Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy Battles His Toughest Foe: Copyright Lawyers

Turner Classic Movies is an essential channel for the preservation of film culture, and frequently a necessary oasis against the noise and clutter of contemporary pop culture. But twice now it has acted as what appears to be an active participant in a bizarre battle between a Hollywood icon and lawyers looking to take away one of his favorite toys. This led to Friday night’s surprising (and very meme-able) 30-minute broadcast: Tracy Zooms In. In 1990, Warren Beatty directed himself as the tech-forward police detective Dick Tracy, alongside Al Pacino and Madonna, and a slew of phenomenal people like Dick… Read Full Article