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TCM
Presents: Out
of This World: A Celebration of Sci-Fi Movies Every Tuesday in July
Highlights
Include Tribute To 50th Anniversary Of The Moon
Landing And Network Premiere of Star Wars: Episode IV
– A New Hope
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This
July, Turner
Classic Movies (TCM) presents Out of This World: A
Celebration of Sci-Fi Movies, an
odyssey through science fiction movies from a galaxy far, far
away to not-too-distant futures. Airing every Tuesday night in
primetime, each evening will explore the many realms of science
fiction in cinema including creature features, early sci-fi,
TCM’s network premiere of Star
Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, and a special night of
moon movies in honor of this month’s 50th anniversary
of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s monumental moon landing.
TCM’s celebration of science
fiction films will include:
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July 2: A look at early
sci-fi, including what is considered to be the
first science fiction film ever made, 1902’s A Trip to the Moon
and Fritz Lang’s influential Metropolis
(1927)
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July 9:
Acclaimed director Frank
Darabont introduces films from the 1950s,
one of the most influential decades for science fiction that
brought us The
Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The War of the Worlds
(1953) and Forbidden
Planet (1956)
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July 16:
In honor of this month’s 50th anniversary of the moon
landing, TCM airs seminal moon movies such as Destination Moon
(1950) and For
All Mankind (1989). The night then continues with
iconic creature
features including Them! (1954) and The Blob
(1958)
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July 23: TCM travels into the 1960s with 1960’s The Time Machine
and 1968’s 2001:
A Space Odyssey
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July 30:
the final night of galactic travel features a TCM premiere
of Star
Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) alongside Close Encounter of the
Third Kind (1977) and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
(1982)
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About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network
that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the
largest film libraries in the world highlighting the entire
spectrum of film history. TCM features the insights from
Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz along with hosts Alicia Malone,
Dave Karger and Eddie Muller, plus interviews with a wide range
of special guests and serves as the ultimate movie lover
destination. Currently in its 25th year as a
leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically
acclaimed series like The Essentials, along with annual
programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February and Summer
Under the Stars in August. TCM also directly connects with movie
fans through events as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in
Hollywood, the TCM Big Screen Classics series in partnership with
Fathom Events, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in
New York City and Los Angeles. In addition, TCM produces a wide
range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs, and
hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com
and through the Watch TCM mobile app.
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