TCM Classic Film Festival 2014

April 2014

Happy Birthday, Turner Classic Movies! The Atlanta-based nostalgia network celebrates its milestone 20th Anniversary this year and returned to Hollywood for a fifth consecutive time to party in style with legions of classic movie fans and film buffs. The festival upheld its tradition of quality programming, giving audiences incredible opportunities to watch their favorite films the way they were meant to be seen and hear from the talented individuals who worked on them.

Click the photos below to come along on my personal adventure through the 4-day TCM Classic Film Festival!

Opening Night of the festival celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein's first feature musical, 1955's Oklahoma!, with a world premiere restoration screening.

What you'll see:
Photos featuring film critic Leonard Maltin, Tippi Hedren, George Chakiris, Margaret O'Brien, Shirley Jones, Alec Baldwin, Maureen O'Hara, a Hitchcock Blonde reunion, & more!

Around the Festival Photo Gallery: 

 Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) introduces 1939's The Women; Richard Sherman introduces a screening of Mary Poppins and delights fans with a concert; Robert Osborne interviews Maureen O'Hara (The Quiet Man, The Parent Trap) for TCM in the Roosevelt Hotel; and Quincy Jones and Richard Dreyfuss discuss their careers

On the morning of April 12th, Jerry Lewis imprinted his hands and feet in cement, immortalizing the comedian on the Walk of Fame at TCL Theatre's (formerly Grauman's) forecourt.

What you'll see:
Photos featuring Jerry Lewis, Quentin Tarantino, Dane Cook, Richard Lewis, Illeana Douglas, Robert Osborne, Kin Shriner, & Jacob Young

In case you missed it: Check out the fun from the
2013 TCM Classic Film Festival!

The late, entirely great, Mickey Rooney was meant to attend this year, as he had previously, and his presence was profoundly missed and deeply felt among the festival-goers and TCM company. I fulfilled a lifelong dream and met him briefly last year, as shown in the photo, and I'm forever grateful for that chance encounter with a legend of our time. We love you, Mickey.