TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 23: Making Movies/TCM Spotlight: Greek Mythology

Another impressive line-up!

You owe it to yourself to see Buster Keaton in The Cameraman, which is part of the daytime schedule.

And tonight's mythology movies include some real rarities.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

12:00 AM    For Keeps (1988) After she gets pregnant, a teenage girl must decide whether she should keep the baby or not.    Dir: John G. Avildsen    Cast: Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars
    Runtime: 99 mins    Genre: Comedy    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y


2:00 AM    Who's That Girl? (1987) A hapless New Yorker's rich future father-in-law orders him to escort a bleached blonde out of town.    Dir: James Foley    Cast: Madonna Louise Ciccone (Madonna), Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris
    Runtime: 94 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y


4:00 AM    Fame (1980) Five outstandingly gifted students at New York's High School of Performing Arts are followed as they prepare for careers in show business. A budding singer, two actors, a dancer, and a musician polish their crafts as they struggle to excel academically in the demanding school.    Dir: Alan Parker    Cast: Irene Cara, Eddie Barth, Lee Curreri
    Runtime: 134 mins    Genre: Musical    Rating: TV-MA    CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Making Movies

6:30 AM    The Cameraman (1928) A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a movie queen.    Dir: Edward Sedgwick    Cast: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin
    Runtime: 70 mins    Genre: Silent    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

8:00 AM    A Star Is Born (1937) When a young actress arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter places her under the wing of older actor Norman Maine. Adopting the stage name Vicki Lester, she co-stars with Norman in a major motion picture, but his success is clearly fading even as her career begins. After the couple wed, Vicki's fame continues to grow, but Norman descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between pursuing her dream and caring for him.    Dir: William A. Wellman    Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
    Runtime: 111 mins    Genre: Romance    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



10:00 AM    The Movie Man (2024) Amid a global pandemic, an entrepreneur looks back on his life's work owning and operating an idiosyncratic cinema in the forest of northern Ontario.    Dir: Matt Finlin    Cast: Keith Stata
    Runtime: 89 mins    Genre: Documentary    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y



11:30 AM    Hearts of the West (1975) An aspiring western novelist in thirties Hollywood becomes a low-budget cowboy star.    Dir: Howard Zieff    Cast: Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence
    Runtime: 103 mins    Genre: Western    Rating: TV-14    CC: Y



1:15 PM    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) A look at Jerry Harvey and his creation, the Z Channel, the first pay cable network. The Z Channel launched in 1974 as California's first pay-TV service, showing two movies a week, and quickly became required viewing for Hollywood's elite and cinephiles alike.    Dir: Xan Cassavetes    Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino
    Runtime: 122 mins    Genre: Documentary    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y

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3:30 PM    The Magic Box (1951) A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.    Dir: John Boulting    Cast: Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell
    Runtime: 108 mins    Genre: Biography    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y



5:45 PM    Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021) Archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers from around the world explain what film preservation is and why it is needed.    Dir: Inés Toharia Terán    Cast: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado
    Runtime: 120 mins    Genre: Documentary    Rating: TV-G    CC: Y

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TCM Prime Time: TCM Spotlight: Greek Mythology

8:00 PM    Oedipus Rex (1967) Rescued and raised by royalty and unaware of his origins, Oedipus tries to outrun a grim prophecy.    Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini    Cast: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli
    Runtime: 105 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-MA    CC: N



10:00 PM    Medea (1969) After aiding Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece, Medea is cast aside by her lover - unleashing a legendary wrath that will shake ancient Greece.    Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini    Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff
    Runtime: 110 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-14    CC:



12:15 AM    Electra (1962) Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.    Dir: Michael Cacoyannis    Cast: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli
    Runtime: 112 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-PG    CC: N



2:15 AM    Iphigenia (1977) A Greek drama set just before the Trojan War. To appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.    Dir: Michael Cacoyannis    Cast: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Costa Carras
    Runtime: 127 mins    Genre: Drama    Rating: TV-14    CC:



4:30 AM    Damon and Pythias (1962) A story based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse (432–367 BC). Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysius allows Pythias to return to Athens to visit his ailing wife with the understanding he will then come back to face his punishment. Damon, a friend of Pythias, volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee Pythias's return.    Dir: Curtis Bernhardt    Cast: Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini
    Runtime: 99 mins    Genre: Adventure    Rating: TV-PG    CC: Y