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Look at these luminaries ready to board the 2023 TCM CLASSIC CRUISE to give you the ultimate classic film fan experience!<\/p>\n
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)\u00a0today announced iconic screen star\u00a0Kim Novak,\u00a0acclaimed actor and producer\u00a0Elliott Gould,\u00a0and stage and screen legend\u00a0George\u00a0Chakiris\u00a0are set to attend the\u00a0TCM Classic Cruise, sailing\u00a0November\u00a06-11,\u00a02023, from\u00a0San Diego\u00a0to\u00a0Cabo San Lucas\u00a0and\u00a0Ensenada\u00a0on the\u00a0Disney<\/em>\u00a0Magic.\u00a0<\/em>In addition, filmmaker\u00a0Ernest Dickerson,\u00a0actress and singer\u00a0Lorna Luft,\u00a0production designer\u00a0Wynn Thomas,\u00a0author and grandson of Groucho Marx and Gus Kahn,\u00a0Andy\u00a0Marx,\u00a0and fan-favorite and\u00a0founder of Rialto Pictures and\u00a0Founding Repertory Artistic Director of\u00a0New York\u2019s Film Forum cinema\u00a0Bruce Goldstein\u00a0will join\u00a0TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz,\u00a0Alicia Malone,\u00a0Dave Karger,\u00a0Eddie Muller, and\u00a0Jacqueline\u00a0Stewart, for film screenings, special fan events and in-depth interviews aboard this unforgettable classic movie experience at sea.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/novak.jpg\")
KIM NOVAK<\/strong> is one of the most glamourous leading actresses of her generation, Kim Novak was a top box office draw throughout the 1950s and early 1960s \u2013 including being the biggest box office star in the world for three consecutive years– working with some of the most celebrated directors and leading men of the era. Her legendary body of work has stood the test of time in acclaimed films such as Picnic<\/em> (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm<\/em> (1955), Pal Joey<\/em> (1957), Vertigo<\/em> (1958), Bell, Book and Candle<\/em> (1958), Strangers When We Meet<\/em> (1960), Kiss Me, Stupid<\/em> (1964) and many others. Despite her worldwide success, she preferred to leave Hollywood at the peak of her career to freely express herself through painting and writing. Her paintings have been exhibited at museums in San Francisco, Prague, and The Butler Museum of American Art.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gould.jpg\")
ELLIOTT GOULD<\/strong>\u00a0is a prolific American actor and producer. He earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in\u00a0Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice<\/em>\u00a0(1969) quickly followed by his iconic portrayal of Trapper John in Robert Altman\u2018s feature film\u00a0M*A*S*H<\/em>\u00a0(1970). Other memorable film credits include Ingmar Bergman\u2019s\u00a0The Touch\u00a0<\/em>(1971),\u00a0The Long Goodbye<\/em>\u00a0(1973),\u00a0Capricorn One\u00a0<\/em>(1977),\u00a0Bugsy\u00a0<\/em>(1991),Contagion<\/em>\u00a0(2011) and his portrayal of Reuben Tishkoff in Steven Soderbergh\u2019s popular trilogy\u00a0Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/em>\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Ocean\u2019s Twelve<\/em>\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Ocean\u2019s Thirteen<\/em>\u00a0(2007). On television, a new generation became enthusiastic fans when he appeared as Jack Geller, Ross and Monica\u2019s father, on the wildly popular sitcom\u00a0Friends.\u00a0<\/em>His other TV work includes\u00a0Ray Donovan,<\/em>\u00a0the sitcom\u00a0Mulaney<\/em>,\u00a0Doubt, 9 JKL, Grace and Frankie<\/em>,\u00a0The Kominsky Method<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Lincoln Lawyer.<\/em>\u00a0He is part of an elite club having the distinction of having hosted\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u00a0six times.<\/em>\u00a0Gould has produced several films including Woody Allen\u2019s,\u00a0Everything You\u2019ve Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask\u00a0<\/em>(1972) and Jules Feiffer\u2019s\u00a0Little Murders\u00a0<\/em>(1971).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/chakiris.jpg\")
GEORGE CHAKIRIS<\/strong> took the entertainment world by storm with his smoldering, Academy Award-winning performance as Bernardo in 1961\u2019s big screen adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway musical West Side\u00a0<\/em>Story, but he was far from an overnight sensation. Chakiris made his big screen debut in 1947 singing in the chorus of MGM\u2019s\u00a0Song Of Love<\/em>\u00a0and can be seen singing and dancing in such classic musicals as\u00a0White Christmas<\/em>\u00a0(1954),\u00a0Brigadoon<\/em>\u00a0(1954) and as one of the wealthy suitors to Marilyn Monroe in the iconic \u201cDiamonds Are A Girl\u2019s Best Friend\u201d number in Fox\u2019s\u00a0Gentlemen Prefer Blondes\u00a0<\/em>(1953).\u00a0 Since taking home the Oscar, Chakiris has enjoyed a decades-long career on the big screen, on television, in the theatre, in the recording studio, and as a jewelry artist. In 2022, George released his best-selling memoirs \u201cMy West Side Story.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ernest.jpg\")
