Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 22, 2026
Sunday on TCM:
TCM will show The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), an incisive look into how each of three returning servicemen adapt to civilian life at home, after World War II. Previously, I highly praised The Best Years of Our Lives for its exceptional musical score composed by Hugo Friedhofer in the first part of a series entitled Top Ten: Motion Picture Music Treasures. This emotionally powerful tour de force will commence on TCM Sunday, May 24th at 5:30 pm PDT.
Dana Andrews, holding the Mayo... Virginia Mayo that is
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, January 3, 2025
Today on TCM:
1945’s Spellbound directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is another film whereby I’ve previously promoted its soundtrack and have added a few words regarding the film itself here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck, reviewed here, and making her spirited appearance on Friday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
A Top Ten Western is Sam Peckinpah's elegiac Ride the High Country (1962), coming in at number 4 on the list here and will ride into TCM territory Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 12th):
John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers,previously reviewed here, is Top Ten Western #2 and is as likely as any film to provide one with a truly unforgettable, rich and rewarding movie watching experience.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 1, 2026
Today on TCM:
Western fans should check out the rock solid The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), reviewed here, with a spectacular final showdown not to mention the tension-filled and expertly handled exposé leading up to it.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 26th):
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is 1953’s I Confess which features a fervent, introspective performance from Montgomery Clift.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
1983’s Academy Award winner for Best Motion Picture went to Terms of Endearment, reviewed briefly here, and showing on TCM Thursday, April 30th at 5 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
In Valencia, Spain, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca at the Edificio Rialto will present Ace in the Hole(1951, as part of their BILLY WILDER series) on Tuesday, April 28th at 8:15 pm and Thursday, April 30th at 6 pm.
