The fifth annual festival will be held from April 10-13 in Hollywood and coincides with TCM’s 20th Anniversary.
Passes for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival can be purchased online at the official festival website: http://www.tcm.com/festival.
Special Honors
At this year’s 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, legendary actor, filmmaker and humanitarian Jerry Lewis will be honored with a multi-tiered celebration of his remarkable career including having his hand and footprints enshrined in concrete in front of the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX. He will also be on-hand for a screening of one of his most memorable films: The Nutty Professor (1963). Additionally, Quincy Jones, who will appear at multiple events during the festival, including a 50th anniversary screening of Sidney Lumet’s powerful drama The Pawnbroker (1964), which marked Jones’ debut as a film composer will be honored.
2014 Festival Includes World Premiere Restorations of A Hard Day’s Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, How Green Was My Valley, Godzilla: The Japanese Original and Stormy Weather
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Also recent restorations of The Lodger, City Lights and; 50thAnniversary Screening of Mary Poppins; and Screenings of Meet Me in St. Louis, Blazing Saddles, The Goodbye Girl and Mr. Holland’s Opus
About the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival
The theme for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will be Family in the Movies: The Ties that Bind. Throughout the four-day lineup, the festival will showcase on-screen clans of all types – big and small, happy and imperfect, musical and dramatic. In addition, the festival will spotlight the first families of Hollywood and the filmmaking dynasties that have entertained generations. Passes for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival can be purchased through the festival website at http://www.tcm.com/festival. Pass availability is limited, so those wishing to attend the festival are encouraged to buy their passes quickly.
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which has a longstanding role in movie history and was the site of the first Academy Awards® ceremony, is set to serve as the official hotel and central gathering point for the TCM Classic Film Festival for the fifth consecutive year. The Hollywood Roosevelt also offers special rates for festival attendees. Festival screenings and events will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX, the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres and the Egyptian Theatre.
Connect with the TCM and the Classic Film Festival
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. TCM, which is available in more than 85 million homes, features the insights of hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. Currently in its 20th year as a leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials; film series like The Essentials, hosted by Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore, and Friday Night Spotlight; and annual programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February, Summer Under the Stars in August and TCM Essentials Jr. during the summer. TCM also connects with movie fans through such events as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood and the TCM Classic Cruise, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in New York City. In addition, TCM produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs, and hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com and through the Watch TCM mobile app.
TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
