Levan Abashidze - Turner Classic Movies

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Graveyard of Dreams (1997)

Achalgazrda Kompozitoris Mogzauroba (1985)

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Cherry 2000 (1988) -- (Movie Clip) Toast Is Just The Beginning

Red (1994) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Have A Daughter

Biography

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Graveyard of Dreams (1997)

Achalgazrda Kompozitoris Mogzauroba (1985)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Pretty Baby - Lobby Card Set

Pretty Baby - Lobby Card Set

Pepe le moko - Movie Poster

Here is a 1950s re-issue Belgian poster for Pepe le moko (1937), starring Jean Gabin and Gabriel Gabrio.

Those Lips, Those Eyes - Movie Poster Design

Here is an original mock-up design of a movie poster for Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980), starring Frank Langella and Tom Hulce. The preliminary design seen here is lacking the type and is for the "Style B" 1-Sheet.

Diner - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Diner (1982), written and directed by Barry Levinson.

Easy Rider - Lobby Cards

Here are a few Lobby Cards from Easy Rider (1969), starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

This Island Earth - Lobby Card Set

Here are several Lobby Cards from This Island Earth (1955). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry - Pressbook

Here is the original campaign book (pressbook) for Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974). Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.

Futureworld - Pressbook

Here is the original campaign book (pressbook) for AIP's Futureworld (1976). Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.

Videos

Cherry 2000 (1988) -- (Movie Clip) Toast Is Just The Beginning Still listening to the voice of the broken sex-robot wife he's on a mission to replace, executive Sam (David Andrews) joins his hired

Red (1994) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Have A Daughter With the dog she's just hit in the back of her car, Valentine (Irene Jacob) arrives at the home of Judge Kern (Jean-Louis Trintignant, his first scene), who can't be bothered, in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Red, 1994.

No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Open, New Lowdown Director documentarian George T. Nierenberg opens, introducing his subjects, Howard “Sandman” Sims, Chuck Green and Bunny Briggs, brought to a Harlem stage by vibraphone legend Lionel Hampton doing only the vocal from his own composition, in No Maps On My Taps, 1978.

No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Throwin' Money At Bunny Joining his main subjects brought together for a reunion show, rehearsing and chatting with musician Lionel Hampton, Howard “Sandman” Sims, Chuck Green and Bunny Briggs, who discusses things further with two uncles, in director George T. Nierenberg’s No Maps On My Taps, 1978.

Say Amen, Somebody (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Highway To Heaven From a St. Louis (technically St. Charles, Mo.) radio station tribute to a service honoring the main subject of the documentary, singer Willie Mae Ford Smith, at Rev. William Collins Jr.’s Antioch Baptist Church, and a song composed by the also-featured Thomas A. Dorsey, led by an O’Neal twin (Edward or Edgar?) in Say Amen, Somebody — The Good News Musical, 1982.

Say Amen, Somebody (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Open, I Have A Lord To Glorify Opening director George Nierenberg’s celebrated feature documentary, in it’s 2019 restoration, from Milestone Films, we meet St. Louis-based gospel music superstar Willie Mae Ford Smith, in Say Amen, Somebody — The Good News Musical, 1982.

Say Amen, Somebody (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Thank God For Professor Dorsey A background segment, with narration from singer Willie Mae Ford Smith, about gospel music pioneer, professor Thomas A. Dorsey, followed by portions of his own interview, in Say Amen, Somebody — The Good News Musical, 1982.

Best Friends (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Started Getting Cold In Arizona Married now but uneasy, in the screenplay by married Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson, screenwriters Richard and Paula (Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn) arrive in wintry Buffalo (on location, at the now-defunct but still-standing Central Terminal), meeting her parents, Barnard Hughes and Jessica Tandy, in Best Friends, 1982.

Silence Of The Lambs, The (1991) -- (Movie Clip) You Have The Power Back at the FBI training center, we learn from TV that the Buffalo Bill victim (Brooke Smith) is the daughter of a U.S. senator (Diane Baker), so Clarice (Jodie Foster) is sent to Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) with an offer, interrupted by psychiatric ward chief Chilton (Anthony Heald), in The Silence Of The Lambs, 1991.

