Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, October 9, 2023
Today at 12 midnight PDT (technically 12 am PDT Tuesday morning) on TCM:
This is one of film noir's finest, 1950’s Gun Crazy, previously reviewed here. Noir's most distinguishing feature, a focus on their criminal participants' psychology, marks a major shift regarding motive. In the earlier "gangster" films, money and power provided enough reason for the pursuit of illegal gains whereas in noir, the internal cause behind the action is paramount, and runs so much deeper... and darker. The craziness will ensue Tuesday, October 10 at (early morning) 12 am PDT and again Monday, October 30 at 8:45 am PDT.
Does anyone notice anything peculiar in this shot considering the film was made during the Production Code?
Next on my list of films to watch is King Kong (1933), who's scheduled to make his grand entrance on Tuesday, October 10 at 3 am PDT and again on Tuesday, October 17 at (early morning) 12 am PDT. I have previously reviewed this film with a focus on its musical score here.
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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.