79-524: FilmStruck was a film streaming service from Turner Classic Movies which catered to cinephiles and focused on rare, classic, foreign, arthouse , and independent cinema. It launched in November 2016 and succeeded Hulu as the exclusive online streaming home of The Criterion Collection . It was discontinued on November 29, 2018. FilmStruck was launched on November 1, 2016, after being announced in April 2016. At
158-509: A Star of the Month throughout the year in which most, if not all, feature films from a film star are shown during that night's schedule. August is the only month to not have a Star of the Month due to Summer Under the Stars . Silent Sunday Nights is a weekend late-night programming block showcasing silent cinema broadcasting on Sunday midnights Eastern Time. In 2013, Ben Mankiewicz began hosting
237-419: A $ 56 million bid for Carolco Pictures ' library. 20th Century Fox , which had originally agreed to buy the library for $ 50 million, had dropped their bid to $ 47.5 million and ultimately dropped out of contention, making this acquisition Canal+'s first foray into library acquisitions. Le Studio Canal+'s original plan was to build a pan-European distribution network. They made their first known acquisition into
316-490: A 15-episode documentary about the development and advancement of the medium of motion pictures. Drawing on its exhaustive film library, Turner Classic Movies complemented each episode with short films and feature films from the familiar to the little-seen. The Peabody Award praised Turner Classic Movies's The Story of Film "for its inclusive, uniquely annotated survey of world cinema history". In April 2016, TCM announced it had partnered with The Criterion Collection to create
395-485: A 45% stake in the Sogepaq division of Spain's Sogecable (Vivendi Universal owned 21% of Sogecable at the time) for $ 36.2 million, also giving the company a 73% controlling stake in its Spanish subsidiary StudioCanal España and a minority stake in the joint venture Warner Sogefilms . In October 2002, StudioCanal and BAC Majestic parted ways, terms of the deal included the sale of Mars Distribution to StudioCanal thus giving
474-437: A corporate restructure. StudioCanal's most notable productions from its early years include Terminator 2: Judgment Day , JFK , Basic Instinct , Cliffhanger , Under Siege , Free Willy , and the original Stargate movie. In those days, it was known as either Le Studio Canal+ or simply Canal+. Other films the company financed include U-571 , Bully , and Bridget Jones's Diary . StudioCanal also funded
553-667: A cost of $ 30 million. In August 1996, TCM obtained an exclusive, three-year licensing deal to 36 films from Sony Pictures Entertainment (primarily film content from Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures ). In April 2004, near their 10th anniversary, TCM purchased the television licensing rights to 146 titles from Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures. In August of the same year, 20th Century Fox agreed to license several classic film titles from their library. In 2014, Walt Disney Studios agreed to license titles from their library, including episodes from their anthology television series . These were aired during their Treasures From
632-423: A film of her choice on-air with Robert Osborne. In January 2018, Vasquez announced on Twitter she had taped her last introductions and her contract was not renewed. That same year, Dave Karger and Alicia Malone were jointly announced as full-time hosts for the network. In September 2019, Jacqueline Stewart was hired and became the network's first African-American host. Turner Classic Movies regularly airs
711-516: A foreign market in 1997 when they bought a 20% minority stake in Germany's Tobis Film ; they would later increase the stake to 60% in February 2000, renaming the company Tobis StudioCanal. On 1 December 1998, all of Canal+ film, television, music, video production activities, etc., were grouped into a new entity, Canal+ Image, which was rebranded as StudioCanal in 2000. In July 2001, StudioCanal acquired
790-610: A four-film marathon block titled "Night in Noir City". In June of the same year, he was invited back to host their "Friday Night Spotlight," showcasing 16 noir films with adapted stories by crime fiction writers, including Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain . He was invited back again for the Summer of Darkness retrospective in 2015, which proved popular with viewers. In October 2022, TCM announced their latest programming block titled Musical Matinee broadcasting musical films, primarily from
