Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute to Hollywood Legends Robert Altman, Betty Comden in December

ATLANTA, Nov. 30  /PRNewswire/ -- 

  What:    Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor one of the most
           influential directors of the late 20th century and a writer who
           collaborated on some of the country's most-loved musicals -
           Robert Altman and Betty Comden, respectively - with a slate of
           films set to air in December.

           On Saturday, Dec. 9, TCM will honor Altman, who was best known
           for his 1970s comedy that had the Korean War as its backdrop,
           M*A*S*H (1970).  But he may be remembered most for six films in a
           five-year span, including the complex, character-laden drama
           Nashville (1975) that pushed him to the forefront of American
           directors.

           On Wednesday, Dec. 13, TCM will turn its attention to Comden in
           an already scheduled night of collaborations with Stanley Donen,
           who is December's TCM Spotlight.  Comden was best known for
           producing, along with Adolph Green, On the Town (1949) and
           Singin' in the Rain (1952).  Together they won five Tony Awards,
           with three of their shows - Wonderful Town, Hallelujah, Baby! and
           Applause - earning best musical.

  When:    Saturday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 13. The schedule is as
           follows:

           Saturday, Dec. 9
           12:30 a.m.    Nashville (1975)
            3:30 a.m.    Brewster McCloud (1970)

           Wednesday, Dec. 13
            8 p.m.       On the Town (1949)
           10 p.m.       Singin' in the Rain (1952)
           12 a.m.       It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

  Who:     Turner Classic Movies, currently seen in more than 75 million
           homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting
           System, Inc.  TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all
           time from the largest film library in the world, the combined
           TimeWarner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the
           '90s, commercial-free and without interruption.  Expanding TCM's
           role as a curator of movie history, the network recently launched
           TCMdb, one of the Internet's most media-rich interactive movie
           database.  For more information, please visit tcm.com.


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