Turner Classic Movies to kick off a series on problematic classic films tonight with Gone with the Wind

AP

Titled Reframed Classics, the series featuring film scholar Jacqueline Stewart and her fellow TCM hosts will delve into 18 culturally significant films from the 1920s through the 1960s that also have problematic aspects, from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Mickey Rooney’s performance as Mr. Yunioshi to Fred Astaire’s blackface routine in Swing Time. Last year, Stewart taped an intro for Gone with the Wind after HBO Max temporarily yanked the film due to its problematic aspects. “We know millions of people love these films,” said Stewart, who is participating in many of the conversations. “We’re not saying this is how you should feel about Psycho or this is how you should feel about Gone with the Wind. We’re just trying to model ways of having longer and deeper conversations and not just cutting it off to ‘I love this movie. I hate this movie.’ There’s so much space in between.”