Ben’s TCM Guest Programmer promo
Posted by Michal on December 17, 2010 | Filed under Interviews, Media Alerts, Public Appearances, Southland, Video Updates | Browse the News Archives
Actor Ben McKenzie, star of TNT’s Southland, joins Robert Osborne, appearing as TCM’s Guest Programmer, January 19th.
The day of Ben’s appearance as TCM programmer. The last 4 movies of the evening are chosen by the Guest Programmer.
These are the movies Ben chose:
1. Badlands
A young tough guy and his teen-aged girlfriend take off on a killing spree.
Dir: Terrence Malick.
Cast: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates.
2. This Sporting Life
A rugby player finds the violence in his professional life tainting his personal relationships.
Dir: Lindsay Anderson.
Cast: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel.
3. Duck Soup
When he’s named dictator of Freedonia, a con artist declares war on the neighboring kingdom.
Dir: Leo McCarey.
Cast: The Marx Brothers, Louis Calhern, Margaret Dumont.
4. The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma.
Dir: David Lean.
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa.
Batman: Year One (2011)
Southland (2009-2010)
Sin Bin (2010)
The Eight Percent (2009)
Johnny Got His Gun (2008)











