In the treacherous reality TV-filled land of cable, Turner Classics Movies (better known as TCM) remains a haven for cinephiles. At any give moment, one can flip to the channel and get a film school education (directors such as Martin Scorsese have even said they have a television on dedicated to the channel while in the editing suite). With the channel launching on April 14th, 1994, they celebrate their 20th anniversary today, and just wrapped up their annual TCM Classic Film Festival.

Dedicated to theatrically showing classic films with discussion by talent from the features, as well as passionate supporters, it was yet another successful year. Today we have a treat from the event, as they’ve uploaded a wealth of introductions from a variety of presenters. Embedded below, one can watch Mel Brooks on the disastrous first screening of Blazing Saddles, Bill Hader on the first impression he ever learned, Anna Kendrick on how watching Spice World meant she also needed to watch classics, Thelma Schoonmaker on her late husband Michael Powell’s favorite film, and much more. Check out all the introductions below, and see more from the festival on their YouTube channel.

Mel Brooks – Blazing Saddles

Thelma Schoonmaker – A Matter of Life and Death

Bill Hader – The Muppet Movie

John Williams – Fiddler On The Roof

Patton Oswalt – Eraserhead

Alan Arkin – The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

David Ladd – The Great Gatsby

Alec Baldwin and Don Was – A Hard Day’s Night

Anna Kendrick – The Women

Jerry Lewis – The Nutty Professor

Richard Sherman – Mary Poppins

Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl

Maureen O’Hara – How Green Was My Valley

Jason Lee – City Lights

Suzanne Lloyd – Why Worry?

Quincy Jones – The Italian Job

Joe Dante – Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

Margaret O’Brien – Meet Me In St. Louis

Fraser Heston – Touch of Evil

Merrie Spaeth, Paula Prentiss – The World Of Henry Orient

Nancy Schoenberger – Stagecoach

Alex Trebek – Zulu

Lance Brisson – My Sister Eileen

Michael Schlesinger – Johnny Guitar

Greg Proops – Bachelor Mother

Shirley Jones – Oklahoma!

Charles Busch – What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

What’s your favorite film of the ones introduced?

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