DENVER, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Surely, you
can't be serious!" In 2020, 14 of movie history's greatest
romances, funniest comedies, scariest monsters, boldest visions,
ultimate adventures, and most unforgettable dramas will be back in
movie theaters across the country as Fathom Events and
Turner Classic Movies present the fourth annual, yearlong
TCM Big Screen Classics series.
Among the highlights are the first national theatrical release
of 1933's King Kong in more than 60 years; the
tear-jerking Love
Story for Valentine's Day; the 60th anniversary of
Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho; and a rare big-screen appearance of
Fiddler on the Roof. Plus, 2020 is the 40th
anniversary of Airplane! We are serious.
And don't call us Shirley.
The 2020 lineup for the TCM Big Screen Classics
series is:
- An American in Paris (1951)
- Love Story
(1970)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- King Kong (1933)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Airplane! (1980)
- Annie (1982)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Ghost (1990)
- Babe (1995)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
- Psycho (1960)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Now in its fourth year, the TCM Big Screen Classics series
continues to grow in popularity. In 2019, many events in the series
experienced sold-out audiences and ranked near or at the top of
box-office results – showcasing the enduring appeal and popularity
of gathering in a darkened movie theater to see the sights and hear
the sounds of the best Hollywood
has ever created. Each film is presented with pristine digital
projection and movie-theater-quality sound, further enhanced by
fascinating pre- and post-feature insights presented by popular TCM
hosts.
"2019 was a banner year for Fathom and the TCM Big Screen
Classics series, with record levels of attendees and a bigger box
office than ever before," said Fathom Events Vice President of
Studio Relations Tom Lucas. "That
success challenged us to search out some of the greatest films ever
released, including iconic titles from over six decades, featuring
world-renowned filmmakers, legendary stars, Best Picture winners,
and epic productions – all meant to be seen on the big screen."
"This is a slate of films to make every movie lover genuinely
excited, and our partnership with Fathom Events means we can bring
these films to a bigger audience than ever. This series celebrates
the magic of the movies all throughout the country, proving that
there is nothing that matches the joy of seeing these films in a
movie theater," added Genevieve
McGillicuddy, vice president of enterprise and strategic
partnerships, TCM.
Tickets for all films in the 2020 TCM Big Screen
Classics series are available beginning Friday, December 6, at www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of
theater locations for each event, visit the Fathom Events
website (theaters and participants are subject to
change).
The movies coming soon to a theater near you in the TCM Big
Screen Classics are:
An American in Paris
(1951) from Warner Bros.
Sunday, January 19, and
Wednesday, January
22
Nominated for eight Academy Awards, and winner of
Best Picture, this musical-romance is frequently heralded as one of
the great works in the genre. In post-war Paris, complications arise when a love
triangle develops between three friends.
CAST: Gene Kelly, Leslie
Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, Nina Foch
SCREENPLAY BY: Alan Jay Lerner
DIRECTED BY:
Vincente Minnelli
Love Story (1970) – 50th
Anniversary from Paramount Pictures
Sunday, February 9, and
Wednesday, February 12
One of
the most romantic movies ever made remains one of the most
enduringly popular. This heartfelt tale of the love of a lifetime
received seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture,
Best Actor and Best Actress.
CAST: Ryan O'Neal,
Ali MacGraw, John Marley, Ray
Milland
SCREENPLAY: Erich
Segal, based on his novel
DIRECTED BY: Arthur
Hiller
The Color Purple (1985) – 35th
Anniversary from Warner Bros.
Sunday, February
23
Resilient Celie endures decades of abuse, bigotry
and violence, as she finds love – and family – amid her harsh and
unforgiving surroundings. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards,
including Best Picture, and presented to honor National Black
History Month.
CAST: Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret
Avery, Oprah
Winfrey, Danny
Glover, Akosua
Busia
SCREENPLAY BY: Menno
Meyjes, based on the novel by Alice Walker
DIRECTED BY: Steven Spielberg
King Kong
(1933) from Warner Bros.
Sunday, March 15
"No, it
wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast." When King
Kong is captured and taken off his tropical island for the bright
lights of Manhattan, an unexpected
bond is formed between the great beast and a damsel in
distress.
CAST: Fay Wray,
Robert Armstrong,
Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, King
Kong
SCREENPLAY BY: James
Creelman and Ruth
Rose
DIRECTED BY: Merian
C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
A League of Their Own
(1992) from Sony Pictures
Entertainment
Sunday, April 26; Monday, April 27; and Wednesday, April 29
There is absolutely,
positively no crying in baseball … but cheering is definitely
allowed while watching this star-studded account of a real-life,
World War II-era women's professional baseball league.
CAST: Tom Hanks,
Geena Davis, Madonna,
Lori Petty
SCREENPLAY BY:
Lowell Ganz & Babaloo
Mandel
DIRECTED BY: Penny
Marshall
Airplane! (1980) – 40th
Anniversary from Paramount Pictures
Sunday, May 17, and Wednesday, May 20
A masterpiece of
off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! boasts an all-star cast and
an uproarious plot that spoofs airplane disaster movies, religious
zealots, television commercials and romantic love ... nothing and
no one is safe on this flight.
