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Lookee Here! Now We're Cookin'!
The Line-up of Special Events taking place in Club TCM has posted to the Festival Website.
http://www.tcm.com/festival/index.html#/events/clubtcm
And there are some names included below that will thrill more than a few folks. Look Closely.
Here's a condensed version -
*Thursday, April 28th*
_Noon - 12:45pm_
Festival Poster Signing Event with Artist Michael Schwab
_1pm - 2pm_
TCM: Meet The People Behind The Network
Encore! Encore!
_2:30pm - 3:30 pm_
Mickey Rooney Book/DVD Signing Event
_4:15pm - 5pm_
"The Man Who Shot Hollywood: Jack Pashkovsky"
Filmmaker Barry Avrich will share the story of Hollywood photographer Jack Pashkovsky
_5pm - 7pm_
*The Festival Welcome Party!*
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*Friday, April 29th*
_12:30pm - 1:30pm_
Debbie Reynolds Personal Appearance and DVD Signing Event
_2pm - 3pm_
"The Best Trailers Ever Made: The Art Of Selling Motion Pictures"
Hosted by Marketing Executive Terry Press with a panel of "Creative Campaigners."
_4pm - 5:30pm_
"A Conversation With Leslie Caron" with historian Foster Hirsch
Caron will sign copies of her new autobiography "Thank Heaven: A Memoir"
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*Saturday, April 30th*
_12:30pm - 1:30pm_
"A Conversation With Kevin Brownlow"
Come Pay Your Respects. Kneeling not required. But who could blame ya if ya did.
_2:30pm - 3:30pm _
"Voice Doubles"
Moderated discussion of the practice of dubbing voices.
Moderator: Pete Hammond, "BoxOffice Magazine"
Panelists - Marni Nixon, Jimmy Bryant, India Adams
_4:30pm - 6pm_
"Fred and Kate: Behind the Scenes with Joan Kramer and David Heeley"
Documentarians Kramer and Heeley will discuss their works and relationships with Fred Astaire and Katherine Hepburn.
Includes video presentations
_9pm - ???_
Delco Nightingale
Philadelphia Big Band Performance
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*Sunday, May 1st*
_12:30pm - 1:30pm_
"Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story Of Black Hollywood"
with Donald Bogle
_2:30pm - 3:30pm_
"Dancing In The Movies" Discussion
Moderator: Larry Billman
Panelists - Debbie Allen, Marge Champion, Vincent Paterson
_4:30pm - 5:30pm_
"Can The Magic Continue? The Art Of The Sequel" Discussion
Moderator: Pete Hammond, BoxOffice Magazine
Panelists - Peter Gruber, Brett Ratner
_9pm - ???_
Club TCM Closing Night Party with Doozy
LA Band Doozy performs during the final night of the Festival.
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Ongoing Exhibits of the 2011 Classic Film Festival
Specially Curated Displays in Club TCM
_The Man Who Shot Hollywood: Jack Pashkovsky_
An exhibit of the candid photographs by the photographer.
_A Tradition Is Born: The Original Concrete Slabs of Grauman's Chinese Theater_
The very first footprints ever made in the forecourt of the Chinese Theater (and unseen by the public for decades) will be on display.
_"Gotta Dance!: Film Posters from the Mike Kaplan Collection"_
A Gallery of Dance Film Posters from the collection of artist/designer Mike Kaplan.
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What a wonderful group of events for Club TCM. What I want to know is -
How are we expected to go watch movies every day too?
Kyle In Hollywood
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OK all us Left-Coasters!
The TCM Classic Film Festival "Road To Hollywood " series of FREE screenings is getting ever closer to Hollywood,
Passes for the FREE screening of *Elmer Gantry* in San Francisco are still available (as of Wednesday Night, April 6th). The screening is Wednesday, April 20th at the historic Castro Theater and will be hosted by Ben Mankiewicz with Special Guest Shirley Jones in attendance.
And on Thursday morning (April 7th), passes to the FREE screening of *From Here To Eternity* become available for download. This screening at the Egyptian Theater will also be hosted by Ben Mankiewicz with Special Guest Ernest Borgnine in attendance.
The passes can be found here -
http://www.tcm.com/2011/roadtohollywood/index.html
Don't say I didn't warn ya.
