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JANE POWELL’S 80th BIRTHDAY – Wednesday, April 1, beginning at 7 p.m.TCM pays a special birthday tribute to the blue-eyed, blonde-haired “girl next door” with this full night of great programming. It opens with her 1995 Private Screenings interview with TCM host Robert Osborne and includes five of her most popular films.BRITISH INVASION – Friday, April 3, beginning at 8 p.m.Music wasn’t the only form of entertainment invading America from across the pond in the 1960s. British New Wave cinema landed on these shores, as well. TCM will celebrate the era with such films as John Schlesinger’s Billy Liar (1969), starring Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie; Karel Reisz’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961), with Albert Finney; and Lindsay Anderson’s This Sporting Life (1963), starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. FAKE REALITY: TCM CELEBRATES MOCKUMENTARIES – Saturday, April 4, beginning at 8 p.m. TCM celebrates the delicate art of fake documentaries with this sterling collection of comedies. The evening will feature Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run (1969), Albert Brooks’ Real Life (1979), Christopher Guest’s Best in Show (2000) and Rob Reiner’s This is Spinal Tap (1984).TCM SALUTES MORRIS ENGEL – Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m.Acclaimed still photographer Morris Engel delved into filmmaking in the 1950s, creating three remarkable independent features that are rarely shown today. TCM will premiere all three films – The Little Fugitive (1953), Lovers and Lollipops (1955) and Weddings and Babies (1958) – in this special tribute. TCM's 15th Anniversary - Fan Programmers - Monday, April 13- Friday, April 17th To celebrate the network's 15th Anniversary (April 14), TCM has selected some of its biggest fans from around the country to serve as Guest Programmers. Each fan will join TCM host Robert Osborne to introduce a movie shosen from TCM's unparalleled vault of films, with titles including such popular fare as Gone with the Wind (1939), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Maltese Falcon (1941) and SheWore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), as well as lesser-known gems like So Long at the Fair (1950) and Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980). The fans include people of all ages, from a 14 year old who loves classic films and a 27 year old working for the Austin Film Society to a 51 year old who works in historical preservation in Las Vegas and a 69 year old who was chosen because of his frequent contributions to TCM's online message boards. The special event will mark the first time TCM has invited a group of everyday viewers to appear on-air with Osborne. FUNNY LADIES: THE MOVIES’ FEMALE CLOWNS – Monday, April 20 – Friday, April 24, beginning at 8 p.m. TCM pays a week-long tribute to the women who have made moviegoers bust a gut laughing through the years, from the 1920s through the 1980s. The week will feature a who’s who of comedic women, including Patsy Kelly (Kelly the Second),Zasu Pitts (The Ruggles of Red Gap), Margaret Dumont (A Night at the Opera),Marie Dressler (Dinner at Eight), Rosalind Russell (The Women), Mae West (My Little Chickadee), Billie Burke (Topper), Eve Arden (Stage Door), Gracie Allen (Mr. and Mrs. North), Fanny Brice (Everybody Sing), Marjorie Main (Feudin’ Fussin and A-Fightin’), Betty Hutton (The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek), Martha Raye (Monsieur Verdoux), Judy Holiday (Born Yesterday), Carol Burnett (Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed?), Lucille Ball (The Long, Long Trailer), Nancy Walker (World’s Greatest Athlete), Goldie Hawn (Seems Like Old Times) and Lily Tomlin (All of Me). STARRING DENZEL WASHINGTON – Thursday, April 30, beginning at 8 p.m.TCM salutes one of the most popular and acclaimed actors working today with this collection of outstanding films. The evening will begin with the film that won him his first Oscar®, Glory (1989). Next up is the gripping legal drama Philadelphia (1993), followed by A Soldier’s Story (1984) and The Mighty Quinn (1989).
