Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, November 21, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
If I was in charge of choosing a single film noir for someone only willing to see one in the entire canon, I would select Double Indemnity (1944) as its most fulfilling and accomplished representative. It has been previously reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Double Indemnity. Thoughts of adultery, greed and murder will manifest themselves on TCM Saturday, November 22 at 5 pm PST.
Next up is a film not often shown on TCM and a review which is sure to have some “unfriend” me in our Facebook chat room: 1974’s Chinatown. “It’s okay with me” if one has a go at this critic but please see the film first and have a read of what I actually wrote before doing so. Chinatown was previously reviewed here and can be visited Saturday, November 22 at 7 pm PST.
(From left) Jack Nicholson, John Huston
TCM's current schedule can be seen by clicking on any of the above images. To confirm the correct Pacific Standard (West Coast) showtime information, subtract 3 hours from the Eastern Standard (East Coast) showtime listed on TCM’s schedule.
All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you Monday, November 24th.
A.G.