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| Aficionados of TCM Fear for Its Future | Aficionados of TCM Fear for Its Future |
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| To the Editor: | To the Editor: |
| Re “SOS: Keep TCM Afloat,” by Maureen Dowd (column, June 25): | Re “SOS: Keep TCM Afloat,” by Maureen Dowd (column, June 25): |
| Thank you, Ms. Dowd, for your beautifully expressed column about the unique place that Turner Classic Movies holds in our lives and culture, and your appeal to keep it intact as it undergoes painful budgetary and staffing changes under the ownership of Warner Bros. Discovery. | Thank you, Ms. Dowd, for your beautifully expressed column about the unique place that Turner Classic Movies holds in our lives and culture, and your appeal to keep it intact as it undergoes painful budgetary and staffing changes under the ownership of Warner Bros. Discovery. |
| I speak as one of 25 TCM viewers chosen in a national contest to be a guest programmer on TCM for its 25th anniversary in 2019. Each of us was asked to introduce a film that meant something highly personal to us and to dedicate it to someone special in our lives. | I speak as one of 25 TCM viewers chosen in a national contest to be a guest programmer on TCM for its 25th anniversary in 2019. Each of us was asked to introduce a film that meant something highly personal to us and to dedicate it to someone special in our lives. |
| One woman chose to introduce the 1968 detective film “Bullitt” and dedicated it to her late father, explaining that she switched on TCM immediately upon returning from his funeral and was struck by how much he resembled the film’s star, Steve McQueen. She sensed in that serendipitous moment that her father was still with her, and it sustained her. | One woman chose to introduce the 1968 detective film “Bullitt” and dedicated it to her late father, explaining that she switched on TCM immediately upon returning from his funeral and was struck by how much he resembled the film’s star, Steve McQueen. She sensed in that serendipitous moment that her father was still with her, and it sustained her. |
| I chose the 1958 Oscar-winning musical “Gigi” and dedicated it to my wife. The composer Frederick Loewe gave us our first wedding gift after I spent the day with him for a newspaper story I was writing as he prepared a stage version for Broadway. His gift was tickets to a performance of the show. | I chose the 1958 Oscar-winning musical “Gigi” and dedicated it to my wife. The composer Frederick Loewe gave us our first wedding gift after I spent the day with him for a newspaper story I was writing as he prepared a stage version for Broadway. His gift was tickets to a performance of the show. |