Robert Osborne

Last year at the Cannes Film Festival, Alec Baldwin and director James Toback ran around for 11 days making a movie about two guys (themselves; it’s a documentary) scrambling to line up financing for a different movie, a sex-soaked tale of a right-...

TCM Essentials Jr. Sundays beginning June 2 TCM, 8pm ET Like you, we're lamenting the loss of Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live, where he filmed his final episode as a regular cast member last weekend. No more Stefon, no more Vincent Price, no more...

The TCM Classic Film Festival is screening several vintage blockbusters this weekend in Hollywood, including “The Great Escape,” “My Fair Lady” and “Giant.” But peppered among these classics are films that don’t...

Max von Sydow's mesmerizing performance in Ingmar Bergman's seminal 1957 drama "The Seventh Seal," as a 14th century knight who challenges Death to a game of chess, catapulted the tall, imposing Swedish actor onto the international scene. As part of...

When it comes to old films, Robert Osborne is hard to stump. But this time he had to consult his notes. "Hold on, it's so obscure, even I don't remember the name of it," said Osborne, who has served as the main on-air host of Turner Classic Movies for...

Cher isn't often an opening act, but in this case she's obviously OK with it. On Friday she'll join Robert Osborne to help kick off TCM‘s new weekly film showcase Friday Night Spotlight. She'll introduce a collection of films built around a...

The highlights Wednesday night: “American Idol” should have an easy time of it in the ratings because it's going against many reruns, notably “The Middle,” “Arrow,” “Modern Family” and “Criminal Minds&...

How interested are viewers in this year's “American Idol”? We'll learn a lot more when the public starts voting and the show expands to three nights for the week. The 10 girl hopefuls perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, the 10 guys sing at 8 p.m....

Kim Novak stars in the movie acclaimed the greatest of all time, yet she is critical of her contributions to “Vertigo.” “I don't think it's one of my best works, but to have been part of something that has been accepted makes me feel...

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SUNDAY "The Bible" is coming to TV —...

How will the Oscar vote go Sunday? Academy member Kim Novak, the great star of “Vertigo” and “Picnic,” told me Thursday about her Oscar choices. It's important to remember that Novak was never nominated, even though she is the...

The late, great Ernest Borgnine will receive a 24-hour marathon salute from TCM on July 26. Borgnine died Sunday at age 95. He may be best remembered for the sitcom “McHale's Navy.” Starting at 7 a.m. ET Sunday, Antenna TV will offer the &#...