Exclusively for passholders, Club TCM is a private locale in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel where movie fans can gather to relax, meet new friends, and attend special presentations and events with many of our celebrity guests. Recreating the flavor of bygone Hollywood hotspots, Club TCM embodies true Hollywood glamour and is located in the Blossom Room - site of the very first Academy Awards banquet.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
EXHIBITS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Silent Auction - (Wednesday, 4/11 through Friday, 4/13)
You are invited to take part in a Silent Aution where you can win a reproduction of the VERTIGO (1958) movie poster signed by Kim Novak or a 1971 re-released 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA movie poster signed by Kirk Douglas. The auction will take place in the lobby of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The winner of the VERTIGO movie poster will also receive two tickets to Kim Novak's Offical Hand-print Ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater.
Proceeds from the silent auction support The Film Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to film preservation and restoration. Please visit www.film-foundation.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Meet TCM: The People Behind the Network
Want to know more about the behind the scenes at TCM? Join staffers who will share insights into programming, the creative look of the channel, and what's new at the network.
3:00pm - 4:00pm - The Maltese Touch of Evil: New Perspectives on Film Noir
TCM brand manager Shannon Clute and film scholar Richard Edwards--creators of the popular Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir podcast series--discuss the literary origins and self-conscious visual style of noir with TCM senior writer/producer Scott McGee. After the conversation, Clute and Edwards will sign copies of their new book.
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Conversation with Hutton Wilkinson, President & Artistic Designer, Tony Duquette Studios, Inc.
Tony Duquette was an iconic American set designer, art director, and jewelry creator during Hollywood's golden age. Since Tony Duquette's passing in 1999, his design studios have been overseen by his longtime business partner, designer Hutton Wilkinson, who brings to TCM Tony Duquette's and his own unique take on Hollywood glamour.
5:00pm - 7:00pm - Festival Welcome Party
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
12:30pm - 1:30pm - The History of the Oscars' Red Carpet
The Oscars' red carpet is the longest-running fashion runway in history, from Gilbert Adrian's inimitable gowns for 1930s movie star queens Norma Shearer and Jean Harlow, to Marlene Dietrich's Diors and Audrey Hepburn's de Givenchys, to Cher's outrageous Bob Mackie looks at the Academy Awards®; in the presentation, Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore will trace the trends and politics of red carpet dressing, with photos of fabulous frocks and flops from the 1920s to the present.
2:30pm - 4:00pm - The Ultimate Film Noir
Join noir expert Eddie Muller and actress Rose McGowan as they select, and debate, the cast and crew of their dream movie--the perfect film noir. Supported by sensational film clips, the pair chooses the writer, cinematographer, director, composer, and performers who best exemplified Hollywood's sexy and sinister "noir style."
5:30pm - 6:30pm - So You Think You Know Movies
Test your movie knowledge and win fun TCM prizes at this session of film clips and movie trivia hosted by Bruce Goldstein, creator of the award-winning repertory programming at New York's Film Forum. Novices and experts are welcome at this team challenge, and you can join a team on the spot (minimum two team members, maximum eight).
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
12:30pm - 2:00pm - The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Enter the glamorous and gritty world of costume with Hollywood costume designer and author Deborah Nadoolman Landis (Raiders of the Lost Ark). Actors depend on costume designers to transform them into the authentic people in the screenplay and the iconic styles created continue to inspire generations of fans.
3:30pm - 4:30pm - African Americans On-Screen: 1903 to the Present
Film historian Donald Bogle presents a lively and perceptive presentation examining stereotypes of African Americans in cinema and also highlights the extraordinary way in which some talented Black performers transcended or transformed their roles. From D. W. Griffith's shocking The Birth of the Nation through the arrival of such performers as Hattie McDaniel, Paul Robeson, post-World War II era stars Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge; to Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson; to the present with luminaries like Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, and Halle Berry--it's a look at changing images, changing controversies, and changing achievements.
6:00pm - 7:00pm - Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures from the Academy Film Archive Collection
The Academy Film Archive shares some unique gems from its collection with a screening of specially-selected home movie footage from Hollywood's golden age. The 16mm home movie craze extended to Hollywood film professionals, including stars and directors who captured not only their families and friends, but behind-the-scenes activities on their sets as well. The Academy Film Archive houses a wide variety of such films and will present a selection of excerpts including footage of Shirley Temple on the set of Heidi, Fred MacMurray and his family at home, Esther Williams teaching her children to swim, Steve McQueen taking his family to Disneyland and many more. Don't miss this rare opportunity to enjoy this unique and rarely-screened footage.
Special guests to include Margaret O'Brien and members of the MacMurray family, Steve McQueen's former wife, Neile Adams McQueen Toffel, and Henry Koster's son, Robert Koster. Presented by Randy Haberkamp, Director of Educational Programs and Special Projects for AMPAS and Lynne Kirste, Special Collections Curator at the Archive.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
10:00am -2:00pm - Classic Movie Memorabilia Appraisals by Bonhams
(Lobby of Roosevelt Hotel)
The TCM Classic Film Festival is proud to partner with the world renowned Bonhams auction house to provide expert appraisals of classic movie memorabilia for select passholders. Come and watch as the experts at Bonhams help your fellow Festival goers learn more about their silver screen collectibles. Through these clinics Bonhams' experts have discovered many important items that have gone on to bring record prices at auction.
