TCM's 31 Days of Oscar 2022

While I realize there are many who love it, 31 Days of Oscars is my least favourite time of year on Turner Classic Movies. I have always had two problems with the programming block. The lesser of the two is that it pre-empts all of TCM's usual programming. That means no Noir Alley during the month, no Silent Sunday Nights, no TCM Underground. Now Summer Under the Stars also pre-empts all of TCM's usual programming, but I love it because it means Turner Classic Movies will air many, many films I love. That brings me to my other reason for not enjoying 31 Days of Oscar. It is often the case that TCM shows fewer of my favourite movies than any time of year. Worse yet, when they do show one of my favourite movies, it is often at an awkward time (like 6:00 AM).

Fortunately this year is a bit better than most years, with TCM showing several of my favourite movies and, what is more, showing them at good times for viewing. Indeed, they are even showing some of my favourite films in primetime!

Below are my picks for this year's 31 Days of Oscar. All times are Central.

Tuesday, March 1
11:00 AM Mighty Joe Young (1949)
3:15 PM The Naked City (1948)
5:00 PM Key Largo (1948)
7:00 PM The Lost Weekend (1945)
11:15 PM Laura (1944)
1:00 AM Gaslight (1944)

Wednesday, March 2
2:00 AM Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Thursday, March 3
10:30 AM The Lion in the Winter (1968)
7:00 PM The Apartment (1960)
10:15 PM The Graduate (1967)
11:15 PM Bullitt (1968)
1:15 AM 8 1/2 (1963)

Friday, March 4
4:30 PM Cabaret (1972)
7:00 PM Network (1976)
9:15 PM The French Connection (1971)
1:30 AM The Omen (1976)
3:30 AM Cries and Whispers (1972)

Sunday, March 6
9:15 PM The Lavender Hill Mob (1952)
11:00 AM Citizen Kane (1942)
5:00 PM Pillow Talk (1959)

Monday, March 7
7:00 PM Wings (1927)
9:30 PM The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
1:15 AM Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

Tuesday, March 8
11:00 AM The Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
2:45 PM The Red Shoes (1948)
5:00 PM Cover Girl (1944)
9:15 PM The Philadelphia Story (1940)
11:15 PM The More the Merrier (1943)
1:15 PM Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
3:30 AM On the Town (1949)

Wednesday, March 9
11:00 AM The Defiant Ones (1958)
12:45 PM Mister Roberts (1955)
11:45 PM From Here to Eternity (1953)

Thursday, March 10 (my birthday)
5:30 AM The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
10:00 AM The Great Race (1965)
4:15 PM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
10:15 PM A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Friday, March 11
11:00 AM The Summer of '42 (1971)

Saturday, March 12
7:00 AM Johnny Eager (1942)
11:00 AM Cool Hand Luke (1967)
1:15 PM Topkapi (1964)
3:30 AM Spartacus (1960)

Sunday, March 13
12:00 PM Elmer Gantry (1960)
5:00 PM Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
7:00 PM Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Monday, March 14
8:15 AM The Divorcee (1930)
1:30 PM Wuthering Heights (1939)

Tuesday, March 15
9:15 AM Easter Parade (1948)
3:00 PM Pride and Prejudice (1940)
12:00 PM The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
2:15 AM Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Wednesday, March 16
7:00 PM Marty (1955)
1:00 AM Mon Uncle (1958)
3:15 AM Rashomon (1950)

Thursday, March 17
11:00 PM Z (1969)
7:00 PM The Music Man (1962)

Friday, March 18
1:15 AM Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
3:30 AM Shaft (1971)

Saturday, March 19
11:00 PM Lilies of the Field (1963)
1:00 PM Sergeant York (1941)
12:00 AM Places in the Heart (1984)
2:00 AM A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Sunday, March 20
1:00 PM Mildred Pierce (1944)
7:00 PM A River Runs Through It (1992)

Monday, March 21
8:15 AM "The Music Box" (1932)
3:00 PM The Awful Truth (1937)
4:45 PM You Can't Take It With You (1938)
7:00 PM Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Tuesday, March 22
11:30 PM  A Letter to Three Wives (1948)
1:30 AM Kitty Foyle (1940)
3:30 AM Blithe Spirit (1945)

Wednesday, March 23
5:15 AM That Hamilton Woman (1941)
7:30 AM Les Girls (1957)
5:00 PM Cyrano De Bergerac (1950)
7:00 PM Harvey (1950)
1:15 AM A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Thursday, March 24
11:30 AM It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
2:30 PM The Time Machine (1960)
7:00 PM The Producers (1968)
1:15 AM Planet of the Apes (1968)
3:15 AM What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Friday, March 25
7:00 PM Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
10:15 PM All That Jazz (1979)

Saturday, March 26
6:45 AM The Best Years of Their Lives (1946)
10:00 AM Casablanca (1942)
3:00 PM The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
1:00 AM Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
4:45 AM Grand Hotel (1932)

Sunday, March 27
7:45 AM It Happened One Night (1934)
10:30 AM All About Eve (1950)
3:00 PM Gone with the Wind (1939)
7:00 PM The Artist (2011)
9:00 PM The Age of Innocence (1993)

Monday, March 28
5:15 PM Stagecoach (1939)

Tuesday, March 29
5:00 PM Now, Voyager (1942)
7:00 PM Mrs. Miniver (1942)
12:00 PM The Razor's Edge (1946)

Wednesday, March 30
5:00 AM Destination Moon (1950)
1:15 PM Giant (1956)
4:45 PM East of Eden (1955)

Thursday, March 31
7:00 PM To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
4:00 AM The Virgin Spring (1960)