Classic Cinema Zone

Adding to their 2012 slate of programming, Turner Classic Movies has announced three original specials that will air later in the year. In May, TCM will premiere a new installment of AFI’s Master Class: The Art of Collaboration . Actor and producer Mark Wahlberg and director David O. Russell will be one hand to discuss their careers while showing clips of films that have inspired their work. … Read Full Post

Ever wonder why icy blonde Kim Novak left Hollywood in the late 1960s at the height of her fame? This past Friday at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, CA, she finally revealed why her career hit a sudden tailspin: she was suffering from depression and bipolar disorder. … Read Full Post

Lots of great guests were on hand to celebrate classic movies at the TCM Classic Movies Festival, including Robert Evens, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming and Mel Brooks.

There were lots of great films and events on day two of the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, CA. Whether it was Mel Brooks discussing Young Frankenstein (1974), Rose McGowan talking about film noir, or Robert Evans introducing Chinatown (1974) with screenwriter Robert Towne, there was something for everybody. … Read Full Post

This past Thursday, Turner Classic Movies opened its third annual film festival with an all-star red carpet affair to showcase Cabaret (1972), which had been recently restored for its 40th anniversary. … Read Full Post

From April 12-15, Hollywood will play host to the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival, hosted by Robert Osbourne. The popular festival – which draws around 25,000 people – will kick off with the world premiere restoration of Bob Fosse’s classic pre-war musical, Cabaret , starring Liza Minnelli as Kit Kat Klub performer Sally Bowles. The film was a smash success in 1972 and earned eight Academy Awards, including one for Minnelli as Best Actress . … Read Full Post

Starting today at 8:00 PM EST, Turner Classic Movies will showcase six classic movies starring Rita Hayworth . Kicking off the night is Hayworth’s iconic performance in Charles Vidor’s classic romantic drama Gilda (1946), and at ten o’clock TCM will air Orson Welles’ complex film noir The Lady from Shanghai (1947). … Read Full Post

On Saturday March 17th, Turner Classic Movies will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a number of Irish-themed classics. The Festival of Patrick kicks off early with the Michael Curtiz -directed drama, The Key , which stars William Powell as a womanizing British solider stationed in 1920s Dublin. The morning continues with 1947′s My Wild Irish Rose , a musical biography of songwriter Chauncey Olcott, and 1950′s The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady , which stars Debbie Reynolds and Gordon MacRae. … Read Full Post

For the third year running, Turner Classic Movies will put on its Classic Film Festival in the heart of Hollywood. Hosted by Robert Osborne, the four-day gathering that runs next month will feature a number of great celebrity appearances and screenings of classic films. … Read Full Post

TCM has just announced its first batch of guest hosts who will join host Robert Osborne for the cable network’s popular Guest Programmer series. On March 20th, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and Oscar nominee, Jules Feiffer, will sit in with Osborne to introduce his favorites, including Gregory La Cava’s screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936), the classic film noir, This Gun for Hire (1942), starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd, and They Drive By Night (1940), with Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart. … Read Full Post