The Grapes of Wrath (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)
Fox Movie Channel, 8 p.m. ET
Newly released
census data just revealed how many more millions of Americans have
fallen beneath the poverty level. Times aren't hard, they're harder. And
what better time to revisit this classic 1940 film, based on John
Steinbeck's literary wail against the dehumanizing conditions of the
Great Depression? Henry Fonda stars as an Oklahoma farmer who takes his
family to California in hopes of improving their living conditions. The
more things change...
TBS, 10 p.m. ET
This weekend, TBS presents its annual rollout of this 1939 movie classic, presenting telecasts tonight through Sunday. When The Wizard of Oz
was shown annually on broadcast television, in the days before VCRs and
cable, it used to be a event kids anticipated feverishly. And it’s still a
wonderful movie to watch with your family.
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