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Illeana Douglas Hosting TCM’s Trailblazing Women Initiative Beginning Oct. 1

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced Trailblazing Women, a multi-year initiative created to raise awareness about the historical contributions of women working behind the camera. The programming event, hosted by actress, producer and director Illeana Douglas, premieres October 1 and airs every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the entire month, and will shine a spotlight on cinema’s greatest female filmmakers and women who challenged gender stereotypes while carving out successful careers in an industry where men hold the bulk of the power.

The Trailblazing Women initiative marks a multi-year partnership between TCM and Women In Film (WIF), Los Angeles that will showcase the current gender gap in the film industry as statistics prove a lack of parity in positions behind the camera such as:

Men outnumbered women 23-to-1 as directors of the 1,300 top-grossing films since 2002

A 5–to-1 ratio of men working on films to women

15 percent of writers working in film are women

20 percent of editors are women

Only 2 percent of cinematographers are female

“The Trailblazing Women initiative allows us to take a deeper look at the role of women in our industry, shine a light on this timely and important topic and provide insight and resources to inspire more women filmmakers,” said Jennifer Dorian, general manager of TCM. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring our audience this extensive programming event and provide tremendous insight about the contributions of female filmmakers.”

“There are tremendous growth opportunities for women working behind the camera and by shining a spotlight on these talented Trailblazing Women, we hope to inspire change,” said Kirsten Schaffer, WIF Executive Director. “We commend TCM for their leadership in supporting gender parity for female filmmakers and we are proud to partner with them.”

The theme of the 2015 programming slate, Trailblazing Women: Behind the Camera, Ahead of Their Time, focuses on female directors and will showcase a variety of filmmakers from the early days of cinema through modern times with more than 50 films being shown. Joining Douglas as co-hosts will be:

Director Allison Anders will discuss “Independent Classics” including Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends (1978) and Martha Coolidge’sValley Girl (1983).

Director Julie Dash will focus on “African-American Independents,“ including her own film, Daughters of The Dust (1991).

Director Connie Field will discuss “Essential Documentaries,“ including her own documentary, The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter (1980).

Director Amy Heckerling will co-host two nights discussing “The 1980s: A Step Forward,“ including her own film, Look Who’s Talking (1989) and “The 1990s: Mainstream Hits,“ including A League of Their Own (1992) and The Prince of Tides (1991).

President of Women in Film Los Angeles Cathy Schulman will take a look at “A New Generation,“ including Sarah Polley’s Away From Her (2006), Sofia Coppola’s Virgin Suicides (1999) and Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker (2008).

Film expert Cari Beauchamp will co-host three nights highlighting “Early Pioneers,“ including showing Alice Guy-Blaché shorts,“The Studio Era” through the 1970s including Dorothy Arzner’s Dance, Girl Dance (1940) and “International Breakthroughs,“including Agnès Varda’s Cleo From 5 To 7 (1962) and Lina Wertmüller’s Love and Anarchy (1973).

“Trailblazing Women will showcase a variety of women and their work behind the camera, and run the gamut of film history from its beginnings through to the modern day,” said Charles Tabesh, senior vice president of programming for TCM. “We are excited to be able to bring audiences this comprehensive programming initiative that will highlight the impact of female filmmakers throughout history and encourage future female filmmakers.”

For a complete programming schedule and to learn more about Trailblazing Women visit: tcm.com/trailblazingwomen

TCM To Honor Christopher Lee on June 22 With 8 Film Tribute

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of acclaimed British actor Christopher Lee, whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films with an eight film tribute on Monday, June 22.

Lee, who passed Sunday June 7th at the age of 93, had long career which emcompased more than 275 credits including Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and four films with director Tim Burton.

The following is the complete schedule for TCM’s tribute to Christopher Lee:

TCM Remembers Christopher Lee – Monday, June 22

6:15 a.m. The Mummy (1959)

8:00 a.m. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

9:30 a.m. Horror of Dracula (1959)

11:00 a.m. Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)

12:45 p.m. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1969)

2:30 p.m. Horror Express (1972)

4:00 p.m. The Three Musketeers (1972)

6:00 p.m. The Four Musketeers (1975)

(All times Eastern)

Read our favorite Christopher Lee roles here.

2015 Edition of TCM’s 31 Days Of Oscar Starts Feb. 1st

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will kick off its 31 Days of Oscar, the network’s annual month-long celebration of the Academy Awards, on February 1 at 8pm with a screening of And the Oscar Goes To…, a documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards, which premiered on the network last year.

Programming each night, starting February 1 and running through March 3, will feature a chronological “History of the Oscars” through Academy Award-nominated films highlighting at least one Best Picture winner.

Additionally, daytime programming will focus on distinguished films of a particular genre, from adventure to comedy, drama to romance, westerns to musicals.

The programming lineup for this year’s 31 Days of Oscar includes Gone With the Wind (1939), Casablanca (1942), Ben Hur (1959), Patton (1970), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The King’s Speech (2010) and The Artist (2011). A complete schedule for the month-long Academy Awards tribute is available at 31days.tcm.com. A preview of this year’s 31 Days of Oscar can be viewed here.

