Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will kick off the 8
th annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday,
April 6th and runs through Sunday, April 9th.
There will be over four packed days and nights, attendees will be treated to an extensive
lineup of great movies, appearances by legendary stars and filmmakers, presentations and
panel discussions, special events and more.
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will serve as official host of the TCM Classic Film Festival, with TCM’s
Tiffany Vazquez introducing various events. The festival’s official hotel and central gathering point for the
sixth consecutive year will be The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which has a longstanding role in movie
history and was the site of the first Academy Awards® ceremony.
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel will
also offer special rates for festival attendees. Screenings and events during the festival will be held at the
TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX, the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres and the Egyptian Theatre, as well as other
Hollywood venues.
Open night will a 50
th anniversary screening of the Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger classic In the Heat of
the Night (1967). The iconic actor Sidney Poitier, who will attend the screening, broke stereotypes and
new ground when he starred in this five time Academy Award winner about a black detective from the
north who finds himself investigating a murder in a small-town in Mississippi. Producer Walter Mirisch
and Director Norman Jewison along with actress Lee Grant and composer Quincy Jones will be on
hand to discuss the film which is considered to be a landmark.
The festival will also include tributes to the following
industry legends: Actress Lee Grant will be feted with a tribute featuring a screening of her debut film Detective
Story (1951), along with The Landlord (1970) and a conversation in Club TCM.
Actor-director Peter Bogdanovich will be celebrated with screenings of The Last Picture Show
(1971) and What’s Up, Doc? (1972) as well as a conversation in Club TCM .
Actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher will be honored with screenings of Singin’ In The
Rain (1952) and Postcards from the Edge (1990) with family members Todd Fisher and Billie
Lourd hosting extended conversations at both screenings
This year’s festival will include a multitude of special anniversary films, poolside screenings and talent
appearances including:
Mel Brooks on hand to introduce a 40th anniversary screening of his Alfred Hitchcock spoof High
Anxiety (1977). Actor and screenwriter Buck Henry introducing the 50th anniversary world premiere restoration
from Rialto Pictures of the seminal classic The Graduate (1967) amd the40th anniversary world premiere restoration from Paramount Pictures screening of Saturday Night
Fever (1977) including apperances by director John Badham and actress Donna Pescow an
d so much more.
TCM has also announced the return of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as an official festival
partner as well as the co-host of the opening night screening and party. Returning as the Festival’s
exclusive founding partner, Delta Air Lines will again serve as the official airline of the TCM Classic Film
Festival. Additionally, Citi returns as the official card of the TCM Classic Film Festival and Bonhams
returns as an official sponsor.
To view the latest festival acivities: http://filmfestival.tcm.com/
