Turner Classic Movie Channel

If you're a fan of old films, the Turner Classic Movie channel is a must in your cable lineup.

As its name denotes, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) was founded by media mogul Ted Turner in 1994. The channel features films from all movie studios, but predominately movies made by Warner Brothers and those owned by Turner Entertainment. The Turner Entertainment library is enormous and includes films from such movie studios as:

• RKO
• MGM
• United Artists
• Castle Rock
• New Line Cinema
• Universal
• Paramount
• Columbia

Turner Classic Movie channel presents all of its films commercial free, in their original format. Though many of the older films have been digitally remastered, Turner has opted out of adding Technicolor to any film that was originally shot in black and white.

Not only does TCM feature great films like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon and Gone With the Wind, but it also runs great specials like:

• The Essentials
• TCM Underground
• 31 Days of Oscar
• Summer Under the Stars
• The Essentials, Jr.

The Essentials is a weekly special that begins at 8:00 EST and reruns on Sundays beginning at 6:00. The hosts of the show change, usually by season. In the past it has been hosted by:

• Rob Reiner
• Alec Baldwin
• Carrie Fisher
• Molly Haksell
• Rose McGowan
• Robert Osbourne

For The Essentials a film is chosen to be the "Spotlight Movie" and is prefaced with a discussion and a special introduction of the film. At the film's conclusion, the host often has a short discussion about the movie.

This show is hosted by musician Rob Zombie, featuring films that he has picked for viewers. The films for TCM Underground are generally cult horror classics like: Night of the Living Dead, The Unholy Three and The Last Man on Earth. This show is geared toward the late night viewer and generally begins around 2:00 AM, EST.

This yearly special runs during Oscar season, which is February of every year. TCM executives choose a theme on which to focus the special for the entire month. Themes range from specific actors and actresses to an A to Z listing of Oscar winning or Oscar nominated films.

This program runs every summer for the month of August. For this special, specific actors are picked and their films, whether their roles were big or small, are featured for a full day. TCM doesn't release the names of the featured stars until the Summer Under the Stars program begins, but after that, you can visit the TCM website to see if your favorite actor or actress is going to be featured during the special.

Just as the name says, this program is a junior version of The Essentials and features film that younger children may like such as:

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• National Velvet
• Captains Courageous

The Essentials, Jr. is currently hosted by child actress Abigail Breslin, along with Chris O'Donnell.

This classic movie channel is not only available to viewers in the United States, but is also available in over 30 different countries around the world in:

• North America
• Asia
• Latin America
• Europe

Even if you aren't a fan of older films and even less of a fan of black and whites, on a day when you find you have nothing to do, or its rainy or cold out, or you're sick, check out an old film on TCM. Films made decades ago are scrubbed down of fancy computer graphics and gratuitous violence or nudity. These classic movies depend on the artistry of the directors and the talent of the actors and actresses to carry the film, which is what makes classic movies so great to watch.

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