TCM Weekly Highlights: April 12-18 & Full April 2026 Calendar
This week on TCM, Sophia Loren is featured as Star of the Month, with four of her films airing Monday night. It’s a chance to revisit her iconic performances and charisma. Tuesday TCM remembers screen icon June Lockhart with a five-film salute.
Midweek, viewers can escape into classic fantasy adventure with the swashbuckling tales of Sinbad on Wednesday, April 13. Expect magical creatures, daring journeys, and all the charm of vintage special effects that defined these beloved films.
On Thursday, April 14, TCM’s “Lone Star” salute highlights Texas-set stories, starting with Paul Newman in Hud. The evening showcases the spirit of the American Southwest.
Then on Friday night, TCM honors 100 years of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman with a special marathon of his work, kicking off with Targets starring Boris Karloff playing the legendary director. Known for his influence on independent cinema and for launching the careers of countless filmmakers, Corman’s films promise an entertaining and historic viewing experience.
So settle in for some of your favorite classic films, and be sure to download the full schedule of times.
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Sunday April 12
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
3:30 pm
Everett Collection
1966’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a timeless film that garnered 13 Academy Award nominations and won five. The movie paired Hollywood powerhouse couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton together as the dysfunctional Martha and George, who invite their friends Nick (George Segal) and Honey (Sandy Dennis) over, but the night takes a sour turn when George gets violent with Martha for her seething public humiliation and her attempt to seduce Nick. Taylor won her second Academy Award for Best Actress.
Daily Lineup
8 am The Wicked Lady (1946)
10 am Bad Blonde (1953)
11:45 am Shadow of a Woman (1946)
1:15 pm Pride and Prejudice (1940)
3:30 pm Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
6 pm My Dinner With Andre (1981)
8 pm Back Street (1941)
9:45 pm Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
12 am Ballet Mechanique (1924)
12:30 am A Trip to the Moon (1902)
1 am A Page of Madness (1926)
2:30 am Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
4:30 am Sword of the Beast (1965)
Monday April 13
Star of the Month: Sophia Loren
Beginning at 8 pm
Everett Collection
Turner Classic Movies continues its Monday evening celebrations of legendary actress Sophia Loren. The lineup begins with the spy comedy-thriller Arabesque, where Loren stars as Yasmin Azir, the mischievous lover of Beshraavi (Alan Badel), who wants to help professor David Pollock (Gregory Peck) expose a conspiracy to assassinate a Middle Eastern prime minister. The more playful 1958’s Houseboat follows, where Loren exercises her range as a fiery, rebellious young woman who falls in love with the wealthy widower (Cary Grant) who hires her as a housekeeper and caretaker for his three unruly children. The film was originally to star Betsy Drake, Grant’s wife at the time, but the star was infatuated with Loren and arranged for her to replace Drake. The night finishes with another Grant/Loren pairing in 1957’s The Pride and the Passion, and 1965’s Lady L.
Daily Lineup
6 am Have a Heart (1934)
7:30 am My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
9:15 am Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
11:15 am Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
1 pm Painting the Clouds With Sunshine (1951)
2:30 pm April in Paris (1952)
4:15 pm King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
6:15 pm The Command (1954)
8 pm Arabesque (1966)
10 pm Houseboat (1958)
12 am The Pride and the Passion (1957)
2:15 am Lady L (1965)
4:15 am Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Tueday April 14
Remembering June Lockhart
Beginning at 8 pm
Everett Collection
In the pantheon of TV moms, June Lockhart was out of this world … literally. After seven seasons (1958-64) on the family hit Lassie as farm woman Ruth Martin, nurturing little orphan Timmy (Jon Provost) and TV’s most famous collie, Lockhart traded gingham for a form-fitting spacesuit as interstellar matriarch Maureen Robinson on the sci-fi camp classic Lost in Space. But over Lockhart’s 100-year life (she passed away last October), her career took her far beyond television. Tonight, TCM remembers the screen icon with a five-film salute beginning with the pup-and-soldier classic Son of Lassie. Following is She-Wolf of London, a horror film where she plays Phyllis Allenby, a woman who believes a family curse has made her a werewolf, leading her to commit multiple murders. The night concludes with 1957’s Time Limit, 1944’s Meet Me in St. Louis, and 1940’s All This, and Heaven Too.
Daily Lineup
7:45 am Lighthouse (1947)
9 am It’s a Date (1940)
11 am Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
12:30 pm Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
2 pm Lord of the Flies (1963)
3:45 pm The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
5 pm Robinson Crusoe (1954)
6:30 pm Bird of Paradise (1932)
8 pm Son of Lassie (1945)
10 pm She-Wolf of London (1946)
11:15 pm Time Limit (1957)
1 am Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
3 am All This and Heaven Too (1940)
Wednesday April 15
Adventures With Sinbad
Beginning at 8 pm
Everett Collection
Are you ready for an adventure? Join TCM in its triple movie screening of the adventures of Sinbad. The night begins with 1958’s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, which follows Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) as he encounters magicians and cyclopes in his quest to save his fiancée, Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant). Next up is 1974’s The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, where John Phillip Law steps into the mighty role of Sinbad and goes up against a master magician (Tom Baker) who is trying to become the new leader of Marabia. Wrapping up the evening is 1977’s Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. The legendary Sinbad, played by Patrick Wayne, has to fight an evil witch, played by Margaret Whiting.