Kyle In Hollywood
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*"Kyle, where would poor little lost movie fan with a Classic Pass find such a .pdf file?"* -
JackBurley (Haven't written that name in a LONG time.)
You can find a screening list pdf here -
http://news.turner.com/press_kits_detail.cfm?presskit_id=235&press_section_id=2586
And then click on the "download pdf" at the top of the column.
It is a very thorough listing of screenings and some special events. But not everything announced or published so far has made it into this pdf file. Some Special Guests, in particular, are not included. (No mention of Chris Isaak or Mary Ann Mobley, for instance.) But it does state that Peter O'Toole's Hand & Foot Print ceremony will take place on Saturday.
Still, this pdf may become "outdated" again soon. I've heard a rumor there are more "surprises" yet to come.
Brace yourself.
Kyle (Looking Forward to Seeing You!) In Hollywood
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*"And Chris Isaak, as well, for Girl Happy."* - darrylfxanax
Now THAT is cool. I hope he is going to sing. A poolside "concert" before the film would be great fun.
Kyle In Hollywood
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_*Still on the Road To Hollywood - 2011*_
A Collection of Posters and Still Images
Special Promotional Poster
(Click Through On Above Images to Access Larger Versions.)
The TCM Classic Film Festival pays tribute to Kirk Douglas with a screening of *Spartacus* (1960) and Kirk Douglas sits down with Robert Osborne for a special "Conversation With Kirk Douglas" about his life and career and includes clips from his theatrical show "Before I Forget" performed in 2009.
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Wednesday, April 6th
TCM Salutes the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War
(Click Through on Above Image to Access Larger Versions.)
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Well, you know. "Popular" is a really subjective term. But believe me. You will have more than enough "popular" events to choose from at any given time of the day.
For example, all these events were happening concurrently on Friday afternoon last year -
*Sweet Smell Of Success* w/ Tony Curtis
*Carmen Jones* hosted by Dandridge biographer Donald Bogle
*The Big Trail* (1930) (restored early John Wayne film) and one of the few westerns shown last year.
"Moguls And Movie Stars" Documentary Sneak Preview
"Peter Bogdanovich and Leonard Maltin - a Conversation" in Club TCM
or these events on Saturday Morning -
*Treasure Of The Sierra Madre* with Angelica & Danny Huston
*Leave Her To Heaven* (restored Technicolor Print) with Dwayne Hickman
"Festival Shorts" (Selected Short Subjects) curated by Leonard Maltin
*Pillow Talk*
"Joan Crawford's Home Movies" hosted by her grandson Casey LaLonde in Club TCM
or these on Saturday Afternoon -
*North By Northwest* with Eva Marie Saint
*Crimes And Misdemeanors* with Angelica Huston
*A Woman's Face* with Casey Lalonde and Illeana Douglas
*Safety Last* with accompaniament by the Robert Israel Orchestra
"A Conversation with Norman Lloyd" in Club TCM
Each of those events were "popular". And I don't think any passholder was turned away from any of them.
I am sure the selection of events this year will be equally varied and equally interesting to the passholders so that they spread themselves out among all the events each day. It is the individual ticket buyers that will likely have a difficult time seeing things this year. There may not be alot of empty seats to sell individually.
Have you chosen a few "must-see" events for yourself from those that have been announced so far? At the top of my list is *The Cameraman* followed by "Reds", the Peter O'Toole interview and *West Side Story*. For "fun", I could easily attend *Now, Voyager*, *One, Two, Three* or *Citizen Kane* and be happy. Or *Gold Diggers of 1933*, *The Ghost And Mrs. Muir* or *Gaslight*.
I think a lot of us from the Forums are looking forward to the screening of *The Cameraman*. If it interests you, you should plan on joining us.
Kyle In Hollywood
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*"just curious .. does anyone have any idea how many passes were available at the different levels? I couldn't begin to guess and was just wondering what sorts of numbers we're talking about. Any clue how many attended last year's festival?"* - Wolfie
I haven't a clue how many passes were available at each level this year. And I don't know how many were set aside at each level last year. But "Spotlight" and "Essentials" passes are limited to the number of available seats in the Chinese Theater after setting aside seating for all Special Guests of the Film Festival, other specially invited guests or other "friends" of TCM. I know that there were many Turner Network Executives at the screening of *A Star Is Born* last year along with other local industry folks. And many of the Special Guests of the Film Festival were in the audience watching that first night too. "VDOVault" "bonded" with Eli Wallach and "SueSue" was seated next to/near Juanita Moore.
