Christy Putnam
@christyputnam.bsky.social
Writer-Thelma Ritter: Hollywood’s Favorite New Yorker, @upmississippi.bsky.social, 2025…Film Festival Presenter…#TCMFF…#TCMParty…#FilmSky…Native Houstonian….Romper Room Alumni. Blue dot in a red state. 💙
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Thelma Ritter has a love affair of her own in “A New Kind of Love” with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Eva Gabor, and George Tobias… #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thelma Ritter has a love affair of her own in “A New Kind of Love” with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Eva Gabor, and George Tobias… #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social
A fabulous new book!! www.iseeadarktheater.com/one-month-of...
A Whirlwind Month With Pre-Code Essentials!
www.iseeadarktheater.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A fabulous new book!! www.iseeadarktheater.com/one-month-of...
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Mabel Normand's Mickey (1918) was one of the biggest hits of the silent era. By one estimate, it sold around 42 million tickets
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Mabel Normand's Mickey (1918) was one of the biggest hits of the silent era. By one estimate, it sold around 42 million tickets
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I laid out some of the myriad theories I've entertained about the future of TCM when/if this Netflix + Warner Bros. merger goes through and, boy, am I sick of worrying about the network that keeps me going. Full piece and theories at The Film Maven.
thefilmmaven.com/tcm-warner-b...
thefilmmaven.com/tcm-warner-b...
Who Gets TCM When Warner Bros. Gets Sold?
Turner Classic Movies is always in the crosshairs, but this feels like the time to panic
thefilmmaven.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I laid out some of the myriad theories I've entertained about the future of TCM when/if this Netflix + Warner Bros. merger goes through and, boy, am I sick of worrying about the network that keeps me going. Full piece and theories at The Film Maven.
thefilmmaven.com/tcm-warner-b...
thefilmmaven.com/tcm-warner-b...
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She's still got it!
See Julie Andrews in the TCM Premiere of MARY POPPINS ('64) this Saturday, 12/13 at 2pm ET.
See Julie Andrews in the TCM Premiere of MARY POPPINS ('64) this Saturday, 12/13 at 2pm ET.
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
She's still got it!
See Julie Andrews in the TCM Premiere of MARY POPPINS ('64) this Saturday, 12/13 at 2pm ET.
See Julie Andrews in the TCM Premiere of MARY POPPINS ('64) this Saturday, 12/13 at 2pm ET.
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The Uggs belong in 2008.
Cary Grant in THE BISHOP'S WIFE.
Cary Grant in THE BISHOP'S WIFE.
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Uggs belong in 2008.
Cary Grant in THE BISHOP'S WIFE.
Cary Grant in THE BISHOP'S WIFE.
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This ballroom was made for Trump and his donor friends – not for you.
October 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This ballroom was made for Trump and his donor friends – not for you.
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Hey! Anyone in Hollywood, Kim swung by Larry Edmunds and signed a bunch of copies of PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS. (Stickers with my signature are included, too!) Swing by and grab a copy!
October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey! Anyone in Hollywood, Kim swung by Larry Edmunds and signed a bunch of copies of PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS. (Stickers with my signature are included, too!) Swing by and grab a copy!
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Finally got out to pick up my pre-order of Kim Luperi and @pre-code.com’s @tcmtv.bsky.social Pre-Code Essentials. Looking forward to starting next weekend and spending some time where the patter is racy and the lanjeree’s lacy! #TCMParty
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Finally got out to pick up my pre-order of Kim Luperi and @pre-code.com’s @tcmtv.bsky.social Pre-Code Essentials. Looking forward to starting next weekend and spending some time where the patter is racy and the lanjeree’s lacy! #TCMParty
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Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online
The Library of Congress’s Historical Media Publications Collection is now a an online, searchable resource for film fans and historians.
www.filmbuffonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
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October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Pre-Code Essentials is here! www.iseeadarktheater.com/pre-code-ess...
Pre-Code Essentials Is Officially Here!
www.iseeadarktheater.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Pre-Code Essentials is here! www.iseeadarktheater.com/pre-code-ess...
R.I.P. 😢
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100
The actor, whose career spanned films, TV dramas and soap operas, was beloved for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost In Space." She died on Thursday of natural causes, a family friend said.
www.npr.org
October 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
R.I.P. 😢
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SAVE THE DATE!
The #TCMFF returns in 2026!
Take the journey of a lifetime when the world comes to Hollywood as the festival returns April 30th - May 3rd.
Passes on sale in December.
For more details, visit http://www.tcm.com/festival
The #TCMFF returns in 2026!
Take the journey of a lifetime when the world comes to Hollywood as the festival returns April 30th - May 3rd.
Passes on sale in December.
For more details, visit http://www.tcm.com/festival
October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
The #TCMFF returns in 2026!
