TCM’s ‘Two for One’ Series Pairs Directors and Double Features

Turner Classic Movies Two for One series of double features starting in April unites top notch directors with two film pairings of their choosing.

Two for One features 12 nights of double features curated by directors such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Patty Jenkins, and Spike Lee (with TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz), as they introduce and discuss each film’s cultural significance, its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and their own personal reflections.
 
Mankiewicz said “This was such an eclectic group of filmmakers to sit down with, which was invigorating, from Martin Scorsese talking about a Robert Mitchum western, to Spike Lee discussing Elia Kazan, to Olivia Wilde’s breakdown of Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. In these double features, these 12 directors lead us on an insider’s journey through cinematic history.” 
Two for One airs every Saturday night, premieres April 6 at 8PM (ET).

Check out the complete film schedule and trailer from TCM below and stay tuned to Conskipper for more information about this new series.  

• Saturday, April 6 | Martin Scorsese – Blood on the Moon (1948) & One Touch of Venus (1948)
• Saturday, April 13 | Olivia Wilde – Auntie Mame (1958) & Grey Gardens (1976)
• Saturday, April 20 | Paul Thomas Anderson – The Bad News Bears (1976) & Bugsy Malone (1976)
• Saturday, April 27 | Rian Johnson – Trouble in Paradise (1932) & Jewel Robbery (1932)
• Saturday, May 4 | Spike Lee – A Face in the Crowd (1957) & Ace in the Hole (1951)
• Saturday, May 11 | Patty Jenkins – The Fisher King (1991) & Synecdoche, New York (2008) 
• Saturday, May 18 | Steven Spielberg – Jailhouse Rock (1957) & Forty Guns (1957)
• Saturday, June 1 | Ethan Hawke – The Gunfighter (1950) & Gun Crazy (1950)

• Saturday, June 8 | David Byrne – A Matter of Life and Death (1946) & Wings of Desire (1987) 
• Saturday, June 15 | Gina Prince-Blythewood – Central Station (1998) & Fruitvale Station (2013)
• Saturday, June 2 | Todd Haynes – The Go-Between (1971) & Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) 
• Saturday, June 29 | Nicole Holofcener – Coming Home (1978) & The Last Detail (1973)