Hey, because I don’t see it much outside of the small circle of TCM fans on Twitter, but there’s a HUGE shakeup with the Turner Classic Movies channel that may mean its downfall. Maybe it’s me being dramatic but giving the track record of the head of WB/Discovery at the moment, I don’t have a lot of faith.
Essentially a couple of key players for the channel, including the head of its programming and the TCM Film Festival, are now out. TCM is unique in that it was a non-commercialized television channel that aired classic films, shorts, cartoons, etc. from the first days of cinema to now. It has exposed so many generations of film fans to movies they never would’ve seen otherwise, and it’s the only way to watch certain movies now.
Losing TCM would be detrimental, imo, to classic films and film lovers. It’s already been through some changes but this about-face from the previous statements re: TCM and preserving it are worrying.
I hope I’m wrong but I don’t have faith.
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The People vs. Colorization.
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#TCM to Honor Jodie Foster with Hand and Footprint Ceremony at this year’s #TCMFF Wow!
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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, October 23, 2023. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.
Friday, Oct. 27
Halloween Horror Triple Feature
8:00 p.m. — FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
A crazed scientist creates a living being from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain.
9:30 p.m. — THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
To save his wife, Baron Frankenstein must build a mate for his monster.
11:00 P.M. — HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
The legendary count tries to turn his enemies' women into his bloodthirsty brides.
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The first horror movie shown on Turner Classic Movies 30 years ago was CAT PEOPLE (1942, Val Lewton).
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I need to know if it was sid's own cinematic choice to film his hornqvist tribute like a turner classic movies host presenting tonight's film noir presentation
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making a summer bucketlist (as one does…since they were twelve) and one of the items is to watch the turner classic movies channel all day
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