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…
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…