Why We Need Turner Classic Movies

TCM, however, is the greatest, the final bastion of movie channels that have provided great late-night viewing for decades. Numerous celebrities have emerged to protest recent budget cuts at TCM, making similar points - that this is a public good, that no one else does as good a job contextualizing...

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Published inGeorgia Trend Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 10
Main Author Young, Ben
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Norcross Grimes Publications 01.09.2023
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Celebrities
Motion pictures
Museums
Atlanta Georgia
United States > US
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Summary:TCM, however, is the greatest, the final bastion of movie channels that have provided great late-night viewing for decades. Numerous celebrities have emerged to protest recent budget cuts at TCM, making similar points - that this is a public good, that no one else does as good a job contextualizing the movies with interviews and intros and post-movie commentary and educating people about films not just through broadcasts but through documentaries, a cruise, wines and the annual TCM festival. [...]I will contextualize it a bit more and say, as the CNN Center empties out in downtown Atlanta, that this is one of the last great flagship brands of the whole Turner empire standing, and since it's based out of the capital, a certain amount of local pride is at stake.
ISSN:0882-5971