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*** In 2019 they did ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' for Julie Adams, ''Film/TheFly1958'' for David Hedison, ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie'' for Carol Channing, ''Film/McHalesNavy'' for Tim Conway, ''Eureka'' for Creator/RutgerHauer, ''Film/MontereyPop'' for D.A. Pennebaker, ''Film/WildStrawberries'' for Creator/BibiAndersson, and ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' for Franco Zeffirelli.

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*** In 2019 they did ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' for Julie Adams, Creator/JulieAdams, ''Film/TheFly1958'' for David Hedison, Creator/DavidHedison, ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie'' for Carol Channing, Creator/CarolChanning, ''Film/McHalesNavy'' for Tim Conway, Creator/TimConway, ''Eureka'' for Creator/RutgerHauer, ''Film/MontereyPop'' for D.A. Pennebaker, ''Film/WildStrawberries'' for Creator/BibiAndersson, and ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' for Franco Zeffirelli.
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[[http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies (TCM)]] is a [[LongRunner long-running]], commercial-free cable television network owned by Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and dedicated to airing classic films, primarily from the Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer,[[note]]both the pre-1986 library owned by Warner Bros and the post-1986 library owned by Amazon[[/note]] Creator/UnitedArtists, Creator/{{RKO}}, and [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Janus]] film libraries. TCM daily airs many familiar classics (most of them pre-1980 and often pre-1970 releases), as well as tons of foreign films and obscure rarities that likely would otherwise never see the light of day -- including some stuff that nobody would think about, like trailers and even two-reel live-action comedies. The network also makes a point of airing no outside commercials, although between (never ''during'') films they will show old film trailers, short commercials for the network's merchandise, and other interstitial material.

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[[http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies (TCM)]] is a [[LongRunner long-running]], commercial-free cable television network owned by Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and dedicated to airing classic films, primarily from the Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer,[[note]]both the pre-1986 library owned by Warner Bros Bros. and (sometimes) the post-1986 library owned by Amazon[[/note]] [[Creator/{{AmazonStudios}} Amazon MGM Studios]].[[/note]] Creator/UnitedArtists, Creator/{{RKO}}, and [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Janus]] film libraries. TCM daily airs many familiar classics (most of them pre-1980 and often pre-1970 releases), as well as tons of foreign films and obscure rarities that likely would otherwise never see the light of day -- including some stuff that nobody would think about, like trailers and even two-reel live-action comedies. The network also makes a point of airing no outside commercials, although between (never ''during'') films they will show old film trailers, short commercials for the network's merchandise, and other interstitial material.



On March 4, 2019, it was announced that Creator/WarnerBros would take over operations of TCM, along with former Turner networks Creator/CartoonNetwork, Creator/{{Boomerang}} and Creator/AdultSwim, effectively dissolving Turner Broadcasting as an autonomous unit.

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On March 4, 2019, it was announced that Creator/WarnerBros would take over operations of TCM, along with former Turner networks Creator/CartoonNetwork, Creator/{{Boomerang}} Creator/CartoonNetwork/Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/AdultSwim, Creator/{{Boomerang}}, effectively dissolving Turner Broadcasting as an autonomous unit.



* BadExportForYou: There are channels that go by names such as TCM France, TCM UK, and TCM Asia, but their programming is not the same as the U.S. flagship. This is presumed to be related to international rights to movies (though as Turner owns the MGM/WB stuff outright, that they can show endlessly without legal snafus). Many of these started life as versions of Creator/{{TNT}} before that network had its' original goal essentially stolen by TCM.

