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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, March 13, 2026

Today on TCM:

A “Street” worth visiting is John Sturges’ masterfully directed film noir, 1950's Mystery Street reviewed here.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Today on TCM:

A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter (1945).

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

TCM will present a film starring Burt Lancaster, director John Frankenheimer’s action-packed and thought provoking The Train (1964), a previous Blu-ray recommendation here.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until April 3rd):

Just letting viewers know that TCM is showing Around the World in 80 Days (1956), previously reviewed here.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, March 9, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until March 29th):

Luchino Visconti’s sublime and contemplative Death in Venice (1971), has been briefly reviewed here.

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, March 6, 2026

This weekend on TCM:


Besieged with production problems, the film sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty, reviewed here and showing on TCM Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm PST.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

This next must-see TCM film recommendation is Italian director Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) (1948), one of the most emotionally devastating films of all time (See: Top Ten: World Cinema Treasures).

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Today on TCM:

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is an incisive look into how each of three returning servicemen adapt to civilian life at home after World War II.