David and the usual gang braved the simultaneously rebuilding and crumbling outdoor mall at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland together in person for the first time in three years for the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival, a long weekend of classic Westerns, musicals, melodramas and more with bountiful celebrity sightings and woeful food options on the side.
Films discussed include:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The Slender Thread Jewel Robbery Hail the Conquering Hero Dinner at Eight The Gunfighter Spy Smasher Strikes Back The Group All of Me The Pajama Game It’s Always Fair Weather The Letter Cocktail Hour Fatal Attraction I, the Jury Angels with Dirty Faces Houseboat The Last of Sheila The Flame and the Arrow Three on a Match The Tall T A Man Called Adam Somewhere in Time Counsellor at Law Heaven Can Wait Invaders from Mars Portrait of Jennie After the Thin Man Waterloo Bridge Fly-by-Night Key Largo Evenings for Sale 7th Heaven
About the festival, from the official site:
“Held over four days in the heart of Hollywood, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a place where movie lovers from around the world can gather to experience classic movies as they were meant to be experienced: on the big screen, in some of the world’s most iconic venues, with the people who made them. Moreover, the TCM Classic Film Festival strives to be a place where a community of movie fans of all ages can share their love of classic movies with each other, make new friends and see films as they are seldom seen today.”
About this year’s theme, from the official site:
“Reunite with fellow fans, the movies, the memories, the stars and the glamour. It’s all back live and in person just as it should be and where it all began in Hollywood. Join us for the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival. From high school reunions to homecomings, celebrate reunions from the past as we look to the future and making new memories together.”
