The Legendary Costumes of Travis Banton… featuring I’m No Angel, Nothing Sacred, and The Scarlett Empress. Introduction: The TCM Classic Film Festival is known for screening rare, formerly out of print, and all-time classic movies for an over-eager crowd of festival attendees. People come from all over the country to […]
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TCM Classic Film Festival: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968)
Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby is a loved horror movie, but is it really that great? Perhaps not.
TCM Classic Film Festival: La Retour De Flamme – 3D Rarities
Head honcho of Lobster Films, Serge Bromberg is an avid collector and preserver of film, and happily for the rest of us, he is also an enthusiastic exhibitor. He came to the TCM Classic Film Festival this year with a fascinating program of short experiments and showcases for various stereoscopic filming techniques, dating all the […]
TCM Classic Film Festival: Clara Bow In ‘Call Her Savage’ (1932)
One of my favorite screenings at last year’s TCM Classic Film Festival was Clara Bow in Hoop-La (1933), restored by MOMA at the urging of Bow biographer David Stenn. Stenn was on hand again this year to present Bow in Call Her Savage (1932), and to explain a bit about its background. The irrepressible Bow […]
TCM Classic Film Festival: Raw Deal (1948)
The TCM Classic Festival screening of Raw Deal (1948) left a large number of hopeful audience members shut out (the fact that there were still empty seats for Love Story across the way was no consolation). Part of the teething process for a festival that seems to double in attendance each year, but one that […]