869-966: A majority stake Utrecht-based independent film production and distribution firm Dutch FilmWorks , marking an expansion into the Benelux for StudioCanal. In April 2024, it was announced that StudioCanal had launched a new label dedicated to publishing book-to-screen adaptations called StudioCanal Stories . As of May 2024 the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US. In September 2024, StudioCanal had announced that they're rebranding their merchandising and licensing company The Copyrights Group as their own children's division named StudioCanal Kids & Family to expand their kids and family brand portfolio and they will also lead on worldwide brand development, licensing and retail services including their own IP Paddington Bear, with their CEO Francoise Guyonnet continuing to be
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#1732855725727948-1019: A majority stake in Munich-based producer and distributor Tandem Productions , marking the company's first major move into television production. StudioCanal would later buy out the company's remaining shares in May 2020. In July 2012, StudioCanal announced that they've made a deal with Australian & New Zealans cinema chain Hoyts to acquire the latter's independent film distribution division Hoyts Distribution as their third expansion, marking StudioCanal's first acquisition outside of Europe with StudioCanal giving opportunities to make their productions in Australia and Hoyts Distribution CEO Robert Slaviero will continue to workthe acquired Australian company StudioCanal. A year later in April 2013, StudioCanal announced that they've rebranded their Australian division Hoyts Distribution under
1027-669: A meeting with WBD CEO David Zaslav to discuss them. They later issued a joint statement, explaining that the channel has been a "precious resource of cinema, open 24 hours a day seven days a week", and had "always been a profitable endeavor". On June 23, 2023, WBD appointed the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group's CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy as heads of the network, reporting to head of U.S. Networks Kathleen Finch. The pair stated that "We have each spent time talking to Zaslav, separately and together, and it's clear that TCM and classic cinema are very important to him. Our primary aim
1106-459: A montage of select shots of the deceased's work. Every December, a more inclusive TCM Remembers interstitial is produced, featuring a selection of clips interspersed with scenes from settings such as an abandoned drive-in (2012) or a theatre which is closing down (2013). Since 2001, most of the soundtracks for these have been introspective melodies by indie artists such as Badly Drawn Boy (2007) or Steve Earle (2009). 2015's song, "Quickly Now",
1185-580: A result, the company's library is one of the largest in the world. As of 2024 the company holds more than 9,000 titles. StudioCanal owns the libraries of the following companies: StudioCanal currently owns the rights to over 30 television series, mostly produced by TANDEM Productions and Red Production Company , including The Avengers , Rambo: The Force of Freedom , Paranoid , Public Eye , Crazyhead , Take Two , Wanted Dead or Alive , The Adventures of Paddington (2019), and international rights to The Big Valley Outside France ,
1264-466: A special month of film marathons. 31 Days of Oscar is a programming block airing each Oscar season on the network during the month of the Academy Awards . Each feature that TCM airs in this block can be either an Oscar winner or nominee. Each August, TCM airs Summer Under the Stars , featuring an entire daily schedule devoted to the filmographies of a particular actor, with programming pertaining to
1343-463: A subscription streaming service called FilmStruck . The service included a curated selection of more than 1,000 classic Hollywood, international, arthouse and independent films, including those from the Janus Films and Kino libraries. FilmStruck was launched on November 1, 2016, and included exclusive bonus content such as hosted introductions, interviews and rare media. In November 2018, FilmStruck
1422-415: A tribute to recently deceased film personalities (including actors, producers, composers, directors, writers, and cinematographers) which occasionally airs during promotional breaks between films. The segments appear in two forms: individual tributes and a longer end-of-year compilation. Following the recent death of an especially famous film personality (usually an actor or filmmaker), the segment will feature
1501-516: Is a French film production and distribution company. The company is a subsidiary of the Canal+ Group , owned by Vivendi . As of May 2024 the company has 14 production companies in Europe and the US, and holds around 9,000 titles in its extensive film library. On 1 January 1987, Canal+ Productions was founded as a cinema film co-production subsidiary of the cable channel which had been established in November 1984, Canal+ . The subscription channel
1580-651: Is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery . Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia . The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment Co. film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and
