In this excerpt from the 1975 Academy Awards broadcast, director Howard Hawks receives a lifetime achievement Oscar, presented (fittingly enough) by John Wayne. Curiously, Wayne cites all of the films that he collaborated with Hawks on but by accident or design omits their final collaboration, "Rio Lobo" from 1970. Given the fact that the film was made only a few years before this presentation, it's a puzzling omission. Nevertheless, Hawks lives up to his reputation as a quiet, humble man of few words.
Turner Classic Movies presents "Gangster Movies and the Legacy of Warner Brothers".\
As Warner Bros. celebrates its 100th anniversary, we examine the studio's key role in the creation of the gangster genre with classics like 'Little Caesar' (1931) and 'The Public Enemy' (1931) and how they connect to the studio's modern efforts like 'Goodfellas' (1990) and 'The Departed' (2006).
In this lighthearted but highly informative short, Turner Classic Movies recalls the rise and fall of the "B" movie, a genre which has regained popularity in recent years with retro movie buffs.
In this TCM segment, film critics analyze director Herbert Ross's classic, all-star murder mystery "The Last of Sheila" starring Raquel Welch, James Coburn, Dyan Cannon, James Mason and Richard Benjamin- with a screenplay by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins!.
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In this insightful article, writer Chris Nashawaty examines how "Airplane!" bucked the competition to become one of the biggest hits released in 1980. Surely, no one saw it coming- and don't call us "Shirley"!
In these American Film Institute interview excerpts, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis discuss their experiences starring in Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot".