Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, October 23, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941), is a masterful blend of personal concerns, romance and screwball comedy, all revolving around the making of motion pictures, and a previous Blu-ray recommendation here. Sullivan's funny, albeit enlightening, adventures will begin Saturday, October 24 at 5 pm PDT.
Veronica Lake, Joel McCrea
Immediately following Sullivan’s Travels we have Jean-Luc Godard’s dissection of the filmmaking industry, Contempt aka Les mepris (1963), a previous TCM recommendation here, and appearing Saturday, October 24 at 7 pm PDT.
Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli
James Garner, Rod Taylor and the late Eva Marie Saint star in the intriguing “Mission Impossible” prototype espionage thriller 36 Hours (1964), previously reviewed here. The hour to watch will occur Sunday, October 25 at 2 pm PDT.
(From left) Rod Taylor, James Garner, Eva Marie Saint
TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on any of the above images. To confirm the correct Pacific Daylight (West Coast) showtime information, subtract 3 hours from the Eastern Daylight (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, October 26th.
A.G.