1659-422: Is to ensure that TCM's programming is untouched and protected." On June 28, it was announced that Scorsese, Spielberg, and Anderson would actively collaborate with De Luca and Abdy on the network's direction; a spokesperson stated that "TCM is not immune to the very real pressure on the entire linear ecosystem, but we have taken steps to ensure that we stay true to the mission of the network — bringing more titles to
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#17328557257271738-919: The British Isles , Australia , New Zealand and Germany , StudioCanal does not have a formal distribution unit per se , instead relying on other distribution studios and home video distributors to handle their titles. In North America for example, The Criterion Collection , Rialto Pictures , Lionsgate Home Entertainment , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (for the Embassy catalog), Universal Pictures (for co-productions), Shout! Studios and Kino Lorber distribute StudioCanal's back catalogue on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (in addition, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Image Entertainment previously owned several of their titles). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has handled distribution of StudioCanal/Hoyts Distribution films in Australia and New Zealand on DVD and Blu-ray since early 2013. From
1817-732: The Golden Age of Hollywood . The program is hosted by Dave Karger and broadcasts on Saturday afternoons Eastern Time. Singin' in the Rain (1952) was the block's first film broadcast on November 5, 2022. TCM features a monthly programming block called the TCM Guest Programmer , in which one of the hosts is joined by a celebrity guest responsible for choosing that evening's films (examples of such programmers during 2012 include Jules Feiffer , Anthony Bourdain , Debra Winger , Ellen Barkin , Spike Lee , Regis Philbin and Jim Lehrer ). Since 2023,
1896-567: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film studio for $ 1.5 billion. On March 25, 1986, the deal was finalized, with Turner renaming the studio MGM Entertainment Co. Furthermore, Turner's purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer separated the studio from United Artists , which remained with Kirk Kerkorian , after they had merged in 1981. However, concerns over MGM and Turner Broadcasting 's corporate debt load (totaling $ 2 billion) resulted in Turner selling
1975-725: The TCM Guest Programmer block has appeared sporadically, with appearances from Martin Scorsese (during his promotional tour of his 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon ), Noah Baumbach , George Miller (during his promotional tour of his 2024 film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ), Kevin Costner (during his promotional tour of his 2024 film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 ), and Ryan Reynolds (during his promotional tour of his 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine ). Turner Classic Movies suspends its regular schedule twice each year for
2054-732: The Watch TCM app for iOS, Android, and Blackberry had some TCM Movie Database information. Leonard Maltin's reviews appear in the TCM Movie Database. On March 4, 2019, Time Warner's new owner AT&T (who renamed the company WarnerMedia ) announced a planned reorganization to effectively dissolve the Turner Broadcasting System division, which involved Cartoon Network , Adult Swim , Turner Classic Movies, and digital media company Otter Media being transferred directly under Warner Bros. Entertainment. Aside from Otter, which
2133-420: The blind and visually impaired , which is accessible through the second audio program option through most television sets, or a cable or satellite receiver. During the prime time hours, an ident for the "Watch TCM" app is shown after every movie. Certain titles on Turner Classic Movies are not available to streaming services , due to restrictions through this service platform. During these scheduled times,
2212-512: The 1960s onward – sometimes featuring nudity , sexual content, violence and/or strong profanity ; the network also features rating bumpers prior to the start of a program (most programs on Turner Classic Movies, especially films, are rated for content using the TV Parental Guidelines , in lieu of the MPAA's rating system). The network's programming season runs from March of one year until
2291-569: The 1990s to early 2000s, Warner Home Video formerly handled distribution of select StudioCanal titles through the Canal+ Image label in the United Kingdom on VHS and DVD until 2006 when StudioCanal opened its own distribution unit in the UK, with titles distributed through Optimum Releasing (via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment from 2006 to 2007 and Elevation Sales since 2007). StudioCanal had