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* BadExportForYou: There are channels that go by names such as TCM France, TCM UK, and TCM Asia, but their programming is not the same as the U.S. US flagship. This is presumed to be related to international rights to movies (though as Turner Warner Bros. owns the MGM/WB Turner/MGM stuff outright, that they can show endlessly without legal snafus). Many of these started life as versions of Creator/{{TNT}} before that network had its' original goal essentially stolen by TCM.
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* BadExportForYou: There are channels that go by names such as TCM France, TCM UK, and TCM Asia, but their programming is not the same as the U.S. flagship. This is presumed to be related to international rights to movies (though as Turner owns the MGM/WB stuff outright, that they can show endlessly without legal snafus). Many of these started life as versions of Creator/{{TNT}} before that network had its' original goal essentially stolen by TCM.
* ColbertBump: For the songs they use in their promos, especially the “TCM Remembers” tribute.


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* InMemoriam:
** Since 1998, they've typically shown a "TCM Remembers" tribute to someone in the movie business who's recently died and dedicated a night of movies he/she were involved with. A montage of all those people who died the past year is also shown each December. Produced by Scott Lansing, Scott [=McGee=] and other members of Sabotage Film Group, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev1WoTDfaU4 these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTHl9a877no beautifully]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXFWlqTwvHI crafted]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7u9jlxNSA clipreels]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGCPtD0FbsY can]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0BaUWxw5k be]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhFiMeMV4_M real]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVcIissC3c Tear]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JhuMzaSKE Jerkers]]. [[https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/honoring-hollywoods-departed-the-art-of-creat/ Here's how they do it.]]
** After the death of Robert Osborne, the network aired a 48-hour marathon on March 18 and 19, 2017 showing ''Private Screenings'' interviews he conducted with Ernest Borgnine, Alan Arkin, Debbie Reynolds, and others. A special "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydOWw8BXocU TCM Remembers]]" segment was also produced, with friends and colleagues praising his life and career.
** December 29-30 of each year is typically devoted to showing films featuring film personalities who died during the year.
*** For instance, in 2016 they showed ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' for Creator/GeorgeKennedy, ''Two Girls and a Sailor'' for Gloria [=DeHaven=], ''Film/SenseAndSensibility'' for Creator/AlanRickman, ''Theatre/TheMiracleWorker'' for Creator/PattyDuke, ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' for Marni Nixon, ''Night into Morning'' for Nancy Davis Reagan, and ''Film/TheTimeMachine1960'' for Creator/AlanYoung.
*** In 2017 they did ''Film/JulesAndJim'' for Creator/JeanneMoreau, ''Film/Apollo13'' for Creator/BillPaxton, ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie'' for Creator/MaryTylerMoore, ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' for Creator/GeorgeARomero, ''Film/KellysHeroes'' for Creator/DonRickles, ''Film/GoldOfTheSevenSaints'' for Creator/RogerMoore, ''Literature/ThePhantomTollbooth'' for Creator/JuneForay and ''Film/TheWindow'' for Creator/BarbaraHale.
*** In 2019 they did ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' for Julie Adams, ''Film/TheFly1958'' for David Hedison, ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie'' for Carol Channing, ''Film/McHalesNavy'' for Tim Conway, ''Eureka'' for Creator/RutgerHauer, ''Film/MontereyPop'' for D.A. Pennebaker, ''Film/WildStrawberries'' for Creator/BibiAndersson, and ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' for Franco Zeffirelli.


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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: One of the best networks to do this on. When TCM screens a film not available on a legitimate DVD release, TCM subscribers record the film and...share the wealth...with people who don't have access to TCM.


