Classic Couple

It’s 2019 and I’m writing about an 80-year-old-film taking in $1 million in a single day at the box office. This past Sunday. Simply stupendous! Yesterday it was announced that the Sunday, January 28, 2019 80th anniversary TCM Big Screen Classics presentation of The Wizard of Oz set a record for Fathom Events as the highest-grossing […]

Yesterday the Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Chapter was off to see the 80th anniversary TCM Big Screen Classics screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Before the show I made the acquaintance of a six-year-old Wicked Witch of the Popcorn seeing the movie for the first time in a theater with her aunt. We had a […]

Readying to see the 80th Anniversary screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939) this month, I sought out some IMDB film trivia. Here are some tidbits I found intriguing, related to wardrobe and costume makeup. When the wardrobe department was looking for a coat for Frank Morgan (Prof. Marvel/The Wizard), it decided it wanted one that looked like […]

The 2019 TCM Big Screen Classics schedule has been released, and it’s going to be an epic year! Here’s the line up, chock full of anniversary showings: January 2019 The Wizard of Oz (1939) – 80th Anniversary from Warner Bros. Sunday, January 27 – 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. local timeTuesday, January 29 – 7:00 p.m. local timeWednesday, January 30 – 7:00 p.m. local time February 2019 My Fair […]

Our numbers are growing! We would like to welcome the newest members to join our chapter since October. A warm welcome to: Lynell, Gary, Carolyn, Hettie, Kim, Suzanne, Janet, Adrienne, and Dan! We look forward to sharing our love of classic movies with you in the year ahead!

Sadly the outing of the Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Chapter to see the TCM Big Screen Classics presentation of White Christmas was cancelled on Sunday, December 9, 2018 due to, quite fittingly, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow. Snow It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow Snow I want to wash my hands, […]

I recently took the TCM Classic Film Tour in New York City and cannot recommend it enough! It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning in the city. The tour took three hours and was led by the very professional guide, Jason Silverman. Trained by Robert Osborne himself to lead this tour for […]

Last night the Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Chapter a.k.a. @TCMBacklotRDU met up to see the 30th Anniversary TCM Big Screen Classics screening of Die Hard (1988). During our pre-show dinner we discussed our excitement to see the film, realizing some of us had seen it in the theater 30 years ago, one of us in back-to-back marathon […]

Recently I tuned into TCM and caught the last half of The Great Dictator (1941). It has been some time since I saw the film, and I was mesmerized, as I always am, by Charlie Chaplin. There are wonderful echoes of the Little Tramp in Chaplin’s portrayal of the Jewish barber and his physical comedy, […]

On November 11, I plan to see the TCM Big Screen Classics 30th anniversary showing of Die Hard (1988). As a ramp-up, below are some of my favorite quotes from Alan Rickman’s iconic portrayal of Hans Gruber, a movie villain I admittedly love more than loathe. “When they touch down, we’ll blow the roof, they’ll […]