Released a year before the US entered WWII, THE MORTAL STORM was MGM's first feature film to openly criticize the Nazi regime. Directed by Frank Borzage, the film unflinchingly looks at how the rise of Nazism tears apart a family. Adolf Hitler had the film banned from Germany.

Leslie Caron said making LILI allowed her to express all the angst she couldn't share with anyone and the experience of building the character for the film was "pure joy." See it tonight at 10:15pm ET as part of our TCM Spolight, First Name Basis.

A remake of Jean-Luc Godard's French New Wave classic, Jim McBride's BREATHLESS ('83) resets the story to Los Angeles and stars Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky as the film's protagonists. See the TCM Premiere tonight as we look at The Art of the Artifice, starting at 8pm ET.

New to the TCM Library, HOLLYWOOD PRIDE – by renowned film critic Alonso Duralde, presents a history of LGBTQ+ storytelling from early cinema through today, showcasing the trailblazers and advocates on screen & behind the camera. Grab your copy here: bit.ly/3yi0Thb

A cult Western with a distinctly sultry flair, RANCHO NOTORIOUS ('52) showcases director Fritz Lang's innovation in the genre, as he's often credited as "the father of the psychological Western." See it tonight as we continue our special theme, The Art of the Artifice at 8pm ET.