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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

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

Friday, December 20, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

From 1947 comes a story that takes place during the Christmas Holidays, the film noir Lady in the Lake reviewed here, Sunday, December 22 at 7 am PST.

Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter


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Hope to see you Monday, December 23rd.

A.G.

Dish of the Day

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

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the Facebook film related chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685).

World War Z (2013)

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Dish of the Day

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

Monday, December 9, 2024

Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the Facebook film related chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685).

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

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Dish of the Day

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

Thursday, December 5, 2024

In Los Angeles, California The Beverly Cinema will present On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969, a Vibrant I.B. Technicolor 35mm Print) Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th.

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Dish of the Day

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

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Tomorrow on TCM:

What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's diversity after watching a terrifying drama like 1962’s Cape Fear, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday (1953)?

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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Dish of the Day

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

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Currently available at Watch TCM (until December 17th):

Although starting out as quite the common man, circumstances will turn this rather nondescript accountant played by Edmond O'Brien, into a kind of noir superhero in D.O.A. (1950)

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