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Funday Night at the Movies Introduction
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Kids rule this summer on Funday Night at the Movies, a new TCM franchise designed to help parents, grandparents and others who spend quality time with children to introduce them to the wonderful world of classic movies. In addition to presenting captivating family films - and dispelling any notion that the word "classic" means something stuffy or dull - we offer all kinds of added fun on the program. Our on-air host is actor Tom Kenny, best known for providing voices for the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants (including that of SpongeBob himself).
The series, which will continue through August, begins appropriately enough with what may be the most kid-friendly movie of all time, the delightful fantasy The Wizard of Oz (1939). Replete with irresistible performances, Technicolorful sets, lilting songs and even a few good scares, this story of a girl who travels "over the rainbow" (Judy Garland) is guaranteed to capture the imagination of any child - or adult.
Possibly the funniest of all the "screwball" comedies from Hollywood's Golden Age is Bringing Up Baby (1938), which delights adults with it sophisticated teaming of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, playing a madcap heiress and a stuffy paleontologist, and tickles the funnybones of kids with its snappy dialogue and hilarious sight gags.
The dramatic Sounder (1972), based on a children's book by William H. Armstrong, tells of the struggles of a black sharecropper family to survive hard times in Depression-era Louisiana. This G-rated, ultimately optimistic movie, which takes its name from the gallant family dog, serves as an inspiration to young and old alike.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) combines the slapstick of a much-loved comic team with delicious chills as Bud and Lou mix it up with not only the Frankenstein monster but such other classic creeps as Dracula and the Wolf Man. Anyone who saw this movie as a child can tell you that it's frightfully funny, and a worthy addition to Funday Nights at the Movies.
 
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31 Days of Oscar Highlights for March 3
Paul Newman (right) plays a rebellious chain gang prisoner in Cool Hand Luke (1967), co-starring Harry Dean Stanton, who is also in the follow-up feature Alien (1979). Check out the other star connections.
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