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* MarathonRunning: They ''love'' this. Marathons of films by certain directors, from a specific time period or genre, exploring a particular theme, or starring a given actor (usually on his/her birthday) are particularly frequent. Examples:
** An all-day Creator/AkiraKurosawa marathon on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2010.
** In honor of Creator/JudyGarland's 90th birthday (June 10, 2012), they gave a 24-hour marathon of her films which were chosen by historian John Fricke (an expert on Judy Garland's work and ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''), with Fricke acting as Robert Osborne's co-host for the day.
** They also honored actress Vivien Leigh by playing a 24-hour marathon of her films on what would have been her 100th birthday (November 5, 2013).
** Every August TCM presents an event called ''Summer Under the Stars'', wherein every day of the month is devoted to a 24-hour marathon focusing on the works of a legendary movie star or beloved character actor.
** They also have an annual ''31 Days of Oscar'' event, showcasing UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning or nominated films (including many more contemporary films than under their usual format) for a month leading up to that year's ceremony.
** One of their most admirable series is ''Race and Hollywood'', which goes back to the earliest days of the network. Over an entire month, usually in the spring, they show a series of films about, starring, and ''by'' non-white people, with a focus on how the movies influence the dominant culture's view of non-whites as well as non-whites' view of themselves. Another series, ''Screened Out'', did the same for LGBT films, actors and filmmakers, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Q_EitGzp0 The Projected Image]]'' looked at the history of disability on film, and in 2005 there was "Religion on Film".
** For about 20 years starting at the TurnOfTheMillennium, the New Year's Eve prime time/early morning lineup was ALWAYS the three ''That's Entertainment!'' ClipShow films followed by the {{Spinoff}} ''That's Dancing!'' This superseded an older tradition of running the Creator/PeterSellers ''Pink Panther'' movies. In 2021, a new marathon was introduced: all six movies from ''Film/TheThinMan'' series, with the ''That's Entertainment!'' marathon pushed forward to the late morning/afternoon slots, but this only lasted two years total.
** New Year's ''Day'' usually has a marathon of science fiction movies either during the day or prime time/late night. The 2023 prime time marathon had the twist that all the films also qualified as comedies (''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', ''Film/TheReluctantAstronaut'', etc.).
** Thanksgiving Day's morning and afternoon is given over to classic family films such as ''Film/NationalVelvet'', ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', and the like. (''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' is almost guaranteed.)
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* NetworkDecay: Heroically averted thus far, as explained in detail on [[{{NetworkDecay/NotableAversions}} this page]]. TCM has ventured timorously into the world of commercials in TheNewTens, mostly for its own products relating to the film industry (video releases, books, Hollywood bus tours, the TCM Film Festival, the TCM Classic Cruise). They also have started straight-up commercials for Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's vineyard, aka the "TCM Wine Club" -- and even then there's a classic movie undertone to it considering who owns it.

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* NetworkDecay: Heroically averted Averted thus far, as explained in detail on [[{{NetworkDecay/NotableAversions}} this page]]. TCM has ventured timorously into the world of commercials in TheNewTens, mostly for its own products relating to the film industry (video releases, books, Hollywood bus tours, the TCM Film Festival, the TCM Classic Cruise). They also have started straight-up commercials for Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's vineyard, aka the "TCM Wine Club" -- and even then there's a classic movie undertone to it considering who owns it.
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* ObituaryMontage: The channel airs a "TCM Remembers" tribute each December, showing the various film personalities (from both sides of the camera) who have died in the preceding year.

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* ObituaryMontage: The channel airs a "TCM Remembers" tribute each December, showing the various film personalities (from both sides of the camera) who have died in the preceding year. The tributes are noted for their strong production and execution, along with unconventional but fitting music choices from the likes of Music/LordHuron and Music/{{M83}}.
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[[http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies (TCM)]] is a [[LongRunner long-running]], commercial-free cable television network owned by Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and dedicated to airing classic films, primarily from the Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer,[[note]]both the pre-1986 library owned by Warner Bros and the post-1986 library owned by MGM themselves[[/note]] Creator/UnitedArtists, Creator/{{RKO}}, and [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Janus]] film libraries. TCM daily airs many familiar classics (most of them pre-1980 and often pre-1970 releases), as well as tons of foreign films and obscure rarities that likely would otherwise never see the light of day -- including some stuff that nobody would think about, like trailers and even two-reel live-action comedies. The network also makes a point of airing no outside commercials, although between (never ''during'') films they will show old film trailers, short commercials for the network's merchandise, and other interstitial material.