Daily Lineup
9:15 am Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
10:15 am Murder in the Air (1940)
11:15 am Nancy Drew, Detective (1938)
12:30 pm Nancy Drew — Reporter (1939)
1:45 pm Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter (1939)
3 pm Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
4:15 pm The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
5:30 pm Gildersleeve’s Bad Day (1943)
6:45 pm Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
8 pm The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
10 pm The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
12 am Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
2 am The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
4 am Clash of the Titans (1981)
Thursday April 16
TCM Spotlight: Deep in the Heart of Texas
Beginning at 8 pm
Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
Tonight, TCM puts together another lineup celebrating our Lone Star State, beginning with 1963’s contemporary Western Hud, starring Paul Newman as an unscrupulous womanizer who is in conflict with his deeply principled father. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, with Patricia Neal winning for Best Actress and Melvyn Douglas taking home the gold for Best Supporting Actor, along with a Best Cinematography win. Following is the unforgettable 1981’s Raggedy Man, featuring Sissy Spacek in a hauntingly emotional performance as a divorced mother who begins an affair with a sailor (Eric Roberts) while he passes through her small Texas town. Next up is 1990’s Slacker, the comedy-drama written, directed, and produced by Richard Linklater, who also stars. The film follows a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture of overeducated youths. The marathon closes with 1984’s neo-Western 1984’s Paris, Texas, and the 1945 drama The Southerner.
Daily Lineup
7:15 am Twice Blessed (1945)
8:45 am Another Face (1936)
10 am Road to Paradise (1930)
11:30 am Looney Tunes
11:50 am Droopy’s Double Trouble (1951)
12 pm The Double Man (1967)
2 pm Dead Ringer (1964)
4 pm The Scapegoat (1959)
5:45 pm The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
8 pm Hud (1963)
10 pm Raggedy Man (1981)
11:45 pm Slacker (1991)
1:30 am Paris, Texas (1984)
4 am The Southerner (1945)
Friday April 17
Directed by Roger Corman
Beginning at 8 pm
New World Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
Roger Corman proved that imagination could triumph over budget. As a director, producer, and mentor to generations of filmmakers, Corman elevated low-budget storytelling into an art form, ultimately making him a legend of cult cinema and earning him titles like “the King of Cult” and “the Pope of Pop Cinema.” With more than 350 films bearing his influence, his legacy continues to inspire even after his passing in 2024. To honor him, TCM has put together another marathon of his work beginning with 1968’s Targets. In this film, Corman cast Boris Karloff as a version of himself playing an aging horror-movie icon who innocently makes an appearance at a drive-in theater, only to be thrown into a terrifying encounter with a disturbed young man intent on a mass killing spree. The evening continues with 1978’s Piranha, 1966’s Queen of Blood, 1963’s Dementia 13, and 1963’s The Terror.
Daily Lineup
6 am Lust for Life (1956)
8:15 am Tea and Sympathy (1956)
10:30 am Home From the Hill (1960)
1:15 pm The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
4 pm Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
6 pm The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963)
8 pm Targets (1968)
9:45 pm Piranha (1978)
11:30 pm Queen of Blood (1966)
1 am Dementia 13 (1963)
2:30 am The Terror (1963)
4 am Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
Saturday April 18
TCM Spotlight: Affairs to Remember
Beginning at 8 pm
Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
Explore a few iconic affairs in TCM’s back-to-back themed lineup. Kicking off the evening is the beloved Same Time, Next Year from 1978, starring Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda as a couple who meet at the same inn every year on the anniversary of their original one-night stand. Both married, they find connections with each other that they were unable to make before. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. Following is 1945’s Brief Encounter, a drama that shares the story of lonesome housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), who stumbles upon Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) while waiting for a train. Somehow, they continue to meet for years. Their relationship and undeniable connection to one another — how it started and how it ended — is narrated by Laura. Due to the controversy surrounding the film’s theme of adultery, it was initially banned in Ireland, but it would go on to garner three Oscar nominations.
Daily Lineup
8 am Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
9:30 am Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
10 am Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958)
11:30 am Carnival of Rhythm (1941)
12 pm Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
2:30 pm Crossfire (1947)
4:15 pm Experiment Perilous (1944)
6 pm The Hanging Tree (1959)
8 pm Same Time, Next Year (1978)
10:15 pm Brief Encounter (1945)
12 am His Kind of Woman (1951)
2:15 am Brainstorm (1965)
4:15 am The Great American Pastime (1956)
Click here to download the full printable April 2026 TCM schedule.
Lauren Novak, Brian Bishop, T’Neil Gooden and Miriam Norwitz wer all contributing writers.
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