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On Film
On Film

Scott McGee on Film Culture in America

By Charles Horak,
Sam Cassiano
Published July 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
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Movies and Television entertainment are as ubiquitous in our lives as ever before yet concern for our film culture and its history seems to be growing. From how social media and fandom culture have impacted film to the ways we can communally watch cinema, film culture is constantly changing. On this edition of On Film, host Charles Horak welcomes is author and Senior director for original programming at TCM Scott McGee to discuss the state of film culture in America. From how social media and fandom culture have impacted film culture to the ways we can communally watch cinema,

Scott McGee is the senior director of original programming at Turner Classic Movies. As part of the team behind the TCM Classic Film Festival and the TCM Classic Cruise, he has programmed and introduced films and interviewed special guests at both events.

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Originally aired on July 27, 2024

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Charles Horak
Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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