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Turner Classic Movies Announces Fourth Annual TCM Film Fest, April 25-28, 2013 in Hollywood

Posted on September 26, 2012 by willmckinley

The countdown has begun. Turner Classic Movies has announced the dates for the next installment of the hugely popular TCM Classic Film Festival: April 25 – 28, 2013 in Hollywood. The Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. will once again serve as TCMFF … Continue reading →

Pre-Code Classics Shine Again in “Forbidden Hollywood” Volumes 4 and 5 from Warner Archive

Posted on September 11, 2012 by willmckinley

“For me, the real ‘Classic Era’ in Hollywood was the mid-1930s until about 1959,” host Robert Osborne said at the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in April. Coincidentally, those years also bookend the period during which the Motion Picture … Continue reading →

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UPDATE #6 – Robert Osborne Taking Time Off from Turner Classic Movies

Posted on August 29, 2012 by willmckinley

Update #6: Monday 10/1/12 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Beginning tonight, Robert Osborne resumes his role as primetime host of Turner Classic Movies, following an on-air hiatus that began on August 30. As previously reported by New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick, … Continue reading →