CAST: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie
Nielsen, Peter Graves,
Lloyd Bridges
WRITTEN AND
DIRECTED BY: Jim Abrahams, David
Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Annie (1982) from Sony Pictures
Entertainment
Sunday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 17
As a young orphan
living in New York City during the
Great Depression, Annie knows it's a "hard-knock life." Follow the
plucky redhead's journey in the lavishly produced 1982
musical-comedy that's based on the iconic Broadway musical.
CAST: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann
Reinking, Tim Curry and
introducing Aileen Quinn as
Annie
SCREENPLAY BY: Carol
Sobieski
DIRECTED BY: John
Huston
The Blues Brothers (1980) – 40th
Anniversary from Universal Pictures
Sunday, June 28, and Wednesday, July 1
"Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues set out on "a mission from
God" to save an orphanage from foreclosing. Getting their band back
together for a benefit show turns into a hilariously chaotic ordeal
set in the home of the blues: Chicago.
CAST: Dan Aykroyd, John
Belushi, James Brown,
Carrie Fisher,
Aretha Franklin
SCREENPLAY
BY: Dan Aykroyd and
John Landis
DIRECTED BY:
John Landis
Ghost (1990) – 30th
Anniversary from Paramount Pictures
Sunday, July 19, and Wednesday,
July 22
A ghost teams up with a psychic to uncover the
truth behind his murder and protect the love of his
life in this romantic mystery-thriller, which was nominated
for five Oscars® including Best Picture, and won Best Original
Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress.
CAST: Patrick Swayze,
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg,
Tony
Goldwyn
SCREENPLAY: Bruce Joel Rubin
DIRECTED
BY: Jerry Zucker
Babe (1995) – 25th
Anniversary from Universal Pictures
Sunday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 12
"That'll do, pig.
That'll do." A pig raised by sheepdogs learns to herd sheep with
the aid of a friendly farmer. Nominated for seven Academy Awards,
including Best Picture, this story has lessons for humans (and
pigs) of all ages.
CAST: Christine Cavanaugh,
Hugo Weaving, James Cromwell
SCREENPLAY BY:
George Miller and
Chris Noonan, based on
the novel by Dick
King-Smith
DIRECTED BY: Chris Noonan
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) from Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sunday, September 13; Monday, September 14; and Thursday, September 17
Mysterious,
mystical and magical, this towering cinematic epic follows
"everyman" Roy Neary, who sees UFOs
and becomes embroiled in an adventure he can hardly imagine – one
in which he'll make the "third kind" of alien encounter:
contact.
CAST: Richard Dreyfuss,
Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François
Truffaut
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Steven
Spielberg
Psycho (1960) – 60th Anniversary from
Universal Pictures
Sunday, October 11, and
Monday, October 12
Audiences
can check in to the Bates Motel and discover the awful truth of
Norman Bates … and Mother.
Alfred Hitchcock's thriller was
unspeakably shocking when first released and remains a
groundbreaking moment in movie history.
CAST: Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera
Miles, John Gavin
WRITTEN BY: Joseph Stefano,
based on the novel by Robert
Bloch
DIRECTED BY: Alfred
Hitchcock
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) –
45th Anniversary from The Saul Zaentz
Company
Sunday, November 8, and
Monday, November 9
Seeking to
avoid the hardships and danger of prison, rebellious criminal
Randle McMurphy fakes mental illness
in order to be moved to a psychiatric hospital in search of an
easier stint. Unbeknownst to him, tyrannical Nurse Ratched awaits.
Winner of all 5 major Academy Awards.
CAST: Jack Nicholson,
Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson
WRITTEN BY: Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman, based on the novel by
Ken Kesey
DIRECTED BY: Milos Forman
Fiddler on the
Roof (1971) from MGM &
Park Circus
Sunday, December 13, and
Monday, December 14
This
joyous, beautiful Oscar®-winning musical adaptation of the Broadway
legend embraces a love of tradition and family – while
acknowledging the bittersweet truth of the world as seen through
the eyes of Jewish milkman Tevye.
CAST: Topol, Norma Crane,
Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
WRITTEN BY: Joseph Stein,
based on a series of stories by Sholem Aleichem
DIRECTED
BY: Norman Jewison
For artwork/photos related to the TCM Big Screen
Classics series, visit the Fathom Events press
site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage
productions, major sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM
Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events and popular anime
franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for
unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and
interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP
experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network ("DBN")
is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 1,091 locations and 1,901 screens in 184 DMAs. The
company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint
for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new
product launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Turner Classic
Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network that
presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest
film libraries in the world highlighting the entire spectrum of
film history. TCM features the insights from Primetime host
Ben Mankiewicz along with hosts
Alicia Malone, Dave Karger and Eddie
Muller, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests
and serves as the ultimate movie lover destination. Currently in
its 25th year as a leading authority in classic film, TCM offers
critically acclaimed series like The Essentials, along with annual
programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February and Summer
Under the Stars in August. TCM also directly connects with movie
fans through events such as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in
Hollywood and the TCM Classic
Cruise, the TCM Big Screen Classics series in partnership with
Fathom Events, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in
New York City and Los Angeles. In addition, TCM develops a wide
range of books about classic film, offers classic movie merchandise
online in the TCM Shop, curates quarterly wine shipments with the
TCM Wine Club, and hosts a wealth of material at tcm.com and
through the Watch TCM mobile app.
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