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

TCM to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of GONE WITH THE WIND In September

This fall, Turner Classic Movies is teaming up with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Fathom Events and the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin to celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the most successful and beloved films of all time: the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind. The multi-tiered celebration is set to include a new Blu-ray collection of the movie, screenings at more than 650 movie theaters nationwide, a fascinating exhibit and book on the making of the film and, of course, a special presentation of the movie on Turner Classic Movies.

“TCM’s wide-ranging celebration of Gone With the Wind is a great chance for fans to experience and explore this monumental classic in a variety of ways,” said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of digital, affiliate, lifestyle and enterprise commerce for TCM, TBS and TNT.“We’re very excited to be working with our friends at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Fathom Events and the Ransom Center as we bring Gone With the Wind and its fascinating behind-the-scenes story back into the spotlight for its 75th anniversary.”

Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind is the epic tale of a spoiled young Southern woman who finds love and tragedy amidst the chaos of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Since the movie’s release in 1939, audiences have thrilled over the saga of the fiery Scarlett O’Hara, played by Vivien Leigh in an Oscar-winning performance, and the man who couldn’t help but love her, Rhett Butler, with Clark Gable in his iconic role. They are joined by a top-notch cast, including Olivia de Havilland, Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard and Thomas Mitchell.

From the moment independent producer David O. Selznick bought the rights to the book in July 1936, he and publicist Russell Birdwell whetted the public’s appetite with a massive publicity campaign that centered on a two-year-long talent search to find the actress who would play Scarlett O’Hara, the role that would eventually go to British actress Vivien Leigh.

Although the film’s production hit numerous trouble spots along the way and passed through the hands of three different directors, Gone With the Wind turned out to be an artistic and financial triumph, eventually taking home 10 Oscars and topping the box office charts as the No.1 movie of all time.

The following is a complete rundown of TCM’s activities surrounding the 75th anniversary of Gone With the Wind:

Nationwide Screenings with Fathom Events: Sept. 28 & Oct. 1

Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Turner Classic Movies are bringing Gone With the Wind back to the big screen with presentations in more than 650 theaters nationwide. The screenings will feature an introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, who will offer fascinating inside information about the movie, its stars and its place in cinema history. Gone With the Wind will be presented in its original 1:37 aspect ratio, as it was originally filmed/screened 75 years ago.

Showtimes:

Sunday, Sept. 28 and Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time

Tickets and additional information are available at FathomEvents.com.

Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and Digital HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment: Sept. 30

On Sept. 30, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release a Gone With the Wind 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray™ and Digital HD with UltraViolet. It will be fittingly presented in limited and numbered sets, with new collectible packaging, new enhanced content and new collectible memorabilia. The memorabilia includes a replica of Rhett Butler’s handkerchief and a music box paperweight playing Tara’s theme with an image on top of the Rhett-Scarlett kiss. Also included is a 36-page companion booklet featuring a look at the immortal style of Gone With the Wind, written by New York fashion designer and Project Runway fan favorite Austin Scarlett, whose signature look reflects the romantic elegance of the Gone With the Wind era. The new special features include footage of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh attending the original movie premiere in Atlanta and Old South/New South, a journey through today’s South, revisiting the real-life locations depicted to see how the world of the Old South continues to inform life in the New South’s cosmopolitan world.

The Making of Gone With The Wind Exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center: Sept. 9 – Jan. 4

TCM is the premiere sponsor of The Making of Gone With The Wind exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center, a world-renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. The exhibit takes visitors behind the scenes of the movie through more than 300 rarely seen materials, some never before shown publicly. The exhibit is drawn entirely from the Ransom Center’s collections and includes on-set photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, makeup stills, concept art, costume sketches, audition footage and memos from producer David O. Selznick. Among the exhibit highlights are the green curtain dress and other gowns worn by Vivien Leigh, which are being displayed together for the first time in more than 25 years.

The Making of Gone With The Wind exhibit at the Ransom Center is being curated by Steven Wilson, author of the new book The Making of Gone With The Wind, a fully illustrated companion catalog that offers fans and film historians alike a must-have behind-the-camera view of the production of the film. The book features a foreword by TCM host Robert Osborne and is being published by University of Texas Press and the Harry Ransom Center.

Gone With the Wind on TCM – Sept. 29

TCM will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Gone With the Wind with a special on-air presentation of the film hosted byRobert Osborne. The film, which will air Monday, Sept. 29, at 10 p.m. (ET), will be part of an all-night marathon focusing on the work of composer Max Steiner.

Gone With the Wind Available via TCM On Demand and Watch TCM: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6

Following TCM’s on-air presentation of Gone With the Wind, the network will make the film available through the Watch TCM app and website, giving TCM subscribers the chance to watch the movie on their tablet or computer whenever they want for the next week. In addition, the Watch TCM app and site will feature a special retrospective article reassessing the film’s continued importance 75 years after its release.

