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Pre-TCMFF Activities: “It’s okay! Jeremy Renner is… handsome?”

And I’m back! It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Hollywood, any time the smell of urine is even mildly diluted. And with the crazy-ass winds whipping through town this week, you’re in luck! Hollywood has never smelled better.* Yes, it’s time for the 2019 Turner Classic Movies Read more…

By Danny, 6 years ago
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#TCMFF 2019 – Full Schedule Posted and Where You’ll Find Me!

It’s here. I breath a sigh of relief. The arrival of the full TCMFF Schedule means that the countdown is real– tangible, even. I spent the last week at my job covering double shifts no one else could, building an escape room, running two story times, and desperately trying to Read more…

By Danny, 6 yearsMarch 22, 2019 ago
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TCMFF 2018 Wrap-Up: “It’s like putting a saddle on a pekingese but here it is.”

The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) has come to a crashing close. There were tears, there was laughter, there was a whole lot more Barry Fitzgerald than I would have suspected. Some quick stats from me: My total, if my math can be trusted, was twelve films, Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsMay 1, 2018 ago
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TCMFF 2018 Day 4: “You’re a sick man, Rico.”

The last day of the TCM Film Festival is always a bittersweet experience. You’re exhausted, barely alive— and yet you’re kind of hoping that they announce that they’re going to add a fifth day, just because they can. Anyway, I’m on the train ride home, watching the ocean drift by Read more…

By Danny, 7 years ago
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TCMFF 2018 Day 3: “Frank, we must all compromise.” “Bullshit.”

I’m running out of fuel We’re hitting the home stretch for the 2018 version of TCMFF, and opinions are running pretty high. Everything, from the design of the badges to the festival’s look and movies seem to have been kicked up a notch this year. Unfortunately, my third day was Read more…

By Danny, 7 years ago
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TCMFF 2018 Day 2: “There’s nothing wrong with Ellen. It’s just that she loves too much.”

Day 2 of the TCM Film Festival was a blast, plain and simple. Lots of unique screenings and experiences for me, and even a couple of lousy films couldn’t ruin it for me. Plus I got Hawaiian pizza. Yum! Grand Prix “So it has always seemed to me that to Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 28, 2018 ago
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TCMFF 2018 Day 1: “And in my opinion, Ginny, you should do whatever you jolly well please!”

The first official day of the 2018 Turner Classic Film Festival kicked off with… uh, I went book shopping. But that’s okay! The festival starts in the afternoon (unless you’re a first timer), so I got to kick around and relax for a bit, as well as make my annual Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 27, 2018 ago
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Pre-TCMFF 2018: “Preservation without access is pointless.”

Ah, Hollywood. No matter how many times I make my pilgrimage to the film capital of the world, I’m always surprised how filthy it is. But that’s okay! Besides the rather copious amount of garbage that is strewn the street– somehow even more than usual thanks to a particularly raucous Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 26, 2018 ago
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Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (#TCMFF) Tips & Tricks

Last updated: 2019! So you’ve decided to go to TCMFF! Or you’re just considering it. The annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) can seem quite intimidating from the outside. There are so many things to plan, and there’s so much chaos– how do you do it? I put together Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 13, 2018 ago
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#TCMFF 2018 – Full Schedule Posted and Where You’ll Find Me!

Good news, everyone! The full schedule for the 9th Annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) has finally been announced. You can even download a full .pdf of it here. Like many of my peers and in years past, heartbreaking decisions on what to see, who to see it with, Read more…

By Danny, 7 yearsApril 8, 2018 ago

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