(Turner Classic Moviesis a cable channel under the WBD umbrella.)
I watch Turner Classic Movies all the time.
Its the history of our country, the motion pictures.
(L-R) Kathleen Finch, Cass Warner, Pola Changnon, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Angie Dickinson, Ben Mankiewicz and David Zaslav at this year’s TCM Classic Film FestivalTCM
Theres no other medium where you come together.
There are people around you.
The lights go out, and its magic.
David Zaslav, Steven SpielbergTCM Classic Film Festival
And its critically important I think, particularly at this time, that we tell stories.
But in the 30s the Warner brothers themselves did over 100 movies a year.
And so we have a great obligation.
These are two of the greatest filmmakers of the last of our generation, of my generation.
So Im so thrilled to be here.
And were all in on the motion picture business.
And not only this country, but were rescuing experimental films, documentaries, already 97 international films.
So this is something thats not going to stop.
This is what needs to be done.'
Anderson took it a step further and put it in even a more personal way.
Sometimes it goes even beyond the history of the business.
Where was I when I sawE.T.?
We all want to hold on to our memories, but sometimes they fade away from u.
But we can hold on to them if we preserve them this way.
Zaslav, clearly a savvy film fan himself, cited a few movies he wants to double-check are saved.
Warner Bros. was actually sued for showing the Ku Klux Klan insignia and they won the case.
AndConfessions of a Nazi Spy… the first movie that talked about what was going on in Germany.
And its a way for us to say whats OK, and whatsnotOK.
Check out the entire conversation at the link below.
