Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Today on TCM:
Dark Passage (1947) is a wildly engrossing film noir that combines the best of romance with the best of noir in the best location for both: San Francisco. Previously endorsed as a Blu-Ray release here, Bogart will make his dark (rite of) passage on Sunday, April 16 at 6:30 am PDT.
That’s Humphrey Bogart as Vincent Parry standing at the crossroads of Greenwich Street (behind him leading to Coit Tower) and Hyde where he will soon board the Hyde cable car. This will take him to its final stop: the turntable turnaround at Powell Street and Market (seen below).
Immediately following Dark Passage is another contributing force to film noir, Crime Wave (1953) previously reviewed here. This is one wave you'll want to catch Sunday, April 16 at 8:30 am PDT.
Charles Buchinsky (a.k.a. Charles Bronson)
Last but not least in TCM’s highly charged crime bundle is the Neo-noir Bullitt (1968), one of Steve McQueen’s most iconic characterisations. Reviewed here, Bullitt will speed its way onto TCM Sunday, April 16 at 10 am PDT.
Later on Sunday, is Top Ten Westerns #1: the explosively confrontational The Wild Bunch (1969). If by chance one hasn’t seen this landmark film, remedy that Sunday, April 16 at 9:45 pm PDT. For those who have, please see my review Opening Up a Treasure: The Wild Bunch as to why it was and still is, one of America's finest contributions to the cinematic arts.
TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on any of the above images. For those who live in parts of the U.S. other than the western region, the time zone can be adjusted in the upper right-hand corner of TCM's programme.
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.