Category Archives: TCM

Update #3: TCM + Criterion’s FilmStruck Launches Oct 19

Posted on October 6, 2016 by willmckinley

Updated 11/1/16 – New info in italics. Streaming video was supposed to be the great equalizer. With a century’s worth of movies from all genres available on-demand – without the programing or advertising constraints of a linear TV channel  – fans … Continue reading →

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TCM Names “Ultimate Fan” as On-Air Host

Posted on May 24, 2016 by willmckinley

It’s a story right out of the movies: plucky newcomer dances her way from the chorus to center stage. And where else but TCM would a classic movie dream like that become a reality? Turner Classic Movies announced today that Tiffany Vazquez, the … Continue reading →

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TCM + Criterion Partner for FilmStruck Streaming Service

Posted on April 26, 2016 by willmckinley

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” John Lennon wrote in “Beautiful Boy.” And FilmStruck, a just-announced subscription video-on-demand service from TCM, is what happens to Old Movie Weirdos while we’re waiting for the option to subscribe … Continue reading →

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Film Censorship in Focus – This Month on TCM

Posted on March 2, 2016 by willmckinley

I’ll never forget the day our pastor Fr. Tunney told my mom I shouldn’t watch The Benny Hill Show. For a newly minted adolescent in the pre-cable Dark Ages of 1980, this was an unconscionable attack on my God-given right … Continue reading →

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Update: New Year, New Way to Watch TCM

Posted on January 9, 2016 by willmckinley

Updated 1/19/16 -New info in italics. Turner made lots of announcements this week at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena. Sadly, one piece of news TCM viewers have been waiting for – an option to subscribe directly, without committing to … Continue reading →

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Detroit Indie Movie House Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bring Classics to the Big Screen

Posted on October 5, 2015 by willmckinley

When classic film lovers gather, the conversation often turns to one question: what movies would I play if I ran my own theater? For Paula and Tim Guthat, those fantasies became a life-changing reality in 2013 when they founded Cinema Detroit, … Continue reading →

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Update #2: TCM Dives into Streaming with Amazon

Posted on September 14, 2015 by willmckinley

Updated 1/19/16 -New info in italics The experience of watching classic films on television is about to radically change for the better – but only for some. Turner Classic Movies announced today that they’ll make their popular Watch TCM streaming app available … Continue reading →

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Changes at TCM – What they Mean for Classic Film Fans

Posted on September 1, 2015 by willmckinley

“We definitely want to create on-ramps for a new generation to enjoy the classics,” newly appointed Turner Classic Movies general manager Jennifer Dorian said at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. The first of those ramps is open for business, … Continue reading →

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One Last Gasp for #NoirSummer

Posted on August 14, 2015 by willmckinley

What did you do this summer? I saw a bunch of people get killed. Thanks to Turner Classic Movies’ nine-week Summer of Darkness series, I spent June and July with duplicitous dames, menacing mugs and the movie buffs that love … Continue reading →

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San Diego Movie House Launches 24-Hour Noir-A-Thon Fundraising Campaign

Posted on July 2, 2015 by willmckinley

Film noir usually spins tales of extreme behavior in the service of vice. Today in San Diego, two film buffs will push themselves to the limit to use the genre for something virtuous. Beginning at the noirish hour of 3:00 … Continue reading →

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