Fans can purchase Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s new Blu-ray edition of Gone With the Wind through TCM’s online store at shop.tcm.com. In addition, the TCM store will be selling copies of Steven Wilson’s new book The Making of Gone With the Wind, the companion book for The Making of Gone With the Wind exhibit being held at the Ransom Center in Austin, Texas.

TCM Honors Lauren Bacall With 24-Hr Film Marathon Sept. 15 -16

“Lauren Bacall models an MPTF Christmas card in 1951.” Courtesy MPTF

Turner Classic Movies will celebrate the life and career of legendary actress Lauren Bacall with a 24-hour marathon of memorable performances, including all four films in which she co-starred with husband Humphrey Bogart.

TCM’s tribute to Bacall, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, will air Monday, Sept. 15, beginning at 8 p.m. (ET), and will conclude Tuesday, Sept. 16, her 90th birthday.

“Lauren Bacall was a wonderful and generous friend of ours at TCM, and a great connection to the ‘golden age of cinema,'” said TCM host Robert Osborne. “Personally, I have to admit that she never failed to make my heart beat faster and my voice to stammer when we spoke. Talk about true star quality – that was Bacall. We are truly blessed to have had her as an integral part of our TCM family.”

Turner Classic Movies will open its remembrance of Bacall’s extraordinary life and career with the TCM original Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005), a fascinating, in-depth conversation with the star hosted by Robert Osborne. It will be followed by Bacall’s film debut, the Howard Hawks classic To Have and Have Not (1944), which also introduced her to the man who would become her husband, Humphrey Bogart. Their subsequent films – The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948) – are also included in the marathon.

TCM’s tribute to Bacall includes Young Man with a Horn (1950), with Kirk Douglas and Doris Day, in which she delivers a powerful dramatic performance frequently cited as her best. Bacall demonstrates her comic abilities in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), starring Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe; Designing Woman (1957), with Gregory Peck; and Sex and the Single Girl (1964), starring Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Henry Fonda. Rounding out the marathon, Bacall stars opposite Gary Cooper in Bright Leaf (1950), John Wayne in Blood Alley (1955) and Paul Newman in Harper (1966).

The following is the complete schedule for TCM’s tribute to Lauren Bacall.

Monday, Sept. 15
8 p.m. – Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005)
9 p.m. – To Have and Have Not (1944)
11 p.m. – The Big Sleep (1946)
1 a.m. – How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
2:45 a.m. – Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005)
3:45 a.m. – Harper (1966)

Tuesday, Sept. 16
6 a.m. – Bright Leaf (1950)
8 a.m. – Young Man with a Horn (1950)
10 a.m. – Dark Passage (1947)
Noon – Key Largo (1948)
2 p.m. – Blood Alley (1955)
4 p.m. – Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
6 p.m. – Designing Woman (1953)

(All times Eastern)

TCM Unveils Lineup for 31 DAYS OF OSCAR, Including New Documentary “And the Oscar Goes To…”

When Turner Classic Movies (TCM) kicks off 31 Days of Oscar®, the network’s annual celebration of the Academy Awards® in February, it will be embarking on one of the most ambitious and comprehensive editions of the month-long festival yet.

Each night’s primetime lineup from Feb. 1 through March 3 will be devoted to showcasing all the movies nominated in a particular category in a given year. Meanwhile, daytime programming will focus on specific categories, with winners and nominees from multiple years.

TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar is one of several events celebrating the network’s 20th year as a leading authority in classic film. Making the 2014 edition of 31 Days of Oscar even more spectacular will be the world premiere of And the Oscar® Goes To…, a brand-new documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards, slated to premiere Saturday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). CNN Films will encore the documentary onThursday, Feb. 27, at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on CNN/U.S.

The following is a day-by-day rundown of the award categories highlighted during the primetime portions of TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar. A complete schedule for the month-long Academy Awards tribute is available at 31days.tcm.com.

Feb. 1: Best Picture nominees from 1939

Feb. 2: Best Picture nominees from 1945

Feb. 3: Best Costume Design, Color nominees from 1954

Feb. 4: Best Director nominees from 1932-33

Feb. 5: Best Supporting Actor nominees from 1946

Feb. 6: Best Actress nominees from 1966

Feb. 7: Best Actor nominees from 1953

Feb. 8: Best Picture nominees from 1949

Feb. 9: Best Picture nominees from 1936

Feb. 10: Best Original Screenplay nominees from 1940

Feb. 11: Best Adapted Screenplay nominees from 1956

Feb. 12: Best Supporting Actress nominees from 1963

Feb. 13: Best Actress nominees from 1942

Feb. 14: Best Actor nominees from 1955

Feb. 15: Best Picture nominees from 1929-30

Feb. 16: Best Picture nominees from 1951

Feb. 17: Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment nominees from 1962

Feb. 18: Best Film Editing nominees from 1959

Feb. 19: Best Supporting Actor nominees from 1937

Feb. 20: Best Actress nominees from 1934

Feb. 21: Best Actor nominees from 1944

Feb. 22: Best Picture nominees from 1948

Feb. 23: Best Picture nominees from 1938

Feb. 24: Best B/W Art Direction – Set Decoration nominees from 1965

Feb. 25: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White nominees from 1947

Feb. 26: Best Actress nominees from 1931-32

Feb. 27: Best Actor nominees from 1943

March 1: Best Picture nominees from 1967

March 2: Best Picture nominees from 1935

March 3: Best Special Effects nominees from 1958

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented live on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 7 p.m. (ET) at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Los Angeles and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.

