{"id":19094,"date":"2017-04-10T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=19094"},"modified":"2017-04-10T13:05:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T20:05:18","slug":"2017tcmffrutalee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/classic-corner\/2017tcmffrutalee\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 TCM Classic Film Festival &#8211; Carpet Chat with RUTA LEE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YDtOt6VaoI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>New to the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfestival.tcm.com\/\"><strong>TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/a> red carpet this year is the legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/rutalee.com\/\"><strong>RUTA LEE<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Star of stage, screen and television, Ruta&#8217;s presence at TCMFF this year is two-fold. \u00a0Not only is she celebrating the classic films we all know and love, but she is on hand to help honor the memory of ROBERT OSBORNE and her dear friend, and fellow founder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thalians.org\/\"><strong>Thalians<\/strong><\/a>, DEBBIE REYNOLDS.<\/p>\n<p>Tinseltown once again feels like the Hollywood of days gone by with the return of the 8th Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfestival.tcm.com\/\"><strong>TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/a>. 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