Dish of the Day

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

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Today on TCM:

When affairs of the heart are so well integrated with thoughts of murder as they are in the Humphrey Bogart starrer Conflict (1945), we have the makings of an exceptional film noir. This is because the emotional cause behind the actions infuses motive into these types of films and thus absorbs the viewer on a deeper level. Conflict, previously reviewed here, and a former visitor to Eddie Muller's Noir Alley, will present itself Sunday, August 27 at 11:15 am PDT.

Humphrey Bogart

Later on, Bogart returns In a Lonely Place (1950), Nicholas Ray's character study with Humphrey Bogart perfectly cast as Dixon Steele whose unpredictable explosions of anger make him a prime suspect for the killing of a young ingénue. This highly probative film noir was previously recommended here and will be investigated Sunday, August 27 at 9 pm PDT.

(From left) Humphrey Bogart, Don Hamin

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Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.