2370-514: The 2000s and 2010s) with the August 2017 issue, moving it to an electronic format available via email free of charge. Turner Classic Movies' library of films spans several decades of cinema and includes thousands of film titles. Before its launch in April 1994, Turner's film library had included pre-1986 MGM and RKO films, as well as all pre-1948 Warner Bros. films. In August 1993, TCM obtained exclusive rights to 300 films from Paramount Pictures , for
2449-525: The Bounty , and The Man Who Knew Too Much . In 2014, the channel debuted Treasures from the Disney Vault , hosted by Leonard Maltin . This block showcased a compilation of vintage Disney feature films, cartoons, documentaries, episodes of Disney's anthology television series , and episodes of The Mickey Mouse Club . The last scheduled Treasures from the Disney Vault aired on September 2, 2019 due to
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2528-454: The CEO of the renamed division. Anna Marsh was CEO of Studiocanal in 2019 until October 2022, when she was Deputy CEO of Canal+ Group. She had joined Studiocanal in 2008, and been formerly held positions such as head of international sales and managing director of StudioCanal UK . StudioCanal acquired film libraries from studios that either became defunct or had merged with it over the years; as
2607-640: The Criterion Channel had original content such as their "Meet the Filmmaker" and "Adventures in Moviegoing" series, five-minute micro-lectures, as well as thematic programming like Friday double features and Tuesday short and feature film pairings. Some films featured hosted introductions. In early 2018, FilmStruck announced it had acquired hundreds of classic film titles from the Warner Bros. library, including Casablanca , Citizen Kane , and Singin' in
2686-462: The Disney Vault programming block, hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin . Turner Classic Movies includes movies in the public domain, mostly from the 1900s to 1920s. Although most movies shown are from the 1930s through the 1970s, the channel sometimes shows newer movies. Most feature movies shown during the prime time and early overnight hours (8:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time) were presented by film historian Robert Osborne . He
2765-754: The FilmStruck website. On October 26, 2018, it was announced FilmStruck would shut down on November 29, 2018, due to WarnerMedia 's restructuring. In response, a group of film directors and actors signed a letter dated November 12, 2018, appealing directly to Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich in an attempt to save the service. The letter was signed by Paul Thomas Anderson , Damien Chazelle , Alfonso Cuarón , Guillermo del Toro , Leonardo DiCaprio , James Gray , Alejandro González Iñárritu , Barry Jenkins , Rian Johnson , Christopher Nolan , Barbra Streisand , and others. Previously, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese had urged Warner Bros. to continue
2844-683: The North American distribution rights to films from RKO Radio Pictures . However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Middle East and Africa (as TNT). In 1985, nine years before the launch of Turner Classic Movies, Ted Turner announced plans to acquire
2923-619: The Rain . The Verge praised the availability of "best films ever made", while criticizing the catalog search functionality in July 2017. Geek.com praised the delivery on home theater streaming media devices and the mobile app, but criticized the desktop delivery dependency on Flash . FilmStruck Curzon was announced in January 2018. The service became available in the United Kingdom in February 2018, with launches in other markets to have come over
3002-728: The Sea ) aimed at introducing these movies to new generations of children, and their families. In 2008, Funday Night at the Movies was replaced by Essentials Jr. , a youth-oriented version of its weekly series, The Essentials (originally hosted by actors Abigail Breslin , and Chris O'Donnell , then by John Lithgow from 2009 to 2011, and then by Bill Hader , starting with the 2011 season), which included such family-themed films as National Velvet , Captains Courageous , and Yours, Mine and Ours , as well as more eclectic selections, such as Sherlock Jr. , The Music Box , Harvey , Mutiny on
3081-591: The StudioCanal banner. In December 2013, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of a majority stake in the British independent TV production company Red Production Company , marking StudioCanal's entry into the UK television drama production industry. In September 2014, StudioCanal announced a first-look deal with the newly established American entertainment company The Picture Company , founded by former Silver Pictures employees Andrew Rona and Alex Heinemann. The deal
