Tag Archives: Robert Osborne

UPDATE #2: Robert Osborne Will Miss TCM Film Festival due to “Minor Health Procedure”

Posted on March 18, 2015 by willmckinley

Updated 3/20/15 – 2:30 p.m. (ET) In an update posted to the TCM Classic Film Festival website, TCM revealed that the previously scheduled Robert Osborne interview with Sophia Loren at TCMFF will instead be conducted by Edoardo Ponti, Loren’s son with … Continue reading →

TCM Wins Peabody Award for THE STORY OF FILM

Posted on April 3, 2014 by willmckinley

“We’re going to do our best to uphold the high standards that this Peabody Award symbolizes,” Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne said in May of 2009 when the then-15-year-old network was first honored with the prestigious prize for excellence … Continue reading →

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Update: TCM to Release Robert Osborne Interviews on DVD

Posted on March 23, 2014 by willmckinley

Last updated 4/02/14 4:00 p.m. Updated info at end of post After 20 years as the face of Turner Classic Movies, host Robert Osborne has earned his moment in the spotlight. Beginning on April 7, TCM will launch a new … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival | Tagged DVD, Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival, Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, Private Screenings, Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM Originals, Turner Classic Movies | 10 Comments

Update: Roll ’em! TCM’s Bus Tour Goes Hollywood

Posted on February 27, 2014 by willmckinley

Last updated 3/02/14 4:00 p.m. Turner Classic Movies is celebrating its 20th birthday, but the viewers are getting the presents. The network announced today the launch of the TCM Movie Locations Tour: Los Angeles, a three-hour bus trip “through movie … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM | Tagged Ben mankiewicz, Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM Movie Locations Tour: Los Angeles, Turner Classic Movies | 8 Comments

Robert Osborne Likes Ryan Gosling – Seth MacFarlane, Not So Much

Posted on November 19, 2013 by willmckinley

In New York City we call a guy like Robert Osborne a mensch. “When people meet me they’re most interested in telling me something about them and their movie experience,” the TCM host told Leonard Lopate on WNYC radio today. … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM | Tagged 85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards, Oscar, Robert Osborne, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, WNYC | 6 Comments

UPDATE #6: 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Announced

Posted on September 27, 2013 by willmckinley

(UPDATES are indicated in italics. Last update 1/11/14) Turner Classic Movies turns 20 next April. And they want you to party like it’s 1939. Today, the network announced the dates for the 2014 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, the … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival | Tagged 2014, Ben mankiewicz, Hollywood, Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM 20th Anniversary, TCM Classic Film Festival | 23 Comments

UPDATE #2: TCM’s “Ultimate Fan” Contest – And How You Can Win It

Posted on September 25, 2013 by willmckinley

(UPDATES are indicated in italics.) Amateur singing competitions are the hottest thing on TV. But what about an amateur classic film hosting competition – sort of like an American Idol for movie buffs – with the winner earning a once-in-a-lifetime co-hosting … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival | Tagged Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM 20th Anniversary, TCM Ultimate Fan Contest, Turner Classic Movies | 15 Comments

Robert Osborne & Jane Powell Launch TCM Classic Film Tour

Posted on August 20, 2013 by willmckinley

Turner Classic Movies launched the TCM Classic Film Tour in New York City today, with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring on-air host Robert Osborne and legendary actress Jane Powell, star of LUXURY LINER (1948), ROYAL WEDDING (1951) and SEVEN BRIDES … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM | Tagged Jane Powell, On Location Tours, Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM Classic Film Tour, TCM Tour, Turner Classic Movies | 24 Comments

Update #3: 10 Things I Learned at the TCM Classic Film Festival

Posted on May 11, 2013 by willmckinley

One of my favorite things about the annual TCM Classic Film Festival is meeting and interacting with the talented people who bring the channel to life. In addition to impromptu chats at screenings and during communal gatherings at the Roosevelt … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Robert Osborne – Live from the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by willmckinley

Every year I travel to Hollywood for the TCM Classic Film Festival and I think to myself, “This will be the year the magic finally wears off.” And then Robert Osborne walks in, and it feels like Moses has come … Continue reading →