Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute to Hollywood Legends Robert Altman, Betty Comden in December

Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute to Hollywood Legends Robert Altman, Betty Comden in December

ATLANTA, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ --
What: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor one of the most
influential directors of the late 20th century and a writer who
collaborated on some of the country's most-loved musicals -
Robert Altman and Betty Comden, respectively - with a slate of
films set to air in December.

On Saturday, Dec. 9, TCM will honor Altman, who was best known
for his 1970s comedy that had the Korean War as its backdrop,
M*A*S*H (1970). But he may be remembered most for six films in a
five-year span, including the complex, character-laden drama
Nashville (1975) that pushed him to the forefront of American
directors.

On Wednesday, Dec. 13, TCM will turn its attention to Comden in
an already scheduled night of collaborations with Stanley Donen,
who is December's TCM Spotlight. Comden was best known for
producing, along with Adolph Green, On the Town (1949) and
Singin' in the Rain (1952). Together they won five Tony Awards,
with three of their shows - Wonderful Town, Hallelujah, Baby! and
Applause - earning best musical.

When: Saturday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 13. The schedule is as
follows:

Saturday, Dec. 9
12:30 a.m. Nashville (1975)
3:30 a.m. Brewster McCloud (1970)

Wednesday, Dec. 13
8 p.m. On the Town (1949)
10 p.m. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
12 a.m. It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Who: Turner Classic Movies, currently seen in more than 75 million
homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all
time from the largest film library in the world, the combined
TimeWarner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the
'90s, commercial-free and without interruption. Expanding TCM's
role as a curator of movie history, the network recently launched
TCMdb, one of the Internet's most media-rich interactive movie
database. For more information, please visit tcm.com.

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Source: Turner Classic Movies

CONTACT: Sarah Hamilton, Atlanta, +1-404-575-6313, or
sarah.hamilton@turner.com, or Julie Smith, Los Angeles, +1-310-788-6915, or
julie.smith@turner.com, or Erin Bix, New York, +1-212-275-8234, or
erin.bix@turner.com, all of Turner Classic Movies

Web site: http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/

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