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…
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Welcome New Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Members!
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!…
Truly a White Christmas
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,…
TCM Classic Film Tour in NYC: It’s a Must!
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…
Die Hard and Celebrate the Season!
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…
Chaplin’s Great Speech
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,…
Quotes to Die Hard For
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…
Fred and Ginger – The Beginning
On Sunday, October 7 TCM aired Flying Down to Rio (1933). The main stars of the film are Dolores Del Rio and Gene Raymond. Dolores does a beautiful job being, well, beautiful as she plays the exotic Brazilian love interest of charming band leader Gene Raymond, also well played. But for me and many other…
TCM Chapter Goes to Washington with Mr. Smith
Today the Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Chapter a.k.a. @TCMBacklotRDU met up to see Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). After the film we had “cawfee talk” at an outdoor table in the beautiful, cool Fall air. It may just be me, but I think we all felt a little more American after the movie. There’s just…
Wits and Wiles
The 1942 version of My Sister Eileen, is one of my favorite all-time movies. It aired on TCM Saturday, September 29, and I had to watch. The TCM brief synopsis of the film reads: Two sisters – one smart, one pretty – move to New York to build careers. Rosalind Russell plays Ruth Sherwood, the smart…
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