Posted by Larry Gleeson
The 2025 TCM Traditional Movie Competition will open in Hollywood, California, from April 24–27. The competition’s theme is:
GRAND ILLUSIONS: FANTASTIC WORLDS ON FILM
The competition will embody movies equivalent to:
GEORGE STEVENS: A FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY (1984)
George Stevens, Jr., produced and narrates this take a look at his father’s life and work. It contains interviews with Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Hermes Pan, Frank Capra, John Huston, Alan J. Pakula and Fred Astaire, and options beforehand unreleased footage of Stevens’ cinematic efforts throughout World Struggle II; discovered solely after his loss of life, this footage is the one full-color movie ever shot in the course of the struggle. Stevens might be bestowed with this yr’s Robert J. Osborne Award, given yearly on the TCM Traditional Movie Competition honoring those that protect traditional movie. The award is called after Robert Osborne, a longtime host of Turner Traditional Motion pictures.
Automobile Wash (1976)
A groundbreaking comedy directed by 2025 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL HONOREE, Michael Schultz, that follows a day within the lives of a gaggle of workers at a Los Angeles automotive wash performed by a “who’s who” forged of notable entertainers together with Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Franklyn Ajaye, and The Pointer Sisters.
Beau Geste (1926)
A silent journey drama starring Ronald Colman as a person who joins the French Overseas Legion . World premiere restoration offered with dwell accompaniment by the Mont Alto Movement Image Orchestra.
Ben-Hur (1959)
An epic starring Charlton Heston as a Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, who’s betrayed and enslaved by a Roman buddy. World premiere restoration.
The Large Combo (1955)
A movie noir starring Cornel Wilde as a police detective decided to take down against the law boss. World premiere 4K Ignite Movies restoration created by the UCLA Movie and Tv Archives with funding from the Movie Basis.
2001: A House Odyssey (1968)
Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic about humanity’s evolution and the mysteries of area and time.
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