"Unofficially", attendance last year included 2000 passholders and 3000 individual ticket purchasers which combined for an approximate total of twenty thousand "admissions" to all of the screenings. (That includes admittance by passholders and individual purchasers. One passholder attending four screenings a day over four days would total 16 "admissions".)
With last year's passholder total being 2000, I am guessing that this year that number will be exceeded by about 500 more persons. The near immediate "sell out" of the Roosevelt and the cessation of sales of the top three pass levels leads me to believe that. But not to worry. TCM has (likely) capped the total number of all passes available to be the number of all available seats at all screenings/events at any given hour in the day. There will be something for every one holding a pass to see or attend at all times.
Needless to say, there will be a lot of Classic Film Fans in Hollywood this month. The Boulevard will never be the same again.
Kyle In Hollywood
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_*Still on the Road To Hollywood - 2011*_
A Collection of Posters and Still Images
(Click Through On Above Images to Access Larger Versions.)
*Carousel* (1956) screens at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival with Special Guest Shirley Jones in attendance as part of the Festival's "Essentials" series of film presentations.
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Tuesday, April 5th
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*"What is the numerical order system you mentioned? Do people get assigned a number when they get in line?"* - Wolfie
Yes. That is exactly what it is.
But it was "hit and miss" last year as some theaters/screenings used the number system for those waiting in line while others did not.
Kyle In Hollywood
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*"How long before the start of each film are spotlight pass holders typically allowed to enter the theater?"* - hulaskater
Spotlight Passholders can skip to the front of any line that has formed outside a theater. They will be the first ones to enter any screening. They may have a window of about ten minutes when only they can enter, but I am not sure. I do think, once any Spotlight Pass holders waiting for the doors to open (or in that ten minute window) have been allowed in, then the other passholders are allowed to enter - albeit slowly and maybe only by numerical order, (if the number system is enacted again this year.) And during this time, any Spotlight Passholders who arrive while there are still seats available will still be allowed to go directly to the front of any line that is still waiting to enter.
*"How about non-spotlight holders?"*
See above. But allow yourself additional time to line-up outside the smallest of the Chinese6 Theaters to guarantee yourself a seat to a screening you really want to attend. Arriving "only" 30 minutes before the start of a screening may not be enough time to get a seat in those small theaters. And with so many more passholders attending the Festival this year, that may also hold true for screenings at the larger theaters. We'll have to wait and see.
(And if anyone has a better insight to the question, please speak up.)
Kyle In Hollywood
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*"Finally."* - ILRM
Ain't It The Truth?"
If for no other reason than just for you. This month is all yours!
Enjoy it. It's been a long time coming.
Kyle In Hollywood
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_*Still on the Road To Hollywood - 2011*_
A Collection of Posters and Still Images
(Click Through On Above Images to Access Larger Versions.)
*Dodsworth* (1936) screens at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival with a new print in celebration of the film's 75th Anniversary as part of the "Discoveries" series of film presentations.
Edited by: hlywdkjk on Apr 5, 2011 7:44 AM
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Monday, April 4th
TCM Salutes the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War
(Click Through on Above Image to Access Larger Versions.)
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More From Fragments -
Click Through On Above Images for Large and Larger Versions
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Time Is Running Out!
If you are in Southern California and are interested in entering, just watch a TCM "On Demand" film before midnight.
Perhaps you'll be one of the lucky few to attend the TCM Classic Film Festival this month in Hollywood.
Kyle In Hollywood
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SoCal Cable "On Demand" Contest - Festival Passes as Prizes!
Attention all digital Time/Warner Cable subscribers in Southern California! (Los Angeles / San Diego / Desert Cities)
There is an "On Demand" Sweepstakes running in connection with the TCM Classic Film Festival. TCM and TIme Warner Cable is giving away pairs of passes to the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival. To enter, all one has to do is watch a one minute "Register To Win" video and then any of the "TCM On Demand" film offerings - which, in LA, include *Royal Wedding*, *Guys And Dolls* or *Strangers On A Train* right now. One can enter multiple times - just watch other films from the "TCM On Demand" line-up.
But one must "enter" (watch the video & a film) before midnight tonight, April 03.