Lacombe, Lucien (1974) -- (Movie Clip) A Rich And Stingy Jew Having casually ingratiated himself with the local Nazi collaborators, farm-boy Pierre Blaise (title character) is introduced by Vichy youth Jean (Stephane Bouy) to the Jewish tailor (Holger Lowenadler) who gets relative safety in exchange for his services, in Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien, 1974.

Lacombe, Lucien (1974) -- (Movie Clip) I Should Have Been An Actor In southwestern France, 1944, conducting regular business with the local Nazi sympathizers, Pierre Blaise (the politically indifferent title character) with Jean-Bernard (Stephane Bouy) faking an injury, tricking a vacationing doctor and his family, in Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien, 1974.

Green For Danger (1946) -- (Movie Clip) You're In His Way Part of another elaborate set-piece in the Frank Launder-Sidney Gilliat production, the hospital dance, Dr Eden (Leo Genn) counsels distraught nurse Esther (Rosamund John) about his ex-lover, her deceased mother, then nurse Bates (Judy Campbell) seethes toward Dr. Barnes (Trevor Howard) whose fianceè nurse Freddi (Sally Gray) becomes his next partner, in Green For Danger, 1946.

Say Amen, Somebody (1982) -- 2019 Re-release Trailer Trailer promoting the 2019 restoration of the acclaimed documentary by George Nierenberg, Say Amen, Somebody, 1982, featuring singer Willie Mae Ford Smith and composer and educator Thomas A. Dorsey.

Outlaw Blues (1977) -- (Original Trailer) Trailer for the light but well-received Peter Fonda country music cum outlaw/fugitive feature, with a rare movie role for popular TV star Susan Saint James, in Outlaw Blues, 1977.

Rain Man (1988) -- (Original Trailer) Original trailer for director Barry Levinson’s Rain Man, 1988, the #1 box office film of the year and winner of Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) and screenplay (Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow), from United Artists, also starring Tom Cruise.

Mac And Me (1988) -- (Original Trailer) Original trailer for the Sci Fi comedy Mac And Me, 1988, the critical and commercial flop which has become popular for it’s lack of quality and spectacular product placement for McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.

Of Unknown Origin (1983) -- (Original Trailer) Original trailer for the 1983 rat-horror feature, starring Peter Weller, and the first feature film for Playboy centerfold and future TV and erotic-thriller star Shannon Tweed, Of Unknown Origin, directed by George P. Cosmatos.

Thieves Like Us - (Original Trailer) A young bank robber (Keith Carradine) falls for an innocent girl (Shelley Duvall) in Robert Altman's Thieves Like Us (1974).

Silent Movie - (Original Trailer) A film director struggles to produce a major silent feature film in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie (1976).

High Anxiety - (Original Trailer) Mel Brooks must come to terms with his own High Anxiety (1977) in this loving parody of the films of Alfred Hitchcock.

Few Good Men, A - (Original Trailer) Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise star in the film version of A Few Good Men (1992) based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.

Amadeus - (Original Trailer) 8 Oscars including Best Picture went to Amadeus (1984) about a composer's deadly jealousy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

McCabe and Mrs. Miller - (Original Trailer) A gambler (Warren Beatty) and a prostitute (Julie Christie) become business partners in a remote Old West mining town in Robert Altman's McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971).

As Good As It Gets - (Original Trailer) Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt both won Oscars for their performances in the romantic comedy As Good As It Gets (1997).

Mel Brooks -- (Original Promo) -- AFI Life Achievement Award TCM's broadcast of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award event honoring writer, director, producer and performer Mel Brooks, Wednesday, July 24 at 8pm ET.

Greer Garson -- (Movie Promo) By Keith Carradine Actor Keith Carradine with a personal tribute to TCM's Star Of The Month for March, 2013, the critical and box office favorite from MGM, Greer Garson.

TCM Podcast -- Lizz Winstead (Movie Promo) May 2012 Daily Show co-creator and author, Lizz Winstead, joins producer Scott McGee to talk about Star of the Month Joel McCrea and the sophisticated, ensemble comedy Dinner At Eight. Log on now to facebook.com/tcmtv and tell us who YOU would cast in a Dinner At Eight remake.

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