by Greg Hernandez
Last night’s big red carpet kickoff of the TCM Classic Film Festival at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre was a star-studded affair and it was a thrill to be there.
Liza Minnelli was the star attraction as her film Cabaret was kicking things off and such Hollywood legends as Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren, Eva Marie Saint and Robert Wagner lit up the red carpet.
‘I’m always glad to be here,” Miss Reynolds said to me.
Famed film critic and historian Leonard Maltin said it’s an occasion to really cherish these legendary stars: “You have to value the fact that they’re here and alive and well. We can thank them in person instead of thinking about it 10 or 20 years from now.”
