TCM, now a film festival.
There are over 700 film festivals worldwide, but only a few are devoted entirely to showing old movies -- which is odd, considering that these days, it's just as hard to see most older films in a theater as it is to see any of the new festival darlings. Those that do exist tend towards the obscure and specialized. MoMA's annual "To Save and Project" series (which is now in progress) alternates between the well-known (say, a new print of Cassavetes' "A Woman Under The Influence") and movies whose reputation is so specialized you basically have to attend on faith (say, 1964's "The Changing Village," from Ceylon). Arlington, VA's Slapsticon resurrects silent comedy; Bologna's Cinema Ritrovato digs up new prints of old films for your hardcore type who's ready for a marathon of long-thought-lost rarities and pre-code Capra. Also, you have to fly to Italy. Most of the major festivals...
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