In the run-up to Election Day, TCM will screen 50 films on nine consecutive Fridays to appeal to the popular vote of movie lovers. Making a Change: The Most Important Political Film of All Time.
The series, which airs from September 6 to November 1, four days before America votes to elect its next president, features TCM host Ben Mankiewicz with Stevens Speier Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Lee Grant, Sally Field, Andy Garcia, Melissa Etheridge In conversation with John Turturro, Bill Maher, Alexander Payne, Diane Lane, Josh Mankiewicz, Barry Levinson, Maureen Dodd, Stacy E Brahms and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Watch the trailer here.
make changes Shows half of the movie new republic In the rankings released in June 2023. the birth of a nation to Raoul Peck I’m not your black person); the whole thing starts with the No. 1 movie on the list, Battle of Algiers (1966).
(While you’re at it, take a look at THR’s Chief film critic David Rooney’s recent list of the 20 best political films.
“I grew up knowing that politics is intertwined with our culture every day, whether we like it or not,” Ben Mankiewicz (Josh’s brother) said in a statement. “Movies have been a barometer of our political climate since before the advent of talkies.
“This series brings filmmakers, actors, politicians, and journalists together on TCM to discuss a diverse selection of great films. Along the way, we’ll discuss how great films have successfully predicted, reflected, and challenged political culture.
From left to right: Maria Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012) and Malcolm X (1992) Denzel Washington.
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Here’s the full schedule, plus guest speakers and new republic Rankings (all East/Pacific):
Friday, September 6
8pm Battle of Algiers (1966) (co-host new republicMichael Tomasky – 1st place)
10:15pm all the king’s men (1949) (Steven Spielberg – 59th)
12:15 noon great dictator (1940) (John Turturro – 26th)
2:30 am fail safe (1964) (No. 99)
4:30 am Ivan the Terrible: Part 2 (1958) (No. 85)
6 a.m. salt of the earth (1954) (No. 31)
Friday, September 13
8pm red man (1981) (Bill Maher – 41st)
11:30pm Parallax view (1974) (Kyle Smith – 47th)
1:30 am Germany, year zero (1948) (Alexander Payne – No. 97)
3 am Gabriel at the White House (1933) (No. 30)
4:30 am Battleship Potemkin (1925) (No. 7)
6 a.m. fog of war (2003) (No. 56)
Friday, September 20
8pm Dr. Strangelove (1964) (Spike Lee – 3rd)
9:45pm mr smith goes to washington (1939) (Stacey Abrams – 11th)
12:15 noon Hearts and Thoughts (1974) (Phil Mattingly – No. 39)
2:15 am other people’s lives (2006) (No. 19)
4:45 am born of fire (1983) (No. 43)
6:15 am bicycle thief (1948) (No. 52)
Friday, September 27
8pm vulture three days (1975) (Maureen Dodd – No. 72)
10:15pm I’m not your black person (2016) (Sarah Sidner – No. 58)
12 am The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (Melissa Etheridge – No. 88)
1:30 am last long live (1958) (No. 57)
3:45 am night of the living dead (1968) (No. 35)
5:15 am tin drum (1979) (No. 92)
Friday, October 4
8pm Harvey Milk Era (1984) (Sally Field – No. 81)
10pm best man (1964) (Josh Mankiewicz – 69th)
12 am I’m a fugitive from the Chain Gang. (1932) (Lonnie Bunch III – No. 95)
1:45 am City Hall (1996) (No. 80)
3:45 am strike (1924) (No. 25)
5:15 am high and low (1963) (No. 84)
Friday, October 11
8pm a face in the crowd (1957) (Barry Levinson – 10th)
10:15pm Wag the dog (1997) (Diane Lane – No. 54)
12 am Fred Hampton Murder (1971) (Abby Phillip – No. 37)
1:45 am Kennedy Airport (1991) (No. 34)
5 am Z (1969) (No. 15)
7:15 am night and fog (1956) (No. 21)
Friday, October 18
8pm the birth of a nation (1915) (Jamel Bui – 5th)
11:30pm Lincoln (2012) (Robert Gates – 24th)
2:15 am Malcolm X (1992) (No. 22)
6 a.m. basic (1960) (No. 38)
Friday, October 25
8pm all the president’s people (1976) (Steven Spielberg – 4th)
10:30pm Citizen Kane (1941) (Frank Lenz – No. 33)
12:45 noon Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels (1975)(Liz
Boden – 36th)
4:15 am Olympia Part 1: Festival of Nations (1938) (No. 86)
6:15 am Olympia Part II: The Beauty of the Festival (1938) (No. 86)
Friday, November 1
8pm there (1979) (Andy Garcia – 71st)
10:30pm candidate (1972) (Caitlan Collins – 20th)
12:30 noon Harlan County, USA (1976) (Lee Grant – No. 12)
2:15 am manchurian candidate (1962) (No. 2)
4 am weekend (1967) (No. 94)
