Turner Classic Movies brings legends back to life at the TCM Movie Nights in Dubai

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 After the sold-out premiere of the TCM Movie Nights, the classic film channel returns to Dubai for its second movie night, which will be a tribute to the icon Paul Newman.
 
Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the movie channel that brings classic film to life, brings classic films to the region with the TCM Movie Nights. After its much applauded premiere in June, the film nights return for the month of July to pay tribute to the iconically classic star Paul Newman. His award-winning film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, will be screened on July 8^th within a themed setting, allowing fans to go back in time and enjoy quality acting.
 
In a much applauded screen performance, Paul Newman stars as Rocky Graziano, a rising boxer from a troubled background. He joins a street gang, and undergoes a long history of criminal activities. He is sent to prison, where he is rebellious to all authority figures. After his release, he is drafted by the U.S. Army, but runs away. Needing money, he becomes a boxer, and finds that he has natural talent and wins six fights in a row before the Army finds him and dishonorably discharges him. He serves a year in a United States Disciplinary Barracks, and resumes his career as a boxer as a result. While working his way to the title, he is introduced to his sister's friend Norma, whom he falls in love with and later marries. Starting a new, clean life, he rises to the top, but loses a title fight with Tony Zale. A person he knew in prison finds him and blackmails him into throwing a fight. Rocky fakes an injury and avoids the fight altogether. When he is interrogated by the district attorney, he refuses to name the blackmailer and has his license suspended. His manager gets him a fight in Chicago to fight Zale the middleweight champion, once more. Rocky wins the fight.
 
 “Turner Classic Movies is very excited about bringing this exclusive experience to the UAE. We wanted to create an opportunity for people to live their nostalgia while reminiscing about their relationships with these old time legends,” said Alan Musa, TV Channel Manager, Turner Broadcasting Systems.
 
The Ritz-Carlton's signature restaurant, La Baie, creates the perfect atmosphere for this classic evening, with its enchanting ambiance complemented by the exquisite meals that have been chosen and prepared by the world-renowned Chef Umit Kaygusuz and his culinary team.
 
“We are delighted to be the only resort in the city to showcase a selection of classic films from the extensive library of Turner Classic Movies,” says Director of Food and Beverage Wael Maatouk. “Our chefs at La Baie are quite creative in tailoring the set menus according to the movies and we believe that these special dining events will make for a memorable visual and gastronomic experience for our guests throughout the summer and beyond.”
 
The TCM Movie Nights are guaranteed to be a true cinematic experience that invites guests to fully immerse themselves in the film being shown. The dream of reliving Old Hollywood glamour becomes a reality at TCM Movie Nights, where guests can enjoy a themed culinary experience in the company of their favorite stars. With menus that promise to tickle the palate tailored to suit the film being shown the TCM Movie Night promises to be a feast for all senses.
 
TCM Movie Nights redefines ‘a night out’ in Dubai and offers its residents & visitors a one of a kind experience. Living up to the promise TCM has made to its viewers of ensuring that they enjoy quality content, the TCM Movie Nights make watching classic movies a truly memorable affair.
 
Escape to a World of Film with TCM
 
TCM (Turner Classic Movies) draws from an extensive library of movies ranging from the 1920s to 1990s presenting them in a contemporary style that reinterprets their place in history and their relevance to people's lives today. TCM brings the silver screen to life by offering viewers exclusive in-depth celebrity interviews, monthly star tributes, special events and original screen tests. Along with hosted seasons with contemporary moviemakers and experts, TCM is a definitive classic movie channel with a style of its own.
 
TCM is available via cable, satellite and digital terrestrial throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East in ten regional versions in eleven languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.
 
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Europe delivers some of the world’s most successful and well-known news and entertainment brands – CNN, Cartoon Network, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), Toonami and Boomerang – across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Alongside its TV channels TBS is at the forefront of developing its brands through the internet, broadband, wireless, DVD, e-commerce, merchandising, cinema, publishing and every other available platform. Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited is a Time Warner Company.

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