TCM’s 31 DAYS OF OSCAR 2011 Edition

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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be hosting yet another annual 31 DAYS OF OSCAR® festival in February. The 2011 edition of the month-long event will feature more than 340 Academy Award®-nominated and winning movies, scheduled in trivia-inspired marathons. In addition, each night will feature a Best Picture Oscar winner at 10 p.m. (ET). TCM host Robert Osborne will host 31 DAYS OF OSCAR, which will [...]

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TCM To Pay Tribute to Dennis Hopper

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TCM will pay tribute to the late Dennis Hopper on Tuesday, June 8, by dedicating its primetime and overnight lineup to celebrating his life and career. You can find the complete schedule below: Tuesday, June 8 8 p.m. (ET) – The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) – Dennis Hopper co-stars with John Wayne and Dean Martin in this rowdy Western about the sons of a [...]

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TCM To Pay Tribute To LENA HORNE

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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will dedicate its primetime lineup on Friday, May 21, to paying tribute to legendary singer-actress Lena Horne, who recently passed away at the age of 92. The night’s collection will feature three films with defining Horne performances and one of her favorite films, the 1943 John Garfield drama The Fallen Sparrow. Here is the full schedule: 8 p.m. The Duke is [...]

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John Lithgow To Host TCM ESSENTIALS JR. Again

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John Lithgow will host TCM’s ESSENTIALS JR. summer movie showcase for the second time. Lithgow will present 13 films that are ideal for parents to introduce to kids. This year’s Essentials Jr. will premiere Sunday, June 6, with the memorable tale Old Yeller (1958). TCM’s Essentials Jr. will run each Sunday. Check out the complete schedule below. All films begin at 8 p.m. (ET): June [...]

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TCM Celebrates Motown’s 50th Anniversary With Marathon

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TCM will celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary with an all-night movie marathon on for Wednesday, April 14, beginning at 8 p.m. (ET). TCM’s Motown celebration will include five films, beginning with the disco comedy Thank God It’s Friday (1978), which scored an Oscar for the Donna Summer hit “Last Dance.” Next up is the rousing documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002); Lady Sings the [...]

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TCM 24-Hour Clint Eastwood Marathon

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On Monday, May 31, beginning at 6 a.m. (ET), TCM will celebrate Clint Eastwood’s extraordinary career with a 24-hour marathon of some of his most popular films. In addition, TCM will air the world television premiere of The Eastwood Factor, an all-new, feature-length documentary narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman and written and directed by critic and film historian Richard Schickel, who wrote for [...]

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Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ernest Borgnine, Eli Wallach, and More To Appear At TCM Classic Film Festival

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More news of special guests to appear at the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place in April. Some great films have been added to the lineup as well. You can read all about it in the press release below and you can also find more information about the festival on the official website. [Press Release - Released by TCM]

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TCM’s Road to Hollywood Tour

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TCM is taking some movies on the road to five cities nationwide with the Road to Hollywood tour, a slate of special free screenings building up to the launch of the first-ever TCM Classic Film Festival (which I wrote about here) TCM will travel to Boston (March 18); New York (March 23); Chicago (March 30); Washington, D.C. (April 8); and San Francisco (April 21) for [...]

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TCM Classic Film Festival in April 2010

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Starting April 22 to the 25, TCM will hold its first ever TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. During the festival, classic film lovers will get a chance to watch great movies introduced by the people who made them, listen to behind-the-scenes stories, and enjoy newly restored films. The festival will show over 50 screenings of classic films. I personally think this is a great [...]

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TCM To Celebrate Akira Kurosawa in March 2010

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Turner Classic Movies will celecbrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and his career in March 2010 with a month-long collection of more than 25 movies. The event will include a 24-hour marathon on Tuesday, March 23, the anniversary of Kurosawa’s birth. The lineup will include such popular samurai films as Seven Samurai (1954 – March 23), The Hidden Fortress [...]

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