WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Tonight is the second installment of this fascinating documentary miniseries, covering three more topic “chapters,” including Introducing Characters and the Meet Cute. Every Tuesday this month, TCM presents not only the latest installment of the Women Make Film documentary, but follows it with a super-generous helping of some of the films shown. Tonight, they include 1970’s Wanda ( 2:15 a.m. ET), a late-night showing of a film both starring and directed by Barbara Loden. And here’s advance warning to your DVRs, or personal calendars, to watch tomorrow – Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. ET – when TCM presents the breathtaking 1926 silent movie The Adventures of Prince Achmed, a version of the Arabian Knights tales, directed by Lotte Reiniger, told entirely in silhouette animation (pictured). It’s a rarity, and a quiet, unassuming masterpiece.