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In My Place in the Sun – Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington, George Stevens, Jr. shares his lifelong passion for advancing the art of American film, enlightening audiences, and shining a spotlight on notable figures who inspire us. He provides an insightful look at Hollywood’s Golden Age and an insider’s account […]

First full day of TCMFF. Load up on breakfast. Queue for the first movie of the day. Make new friends in line and pass out movie quote magnets. Marvel at the presenters and films. Star sightings at Lily Tomlin’s Hand & Footprint Ceremony. Meet up with old festival friends. Watch GIANT on the big screen […]

Senior director of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and programmer for the annual TCM Classic Film Festival and lead programmer for the TCM Classic Cruise, Scott McGee knows classic film. In the book DANGER ON THE SILVER SCREEN: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Stunts by Scott McGee, Running Press and Turner Classic Movies […]

Day one happenings at TCM Classic Film Festival 2022. Stocked up the bookshelf with a trip to Larry Edmonds Bookshop. Met up with our TCM Club members for So You Think You Know Movies. Our Triangle Movie Titans team fared pretty well. Felt like a win to us! Met up with Kim and Steve before […]

Iconic actress Pam Grier made a surprise visit to the TCM Classic Film Festival media reception on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Joining TCM General Manager Pola Changnon on stage, Grier immediately sang the praises of TCM. “I just wanted to thank you, because there are so many incredible films that are classic. Sometimes they change […]

Classic Couple recently asked founder and co-president of Rialto Pictures and Director of Repertory Programming at New York’s Film Forum cinema Bruce Goldstein what he’s most looking forward to during the TCM Classic Film Festival April 21-24, 2022. Film Forum is the nation’s flagship for classic movie restorations with Bruce personally creating over 400 film […]

Classic Couple recently asked TCM host Alicia Malone what she’s most looking forward to during the TCM Classic Film Festival April 21-24, 2022. Here are Alicia’s TCMFF picks and plans. Classic Couple: What films/events are you personally looking forward to experiencing at the 2022 TCM Film Festival and why? Alicia Malone: Overall, I’m just beside myself that […]

How to pre-festival. Go to the Academy Museum. Take lots of pictures; soak in the exhibits. Have lunch with your TCM Club members who are also attending TCMFF. Get your TCMFF passes and swag. Hang about Hollywood. Meet up with your friends again for dinner. Call it a great day!

Premiering Fall 2022: Trailblazing actress Pam Grier shares her remarkable life story with Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) host Ben Mankiewicz in season four of the award-winning TCM podcast The Plot Thickens. “The word ‘iconic’ is overused in this industry, but Pam has been a true revolutionary regarding the depiction of Black women in Hollywood,” said […]

Classic Couple asked award-winning film historian and author Cari Beauchamp what she’s most looking forward to during the TCM Classic Film Festival April 21-24, 2022. A prolific writer, Cari has authored six books on film history including Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood and is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. […]