Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Today on TCM:
“I love this dirty town.”
New York City’s vernacular never smelled sweeter than it does in 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success. Any device designed to test acidity levels, applied to this film’s dialogue, would itself disintegrate after flicking the “on” switch. The film, reviewed here, will be shown on TCM (updated) Wednesday, September 20 (2023) at (early morning) 1 am PDT.
(From left) Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster
James Garner, Rod Taylor and Eva Marie Saint star in the intriguing “Mission Impossible” prototype espionage thriller 36 Hours (1964), previously reviewed here. The hour to watch will occur Wednesday, September 20 at 3 pm PDT.
(From left) Rod Taylor, James Garner, Eva Marie Saint
Immediately following 36 Hours is a film that in comparison, exemplifies the diversity of cinema: Luchino Visconti’s sublime and contemplative Death in Venice (1971), briefly reviewed here and showing on TCM Wednesday, September 20 at 5 pm PDT.
Dirk Bogarde
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.