Note: While this event is open to the public, appraisal participation is limited to passholders who have pre-registered.
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Imagemakers: The Truth Behind Hollywood's PR Machine from the Golden Age to Now
Three of Hollywood's top imagemakers explore the rich history, ugly truths and fascinating realities behind the making and breaking of the biggest stars from Hollywood's golden age to today's tumultuous internet-driven world. In this entertaining and informative panel, learn the secrets of the town's hidden public relations machinery and find out how these unheralded wizards of PR got--and get--their star clients in--and out--of the headlines, and how much the business has changed from the days of hard-bitten press agents to today's image-conscious PR specialists.
MODERATOR:
Pete Hammond is the awards columnist for Deadline Hollywood and Movieline.com after four years at the Los Angeles Times. He is also the film critic for Box Office Magazine and has five Emmy Awards for his television writing.
PANELISTS:
Henri Bollinger heads his own public relations firm that specializes in creating publicity and promotion campaigns for entertainment industry clients. He is presently president of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society (EPPS), served five terms as president of the Publicists Guild of America and is a member of AMPAS.
Dick Guttman started as a press agent in college. His 55 years in the trade began at Rogers & Cowan but were primarily in his two firms, Guttman & Pam and Guttman Associates--the former an empire, the latter a boutique. He has represented between 500 and a thousand major stars, films, books and products.
Arnold Robinson is a vice president at Rogers & Cowan. Notable clients Mr. Robinson has worked with include Quincy Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Costner, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Robert Zemeckis, James Caan, and Dolly Parton, among others.
2:30pm - 3:30pm - Designing Iconic Movie Imagery
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Art Direction Branch share insider insights on how art directors use sets, locations, costumes and props to aid storytelling and build characters.
MODERATOR:
Randy Haberkamp is the Director of Educational Programs and Special Projects for AMPAS.
PANELISTS:
Jim Bissell is a production designer whose career highlights span from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) to Mission: Impossible--Ghost Protocol (2011).
Terence March is a production designer whose credits include Doctor Zhivago (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Oliver! (1968).
Jan Pascale is a set decorator who has worked on such films as Training Day (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and Good Night, and Good Luck (2005).
4:30pm - 5:30pm - The Brown Derby: A Hollywood Legend
The Brown Derby was the world's most famous restaurant and a who's who of the glamorous film industry when Hollywood shaped the dreams of the world. For over four decades, the restaurant was host to Hollywood's legendary style icons. Mark Willems will speak on the Derby's stellar history, presenting extraordinary photographs that document the evolution of "Hollywood Style."
9:00pm - Midnight - Festival Closing Party
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
SELECT WORKS FROM THE GASTON COLLECTION PROVIDED BY BONHAMS
TCM is proud to partner with Bonhams auction house to present a special preview of their June 24 auction of entertainment memorabilia in Los Angeles. During the height of the Great Depression, three brothers, Jerome, Norton and Edward Gaston, ran a commercial art business out of a studio located in the basement of the Fox Theater in Long Beach, CA. Using magazine images and black and white photographs of movie stars supplied by such film studios as Columbia and RKO, the brothers created large "show signs," primarily using gouache on board, that were larger and more vivid--or more closely tuned to what the individual theater was showing--than the film posters issued by the studio itself. For further details about this special exhibit and Bonhams' upcoming memorabilia auction, please visit www.bonhams.com/us.
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MAGNUM PHOTOS
Magnum Photos is a legendary photographic co-operative. Founded by a group of prominent photographers including Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Magnum has long maintained a relationship with filmmakers--working on film sets to capture behind-the-scenes moments, photographing film directors, actors and actresses on and off the camera and documenting their private lives. TCM is proud to partner with Magnum to display a selection of rarely-seen images that illustrates private and public moments of filmmaking from the sets of movies like Notorious, The Misfits and the original Planet of the Apes.
THE ART OF COSTUME DESIGN: SKETCHES FROM THE ACADEMY'S MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY
TCM is proud to present this selection of wardrobe sketches from the archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, reflecting the art of costume design. From Travis Banton to Edith Head, these sketches represent the contribution of costume designers who help create the vision of these film characters. Special thanks to Anne Coco and Randy Haberkamp and the Academy for their support of this exhibit.
DRESS FROM SABRINA (1954)
Designed by Hubert de Givenchy, this dress represents one of the highlights of Audrey Hepburn's influence on style. Hepburn personally requested that de Givenchy oversee her wardrobe for the film--the first of their many collaborations, which included Funny Face (1957), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Charade (1964).
TCM thanks the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund for the generous loan of this dress. For more information about the Audrey Hepburn's Children's Fund, please visit www.audreyhepburn.com.