Kicking off TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar® showcase on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), the network will present the world premiere of And the Oscar® Goes To…, a brand-new documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards®.

Produced by Telling Pictures, Inc., in association with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Academy) and Hollywood Newsreel, this fascinating special takes movie lovers on a journey through Hollywood history as it tells its story of the little statuette that became the industry’s most coveted prize. And the Oscar® Goes To… is written, directed and executive-produced by award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, The Celluloid Closet). Christopher Pavlick and Rick Spalla are also producing.

To bring its story to life, And the Oscar® Goes To… is packed with great moments from 85 years of Academy Award ceremonies, which were first held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, now home to the TCM Classic Film Festival each spring. The special also features extensive clips from Oscar-winning and nominated films, plus exclusive, behind-the-scenes ceremony footage from the archives of Hollywood Newsreel, much of it never shown before.

Several Academy Award-winning and nominated actors and actresses are featured in And the Oscar® Goes To…, including Annette Bening (American Beauty), Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Cher (Moonstruck), George Clooney (Syriana), Benicio Del Toro(Traffic), Jane Fonda (Klute, Coming Home), Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump), Jennifer Hudson(Dreamgirls), Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen).

From behind the camera, And the Oscar® Goes To… features interviews with such filmmakers and producers as Academy Award winners Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan) and Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine), as well as Oscar nominees Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams).

The interview roster also includes such Oscar winners and nominees as cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan); film editor Kirk Baxter (The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo); production designer Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (L.A. Confidential); costume designer Jeffrey Kurland (Bullets Over Broadway); make-up artist Ve Neil (Beetlejuice, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ed Wood); visual effects supervisor Craig Barron (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button); and sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial).

In addition, And the Oscar® Goes To… features interviews with frequent Academy Award ceremony host Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally…), head writer Bruce Vilanche, ceremony producer Don Mischer, former Academy executive director Bruce Davis and cinematographer and Board of Governors member John Bailey (As Good as It Gets).

The special also includes a chat with TCM host, author and Academy Awards historian Robert Osborne, whose book 85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards was recently released by Abbeville Press.

And the Oscar® Goes To… not only tells the history of the Academy Awards, but also highlights the relationship between the honored movies and major historical events and trends. Woven throughout the narrative are segments about the major categories, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture, as well as sidebars about the annual parade of fashions on the red carpet, memorable host monologues and emotion-packed tributes.

CNN Films will air the encore presentation of And the Oscar® Goes To… on CNN following the film’s premiere on TCM.

TCM To Commemorate 50th Anniversary of JFK Assassination

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nov. 22nd assassination of President John F. Kennedy with a primetime lineup on Thursday Nov. 21 featuring five powerful documentaries about Kennedy’s election, presidency and tragic death. Also included is a popular drama about Kennedy’s service during World War II.

TCM’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination will open with four works by documentary filmmaker Robert Drew, considered a pioneer of the cinéma verité. Drew’s use of new light-weight cameras traditional allowed him to capture reality as never before, leading to a filmmaking movement known as “direct cinema.” He utilized the new cameras for the first time while chronicling the election of John F. Kennedy in Primary (1960), airing at 8 p.m. (ET), which focuses on the 1960 Wisconsin Democratic Primary contest between Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey.

Primary will be followed by the TCM premiere of Drew’s second Kennedy film, Adventures on the New Frontier (1961), an installment of the series ABC Close-Up! looking at the first days of the newly elected President. Next up at 10:30 p.m. (ET) is Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963), which details the Kennedy administration’s showdown with Alabama Governor George Wallace over racial integration. And at 11:45 p.m. (ET), Drew’s final film on Kennedy, Faces of November (1964), focuses on the assassination of JFK as seen through the faces of mourners at his funeral.

Following the four Drew documentaries, TCM will present director Mel Stuart‘s Oscar®-nominated documentary Four Days in November (1964). Narrated by Richard Basehart, the film presents a detailed chronicle of the Kennedy assassination, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald and the subsequent shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby.

TCM’s Nov. 21 lineup will conclude with a presentation of PT 109 (1963), directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Based on Howard Sheehan’s popular book, PT 109 stars Cliff Robertson in the dramatic story of Kennedy’s heroism while serving as the Navy officer in the Pacific during World War II.

A complete schedule of TCM’s night commemorating the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination is included below.

TCM Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

8 p.m. – Primary (1960) – Directed by Robert Drew

9:15 p.m. – Adventures on a New Frontier (1961) – TCM Premiere – Directed by Robert Drew

10:30 p.m. – Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) – Directed by Robert Drew

11:45 p.m. – Faces of November (1963) – Directed by Robert Drew

Midnight – Four Days in November (1964) – Directed by Mel Stuart

2:15 a.m. – PT 109 (1963)

TCM’s “Summer Under the Stars” Returns In August

Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) ultimate movie star showcase – Summer Under the Stars – returns this August for its 11th year as TCM pays tribute to 31 different stars in 31 days.