Take the journey of a lifetime when the world comes to Hollywood as the festival returns April 30th - May 3rd.
Passes on sale in December.
For more details, visit http://www.tcm.com/festival
The #TCMFF returns in 2026!
Take the journey of a lifetime when the world comes to Hollywood as the festival returns April 30th - May 3rd.
Passes on sale in December.
For more details, visit http://www.tcm.com/festival
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Experience the ultimate cinematic escape aboard the #TCMClassicCruise in 2026!
Join us in San Diego aboard the Disney Wonder as we surf the Pacific with stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.
Pre-sale signup here: http://tcmcruise.com
Join us in San Diego aboard the Disney Wonder as we surf the Pacific with stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.
Pre-sale signup here: http://tcmcruise.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Experience the ultimate cinematic escape aboard the #TCMClassicCruise in 2026!
Join us in San Diego aboard the Disney Wonder as we surf the Pacific with stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.
Pre-sale signup here: http://tcmcruise.com
Join us in San Diego aboard the Disney Wonder as we surf the Pacific with stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.
Pre-sale signup here: http://tcmcruise.com
Thelma Ritter appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” and in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled “The Babysitter,” but eventually declined a second film role from the director when she felt the role just wasn’t right for her…
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Thelma Ritter appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” and in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled “The Babysitter,” but eventually declined a second film role from the director when she felt the role just wasn’t right for her…
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“The hunt for movies that are missing, believed lost, or absent without leave is one of the more demanding thrills of the restorer’s mission. It can be a matter of salvation.”
The Exacting Magic of Film Restoration
Each year, at a festival in Bologna, movies that were once lost or damaged come back to life.
www.newyorker.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“The hunt for movies that are missing, believed lost, or absent without leave is one of the more demanding thrills of the restorer’s mission. It can be a matter of salvation.”
The set was cold, emotionally and physically. “Birdman of Alcatraz” became a triumph, and Thelma Ritter as Mrs.Stroud would earn a well-deserved final Oscar nomination for Hollywood’s Favorite New Yorker. Now finishing revisions on the final chapters….
September 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The set was cold, emotionally and physically. “Birdman of Alcatraz” became a triumph, and Thelma Ritter as Mrs.Stroud would earn a well-deserved final Oscar nomination for Hollywood’s Favorite New Yorker. Now finishing revisions on the final chapters….
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Hey, join us Friday at 8pE for a watch-party of THE ODD COUPLE (1968), the Neil Simon-based film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
#TCMParty ^JW
#TCMParty ^JW
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Hey, join us Friday at 8pE for a watch-party of THE ODD COUPLE (1968), the Neil Simon-based film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
#TCMParty ^JW
#TCMParty ^JW
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Tomorrow on @tcmtv.bsky.social:
Daytime - Flyboys (Commemorating the Founding of the US Air Force in 1947)
Primetime - Directed by William Wyler, Part 2 (Post War)
#TCMParty ^JW
Daytime - Flyboys (Commemorating the Founding of the US Air Force in 1947)
Primetime - Directed by William Wyler, Part 2 (Post War)
#TCMParty ^JW
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tomorrow on @tcmtv.bsky.social:
Daytime - Flyboys (Commemorating the Founding of the US Air Force in 1947)
Primetime - Directed by William Wyler, Part 2 (Post War)
#TCMParty ^JW
Daytime - Flyboys (Commemorating the Founding of the US Air Force in 1947)
Primetime - Directed by William Wyler, Part 2 (Post War)
#TCMParty ^JW
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We say farewell to one of Hollywood's brightest, actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford.
A luminary with an eye for storytelling, Redford's prolific contributions to the arts – from stage to screen and behind the camera, will continue to illuminate generations to come.
A luminary with an eye for storytelling, Redford's prolific contributions to the arts – from stage to screen and behind the camera, will continue to illuminate generations to come.
September 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We say farewell to one of Hollywood's brightest, actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford.
A luminary with an eye for storytelling, Redford's prolific contributions to the arts – from stage to screen and behind the camera, will continue to illuminate generations to come.
A luminary with an eye for storytelling, Redford's prolific contributions to the arts – from stage to screen and behind the camera, will continue to illuminate generations to come.
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They are so weak they have to resort to silencing you. Do not be quiet… they have no power, and the weak little boy Donald withers when challenged every time
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
They are so weak they have to resort to silencing you. Do not be quiet… they have no power, and the weak little boy Donald withers when challenged every time
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If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.
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“Sound and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It's one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to contain the power-hungry.”
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
#RadioFreeAmerica
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
#RadioFreeAmerica
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Sound and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It's one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to contain the power-hungry.”
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
#RadioFreeAmerica
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
#RadioFreeAmerica