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TCM will remember Eli Wallach with 11-hour film marathon

June 25, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Famed character actor Eli Wallach passed away Tuesday at the age of 98. To remember the award-winning actor, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air an 11-hour film marathon featuring five of his performances on June 30 starting at 9am ET. TCM Eli Wallach Film Marathon — June 30 (All Times ET) 9am: Kisses for My President (1964) — The first female president has to deal with her husband’s bruised ego. Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen and Eli Wallach star. 11am: Act One (1963) — George Hamilton stars in the true story of playwright Moss Hart, a poor Brooklyn boy who joins […]

TCM remembers Mickey Rooney with 24-hour film marathon

April 11, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will remember Mickey Rooney this Sunday, April 13, with a 24-hour marathon of his classic films beginning at 6am ET. Rooney passed away April 6 at the age of 93. According to TCM, the memorial tribute to Mickey Rooney will include some of his most iconic performances, including Boys Town (1938) and its sequel Men of Boys Town (1941); the first two films in the Andy Hardy series, A Family Affair (1937) and You’re Only Young Once (1938); Babes on Broadway (1941), one of Rooney’s many pairings with Judy Garland; Captains Courageous (1937); and National Velvet […]

TCM will remember Shirley Temple Black with programming tribute

February 11, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Shirley Temple Black passed away at her home yesterday at the age of 85. Although in her adult life she notably served as a U.S. ambassador, Temple Black is probably best remembered as Shirley Temple, the iconic child star of early Hollywood. Several of Shirley Temple Black’s best-loved films from the 1930s and ’40s will air Sunday, March 9, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in tribute to the late actress. “Shirley Temple was a good friend and an extraordinary human being who, after being the most famous person in the world at age 6 and Hollywood’s pint-sized Queen at age […]

TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar 2014 begins with documentary about Academy Awards

February 1, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer 1

Although the Oscars are going back to being held in March in 2014 (March 2), TCM will again be airing its annual “31 Days of Oscar” event throughout February and through March 3. Helping to start off this monthlong celebration is the Feb. 1 premiere of the new original documentary And the Oscar Goes To…, a look back at 85 years of the famous award. The documentary comes from filmmakers who have won Oscars themselves — Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman — and includes interviews with Oscar-nominated actors and actresses such as Annette Bening, Ellen Burstyn, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, […]

TCM to remember Joan Fontaine and Peter O’Toole with programming tributes

December 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

The world lost two acclaimed actors this past week, with the passing of Oscar winner Joan Fontaine and eight-time Oscar nominee Peter O’Toole. To remember these two icons of the silver screen, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing programming tributes on Dec. 29 featuring several of each actor’s movies. RELATED: REMEMBRANCES 2013: A FAREWELL TO CELEBRITIES WE LOST IN 2013 Lineup of TCM Tributes to Joan Fontaine and Peter O’Toole Sunday, Dec. 29 (all times are ET/PT) TCM Remembers Joan Fontaine 6:30am – Blonde Cheat (1938) 7:45am – The Women (1939) 10:15am – Born to Be Bad (1950) Noon […]

TCM Ultimate Fan Contest gives winner chance to introduce a movie on-air

September 26, 2013 Channel Guide Staff 2

Have you ever watched Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz introduce movies on TCM and think, “Hey, I could do that?” Well, now you have your chance with the TCM Ultimate Fan Contest. Submit a video of yourself introducing one of your favorite movies to http://fancontest.tcm.com before Oct. 31, and one lucky entrant will be picked to win a trip to the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival and given a chance to introduce a movie at the festival and on the network. It’s all tied to the classic-movie channel’s 20th anniversary. Here is the release from the network: TCM’s Ultimate Fan […]

TCM Summer Under the Stars 2013 lineup

August 1, 2013 Ryan Berenz 1

TCM Summer Under the Stars 2013 lineup: TCM’s annual Summer Under the Stars 24-hour marathons devoted to 31 of the most famous faces in film history. TCM’s annual Summer Under the Stars returns this month with 24-hour marathons devoted to 31 of the most famous faces in film history. This year, TCM is inviting viewers to join the party on Twitter and converse with other film buffs by using the #SUTS hashtag and individual hashtags for the featured stars. Share your favorite movie quotes, moments and more with other viewers in real time (just remember to “SPOILER ALERT” if you’re […]

Mel Brooks AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Special airs on TCM

July 24, 2013 Tom Comi 1

Mel Brooks AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Special airs on TCM Wednesday, July 24, at 8pm ET. A block of Mel Brooks’ movies follows the award presentation. Mel Brooks receiving the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award on TCM tonight is long overdue for a man who has been making people laugh for more than 60 years. Beginning tonight at 8pm ET with AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks, TCM is devoting its entire programming block to the Brooklyn man who was born in 1926 as Melvin Kaminsky. The son of Russian immigrants went on to make gut-busting comedies like The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Robin […]

“Carson on TCM” airs Johnny Carson’s vintage late-night interviews

July 1, 2013 Channel Guide Staff 1

Ending the day with a dose of Johnny Carson was an American tradition for nearly 30 years, as the King of Late Night seemingly perfected the art of the talk-show interview, and the format itself. Johnny’s been off the air since 1992, but audiences will get a chance to see him in action again this summer — albeit a little earlier in the day — with Carson on TCM. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, Carson on TCM will feature vintage interviews from The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, many of which haven’t been seen in their entirety since their original air date. […]

TCM to remember Esther Williams with 24-hour movie marathon

June 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Movie star and champion swimmer Esther Williams passed away today at the age of 91. To remember her Hollywood career, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing a 24-hour movie marathon of many of her most famous films from the 1940s and ’50s beginning June 13 at 8pm ET. Included in the Esther Williams movie marathon, which TCM says will feature 13 titles, are her film debut in Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942); her first starring vehicle, Bathing Beauty (1944); the colorful musical Neptune’s Daughter (1949); the biopic of swimmer Annette Kellerman, Million Dollar Mermaid (1952); the romantic comedy Easy […]