Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Today on TCM:
Also in this month’s lineup is Todd Browning's shockingly bold and terrifying 1932 film, Freaks, previously reviewed here. They will appear on TCM Thursday, July 23 at 10 am PDT and again Wednesday, July 29 at 9:15 am PDT.
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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Spencer Tracy in the title role.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up is filmmaker David Lynch’s first feature-length film, the surrealistic Eraserhead (1977) previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, July 20, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 1st):
After directing the stylish and innovative 1956 heist film The Killing, Stanley Kubrick, with the assistance of Producer James B. Harris, turned his extraordinary talents to more relevant material with Paths of Glory (1957), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, July 17, 2026
Today and this weekend on TCM:
Immediately following The Asphalt Jungle (1950), stay tuned for Nicholas Ray's character study In a Lonely Place released the same year.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Stirling Hayden does not portray the criminal mastermind (that honour goes to actor Sam Jaffe) in this next TCM recommendation: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), previously recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Today on TCM:
From 1968 is one of the horror genre’s most influential entries: George A. Romero’s cult classic Night of the Living Dead, a previous TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, July 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production though the film was later turned into one being first presented on stage in 1983.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, July 3, 2026
#Note: Due to my extensive travels, Dish of the Day will be suspended until Monday, July 13th. For further TCM recommendations until then, please see this month’s “Now Listen to Me… “ column.
Today and this weekend on TCM:
A top film noir recommendation is Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross (1949) with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo imbuing their characters with passion and complex individuality.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Today on TCM:
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) is loaded with multi-faceted insights and hidden rumination on human relationships providing viewers with much to ponder long after this tale of romantic obsession ends.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 9th):
Stirling Hayden does not portray the criminal mastermind (that honour goes to actor Sam Jaffe) in this next TCM recommendation: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), previously recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 25th):
From 1968 comes one of the horror genre’s most influential entries: George A. Romero’s cult classic Night of the Living Dead, a previous TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, June 29, 2026
Today on TCM:
One of the first films to deal with homosexuality in a mature and sophisticated manner was the 1961 British suspense film Victim, reviewed here and showing on TCM Monday, June 29 at 12:30 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, June 26, 2026
Today and this weekend on TCM:
"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand."
Out of the Past (1947), is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here. She will arrive Friday, June 26th at 5 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Many experts have claimed that this next TCM recommendation is the first identifiable film noir made in the U.S. and released during the category's classic time period (1940 - 1959): Boris Ingster's 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 18th):
This next offering I would not necessarily recommend except perhaps for its Jerry Goldsmith score: The Swarm (1978) which has, along with its soundtrack, been briefly reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 26th):
Next on my list of films to watch is King Kong (1933). I have reviewed this motion picture with a focus on its musical score here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, June 22, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Unlike the previous cinematic representation of infamous outlaws in Bonnie and Clyde, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a film I have been fairly critical of.
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