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[[http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies (TCM)]] is a [[LongRunner long-running]], commercial-free cable television network owned by Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and dedicated to airing classic films, primarily from the Creator/WarnerBros, Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer,[[note]]both the pre-1986 library owned by Warner Bros and the post-1986 library owned by MGM themselves[[/note]] Amazon[[/note]] Creator/UnitedArtists, Creator/{{RKO}}, and [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Janus]] film libraries. TCM daily airs many familiar classics (most of them pre-1980 and often pre-1970 releases), as well as tons of foreign films and obscure rarities that likely would otherwise never see the light of day -- including some stuff that nobody would think about, like trailers and even two-reel live-action comedies. The network also makes a point of airing no outside commercials, although between (never ''during'') films they will show old film trailers, short commercials for the network's merchandise, and other interstitial material.
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TCM was launched by Creator/TedTurner on April 14, 1994, with ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' the first film aired. The late Robert Osborne was the primary on-air [[TheHost Host]] for the network from 1994 to 2016. Ben Mankiewicz (grandson of [[Film/CitizenKane Herman J.!]]) joined in 2003, mainly handling daytime and weekend airings while Osborne continued to introduce films in prime time during the week. After Osborne's death in 2017, Mankiewicz took over as the primary host. Tiffany Vazquez served as Saturday daytime host from 2016 to 2018; since then, Alicia Malone and Dave Karger have rotated to host whichever slots Mankiewicz doesn't do. (They're occasionally joined by others; see GuestHost, below.)

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TCM was launched by Creator/TedTurner on April 14, 1994, with ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' the first film aired. The late Robert Osborne was the primary on-air [[TheHost Host]] for the network from 1994 to 2016. Ben Mankiewicz (grandson of [[Film/CitizenKane Herman J.!]]) joined in 2003, mainly handling daytime and weekend airings while Osborne continued to introduce films in prime time during the week. After Osborne's death in 2017, Mankiewicz took over as the primary host. Tiffany Vazquez served as Saturday daytime host from 2016 to 2018; since then, Alicia Malone and Dave Karger have rotated to host whichever slots Mankiewicz doesn't do. (They're occasionally joined by others; see GuestHost, below.)
) Some of the more obscure films presented on TCM have no host, however.

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** Eddie Muller hosts the FilmNoir-specific ''Noir Alley'' on Saturdays at midnight.

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** In 2017 Eddie Muller hosts began hosting the FilmNoir-specific ''Noir Alley'' on Saturdays at midnight.midnight.
** Jacqueline Stewart began hosting ''Silent Sunday Nights'' in 2019.
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* NighthawksShot: The "Open All Night" interstitial that TCM runs during its late night/early morning programming ends with a live-action shot staged to look just like the ''Nighthawks'' painting.

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* NighthawksShot: The "Open All Night" interstitial that TCM runs used to run during its late night/early morning programming ends with a live-action shot staged to look just like the ''Nighthawks'' painting.
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* NetworkDecay: [[DoingItForTheArt Heroically averted thus far]], as explained in detail on [[{{NetworkDecay/NotableAversions}} this page]]. TCM has ventured timorously into the world of commercials in TheNewTens, mostly for its own products relating to the film industry (video releases, books, Hollywood bus tours, the TCM Film Festival, the TCM Classic Cruise). They also have started straight-up commercials for Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's vineyard, aka the "TCM Wine Club" -- and even then there's a classic movie undertone to it considering who owns it.

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* NetworkDecay: [[DoingItForTheArt Heroically averted thus far]], far, as explained in detail on [[{{NetworkDecay/NotableAversions}} this page]]. TCM has ventured timorously into the world of commercials in TheNewTens, mostly for its own products relating to the film industry (video releases, books, Hollywood bus tours, the TCM Film Festival, the TCM Classic Cruise). They also have started straight-up commercials for Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's vineyard, aka the "TCM Wine Club" -- and even then there's a classic movie undertone to it considering who owns it.

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