Overview
- Fonda, speaking Thursday at the TCM Classic Film Festival’s opening in Hollywood, said her viral Oscars quip was a joke and called Barbra Streisand’s song “fabulous.”
- She added that Robert Redford would have liked the In Memoriam tribute and noted they co-starred in four films over five decades.
- Addressing the business climate, she warned that pending mergers such as a possible Paramount–Warner deal could erode the diversity and nuance Sundance has long championed.
- Fonda recalled personal moments with Redford, describing a lasting crush, his habit of arriving hours late to set, and how fan adoration often made him uncomfortable.
- The night paired a screening of Barefoot in the Park with a talk led by TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, linking a tribute to classic film with a plea to protect space for risk-taking work.