Sixteen of this year’s stars are being celebrated for the first time duringSummer Under the Stars, including Oscar® winners Joan Fontaine (Aug. 6), Mickey Rooney (Aug. 13), Wallace Beery (Aug. 17), Hattie McDaniel (Aug. 20), Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith (Aug. 22), Charles Coburn (Aug. 24), Martin Balsam(Aug. 27), Shirley Jones (Aug. 28) and Rex Harrison (Aug. 31). Also featured for the first time will be silent heartthrob Ramón Novarro (Aug. 8); legendary French actressCatherine Deneuve (Aug. 12), whose day features six films making their TCM debuts; Ann Blyth (Aug. 16), whose marathon will air on her 85th birthday; and Mary Boland (Aug. 4) and Glenda Farrell (Aug. 29), two outstanding character actresses who never received the recognition they deserved. They will join 15 returning favorites, including Humphrey Bogart (Aug. 1), Doris Day (Aug. 2), Charlton Heston (Aug. 5),Steve McQueen (Aug. 9), Bette Davis (Aug. 14), Elizabeth Taylor (Aug. 23) andClark Gable (Aug. 25).

In all, more than 30 films will be making their first appearances on TCM during the 2013 edition of Summer Under the Stars, including Anatole Litvak’s poignant wartime romance This Above All (1942), starring Joan Fontaine on Aug. 6; Luis Buñuel’s steamy Belle de Jour (1968), starring Catherine Deneuve on Aug. 12; Otto Preminger’s witty The Fan (1949), starring Jeanne Crain on Aug. 26; and Burt Kennedy’s boisterous The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969), starring Martin Balsam on Aug. 27.

TCM’s popular franchises The Essentials, co-hosted by TCM’s Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore, and The Essentials Jr., hosted byBill Hader, will continue throughout Summer Under the Stars. The Essentials will feature presentations of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) onAug. 3, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) on Aug. 10, Grand Hotel (1932) on Aug. 17, The Lady Eve (1941) on Aug. 24 and Anna and the King of Siam (1946) on Aug. 31. TCM Essentials Jr. will include the family-friendly movies Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) on Aug. 4, The Grapes of Wrath (1940) on Aug. 11, The Great Race (1965) on Aug. 18 and It Happened One Night (1934) on Aug. 25.

The following is the roster of stars who will be celebrated during TCM’s 2013 edition of Summer Under the Stars. Names in bold indicate newcomers to the month-long programming event.

Aug. 1 – Humphrey Bogart

Aug. 2 – Doris Day

Aug. 3 – Alec Guinness

Aug 4 – Mary Boland

Aug. 5 – Charlton Heston

Aug. 6 – Joan Fontaine

Aug. 7 – Fred MacMurray

Aug. 8 – Ramón Novarro

Aug. 9 – Steve McQueen

Aug. 10 – Lana Turner

Aug. 11 – Henry Fonda

Aug. 12 – Catherine Deneuve

Aug. 13 – Mickey Rooney

Aug. 14 – Bette Davis

Aug. 15 – Gregory Peck

Aug. 16 – Ann Blyth (85th birthday)

Aug. 17 – Wallace Beery

Aug. 18 – Natalie Wood

Aug. 19 – Randolph Scott

Aug. 20 – Hattie McDaniel

Aug. 21 – William Holden

Aug. 22 – Maggie Smith

Aug. 23 – Elizabeth Taylor

Aug. 24 – Charles Coburn

Aug. 25 – Clark Gable

Aug. 26 – Jeanne Crain

Aug. 27 – Martin Balsam

Aug. 28 – Shirley Jones

Aug. 29 – Glenda Farrell

Aug. 30 – Kirk Douglas

Aug. 31 – Rex Harrison

A complete schedule for Summer Under the Stars is available at http://summer.tcm.com.

Cher to Kick Off TCM’s New FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHT – A Woman’s World: The Defining Era of Women In Film

CHER, the Oscar®, Emmy®, Grammy®, Cannes Film Festival and three-time Golden Globe® award winner is set to be the first host of Friday Night Spotlight, a brand new film showcase launching April 5 on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). TCM host Robert Osborne will join Cher to kick off the franchise with A Woman’s World: The Defining Era of Women in Film, a collection of 17 films handpicked by Cher to illustrate the evolving roles of women from the late 1930s to the early ’50s. Each month thereafter, Friday Night Spotlight will feature a celebrity or expert host who will take viewers through a collection of films focusing on a specific topic.

A Woman’s World: The Defining Era of Women in Film will start Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. (ET) with Cher and Osborne hosting a night of movies focusing on motherhood, beginning with Joan Crawford’s Oscar®-winning performance in Mildred Pierce (1945).

Subsequent Fridays in April will feature films about the war effort and life on the homefront (April 12), working women (April 19) and women taking charge (April 26).

