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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Site News for April 2018 Ah, April. It has finally stopped raining here in California (not that I’m complaining), and the birds are chirping eagerly that the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) will soon be knocking at our door once more. The good news? I got media credentials Read more
Well, this has been an interesting month to say the least. And I don’t mean because it’s been 31 Days of Oscar on TCM and I thus have had to entertain myself in other ways. No, TCM has (finally) connected with Filmstruck to connect a not-insignificant chunk of their vault Read more
Site News for February 2018 Hey everyone. Rough month– extended houseguests, travel, programs at work, etc. But I think February will be different, so stick around. As with most Februarys, the showings on TCM are pretty predictable. There are a lot of great movies here, don’t get me wrong, and Read more