by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) Leonard Maltin gave a rare personal interview during a Q&A at the TCM Classic Film Festival this month. Of course, he took classic movie questions and named his favorite movie director, Billy Wilder (The Apartment, Some Like It Hot, Stalag 17) and favorite movie (Casablanca). But with his daughter serving as... Continue Reading →
Recapping the TCM Classic Film Festival 2017
by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) The Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Film Festival breezed in and out of Hollywood for an eighth consecutive year earlier this month. The four-day festival was strictly a showcase for movies. Time Warner-owned TCM now offers an online movie database, streaming, books, DVDs, and wine. But Turner Classic Movies exists to... Continue Reading →
Leonard Maltin on Classic Movies
by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) With the publication of the third edition of Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965 (Plume, 2015), presented by Turner Classic Movies (TCM), I interviewed the film historian, university instructor, critic and author at his home in the San Fernando Valley about the new book, his podcast,... Continue Reading →
The Art of the Film Score: When Images Meet Music
by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) Composer Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Jurassic World, Up, The Incredibles, Inside/Out, and Zootopia) discussed "The Art of the Film Score: Creating Memories in the Movies" in an exclusive Turner Classic Movies (TCM) program at the recent TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. Beginning with a clip of 1933's King Kong featuring Max Steiner's score, Giacchino... Continue Reading →
Truth, Spotlight Writers Talk Journalism at TCM Classic Film Festival
by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) Kicking off the 7th annual Classic Film Festival in Hollywood was a 40th anniversary screening of 1976's crusading reporter-themed All the President's Men at Sid Grauman's historic Chinese Theater. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) also featured a panel discussion on journalism in movies during the recent festival. Speaking on the press in motion... Continue Reading →
The Sound of Music and the Thrill of Screenwriting
by Scott Holleran (@ScottHolleran) This year's TCM Classic Film Festival theme was History According to Hollywood. From films about Mexican revolutionaries and Islamic radicals to the 50-year-old blockbuster musical about a family fleeing the Nazis, the theme played well. TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, Leonard Maltin and others filled in for Robert Osborne, who announced that he... Continue Reading →