“Working with Robert isn’t like working at all! We can’t stop taking about the classics and obscure golden oldies. We talk though the breaks while they move the cameras, check the lighting and do the touch-ups. I can’t stop when it comes to the subject of old films, and then I get Robert going, and then the crew and director finally say, ‘Ahh, Cher? We have a show to do.’ Robert and I laugh and become gown-ups again. We don’t work. We play every Friday night in April! Come have fun with us,” commented Cher.

Cher last appeared on the network with Robert Osborne as a Guest Programmer in September 2011.

“It’s a great pleasure to be joining Cher in launching TCM’s new Friday Night Spotlight series,” said Osborne. “Besides being an Academy Award winning actress and an electrifying stage performer, Cher loves movies, knows movies and has fascinating things to say about them. We’re also proud to claim her as one of Turner Classic Movies’ most passionate and knowledgeable fans.”

A complete schedule for A Woman’s World: The Defining Era of Women. hosted by Cher and Robert Osborne, is included below.

Friday, April 5 – Motherhood
8 p.m. – Mildred Pierce (1945)
10 p.m. – Stella Dallas (1937)
Midnight – Penny Serenade (1941)
2:15 a.m. – Bachelor Mother (1939)

Friday, April 12 – War Effort and the Homefront
8 p.m. – So Proudly We Hail (1943)
10:15 p.m. – Since You Went Away (1944)
1:15 a.m. – The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
3:30 a.m. – Three Came Home (1950)
5:30 a.m. – The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Friday, April 19 – Working Women
8 p.m. – His Girl Friday (1940)
10 p.m. – Woman of the Year (1942)
Midnight – Tender Comrade (1943)
2 a.m. – The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Friday, April 26 – Women Taking Charge
8 p.m. – The Great Lie (1941)
10 p.m. – Kitty Foyle (1940)
12 a.m. – The Palm Beach Story (1942)
1:45 a.m. – The Women (1939)

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TCM And The Academy Team Up With TCM Classic Film Festival STYLE IN THE MOVIES Events

The TCM Classic Film Festival is teaming up with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to showcase a unique slate of programming that taps into Academy archives and distinguished membership to illustrate this year’s overall festival theme of Style in the Movies.

AMPAS will exhibit Hollywood home movies, preserved by the Academy, featuring legendary stars and filmmakers, presented by Randy Haberkamp of AMPAS and Lynn Kirste of the Academy Film Archive with special guests Margaret O’Brien; Steve McQueen’s former wife Neile Adams McQueen Toffel; Henry Koster’s son, Robert Koster; and the daughter of Fred MacMurray, Kate MacMurray.

AMPAS will also present a discussion of how art directors use various items to aid in storytelling featuring members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Art Directors Branch as well an exhibit of sketches and behind-the-scenes photography that illustrate the work of costume designers such as Travis Banton and Edith Head, comprised of rarely seen archival material from the Margaret Herrick Library at AMPAS.

In addition, AMPAS will showcase the history of red carpet fashion at the Academy Awards®, in a presentation with Los Angeles Timesfashion critic Booth Moore.

AMPAS is among the many partners contributing to Club TCM, the central gathering point for the festival. Club TCM is set to feature a packed slate of appearances, presentations, panel discussions, music, special exhibits and much more.

Located in the Blossom Room at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the site of the very first Academy Awards® ceremony, Club TCM will be open exclusively to passholders from noon to midnight each day during the festival, which takes place April 12-15. The beautifully decorated space will provide passholders with a place to relax, meet new friends and mingle with special guests.

In addition to the AMPAS exhibitions, other exclusive presentations slated for Club TCM include:

A multimedia exploration of style in film noir, presented by The Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Muller and actress Rose McGowan
An examination of African-American images in film with black cinema expert, film historian and author Donald Bogle
A trivia contest, hosted by New York Film Forum’s Bruce Goldstein
A look at the history of costume design, with costume designer, historian/expert Deborah Nadoolman Landis
A panel discussion of the truth behind Hollywood’s PR machine from the Golden Age until now moderated by Emmy®-winning columnist for Deadline Hollywood and Movieline.com Pete Hammond.
A look at the legacy of the Brown Derby restaurant, with author and expert Mark Willems

Club TCM exhibits also include a selection of beautifully crafted movie advertisements from the Gaston Collection, provided by Bonhams auction house. Representatives from Bonhams will also be on hand to conduct appraisals of movie memorabilia.

In addition to Club TCM, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel will be the site of the TCM Stage, located in the lobby of the hotel. TCM host Robert Osborne and weekend-daytime host Ben Mankiewicz will tape several on-air introductions from the TCM Stage as they chat with special guests and fans, who have traveled from far and wide to attend the festival.

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The following is the complete lineup for Club TCM:

Events
Thursday, April 12
1-2 p.m. – Meet TCM: The People Behind the Network
TCM staffers share their insights on programming, the creative look of the network and what’s new at the network.

