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From this Sunday, February 1 through Tuesday, March 3 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins their annual 31 Days of Oscar, which brings you night after night of Oscar winning and nominated films uncut and commercial free on TCM and I have put together for you a mini guide for films to look for each day so you can either sit down and enjoy them as they play or set your DVR to record them for later. Either way, this is a great way to knock off so many of those classic films from your must see list. First, how about the TCM video montage preview. Can you name the films?
Now, for the full schedule you can click here to download the Pdf or you can browse TCM's online calendar at the 31 Days of Oscar official site. Because one thing is for sure, even though I list films for every single day below
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"Idol" went to the movies on Tuesday night as the Top Seven belted out hit songs featured on film soundtracks. Whose performances were Oscar-worthy? Read on for the full rundown! Before their big night, the contestants had received mentoring from star director Quentin Tarantino, who was on hand to watch the evening's cinema show unfold. Allison Iraheta sang first, gruffing up Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from 'Armageddon.' "You possess the same special sauce that [Adam] does," Paula Abdul complimented her, adding, "You are one remarkable, talented lady." Simon Cowell was on the same page, saying, "I think, Allison, you are the girls' only hope left in this competition right now." there was also a special guest in the audience on Tuesday night, Katie Couric -- and the famous TV personality was brought to her feet after Allison's performance! Next, Anoop Desai crooned Bryan Adams'
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This week's theme of "American Idol" is an interesting one, "Songs From the Movies" and to add cherry on top is Quentin Tarantino. The actor slash producer slash director knows any soundtrack enough that he is made the mentor for the top 7. However, he won't sit on the judge panel like he did in the third season.
Straight away Quentin is introduced at the beginning of the show, replacing Ryan Seacrest to utter the catchphrase "This.. is American Idol". Simon Cowell then explained that last week the show had an over time of 8 minutes, and therefore each contestant tonight will get comments only from two judges.
First up is Allison Iraheta who sings "Armageddon" soundtrack: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. Steven Van Zandt in the audience seat, gave her a standing ovation. Paula Abdul says she shares the "same special sauce as Adam" and Simon says
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