On HBO max
Join us in the Classics Curated By TCM Hub on HBO Max, where we’ve created a dedicated Festival destination for classic movie fans. Starting at 8pm ET on Thursday, May 6 Festival programming will be presented in specially-crafted themes for you to explore featuring exclusive new interviews with actors and filmmakers, special presentations by notable film experts, rarely seen archival content and a wide selection of beloved classic movies curated by the experts at TCM.
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Opening Night Film
60th anniversary celebration of the modern day “Romeo and Juliet” set in a New York City ghetto about a Polish teen from one gang who falls for a Puerto Rican girl whose brother is from a rival gang.
Tributes
Actor Danny Glover discusses his prolific career and iconic film roles with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz. Featured tribute titles include The Color Purple (1985) and Grand Canyon (1991).
Actress Ali MacGraw discusses her career and her most iconic films with Natasha Gregson Wagner, actress and daughter of Natalie Wood and Richard Gregson. Featured tribute titles include Love Story (1970) and The Getaway (1972).
Martin Short
Actor and comedian Martin Short reflects on his influential career with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz. Featured tribute titles include Innerspace (1987) and Clifford (1994).
The Masters of Filmmaking
Barbara Kopple
Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple introduces her debut feature documentary Harlan County USA (1976).
Barry Levinson
Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson introduces his Oscar-nominated dramatic comedy Good Morning, Vietnam (1987).
Steve McQueen
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen introduces his feature-length film debut Hunger (2008).
(Photo Credit: John Russo)
Mira Nair
Director Mira Nair introduces her award-winning drama The Namesake (2006).
Rob Reiner
Oscar-nominated director Rob Reiner introduces his Oscar-winning thriller Misery (1990).
Martin Scorsese
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese introduces his Oscar-nominated gangster drama GoodFellas (1990).
(Photo Credit: Brigitte Lacombe)
Essentials
All the President’s Men
The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein tie the Watergate break-in to the White House.
World War II veterans struggle on their return to a society that they once knew. Issues of anger, injury and love rise to the surface in this Best Picture winner.
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Detective Sam Spade investigates the theft of a priceless statue.
North by Northwest
A suave, successful New York advertising executive finds himself, through a case of mistaken identity, embroiled in a web of intrigue and murder that takes him across the country to prove his innocence to the police.
A small-time criminal fakes insanity in hopes of doing easy time in a mental hospital.
A veteran returning to Texas after the Civil War discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece, and sets out on a journey to find her.
A falling star marries the newcomer he’s helping reach the top.
In New York, a detective, his wife and his dog solve the murder case of an eccentric inventor.
A woman believes that an enamored dancer is her best friend’s husband.
60th anniversary celebration of the modern day “Romeo and Juliet” set in a New York City ghetto about a Polish teen from one gang who falls for a Puerto Rican girl whose brother is from a rival gang.
Discoveries
Antwone Fisher
The true story of a young man healing from a traumatic past and finding hope and a new future after seeing a Navy psychiatrist.
A reckless jet pilot goes to work for a demanding aviation tycoon.
A spoiled and beautiful young pop singer wanders across Paris while awaiting the results of a medical test that may show she has cancer.
The Decline of Western Civilization
Documentary cameras capture the thriving Los Angeles punk scene of the early 1980s.
Dogfight
Set in 1963, a romance involving a Marine on his way to Vietnam who encounters more than he bargained for when he takes part in a sadistic Marine ritual.
A tale that follows two struggling musicians that bond over their love of music, causing them to find confidence in each other and themselves.
An ex-con and a homeless ex-sailor meander cross-country from California to Detroit.
A married doctor falls for a dancer while his wife develops an attraction to the latter’s husband in this world premiere restoration with a new score by Ben Model.
U.S. agents infiltrate a deadly counterfeiting ring.
The Third Reich’s rise tears apart a German family.
Victim
A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.
Special Collections
The L.A. Rebellion
This late 1960s-early 1990s independent film movement was founded by Black film students at UCLA, including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash and Billy Woodberry and features influences by African cinema and Italian neo-realism. Includes Bless Their Little Hearts (1983), Daughters of the Dust (1991) and To Sleep with Anger (1990).
Immigrants in America
Featuring films that offer a look at a range of US immigrant experiences, this collection features works by Jim Jarmusch, Elia Kazan, and Michael Curtiz. Includes America, America (1963), The Black Legion (1937) and Stranger Than Paradise (1984).
Hawks & The Art of Comedy
One of the top directors of the studio era, Howard Hawks excelled in many genres but especially made his mark with the screwball comedies featured in this collection. Includes Ball of Fire (1941), Bringing Up Baby (1938) and His Girl Friday (1940).
The Méliès Mystery
This collection is devoted to one of the earliest and most influential silent filmmakers, Georges Méliès, and features five recently restored short films (A Trip to the Moon, The Impossible Voyage, Four Troublesome Heads, The Infernal Cauldron, The Old Hag) and the U.S. premiere of a new documentary about his innovative art.
MGM Musicals & Outtakes
Legendary studio MGM was especially known for its musicals, and this collection features films starring one of the top musical stars of all time, Gene Kelly, as well as rare outtakes from these movies. Includes It’s Always Fair Weather (1955), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949).
By Powell & Pressburger
The partnership of British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger produced a unique body of work championed by directors such as Martin Scorsese. Includes Black Narcissus (1947), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and The Red Shoes (1948).
The Streets of New York
The setting for hundreds of Hollywood classics, this collection highlights the Big Apple in key films from different eras and includes a special short subject for each film produced by film historian and New Yorker Bruce Goldstein. Includes The Naked City (1948), Speedy (1928) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).
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