3-4 p.m. – Film Noir in a New Light
TCM brand manager Shannon Clute and film scholar Richard Edwards present new perspectives on this popular movie genre and sign copies of their co-authored book The Maltese Touch of Evil: Film Noir and Potential Criticism. They will be interviewed by TCM senior writer/producer Scott McGee.

Friday, April 13
12:30-1:30 p.m. – The History of the Oscars® Red Carpet
The Oscars’ red carpet is one of the longest-running fashion runways in history, where movie fans have caught glimpses of Gilbert Adrian’s inimitable gowns for 1930s movie queens like Norma Shearer and Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich’s Diors, Audrey Hepburn’s Givenchys and Cher’s outrageous Bob Mackie looks. Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore will trace the trends and politics of red carpet dressing, with photos of fabulous frocks and flops from the 1920s to the present.

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2:30-4 p.m. – Noirchaeology: Digging the Noir Style
Join noir expert Eddie Muller and actress Rose McGowan as they select—and debate—the cast and crew of their dream movie—the perfect film noir. Supported by sensational film clips, the pair chooses the writer, cinematographer, director, composer, and performers who best exemplified Hollywood’s sexy and sinister “noir style.”

5:30-6:30 p.m. – So You Think You Know the Movies
Passholders can test their movie knowledge and win fun TCM prizes at this session of film clips and movie trivia, hosted by Bruce Goldstein, creator of the award-winning repertory programming at New York’s Film Forum. Novices and experts are welcome at this team challenge.

Saturday, April 14
12:30-2 p.m. – The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful
Actors depend on costume designers to transform them into the characters in the screenplay. Many of the iconic styles created over the years continue to inspire generations of fans. Hollywood costume designer and author Deborah Nadoolman Landis explores the glamorous and gritty world of costume design in this fascinating presentation.

3:30-4:30 p.m. – African Americans On-Screen: 1903 to the Present
Film historian Donald Bogle presents a lively and perceptive examination of African-Americans stereotypes in cinema while also highlighting the extraordinary way in which some Black performers transcended or transformed their roles. He looks at the changing images, controversies and achievements, from D. W. Griffith’s shocking The Birth of the Nation (1915) to the emergence of such stars as Hattie McDaniel, Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and Halle Berry.

6-7 p.m. – Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures from the Academy Film Archive Collection
The Academy Film Archive shares some unique gems from its collection with a screening of specially selected home movie footage from Hollywood’s golden age. The 16mm home movie craze extended to Hollywood film professionals, including stars and directors who captured not only their families and friends, but also behind-the-scenes activities on their sets. The Academy Film Archive houses a wide variety of such films and will present a selection of excerpts including footage of Shirley Temple on the set of Heidi, Fred MacMurray and his family at home, Esther Williams teaching her children to swim, Steve McQueen taking his family to Disneyland and many more. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy some revealing, unique and rarely screened footage. Special guests include Margaret O’Brien; Kate MacMurray, daughter of Fred MacMurray; Steve McQueen’s former wife Neile Adams McQueen Toffel; Robert Koster, son of Henry Koster. This event is presented by Randy Haberkamp, Director of Educational Programs and Special Projects for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Lynne Kirste, Special Collections Curator at the Academy Film Archive.

Sunday, April 15
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Classic Movie Memorabilia Appraisals by Bonhams
(Lobby of Roosevelt Hotel)
The TCM Classic Film Festival is proud to partner with the world-renowned Bonhams auction house to provide expert appraisals of classic movie memorabilia for select passholders. Fans can come and watch as the experts at Bonhams help fellow attendees learn more about their silver screen collectibles. Through these clinics, Bonhams experts have discovered many important items that have gone on to bring record prices at auction. (NOTE: While this event is open to the public, appraisal participation is limited to passholders who have pre-registered.)

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion – Imagemakers: The Truth Behind Hollywood’s PR Machine from the Golden Age to Now
Three of Hollywood’s top imagemakers explore the rich history, ugly truths and fascinating realities behind the making and breaking of the biggest stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age to today’s tumultuous Internet-driven world. In this entertaining and informative panel, fans will learn the secrets of the town’s hidden public relations machinery and find out how these unheralded wizards of PR got – and continue to get – their star clients in and out of the headlines. The panel will also discuss how much the business has changed from the days of hard-bitten press agents to today’s image-conscious PR specialists.

Pete Hammond (moderator) is the awards columnist for Deadline Hollywood and Movieline.com. He is also the film critic for Box Office Magazine and served four years at the Los Angeles Times. He has earned five Emmys for his television writing.
Henri Bollinger heads his own public relations firm that specializes in creating publicity and promotion campaigns for entertainment industry clients. He is currently president of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society (EPPS), served five terms as president of the Publicists Guild of America, and is a member of AMPAS.
Dick Guttman started as a press agent in college. His 55 years in the trade began at Rogers & Cowan but were spent primarily in his two firms, Guttman & Pam and Guttman Associates – the former an empire, the latter a boutique. He has represented as many as a thousand major stars, films, books and products.
Arnold Robinson is a vice president at Rogers & Cowan. He has worked with such notable clients as Quincy Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Costner, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Robert Zemeckis, James Caan and Dolly Parton, among others.