3160-458: The United Kingdom, releasing their British film and television catalogue, including the EMI Films library, through the newly acquired company. A year later, Optimum Home Entertainment and Lionsgate UK acquired Elevation Sales, a home entertainment sales and distribution company. In January 2008, StudioCanal announced that they've entered their second expansion into the international market with
3239-564: The acquisition of German-based film independent distributor Kinowelt , which had distributed StudioCanal's films there until then, marking a re-entry for StudioCanal into the German market. Kinowelt also owned the DVD label Arthaus . Both Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt have since been merged into StudioCanal and both were rebranded as StudioCanal UK and StudioCanal GmbH respectively. In January 2012, StudioCanal expanded its European operations by acquiring
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3318-631: The air, driving content investment, and preserving and protecting the culture of cinema." Turner Classic Movies essentially operates as a commercial -free service, with breaks between films usually consisting of promos for its programming, advertising for the network's events and merchandising, and interstitial segments profiling classic film actors and actresses. In addition to this, extended breaks between features are filled with theatrically released movie trailers and classic short subjects – from series such as The Passing Parade , Crime Does Not Pay , Pete Smith Specialties , and Robert Benchley – under
3397-551: The banner name TCM Extras (formerly One Reel Wonders ). In 2007, some of the short films featured on Turner Classic Movies were made available for streaming on Turner Classic Movies's website. Partly to allow these interstitials, Turner Classic Movies schedules its feature films either at the top of the hour or at :15, :30 or :45 minutes past the hour, instead of in timeslots of varying five-minute increments. Turner Classic Movies' film content has remained mostly uncut and uncolorized (with films natively filmed or post-produced in
3476-474: The block. In March 2019, Alicia Malone became the current host. The first bumper intro was designed by the animation studio Cuppa Coffee Studios , which featured several stop-motion animated men rolling a giant globe brandishing the programming logo. During the 2010s, the logo design studio Hool & Co. designed a new bumper featuring a customary countdown meant to highlight several international film movements. In September 2021, Sibling Rivalry designed
3555-520: The block. In September 2019, Jacqueline Stewart became the current host. In September 2021, Sibling Rivalry, a New York City -based independent creative agency, designed the latest bumper intro for the block. TCM Imports is a weekend late-night programming block showcasing international cinema . Originally broadcast on Friday nights at 2 a.m. Eastern Time, the block was moved to late Saturday nights. It currently airs on Sunday nights at 2 a.m. Eastern Time. In 2013, Mankiewicz began hosting
3634-522: The channel at a ceremony in New York City 's Times Square district. The date and time were chosen to mark the exact centennial anniversary of the first commercial exhibition of a motion picture in the United States. Gone with the Wind (1939) was the first film broadcast on TCM; it was also the same film that served as the debut broadcast of its sister channel TNT six years earlier on October 3, 1988. At
3713-486: The channel's current owner, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), as part of layoffs affecting its U.S. Networks division. The network was to be moved under the oversight of Cartoon Network head Michael Ouweleen , and it was reported that there were plans for more synergies and cross-promotion of TCM with the rest of the networks group. The layoffs led to concerns over the future of the channel, with filmmakers Martin Scorsese , Steven Spielberg , and Paul Thomas Anderson holding
3792-478: The cover, and featured essays about the "guest programmer" as well as a movie-and-actor themed crossword puzzle. The May 2017 issue, following the death in March 2017 of host Robert Osborne , contained "Remembering Robert Osborne" by Ben Mankiewicz . Turner Classic Movies ceased print publication of Now Playing (which had been one of the few channel-specific program guides that remained in print circulation for most of
3871-529: The early 1990s, it became apparent that Canal+ was a major contributor to the French film industry , with its obligation to spend 10% of its income on French-made films, as well as being Europe's largest buyer of American film rights. Canal+ also made investments in other companies. In 1991 it bought a five percent stake in the independent American studio Carolco Pictures . However, in 1992, Le Studio Canal+ suffered financial difficulties after Carolco Pictures entered
