2011 TCM Festival

[pvitari]

KA-BLOOEY!

That sound you heard is my head exploding.

You will probably hear that sound again in late April emanating directly from Hollywood Boulevard as I contemplate the schedule and try to decide which films I can't miss I'm going to have to miss so I can see that other film I can't miss.

[MissGoddess]

I am liking the latest entries best of all. Too bad I can't be there again, but I hope everyone has a great time and, as last year, keep us informed of your experiences!

[Lzcutter]

MsG,

I am sad to hear that you won't be able to be with us this year at the Festival. I was looking forward to seeing you again! Hope all is well and I will keep my fingers crossed for next year!

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi,

What happened to "Carousel" and "The Constant Nymph"? These are two I've never seen and the two I am most interested in..

Larry

[pvitari]

Larry, they're both still scheduled:

http://www.tcm.com/festival/index.html# ... istoffilms

[JackFavell]

Robert Osborne has been mentioning The Constant Nymph in as many of his intros and outros as he possibly can, so I am pretty sure they won't have a last minute schedule change. I think it's a pet project for him - he seems genuinely excited about it.

[MissGoddess]

MsG,

I am sad to hear that you won't be able to be with us this year at the Festival. I was looking forward to seeing you again! Hope all is well and I will keep my fingers crossed for next year!

I am disappointed, Lynn. But I guess it was not meant to be. I would love to be there, if only to hang out with all of you and see my friends I haven't seen in years. Next time, I hope things will work out better, God willing.

I will be at the "Road to Hollywood" (love that tag) event tomorrow evening, though, which is something to look forward to. If they let me bring a camera, I may post pictures with Mr. O and Miss Lansbury.

[Lzcutter]

Larry,

The Constant Nymph is still on the schedule but, so far, there has been no announcement as to who will introduce the film. There seems to be a handful of films like that.

Hopefully, negotiations will tie up all the loose ends and we will get the schedule sometime next week.

Don't forget, we have a gathering at In-N-Out Burgers on Thursday afternoon. Come meet Kyle,filmlover, SueSueApplegate, MoraldoRubini, Jezebel,Kingrat, Pvitari and more!

As soon as we have an idea of what time the TCM festivities begin, we will set the Gathering time!

Stay tuned! Can't wait to see you again.

I think MrCutter is coming this year!

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi,

Thanks Lynn & Paula for letting me know that both films are still scheduled....

I'll be glad to see you, Lynn, and Jon again... So glad to know Marco will be there too!!
I still have your cell phone number, so will coordinate with you when I get there - I'm coming in Wednesday at noon; am staying at the Renaissance, as the Roosevelt lost my reservation. I have a code number for it but they don't!! Not impressed....

Larry

[Lzcutter]

Larry,

I'll be in town on Wednesday, too!

I think we are all going to have a terrific time!

[Lzcutter]

Thanks to Kyle in Hollywood, all Festival goers check this out:

http://www.tcm.com/festival/index.html#/events/clubtcm

And there are some names included below that will thrill more than a few folks. Look Closely.

Here's a condensed version -

Thursday, April 28th:

Noon - 12:45pm
Festival Poster Signing Event with Artist Michael Schwab

1pm - 2pm
TCM: Meet The People Behind The Network
Hopefully, Tom Brown is on the panel again this year as he and Charlie Tabesh are a great comedy duo!

2:30pm - 3:30 pm
Mickey Rooney Book/DVD Signing Event

4:15pm - 5pm
"The Man Who Shot Hollywood: Jack Pashkovsky"
Filmmaker Barry Avrich will share the story of Hollywood photographer Jack Pashkovsky

5pm - 7pm
The Festival Welcome Party!


Friday, April 29th

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Debbie Reynolds Personal Appearance and DVD Signing Event

2pm - 3pm
"The Best Trailers Ever Made: The Art Of Selling Motion Pictures"
Hosted by Marketing Executive Terry Press with a panel of "Creative Campaigners."

4pm - 5:30pm
"A Conversation With Leslie Caron" with historian Foster Hirsch
Caron will sign copies of her new autobiography "Thank Heaven: A Memoir"


Saturday, April 30th

12:30pm - 1:30pm
"A Conversation With Kevin Brownlow"
Barring a schedule conflict, you know where to find me!

_2:30pm - 3:30pm _
"Voice Doubles"
Moderated discussion of the practice of dubbing voices.
Moderator: Pete Hammond, "BoxOffice Magazine"
Panelists - Marni Nixon, Jimmy Bryant, India Adams

4:30pm - 6pm
"Fred and Kate: Behind the Scenes with Joan Kramer and David Heeley"
Documentarians Kramer and Heeley will discuss their works and relationships with Fred Astaire and Katherine Hepburn.
Includes video presentations

9pm - ???
Delco Nightingale
Philadelphia Big Band Performance


Sunday, May 1st

12:30pm - 1:30pm
"Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story Of Black Hollywood"
with Donald Bogle

2:30pm - 3:30pm
"Dancing In The Movies" Discussion
Moderator: Larry Billman
Panelists - Debbie Allen, Marge Champion, Vincent Paterson

4:30pm - 5:30pm
"Can The Magic Continue? The Art Of The Sequel" Discussion
Moderator: Pete Hammond, BoxOffice Magazine
Panelists - Peter Gruber, Brett Ratner

9pm - ???
Club TCM Closing Night Party with Doozy
LA Band Doozy performs during the final night of the Festival.

Ongoing Exhibits of the 2011 Classic Film Festival
Specially Curated Displays in Club TCM

The Man Who Shot Hollywood: Jack Pashkovsky
An exhibit of the candid photographs by the photographer.

A Tradition Is Born: The Original Concrete Slabs of Grauman's Chinese Theater
The very first footprints ever made in the forecourt of the Chinese Theater (and unseen by the public for decades) will be on display.

"Gotta Dance!: Film Posters from the Mike Kaplan Collection"
A Gallery of Dance Film Posters from the collection of artist/designer Mike Kaplan.

Hopefully a schedule is coming before the weekend!

I can't wait!

Will MoraldoRubini and Suex2 bond over Voice Doubles and Debbie Reynolds

Will Kingrat and I be front and center for the Photography of Jack Pashkovsk?

Depends on the schedule!

Stay tuned!

[Lzcutter]

It feels like a long wait but boy was it worth it.

The Schedule for the 2011 TCM Film Festival is UP!!!

Here's the link:

http://www.tcm.com/festival/index.html# ... hedule0428

Let the planning (and those hard, hard choices) begin!

[pvitari]

My head just exploded again.

Is there way I could get cloned between now and the end of April so I can see everything?

All those restored Roy Rogers movies I'm drooling to see are scheduled against other movies I'm also drooling to see!

[Lzcutter]

King,

I agree, we can officially be excited!

I am thrilled beyond words that TCM chose the Laugh-O-grams to kick off the festival. Everyone here at the Museum is thrilled. I do hope that many of you going to the Festival will be able to come to the grams on opening night. The program only runs an hour at the most and former SSO guest, JB Kaufman will be introducing the shorts and talking about why they are so important.

They are the earliest known animation by Walt and his crew in Kansas City in the early 1920s. The Walt Disney Family Museum and MOMa partnered with TCM to make this screening possible. There will be live piano accompaniment by musician Ben Model. It should be a great way to start the Festival!

I hope to see you there!

Other good news, this morning it looks like another lost film of Walt's, Hungry Hoboes, an Oswald the Rabbit cartoon from 1928, was located in a film archive in the U.K.

And yes, planning continues on the famous In-N-Out Burger gathering for that Thursday afternoon!