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In a letter sent to “the TCM Classic Film Festival Community” today. Turner Classic Movies has confirmed that, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, their live and in-person Four Day Classic Film Fest that normally takes place in April in Hollywood is formally moving to a virtual format in 2021. Drawing a crowd of…

Since 2010 when Turner Classic Movies first had the idea to go live with their own Hollywood film festival celebrating the classics that make the basic cable channel that a true outpost of sanity for film lovers of all stripes, I have religiously attended each and every year. I was certainly looking forward to the…

Turner Classic Movies has named Pola Changnon the new general manager of the network. Changnon, formerly SVP of marketing, studio produciton and talent for TCM, replaces Jennifer Dorian, who TCM says has chosen to leave after 20 years at Turner. Changnon will now be responsible for the day-to-day operations of TCM…

In a strikingly quick turnaround by the standards of subscription streaming, the Criterion Channel officially launched today, just a few months after the late, lamented FilmStruck went dark. Deadline spoke with Criterion Collection president Peter Becker about the relaunch, but before we get to the conversation, here…

Turner Classic Movies and the African American Film Critics Association have partnered on The Black Experience on Film, a monthlong programming initiative showcasing portrayals of African-Americans throughout cinematic history. Hosted by 13 different members of the AAFCA from print, online and broadcast outlets…

In the days following the death of beloved Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, the network has found cause for celebration—not only in Osborne’s legacy, but in the legacy of father-son filmmakers Carl and Rob Reiner, who will be honored with a shared hand and footprint ceremony on April 7 outside Hollywood’s…

Turner Classic Movies is paying tribute to its longtime host next weekend with a 48-hour marathon of Robert Osborne’s most memorable TCM interviews and moments. Osborne, who died Monday at 84, had been the face of the cable network since its 1994 launch. Starting at 6 AM ET on Saturday, March 18, programming will…

Robert Osborne, the urbane longtime host of Turner Classic Movies who authored a definitive books on the history of the Oscars, has died. He was 84. He had been off the air with an undisclosed health issue for most of 2017, and TCM announced the news in a statement emailed to media outlets (see below). “Robert was…

With a launch scheduled for October 19, Turner today filled in some of the missing information about FilmStruck — the subscription video on demand service from Turner Classic Movies it announced earlier this year for fans of arthouse, indie, foreign, and cult films. A basic subscription will go for $6.99 a month…

Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre will soon have the capability to screen “rare and fragile” 35mm nitrate film prints thanks to a film preservation project undertaken by The Film Foundation, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and Turner Classic Movies, in conjunction with the American Cinematheque. "When I was told…

Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events are extending their partnership to screen classic films in theaters through 2016. TCM and Fathom Events began their partnership in 2012 to show classic film titles several times a year. With the extended partnership, classic movies will be screened monthly in select theaters…

Turner Classic Movies today announced the launch of a new branding campaign positioning the network as the “ultimate movie destination” with network tagline “Let’s Movie.” TCM will launch the brand campaign on-air and online at TCM.com and on the Watch TCM mobile apps on Tuesday, and will promote through social media…