3950-664: The exchange, Turner rebranded his organization Turner Entertainment Company . The film library of Turner Entertainment Co. would serve as the base form of programming for Turner Classic Movies upon the network's launch. Before the creation of Turner Classic Movies, films from Turner's library of movies aired on the Turner Broadcasting System 's advertiser-supported cable network TNT along with colorized versions of black-and-white classics such as The Maltese Falcon . Turner Classic Movies debuted on April 14, 1994, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time , with Ted Turner launching
4029-409: The film libraries that Turner Classic Movies owns, and it includes links by which a user can request that Turner Classic Movies schedule any title for viewing. TCM Movie Database has lost some functionality. The portal page is now unavailable, yet database entries are still available and function. Richard B. Steiner was the creator, architect, and supervisor of TCM Movie Database . By 2013,
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#17328557257274108-473: The film series Screened Out (which explored the history and depiction of homosexuality in film) in 2007 and Religion on Film (focusing on the role of religion in cinematic works) in 2005. In 2011, TCM debuted a new series entitled AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration . Many films shown on Turner Classic Movies were made during the Golden Age of Hollywood , an era with few survivors. In December 1994, Turner Classic Movies debuted "TCM Remembers",
4187-416: The films that were made during their careers, from beginning to end. Turner Classic Movies presents many of its features in their original aspect ratio ( widescreen or full screen) whenever possible – widescreen films broadcast on Turner Classic Movies are letterboxed on the network's standard definition feed. Turner Classic Movies also regularly presents widescreen presentations of films not available in
4266-410: The following February of the next when a retrospective of Oscar -winning and Oscar-nominated movies is shown, called 31 Days of Oscar . As a result of its devoted format to classic feature films , viewers who are interested in tracing the career development of actresses such as Barbara Stanwyck or Greta Garbo or actors like Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart have the unique opportunity to see most of
4345-577: The format being those only ones presented in color), depending upon the original content of movies, particularly movies released after the 1968 implementation of the Motion Picture Association of America 's ratings system and the concurrent disestablishment of the Motion Picture Production Code . Because of this, Turner Classic Movies is formatted similarly to a premium channel with certain films – particularly those made from
4424-467: The format on any home video release. Occasionally, Turner Classic Movies shows restored versions of films, particularly old silent films with newly commissioned musical soundtracks. Turner Classic Movies is also a major backer of the Descriptive Video Service (created by Boston PBS member station WGBH-TV ), with many of the films aired on the network offering visual description for
4503-647: The last third of David Lynch 's film Mulholland Drive . StudioCanal also financed French-language films, such as Brotherhood of the Wolf (which became the sixth-highest-grossing French-language film of all time in the United States) and Intimate Strangers . Films such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day which grossed US$ 519 million, Basic Instinct which grossed US$ 352 million and The Tourist which grossed US$ 278 million worldwide, have been big box-office hits for StudioCanal. In January 1996, Le Studio Canal+ made
4582-425: The latest bumper. During its early years, TCM devoted a programming block to the film noir genre titled Darkness After Dawn . In March 2017, the program was rebranded as Noir Alley , hosted by Eddie Muller . The Maltese Falcon (1941) was its first broadcast. It broadcasts on Saturday nights and repeats on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. In January 2013, Muller had previously hosted
4661-484: The latter their own distribution division; the joint venture BAC Distribution, majority owned by StudioCanal, would shut down and revert to BAC Majestic. However, staff departures and its parent Vivendi Universal's debt forced StudioCanal to gradually sell off their interests in these companies: Three years later, StudioCanal announced that they're re-entered the international market by acquiring film distributor Optimum Releasing in May 2006 as their first expansion into
