Press release: Martin Scorsese, Drew Barrymore, Meryl Streep to headline TCM Classic Film Fest New York event Jan. 25

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(Press release issued Dec. 17)



New York, NY – December 17, 2024 - Martin Scorsese, Drew Barrymore, and multi Academy Award-winning Best Actress Meryl Streep will headline Turner Classic Movies’ special, one-day only event on January 25, 2025. The leading authority in classic film, TCM is collaborating with the 92nd Street Y to present a star-studded day of programming with TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Pop-Up  x 92NY, led by TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Jacqueline Stewart, and Dave Karger. The event will include a conversation with Scorsese discussing his storied career, Barrymore introducing a screening of screwball comedy TWENTIETH CENTURY from Howard Hawks starring her grandfather John Barrymore and Carol Lombard, and in her inaugural Festival appearance, Streep introduces a special 40th anniversary presentation of OUT OF AFRICA.

“Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese and Drew Barrymore bring their legendary status and unique perspectives on the entertainment industry to our inaugural New York event. Our brilliant hosts will lead revealing conversations with each of them, best exemplifying why the TCM Classic Film Festival has cemented its place as a must-attend event for classic film fans in Hollywood for the last 15 years,” says Melissa Chambless, EVP TCM Marketing. “With the 2024 edition of TCMFF securing record crowds and a five-year high for attendee satisfaction, we are grateful to 92nd Street Y for their partnership in bringing our signature event to life for fans on the East Coast.”

“We are honored to host TCM’s inaugural NYC Pop-Up, an amazing all-day festival that will bring three Hollywood legends face-to-face with fans on the East Coast,” says Seth Pinsky, CEO of The 92nd Street Y. “As a venue that has hosted the most notable names from the worlds of entertainment, politics, dance, and music for over 150 years, being able to collaborate with TCM on this event is a thrill for everyone in the 92NY community.”

The one-day-only pop up will expand the footprint of the fan-favorite TCM Classic Film Festival, which has attracted thousands of classic movie fans from around the globe to Hollywood to view the greatest films ever made as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, with the people who made them, in the world’s most historic movie theatres.

Tickets are now on sale at https://www.92ny.org/TCM. (In the box on the page, search for TCM.)

Full Programming Details:

Martin Scorsese in Conversation with TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz: 1:00PM

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese has created some of the most memorable and celebrated movies in cinema history, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Silence, The Departed, The Irishman, and Killers of The Flower Moon. Scorsese has also directed numerous documentaries including the Peabody Award winning No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia, Italianamerican, The Last Waltz, Public Speaking, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, the docuseries Pretend It’s a City, and the Emmy winning George Harrison: Living In The Material World. Undeniably one of the greatest filmmakers, Scorsese is also a champion of film preservation. He is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the preservation and protection of motion picture history, as well as an advisor to Turner Classic Movies. A passionate cineaste and student of film history, he recently executive produced and was featured in the documentary Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger, the legendary filmmaking team behind films like The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, and I Know Where I’m Going. Join TCM host Ben Mankiewicz for this hour-long conversation with Martin Scorsese about his storied career, the films that inspire him, and why he’s TCM’s biggest fan.   

Drew Barrymore in Conversation with TCM Host Jacqueline Stewart:

TWENTIETH CENTURY (1934) - 3:30PM

Join actress, entrepreneur, award-winning talk show host Drew Barrymore and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart for a conversation about Drew’s love of classic film, featuring a screening of TWENTIETH CENTURY (1934), starring her grandfather, John Barrymore.

When John Barrymore asked director Howard Hawks why he wanted him to play histrionic theatrical impresario Oscar Jaffe in this trailblazing screwball comedy, Hawks replied, “It’s the story of the biggest ham on Earth, and you’re the biggest ham I know.” Barrymore accepted on the spot and quickly bonded with the director. This was the first of Hawks’ great comedies and one of the first Hollywood films in which glamorous stars like Barrymore and Carole Lombard made fools of themselves on camera. It was also hailed as a departure from Barrymore’s run of dramatic and swashbuckling roles in films like Don Juan  1926) and Grand Hotel  1932). When Lombard, cast as the rebellious star Barrymore needs for his next production, had trouble capturing the film’s comic spirit, Hawks and her co-star worked tirelessly to get her to loosen up. With Barrymore’s help, Lombard became a top star, often hailed as “The Daffy Duse.”

Meryl Streep in Conversation with TCM Host Dave Karger:

40th Anniversary of OUT OF AFRICA (1985) – 7:00PM

Join acting icon Meryl Streep and TCM host Dave Karger for an illuminating conversation before a special 40th anniversary presentation of OUT OF AFRICA (1985). Streep had already earned two of her three Oscars when she took on the role of Baroness Karen Blixen (pen name Isak Dinesen) in director Sydney Pollack’s adaptation of Blixen’s autobiography of her time running a coffee plantation in early 20th century Kenya. Shot on location, the role gave Streep a chance to create a nuanced, layered performance that stands out even against the film's spectacular scenery. In addition, Blixen was one of the strongest, most self-determined women Streep had played on screen to that point. It was a breakthrough in the cinematic portrayal of women 40 years ago and continues to reflect the star’s deep commitment to women’s rights and women’s history. The film brought Streep the sixth of her record 21 Oscar nominations for acting while capturing seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.