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TCM Classic Film Festival

2014

Introduction

The TCM Film Festival, held in the heart of Hollywood, brings movie fans from all over the world for three days of immersion in film. A film is playing at each of the festival’s five venues from 9am until late in the evening, offering the festival attendee twenty-five films from which to choose per day. The dedicated fan can see five movies each day. Most of the films had a guest speaker in attendance. A list of the films we saw at the festival is at the bottom of the page.

El Capitan Theatre

The theater has been refurbished by Disney and shows Disney films exclusively. The festival presentation of Mary Poppins (1964) was shown at the theater.

El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan Theatre
Robert Osbone
Robert Osborne

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, opened 1927, enlivens the street scene. Its unusual form was modeled on the structure of a Chinese palace. The forecourt contains the hand and footprints of many famous actors.

Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Posters

Each year the festival features distinctive posters displayed inside the venues and on buildings and signboards along Hollywood Blvd. The posters for the 2014 festival portray costumed actors behind the scenes. The poster at the top of the page shows director George Cukor and the cast of The Women (1939).

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
TCM Poster
Harold Lloyd

Festival Themes

All the films shown at the Festival fit into an overall theme. The theme for 2014 was Family in the Movies: The Ties That Bind. Each film fits into one of nine programming themes associated with the overall theme.

Films classified as Discoveries are little known, but deserving of recognition and appreciation. Essentials are acknowledged classics that must be seen and well-known to everyone who loves movies.

A Selection of the Films

Further Reading

TCM Classic Film Festival, 2012

TCM Classic Film Festival, 2013

TCM Classic Film Festival, 2015

TCM Classic Film Festival, 2016