4740-493: The launch of Disney+ in November of that year. TCM Underground debuted in October 2006 as a Saturday late night block which focused on cult film . The block was originally hosted by rocker/filmmaker Rob Zombie until December 2006; as of 2014 , it was the only regular film presentation block on the channel that did not have a host. TCM Underground was discontinued in February 2023 after its programmer, Millie De Chirico ,
4819-631: The launch of the channel. In the early 2000s, AMC abandoned its commercial-free format, which led to Turner Classic Movies being the only movie-oriented basic cable channel to devote its programming entirely to classic films without commercial interruption or content editing. By 2002, AMC had broadened its film content to feature colorized and more recent films. Launched in 2006, Turner Classic Movies maintains its own comprehensive database of actors, actresses, and film crew (listing more than 1.25 million people, with 15,000 written biographies), and motion picture titles (more than 130,000 titles), not limited to
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#17328557257274898-401: The movie title is blocked from airing and a visual notice is provided to the viewer. Turner Classic Movies formerly published Now Playing , a monthly program guide, originally available through a standalone subscription, which provided daily listings and descriptions for films scheduled to air on Turner Classic Movies in the coming month. The digest-size magazine highlighted a featured actor on
4977-590: The next two years. Plans to launch in France and Spain were announced in May 2018. In France, the SVOD service features films from Carlotta Films, MK2, RKO , and StudioCanal and was launched in June 2018. In Spain, the service serves up films from Wanda, Caramel, and A Contracorriente Films. It offers a combination of the local content as well as European and global films. Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies ( TCM )
5056-682: The next year. Osborne nevertheless continued hosting the Private Screenings and The Essentials series. In January 2014, during his "Noir City" film festival in San Francisco , Eddie Muller announced he had been hired as an on-air host for the network. In May 2016, Tiffany Vasquez, a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts , became the network's first female host, introducing films on Saturday afternoons. She had previously won TCM's 20th Anniversary Ultimate Fan Contest, flying to Atlanta to introduce
5135-462: The same corporate umbrella, also gave Turner Classic Movies access to Warner Bros.' library of films released after 1950 (which itself includes other acquired entities such as the Lorimar , Saul Zaentz and National General Pictures libraries); incidentally, Turner Classic Movies had already been running select Warner Bros. film titles through a licensing agreement with the studio that was signed prior to
5214-751: The service. Four days after the letter was released, WarnerMedia and Criterion announced that The Criterion Channel would launch as a standalone service in Spring 2019, with a smaller version of the service also being available via HBO Max, then WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming platform when it launched on May 27, 2020 until it slightly rebranded as Max in May 23, 2023. Films available on FilmStruck came from studios and distributors such as Film Movement , First Run Features , Global Lens , Flicker Alley , Icarus Films, Janus Films , Kino , MGM , Milestone , Oscilloscope Laboratories , Shout! Factory , and Warner Bros. FilmStruck organized films in themed collections, while
5293-469: The star of the day. In the summer of 2007, the channel debuted Funday Night at the Movies , a block hosted by actor Tom Kenny (best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants ). This summer block featured classic feature films (such as The Wizard of Oz , Sounder , Bringing Up Baby , Singin' in the Rain , Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , The Adventures of Robin Hood , and 20,000 Leagues Under
5372-482: The studio back to Kerkorian, from whom Turner had purchased the studio less than a year before. On August 26, 1986, Turner sold MGM's production and distribution assets for $ 300 million to United Artists, while MGM's production and film laboratories were sold for $ 190 million to Lorimar-Telepictures . However, Turner Broadcasting still retained the MGM film library, primarily for its cable "superstation" WTBS . Following
5451-480: The time of its launch, FilmStruck had 500 movies available to stream, 200 of them from the Criterion Collection library. As of February 2018, the combined channels on the service provided access to over 1,600 films, including more than 1,200 films licensed from the Criterion Collection. On April 26, 2018, FilmStruck absorbed sister stand-alone service Warner Archive Instant , with current and new subscribers to
