Director Roger Corman died in May at he age of 98. Due to his work with American International and directing movies on a budget, followed by his work as a producer, Corman was involved with a lot of movies. So TCM's salute to Corman is a bit different from normal. Rather than a night in prime time or even a 24-hour salute, TCM is giving Corman three nights in prime time.
Those nights will be three consecutive Wednesdays starting tonight and followed on July 10 and July 17. I don't see any particular overriding theme for either of the first two nights, although July 10 starts off with three or four of the Corman films based on works by Edgar Allen Poe. July 17 is a bit different, in that it's movies produced, not directed, by Corman, with several of the films directed by people who would go on to become prominent directors. You can probably guess who those directors are and what the films are.
Suprisingly, I think I've only seen one of the movies airing tonight, The Wasp Woman at 10:45 PM, so I'm looking forward to some of the others. And on July 10, Bloody Mama (technically 2:30 AM on July 11) is definitely worth watching with Shelley Winters playing a character inspired by 30s gangster Ma Barker.
More on the final night of the tribute when it comes up on July 17.
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