The Movie overnight at 3:30 AM. There are a couple of festival movies in prime time Monday; a new-to-me Les Blank documentary with country music stars early Monday morning, and some British invasion movies sprinkled in, so there's something for everybody.

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