5530-588: The time of its launch, Turner Classic Movies was available to approximately 1 million cable television subscribers. The network originally served as a competitor to AMC , which at the time was known as "American Movie Classics" and maintained a virtually identical format to Turner Classic Movies, as both networks largely focused on films released prior to 1970 and aired them in an uncut, uncolorized , and commercial-free format. In 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner which, besides placing Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment under
5609-450: Was co-founded by André Rousselet and Pierre Lescure . This was to reduce Canal+'s dependence on the American major studios by building its own library that the pay-TV channel could use on their own channels and internationally. By December 1990, Canal+ Productions rebranded to Le Studio Canal+, and released its first film, The Double Life of Veronique , by Krzysztof Kieslowski . By
5688-753: Was extended in May 2023, with StudioCanal acquiring a minority stake in the company alongside a new five-year deal. In June 2016, StudioCanal acquired the intellectual rights to the Paddington Bear brand, along with the Copyrights Group, the franchise's merchandise licensing agent. StudioCanal then announced that it would be producing three more Paddington films, including a show on the Nick Jr. Channel in 2020. In July 2021, StudioCanal announced its acquisition of German production company Lailaps Films. In June 2022, StudioCanal announced that it had acquired
5767-417: Was intended to give Turner Classic Movies a more modern and energetic presentation while continuing to emphasize its commitment to showcasing classic cinema; new branding elements include Technicolor -inspired color schemes, and a new stylized "C" in its wordmark, which resembles a camera lens and symbolizes themes of "curation", "context", "culture" and "connection". In March 2023, it was announced that TCM
5846-708: Was laid off from the network. In addition to films, Turner Classic Movies also airs original content, mostly documentaries about classic movie personalities, the world of filmmaking and particularly notable films. An occasional month-long series, Race and Hollywood , showcases films by and about people of non-white races, featuring discussions of how these pictures influenced white people's image of said races, as well as how people of those races viewed themselves. Previous installments have included "Asian Images on Film" in 2008, "Native American Images on Film" in 2010, "Black Images on Film" in 2006 "Latino Images on Film" in 2009 and "Arab Images on Film" in 2011. The network aired
5925-534: Was marking the centennial of Warner Bros., in conjunction with The Film Foundation and the TCM Classic Film Festival . This included special airings of newly-restored Warner Bros. films: Rio Bravo (introduced by Martin Scorsese ), and East of Eden (introduced by Wes Anderson and Joanna Hogg ). On June 20, 2023, multiple TCM executives (including executive vice president Pola Changnon, who had been with Turner for over 25 years) were released by
6004-623: Was shut down by WarnerMedia, under the ownership of AT&T, to streamline business operations. Since its 2020 launch, TCM has been associated with its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery 's Max streaming service. TCM has its own category hub on the service with a curated selection of classic films. StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+ , Canal Plus , Canal+ Distribution , Canal+ D.A. , and Canal+ Production ), from 2001 until 2011 known as ST U DIO CAN AL , today from 2011 to present stylized as STUDIOCANAL and also known as StudioCanal International ,
6083-409: Was the network's first host since its 1994 launch until 2016, except for a five-month medical leave from July to December 2011, when guest hosts presented each night's films. In September 2003, Ben Mankiewicz was hired as the network's daytime weekend host. In October 2012, Osborne announced he was delegating his on-air appearances over to Mankiewicz, who assumed primetime hosting duties on Fridays by
6162-404: Was transferred to WarnerMedia Entertainment on May 31, 2019 to oversee development of HBO Max , the newly transferred properties came under a newly formed division, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics . On September 1, 2021, Turner Classic Movies introduced a new logo and slogan, "Where Then Meets Now", in the network's first major rebranding since its launch. The rebranding
6241-440: Was written especially for TCM Remembers by Chuck Moore and Reid Hall, and sung by Eryn McHugh. Turner Classic Movies received a 2008 Peabody Award for its dedication to film preservation and "a continuing, powerful commitment to a central concept—the place of film in social and cultural experience". Turner Classic Movies received a 2013 Peabody Award for its presentation of Mark Cousins ' The Story of Film: An Odyssey ,
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