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Classic Couple is thrilled to be covering the HollyShorts Film Festival 2022 as credentialed media. Taking place in-person between August 11-20, 2022 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, California, this is the 18th year of the annual Academy Awards® Qualifying festival. HollyShorts (HSFF) brings together film industry leaders in celebration of the short […]

Throughout June and July 2022, TCM aired its limited series Follow the Thread. Inspired by The Met Exhibition, In America, An Anthology of Fashion, TCM host Alicia Malone was joined by special guests discussing the importance of costume design across the history of film. Oscar-nominated costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis joined the roster of special guests, […]

Hollywood costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis has worked with some of the most famous actors and entertainers, creating for them iconic looks known the world over. She graciously agreed to play a game where I gave her the name of a performer she costumed, and she gave me the first thing that came to mind. […]

Julien’s Auctions and TCM present the auction “Hollywood Legends” taking place over five days in Summer 2022: Friday, July 15, Saturday, July 16, Sunday, July 17 and Monday, July 18 in Beverly Hills and live online at www.julienslive.com. Featuring over 1,400 of Hollywood’s most iconic pieces from the Golden Age of Hollywood to contemporary film […]

On Friday, June 17, 2022, Tribeca 2022 held a retrospective screening of crime drama Heat (1995). The film in which Robert DeNiro plays a master criminal pursued by an obsessive Los Angeles detective played by Al Pacino was written and directed by Michael Mann and produced by Art Linson. Classic Couple attended the screening at […]

Every fan of dance in classic film is familiar with Fayard and Harold Nicholas and the Nicholas Brothers act. Between the 1930s and 1950s the Nicholas Brothers appeared in 30 films, mostly as a specialty act. Considered the greatest tap dancers of their day, it not all time, their performance to Cab Calloway and His […]

If you’re not familiar with Jack Garfein, you need to be. Documentary film The Wild One (2022) recounts the story of Jack Garfein’s life as Holocaust survivor, filmmaker and legendary acting coach. Jack was perhaps “the only person in history to stand face-to-face with both James Dean and Josef Mengele.” In The Wild One he […]

It all starts tomorrow! The Tribeca Festival runs from June 8-10, 2022 The complete entertainment experience includes a full roster of films, talks, retrospective screenings audio storytelling, games, immersive experiences and outdoor events. In addition, a robust Tribeca At Home option is available for those who can’t make it to New York City for the […]

George Stevens, Jr. is many things. He is a steward of American cinema and cultural history. He is a director, writer, producer, and playwright. He is the founder of the American Film Institute and creator of the AFI Life Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. He is an advocate for social justice and civil rights, […]

Guest post by Kim Andrews, TCM Club Member and ClassicCoupleAcademy.com Instructional Designer When I stood up to stretch my aching knee, Lily Tomlin made eye contact with me and subtly smiled. Then, she turned her head and continued speaking. I was part of the exclusive audience to see her put her hand and footprints into […]