Classic Couple

Our TCM Club met on June 13 to discuss six movies that aired on TCM in June. Club member Liz served as guest programmer making the selections and facilitating the member discussion of the following classic movies. Sunday in New York (1964) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) The V.I.P.s (1963) Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) My Favorite […]

Our TCM Club met in May to discuss all things TCM Classic Film Festival 2021. Everyone was eager to discuss their experience attending the virtual festival programming airing on TCM and HBO Max. Most of us tuned into the opening night showing of West Side Story (1961) and enjoyed the pre-film discussion with stars Rita […]

What are you watching? All TCM Classic Film Festival ask this of their fellow fans at the festival. We also wonder what the folks who work at TCM themselves want to watch. Classic Couple asked TCM Producer Yacov Freedman what he plans to watch from home during TCMFF 2021. Here is a Yacov’s top pick. […]

The Raleigh-Durham TCM Club had its pre- TCM Classic Film Festival ramp-up meeting on May 2. The main topic of discussion was what content club members plan to enjoy on TCM and HBO Max. Club member picks and plans are below.* West Side Story (1961) Airing on TCM Thursday, May 6 at 8:00 pm ET. […]

Our TCM Club met on April 11 to discuss four movies from the 1930s that aired on TCM in March. Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) On Borrowed Time (1939) Riffraff (1936) King Kong (1933) As usual, this group came prepared, with some members having watched all four films. The conversation was lively and the reviews mixed. […]

Our TCM Club met on March 14 to play a new game created by TCM Club member, Sharon. Henceforward named Sharon’s Classic 5, the game asks five questions related to a classic film theme. Facilitated by Sharon, who had thoroughly researched each question, the group was asked to name five items in each category. Numerous […]

Our TCM Club met on February 21 to discuss three films from the TCM monthly schedule. Club members could choose to view one, two or three films from the selections of the month: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952): melodrama about a Hollywood producer making his way to the top of the studio system Crossfire […]

Our TCM Club enjoyed its biggest gathering to date since transitioning to virtual meetings. Fourteen club members got together on January 31 for two hours of fun. We pulled out a club favorite from the early days when we were just getting to know when another. Designed to break the ice and get the group, […]

Our TCM Club held its first meeting of 2021 on January 10. After catching up on all things holiday and New Year, we turned over the meeting to Lexi, who had created a custom game for the group. Lexi’s game was based on the notion of “six degrees of separation” – the concept that anyone […]

2020 was so startlingly different from any year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. Challenges abounded. While it certainly wasn’t the year we expected, it did deliver its own unique gifts. Hunkered at home, we resisted the temptation to cease production. Indeed upon reflection, we took a lot of action as the Classic Couple in 2020. […]