2:30-3:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion – Designing Iconic Movie Imagery
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Art Direction Branch share their insights into how art directors use sets, locations, costumes and props to aid storytelling and build characters.

Randy Haberkamp (moderator) is the Director of Educational Programs and Special Projects for AMPAS.
Jim Bissell is a production designer whose career highlights span from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) to Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).
Terence Marsh is a production designer whose credits include Doctor Zhivago (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966) and Oliver! (1968).
Jan Pascale is a set decorator who has worked on such films as Training Day (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2005).

4:30-5:30 p.m. – The Brown Derby: A Hollywood Legend
The Brown Derby was at one time the world’s most famous restaurant, attracting a veritable who’s who of the glamorous film industry during an era when Hollywood shaped the dreams of the world. For more than four decades, the restaurant was host to Hollywood’s legendary style icons. Mark Willems, co-author of the book The Brown Derby Restaurant: A Hollywood Legend, will speak about the Derby’s stellar history and present extraordinary photographs that document the evolution of “Hollywood Style.”

Exhibits
The Art of Costume Design: Sketches from the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library
TCM is proud to present this selection of sketches from the archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, reflecting the art of costume design. From Travis Banton to Edith Head, these sketches represent the contribution of costume designers who help create the vision of these film characters. Special thanks to Anne Coco, Randy Haberkamp and the Academy for their support of this exhibit.

Behind The Scenes With Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is a legendary photographic co-operative. Founded by a group of prominent photographers including Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Magnum has long maintained a relationship with filmmakers—working on film sets to capture behind-the-scenes moments, photographing film directors, actors and actresses on and off the camera and documenting their private lives. TCM is proud to partner with Magnum to display a selection of rarely-seen images that illustrates private and public moments of filmmaking from the sets of movies like Notorious, The Misfits and the original Planet of the Apes.

Dress from Sabrina (1954)
Designed by Hubert de Givenchy, this dress represents one of the highlights of Audrey Hepburn’s influence on style. Hepburn personally requested that de Givenchy oversee her wardrobe for the film—the first of their many collaborations, which included Funny Face (1957), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and Charade (1964).

TCM thanks the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund for the generous loan of this dress. For more information about the Audrey Hepburn’s Children’s Fund, please visit http://www.audreyhepburn.com.

Select Works from the Gaston Collection Provided by Bonhams
TCM is proud to partner with Bonhams auction house to present a special preview of their June 24 auction of entertainment memorabilia in Los Angeles. During the height of the Great Depression, three brothers – Jerome, Norton and Edward Gaston – ran a commercial art business out of a studio located in the basement of the Fox Theater in Long Beach, Calif. Using magazine images and black-and-white photographs of movie stars supplied by such film studios as Columbia and RKO, the brothers created large “show signs.” Primarily gouache on board, these signs were larger and more vivid – not to mention more closely in tune with what individual theaters were showing – than the film posters issued by the studio itself. Complete details about this extraordinary exhibit and Bonhams’ upcoming memorabilia auction are available at http://www.bonhams.com/us.

About the TCM Classic Film Festival
Each April, Hollywood rolls out the red carpet to welcome thousands of movie lovers, filmmakers and legendary stars from around the globe for the TCM Classic Film Festival. Marking its third year, the TCM Classic Film Festival is the place to experience classic movies as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, in some of the world’s most iconic venues, with the people who made them. The four-day festival, which takes place Thursday, April 12 – Sunday, April 15, features a wide range of screenings, events and appearances starting early in the morning and going into the late evening.

TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne will serve as official host of the TCM Classic Film Festival, with TCM weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz also introducing several events. Among the highlights of this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival: a gala opening-night screening of the newly restored Cabaret (1972), with a live appearance by Oscar® winners Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey*; a multi-tiered celebration of Kim Novak, including the taping of a TCM special, a hand and footprints ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater and a screening of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo (1958); live appearances by Debbie Reynolds at anniversary screenings of the newly restored Singin’ in the Rain(1952) and the western epic How the West Was Won (1962), the latter presented in all its Cinerama glory; a multi-tiered look at Style in the Movies; a salute to filmmaker Stanley Donen; a salute to Paramount, featuring an appearance by Oscar-winning producer Robert Evans; the U.S. premiere of the documentary Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room (2010), with live appearances by “Baby Peggy” Diana Serra Caryand filmmaker Vera Iwerebor; newly restored editions of such landmark films as Wings (1927), Casablanca (1942) and Grand Illusion(1937); and much more.

The third-annual TCM Classic Film Festival is produced by TCM. Since launching in spring 2010, the TCM Classic Film Festival has quickly established itself as a destination event for film lovers, drawing more than 25,000 attendees from around the country and around the globe in 2011. Festival passes are on sale now at http://www.tcm.com/festival.

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which has a longstanding role in movie history and was the site of the first Oscars® ceremony, will serve as the official hotel for the festival, as well as home to Club TCM, a central gathering point for passholders. Screenings and events will be held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and, for the first time this year, Arclight Cinema’s Cinerama Dome and The Avalon.

* Schedule permitting

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