There are multiple pairs of passes being given away in the Sweepstakes -
Five Grand Prizes - pairs of Spotlight Passes
includes Opening Night Gala and After Party and other perks
Five First Prizes - pairs of Essential Passes
includes Opening Night Gala
Ten Second Prizes - pairs of Classic passes.
The Official Rules are found here -
http://www.timewarnercable.com/SoCal/about/local/sweepstakes/TCM/rules.html
Details about the benfits to each of the different Passes is found here -
http://www.tcm.com/festival/index.html#/passes/index
Most levels of passes have soldout so if one has thought about attending but hesitated 'til now, this is one of the only ways to get your hands on one.
Get going, get watching and Good Luck!
Kyle In Hollywood
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_*Still on the Road To Hollywood - 2011*_
A Collection of Posters and Still Images
(Click Through On Above Images to Access Larger Versions.)
*The Devil Is A Woman* (1935) will screen at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival with the World Premiere of a restoration from
the Museum of Modern Art and will be introduced by the MOMA Film Collection manager Katie Trainor.
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Sunday, April 3rd
The final reel (all that exists) of John Ford's *The Village Blacksmith* is shown tonight as part of TCM's presentation of "Fragments", a collection of rare films' only known existing footage from archives around the world.
(Click Through on Above Image to Access Larger Versions.)
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*"What do you guys do, monitor all of my posts? Do you have some kind of ALERT signal you give when you know I'm thinking about you?"* - FCD
No. You are one of only a few that are regularly posting at this time of day. There isn't a lot of activity here in the West Coast "evening."
*"LOL, I should have also said, "and they know who they are."*
And face it Fred. You're hard to ignore and transparent as Saran Wrap.
Kyle In Hollywood
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*"Some of these films just seem to drop out of sight and they aren't on any channel for years."* - FCD
Universal Horror Night
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/82776%7C0/Universal-Horror.html
(from 2004)
Boris Karloff - Star Of The Month
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/35371%7C0/Boris-Karloff-October-Star-of-the-Month.html
(also early 2000s)
Frankenstein Marathon
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/38663%7C0/Frankenstein-Marathon.html
(probably 2003)
I hope the links work. It is an iffy propostion these days. Otherwise just search the "site" for "Frankenstein" in the box in the upper right hand corner.
Kyle (lecture-free) In Hollywood
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*"So cute, but is there a scene even remotely like this in the movie? It's been a few years since I've watched it, but I don't remember one."* - DougieB
Nope. Not on the trunk of an elephant. But in a branch of a tree.
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*"Tarzan looks more like Elmo Lincoln than Weismuller."* - joefilmone
You're SO right.
(1918) starring Elmo Lincoln
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*"The Two Weeks with Love poster is one patful would have loved!"* - lzcutter
*"I thought the same thing."* - JackFavell
I miss our gam-crazy friend very much.
Kyle In Hollywood
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Here's a link to the webpage for the Los Angeles ABC affililate's program titled "Eye On L.A."
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=resources/eye_on_la&id=8048478
Tonight's edition featured "Los Angeles' Most Iconic Places" and included insider visits to Hollywood icons like Grauman's Chinese Theater, The Magic Castle and The Jim Henson Studios (formerly Chaplin Studios.) Each of these places are "foot-friendly" (walking distance) for any Classic Film Festival visitor. The program is a great intro to the neighborhood and other parts of L.A. that may be of interest to any attendees that find themselves with some extra time on their hands that weekend. (I am thinking any "Matinee Passholders", in particular.) A visit to the Magic Castle would be a wonderful way for a Matinee Passholder to spend a Friday or Saturday evening.
There are separate video links for each of the Hollywood segments along with other "Icons" featured in the show - like Griffith Observatory, Capitol Records and Fred Segal on Melrose.
Give it a look.
Kyle In Hollywood
2011 TCM Film Festival Line-up
in General Discussion
Posted
*"Looking over Kyle's latest notice and the .pdf, I'm thinking I'll end up skipping most screenings and just go to the conversations and introductions (though I must see Hoop-La, Dodsworth, Girl Crazy, and a few others)."* - JackBurley
If you go over to the Festival site and scan the "Complete List Of Films" closely, you might notice a few more additions to the schedule - including vintage Cagney and Edward G Robinson! - that may tempt you into staying for a film. (Yes, there's more films on the list!) What do you think of Betty Grable?
Kyle In Hollywood