Turner Classic Movies February Newsletter BLACK HISTORY 25 Movies; Sundays In recognition of Black History Month, TCM offers an exploration of the African-American experience on film, ranging from the first all-black studio production, MGM's Hallelujah! (1929) to a birthday tribute on February 20 to contemporary superstar Sidney Poitier, including his Oscar-winning performance in Lilies of the Field (1963). We salute the incomparable Lena Horne with two of her early films, Duke Is Tops (1942) and Cabin in the Sky (1943). The latter film, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was an exception among Horne's MGM musicals of the period in that she played a leading role instead of making a cameo appearance that could be deleted if Southern film exhibitors objected. *The Duke Is Tops* was released in 1938, not 1942. Gloria Monti ______________________________ gloria monti special assistant professor department of audio/video/film 318 dempster hall 111 hofstra university hempstead, NY 11549-1110 voice mail: 516-463-6463 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~godard/index.html 2/1/1960: Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where they had been refused service. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite