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BY JAY BOBBIN There aren't many films so big, they require multiple directors, but "How the West Was Won" is one. The 1962 epic – a frequent attraction on Turner Classic Movies, which presents it again as part of its "31 Days of Oscar" event Saturday, April 10 – was made to show off the ultra-widescreen Cinerama process, and utilized the talents of filmmakers John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall for different segments. With Spencer Tracy as its narrator, the truly sprawling saga boasts an all-star cast in weaving its multiple tales of the Old West ... and stunning sequences in a ride down a raging river aboard an out-of-control raft, and a shootout aboard a moving train. Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, John Wayne and Richard Widmark are but a few of the familiar faces on hand. TCM details 'How the West Was Won' Debbie Reynolds and Gregory Peck "Movie: The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World" From first-time director, producer and writer Tom Ratcliffe comes this 2021 documentary that explores the motives behind U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos's controversial gesture of a raised black-gloved fist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the consequences that followed. (ORIGINAL) "Them" Terror in America is the focus of this anthology series from executive producers Little Marvin and Lena Waithe, with its first season being set in 1950s Los Angeles, where a Black family faces malevolent forces both earthly and otherworldly after moving there from North Carolina. Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd and Ryan Kwanten head the cast. (ORIGINAL) "Movie: Madame Claude" From France comes this biographical drama about the life of the title character, a famed brothel owner in 1960s Paris who headed a prostitution ring that gave her power over the French political and criminal worlds. Sylvie Verheyde ("Stella," "Sex Doll") directs a cast that includes Karole Rocher as Madame Claude, along with Roschdy Zem, Garance Marillier and Pierre Deladonchamps. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Cesar Millan: The Real Story" (April 9) This 2012 National Geographic documentary from writer/director Doug Shultz ("Blue Collar Dogs," "K-9 Border Wars") tells the story of the titular "Dog Whisperer" Millan, who rose from poverty as an illegal immigrant from Mexico to become the dog trainer to the stars and an international celebrity himself. Page 8 April 5 - 11, 2021

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