Each year, the changing of the seasons is signaled by the airing of the seasonal television specials. Since the 1960s, the arrival of the Christmas season means it’s time to watch the Rankin/Bass animated films: The Little Drummer Boy (1968), Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970), and The Year Without […]
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Dec
15
TCM Club Holiday Festivities
TCM Club finished out 2019 with a number of gatherings. The club had two outings to see TCM Big Screen Classics. On December 1 club members gathered to see the 30th Anniversary screening of When Harry Met Sally. The next week on December 8, a crew went to see a special 75th Anniversary presentation of […]
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Dec
15
2020 TCM Big Screen Classics Schedule
The TCM Big Screen Classics – Fathom Events Schedule for 2020 follows. Excited to revisit these films in the year ahead. An American in Paris (1951) from Warner Bros. Sunday, January 19, and Wednesday, January 22 Love Story (1970) – 50th Anniversary from Paramount Pictures Sunday, February 9, and Wednesday, February 12 The Color Purple (1985) – 35th Anniversary from Warner […]
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Dec
05
Capra Christmas Noir: Meet John Doe (1941)
Director Frank Capra is perhaps best known for making films about the redemption of the common man and the goodwill of communities. These themes are omnipresent in his most iconic Christmas movies—It’s a Wonderful Life from 1946 and Meet John Doe from 1941. Both films showcase Christmas Capra noir style as the director’s darkest films. […]
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