Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, August 21, 2026
Today and this weekend on TCM:
Stanley Kubrick took the entire film community, along with noir fans, by (a perfect) storm with his innovative 1956 take on the caper genre, The Killing previously recommended here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next is a film noir bonafide classic, The Narrow Margin (1952), a previous TCM recommendation here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Besieged with production problems, and 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, previously reviewed here, showing on TCM Thursday, August 20 at 10 am PDT.
Monday, August 17, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
"Shoot a man for sleeping with someone's wife? That's silly. Half the town'd be wiped out."
My next TCM and previous Blu-ray recommendation is 1966's The Chase (reviewed here) happening Tuesday, August 18 at 4:30 am PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, August 14, 2026
Today and this weekend on TCM:
A couple on their way to New York City are about to have a serious reality check in 1970’s “comedy” The Out-of-Towners, previously reviewed here, and happening Friday, August 14th at 5 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
For those who might have missed last month’s presentation of Hidden Gem #10, They Won't Believe Me (1947)… rejoice.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Today on TCM:
TCM will air The Marx Brothers’ masterpiece Duck Soup (1933) reviewed here.
- Displaying Your Treasures (1)
- Treasured Appearances (3)
- "Now Listen To Me..." (4)
- Plundering the Genre (4)
- Exhibiting Your Treasures (5)
- Inspecting a Hidden Gem (6)
- Opening Up a Treasure (7)
- Hidden Gems (8)
- Close Encounters (10)
- Time Out (11)
- Exploring the Artefacts (16)
- Treasure Trivia (18)
- 21st Cent. Treasure Quest (20)
- Capturing a Golden Moment (23)
- Top Ten Treasures (28)
- Treasured Images (38)
- Sterling Silver Dialogue (48)
- End Credits (108)
- Now Listen To Me (148)
- Dish of the Day (982)