Saturday Cinema

Some less celebrated and offbeat Christmas flicks.

When Dmitri Tiomkin collaborated with Frank Capra for the final time, little did he know most of his fabulous music score would wind up on the cutting room floor. The studio changed the release date from Spring 1947 to Christmas 1946, and the biggest casualty was Tiomkin’s score. David Newman and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform a reconstructed extended version of what Tiomkin had in mind.

The holidays are officially underway. This hour a look as some of the films that span Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Year with "Miracle on 34th Street", "Little Women", and some of the TV classics "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "The Snowman" as well as a tribute to Steven Sondheim who died Friday morning.

Films that express being thankful, the transformation of characters and characters who start out being grateful sorts. “Forrest Gump”, “Mary Poppins”, “Hook”, “Cocoon” and more.

Films with great winter scenes.  Doctor Zhivago, Alexander Nevsky, The Shining, Star Wars, Grumpier Old Men.

 A potpourri of the best British films. The Belles of St. Trinian's, Room with a View, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Hamlet, Goldfinger, Chariots of Fire, Lawrence of Arabia, The Red Shoes.

Be afraid, be very afraid. Okay, well not too much. Remember the best of classic scary films and scary comedies. “Beetlejuice”, “Young Frankenstein”, “Bride of Frankenstein” ,”Ghost” (And the one with Mrs. Muir!) and more.

Why wait for Valentine’s Day? Love at the movies with “an Affair to Remember”, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”, “Out of Africa”, “Casablanca” and more.

Music and conversation about films with great autumnal scenes. "When Harry Met Sally", "The Trouble with Harry" and lots more.

Kevin O’Connor guest hosts this hour of music from baseball flicks.