Posted by Larry Gleeson
Day 2 on the thirteenth TCM Traditional Movie Competition picked up proper the place Day 1 left off. Ben Mankiewicz and Jane Fonda launched comedic legend Lily Tomlin exterior the world-famous TCL Chinese language Theatre for Lily’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony. One would have wanted a knife to slice by way of the vitality generated to not point out a saber to disperse the bursts of laughter and humor elicited from the viewers. Later within the day, the 4K Restoration screening of Big (1956) and to listen to Ben Mankiewicz, Steven Spielberg, Geroge Stevens, Jr., and Margaret Bodde, Govt Director of The Movie Basis, talk about the movie and the significance of restoration. Big is taken into account a seminal movie, progressive for its day, and its relevance holds up right now. A must-see!
Try a few of the highlights!
- TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and particular visitor Jane Fonda honor esteemed comedienne Lily Tomlin on the TCM Traditional Movie Competition Hand & Footprint Ceremony on the TCL Chinese language Theatre
- Particular visitors Steven Spielberg, George Stevens Jr., and Margaret Bodde be a part of TCM host Ben Mankiewicz to showcase the world premiere of a 4k restoration of “Big”
- TCM host Alicia Malone welcomes two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern for a tribute screening of “Coming Residence”
- Disney legend Floyd Norman joins movie critic Leonard Maltin for a tribute to Norman’s work on “The Jungle E book”
Till subsequent time….I’ll see you on the films!