ERNEST DICKINSON<\/strong> is an Emmy, Peabody, and two-time Image Award-winning film and television veteran whose signature brand of visual storytelling has been entertaining movie and TV fans for more than thirty years.\u00a0 While attending New York University\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts, he met filmmaker Spike Lee and the two became collaborators with Dickerson as Director of Photography on such classic films as\u00a0She\u2019s Gotta Have It<\/em>\u00a0(1986),\u00a0School Daze<\/em>\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Do the Right Thing<\/em>\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Mo\u2019 Better Blues<\/em>\u00a0(1990), and\u00a0Malcolm X<\/em>\u00a0(1992). Dickerson\u2019s 1992 feature directorial debut, which he also cowrote, was\u00a0Juice<\/em>\u00a0followed by other big-screen credits, including\u00a0Surviving the Game<\/em>\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight<\/em>\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Bones<\/em>\u00a0(2001), and\u00a0Never Die Alone<\/em>\u00a0(2004). His visionary work has also been showcased in some of the most influential television series such as\u00a0The Wire<\/em>,\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>,\u00a0Treme<\/em>,\u00a0Dexter<\/em>,\u00a0House of Cards, Bosch, The Man in High Castle<\/em>, and many others.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/luft.jpg\")
LORNA LUFT<\/strong>, born to the legendary Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, began her career on her mother\u2019s TV show at the age of eleven. She went on to perform on Broadway in Promises, Promises; Snoopy, the Musical; and Extremities. She has performed in domestic and international productions of They\u2019re Playing Our Song; Guys and Dolls; Grease; The Wizard of Oz; Holiday Inn<\/em>; and White Christmas<\/em>. She appeared on film and TV in Grease 2<\/em> (1982), Where the Boys Are<\/em> (1984); and Trapper John, M.D<\/em>. Lorna co-produced Life with Judy Garland, the Emmy-winning miniseries based on her memoir Me and My Shadows<\/span>. Her latest book, A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film that Got Away<\/span> was released to rave reviews. She also celebrates her mother\u2019s songbook in a one-woman show and CD, “Songs My Mother Taught Me.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wynn.jpg\")
WYNN THOMAS<\/strong> is an award-winning production designer who has worked with some of the most important filmmakers of the late 20th century. Wynn designed both A Beautiful Mind<\/em> (2001) and Cinderella Man<\/em> (2005) directed by Ron Howard, A Bronx Tale<\/em> (1993) directed by Robert DeNiro, Wag The Dog<\/em> (1997) directed by Barry Levinson, and Analyze This<\/em> (1999) and Analyze That<\/em> (2002) directed by Harold Ramis. Wynn also has a long-term collaborative relationship with filmmaker Spike Lee, starting with She’s Gotta Have It<\/em> (1986), followed by School Daze<\/em> (1998), Do The Right Thing<\/em> (1989), Mo Better Blues<\/em> (1990), Jungle Fever<\/em> (1991), Malcolm X<\/em> (1992), Crooklyn<\/em> (1994), He Got Game<\/em> (1998), The Original Kings Of Comedy<\/em> (2000), Inside Man<\/em> (2006) and most recently, Da 5 Bloods<\/em> (2020). His many other credits include the comedy 80 For Brady<\/em> (2023), the award-winning drama Hidden Figures<\/em> (2016), the action film remake of Shaft<\/em> (2019) and the drag queen road movie To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar<\/em> (1995). Wynn is the first African-American production designer to become a member of the Art Director’s Guild in Los Angeles and he is the first African-American nominated for the Art Director’s Guild award for his design work on Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! (1996).<\/p>\n
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ANDY MARX<\/strong> is an award-winning photographer, writer, and musician, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. In 2020, Marx’s first novel, \u201cRoyalties,\u201d was published to enthusiastic reviews. The multi-generational, historical romance is based on the lives of his paternal grandfather, the legendary comedian, Groucho Marx, and his maternal grandfather, the renowned songwriter, Gus Kahn, whose hits include “It Had to Be You,” “Makin’ Whoopee,” and “Dream a Little Dream.” He is currently recording an album of many of his grandfather\u2019s most famous songs. The first single, \u201cUkulele Lady,\u201d was recently released. He also co-founded the popular comedy website, Hollywood & Swine, known for its lampooning of Hollywood.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce.jpg\")
BRUCE GOLDSTEIN<\/strong> is the award-winning founder and co-president of Rialto Pictures and Founding Repertory Artistic Director of New York\u2019s Film Forum cinema. He\u2019s also the director of acclaimed short films including Uncovering the Naked City, In the Footsteps of Speedy,<\/em> and TCM\u2019s Pelham One Two Three: NYC Undergroun<\/em>d. Goldstein has been a popular guest at every TCM Classic Film Festival and Classic Cruise, with his fun-filled quiz “So You Think You Know Movies” a particular fan favorite. Earlier this year, he was honored at New York\u2019s Museum of Modern Art with a 25th-anniversary tribute to Rialto.<\/p>\n