Sunday, March 24, 2024

New Titles Announced for the TCM Classic Film Festival

Late last week Turner Classic Movies announced a number of additional films and guests for the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival.

The festival will take place in Hollywood from April 18th through the 21st.

The latest additions to the festival lineup include:

*Half a dozen Vitaphone shorts screened on 35mm, accompanied by sound from the shorts' original 16-inch discs. Several Vitaphone and sound experts will present the shorts, including Bruce Goldstein.

*JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings will introduce the U.S. premiere of a restored print of Powell and Pressburger's THE SMALL BACK ROOM (1949).

*Alexander Payne will introduce the previously announced restoration of THE SEARCHERS (1954).

*Nancy Meyers introduces a restoration of NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959).

*Steven Spielberg will introduce a "director's cut" of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977).

*A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979) will feature an interview with star Diane Lane.

*Mel Brooks will introduce SPACEBALLS (1987).

*LITTLE WOMEN (1994) will include a reunion of cast members Trini Alvarado (Meg), Samantha Mathis (adult Amy), and Eric Stoltz (John).

*Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins will appear at THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994).

*David Fincher will introduce a restoration of SE7EN (1995).

*I also learned this week that the Chinese Theatre will be equipped to show the opening night screening of PULP FICTION (1994) in 35mm.

*Although it has not yet been officially announced by TCM, Craig Barron shared on Facebook that he and Ben Burtt will be presenting THEM! (1954) at this year's festival.

The festival usually shows around 80 films, so we now know roughly half of the titles which will be on the festival schedule.

The full schedule, including all titles, dates, times, and locations, is typically released around three weeks ahead of the festival, so we will probably have the final schedule sometime in the next few days.

Previously: TCM Announces 2024 Festival Dates and Theme; 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival Announcements; Latest TCM Classic Film Festival Announcements; TCM Classic Film Festival Update; Latest TCM Classic Film Festival News; TCM Classic Film Festival Returning to the Egyptian Theatre; The 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule; The 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival in Review.

1 Comments:

Blogger Tom said...

Great news to hear of these restorations! Wish I could attend this year. One of these years I want to make it out and come for the fest!

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