Every spring, Turner Classic Movies hosts its annual film festival in Hollywood, California. I’ve been attending TCMFF annually since 2015.
Here is a guide I put together about going. If you’re interested, be sure to check it out!
Here are all the posts I’ve made over the years about going:
TCMFF 2015
- TCM Schedule Announcement
- Day 0 – “And you are…?”
- Day 1 – “Oh, life is so gloriously improbable. “
- Day 2 – “Only people with no imagination plan things.”
- Day 3 – “How the hell did I wind up singing on a bus to the moon?”
- Day 4 – “It’s a long story.”
TCMFF 2016
- Full Schedule Posted and Where You’ll Find Me!
- Day -1 & 0 – “I like a bartender who drinks. Otherwise I think I’m being poisoned.”
- Day 1 – “It’s like a film buff think tank.”
- Day 2 – “Just so you know, Tippi Hedren will not be introducing this film. In fact, she seemed horrified that we’re showing it.”
- Day 3 – “He never did anything to be proud of— and he was proud of it.”
- Day 4 – “Anything further, father?! That can’t be right. Anything father further?”
- Wrap-Up
TCMFF 2017
- Where to Find Me (And My Wife!)
- Pre-TCMFF Activities
- Full Fest: “We could have gone to church this morning, but I think this was better.”
TCMFF 2018
- Full Schedule Posted and Where You’ll Find Me!
- Pre-TCMFF: “Preservation without access is pointless.”
- Day 1: “And in my opinion, Ginny, you should do whatever you jolly well please!”
- Day 2: “There’s nothing wrong with Ellen. It’s just that she loves too much.”
- Day 3: “Frank, we all must compromise.” “Bullshit.”
- Day 4: “You’re a sick man, Rico.”
- Wrap-Up: “It’s like putting a saddle on a pekingese but here it is.”
TCMFF 2019
- Full Schedule Posted and Where You’ll Find Me!
- Pre-TCMFF Activities: “It’s okay! Jeremy Renner is… handsome?”
- Day 1: “Can I get you anything else, sir?” “… for instance?”
- Day 2: “I think you’re swell.”
- Day 3: “You know, I’m too old for this sort of evening. I always was.”
- Day 4: “Big clocks are never wrong!”
- Wrap-Up: “Long way to go for a party.” “For the record, it’s a really good party.”
TCMFF 2020
- Stay-At-Home TCMFF Schedule and Recs: “I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams.”
- Wrap-Up: “Were you working hard?” “Yeah, but not at the bank.”
TCMFF 2021
- Interview with Alan K. Rode about DOCTOR X (1932)
- Interview with Bruce Goldstein about Pre-Code Hollywood
