In addition to his prolific career during the Golden Age, Star of the Month Ricardo Montalbán continued to shine throughout the later decades and across genres – including working with John Wayne in THE TRAIN ROBBERS ('73).
See it as part of tonight's lineup, starting at 8pm ET.
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Choreographer and filmmaker @adammshankman shares his earliest movie-theater memory, dream-dance partner from the Golden Age, and more – as part of tonight's encore presentation of our Two for One series.
See his full conversation with @BenMank77 at 8pm ET.
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This was fun. And much harder than I thought. Thanks, @Criterion.
✨Ben Mankiewicz’s Closet Picks! ✨
The Turner Classic Movies host celebrates the new Stanley Kubrick season of @tcm's podcast The Plot Thickens with THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY, praises how Orson Welles’s collaborators on CITIZEN KANE enabled him to make an unforgettable film, and shares his love for crime dramas like THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE.
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✨Ben Mankiewicz’s Closet Picks! ✨
The Turner Classic Movies host celebrates the new Stanley Kubrick season of @tcm's podcast The Plot Thickens with THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY, praises how Orson Welles’s collaborators on CITIZEN KANE enabled him to make an unforgettable film, and shares his love for crime dramas like THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE.
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THE TRAMP AND THE DICTATOR (2002) explores the making and legacy of Charlie Chaplin’s THE GREAT DICTATOR ('40), examining how Chaplin challenged fascism and advocated for the better treatment of people everywhere.
See it tonight as we conclude our Films on Film series at 8pm ET.
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We are enormously proud this season of #ThePlotThickens. Our 7th season. Partnered with @Criterion. So many surprises about Stanley Kubrick. Definitely a story worth telling, which is why this season of The Plot Thickens goes to 11.
(As in 11 episodes). @tcm
At age 13, Stanley Kubrick's father gifts him his first camera, which leads to a prestigious job at a famous magazine... and the opportunity to watch a film being made on the streets of NYC.
Episode 1 of The Plot Thickens: Stanley is available now on your favorite podcast app.
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From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, director Stanley Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock in THE SHINING.
See its TCM premiere tonight at 8pm ET as part of our spotlight, Completely Kubrick.
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.@BenMank77 shares how documentary filmmaking enhances our appreciation of the rich craft behind the films we love – as we continue our latest franchise, Films on Film.
See the next installment tomorrow with Giuseppe Tornatore's ENNIO (2021) at 8pm ET.
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At age 13, Stanley Kubrick's father gifts him his first camera, which leads to a prestigious job at a famous magazine... and the opportunity to watch a film being made on the streets of NYC.
Episode 1 of The Plot Thickens: Stanley is available now on your favorite podcast app.
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Pioneered by Stanley Kubrick, the "Kubrick Stare" portrays the film's subject with a down-tilted head staring straight-on, while the camera shoots them at eye-level or a slightly low angle.
Stream Episode 1 of The Plot Thickens: Stanley tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
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SWORDSMEN OF SIENA ('62) was filmed on location in Italy, giving its swashbuckling adventure a genuine Renaissance atmosphere – featuring historic architecture to help bring 16th-century Siena to life.
See it tonight as part of our Swashbuckler Spotlight, starting at 8pm ET.
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Star of the Month Ricardo Montalbán with costars Armando Silvestre and Cyd Charisse on the set of MARK OF THE RENEGADE ('51).
See it tonight as we continue his Star of the Month lineup, starting at 8pm ET.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4ykpyvr
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No question - nobody tells a better “you got the part” story than @thesherylralph after Sidney Poitier cast her in her first film, “A Piece of the Action.” Hear her tell it tonight on @TCM, as she and I introduce it along with “To Sir, With Love.”
Emmy-award winning actress and singer, @thesherylralph shares her movie theater memories, the musicals that inspired her, and MORE – as she joins us for tonight's encore presentation of our Two for One series.
See her dream-double feature with @BenMank77 at 8pm ET.
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TCM Hosts @davekarger and Alicia Malone reflect on their careers, enduring friendship, and writing their respective books – 50 MOVIE NIGHTS and MURDER AT THE MOVIES.
Join us tonight as we celebrate Dave's latest release with a special lineup at 8pm ET.
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A star studded evening in Los Angeles at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Film, art and storytelling collide at the 300,000 square foot campus founded by filmmaker George Lucas and businesswoman Mellody Hobson.
Learn more here: bit.ly/37neqlJ
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