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Dish of the Day (The Long Voyage Home Edition)

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

Friday, July 3, 2026

#Note: Due to my extensive travels, Dish of the Day will be suspended until Monday, July 13th. For further TCM recommendations until then, please see this month’s “Now Listen to Me… “ column.

Today and this weekend on TCM:

A top film noir recommendation is Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross (1949) with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo imbuing their characters with passion and complex individuality.

Criss Cross was previously reviewed here. It will cast its noirish spell on Friday, July 3 at 8 pm PDT.

TCM is bringing back Bringing Up Baby (1938) previously recommended here. "Baby" will be brought back and up on Sunday, July 5 at 9 am PDT. 

Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant

TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on either 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.

#Note: Due to my extensive travels, Dish of the Day will be suspended until Monday, July 13th. For further TCM recommendations until then, please see this month’s “Now Listen to Me… “ column.

All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you Monday, July 13th.

A.G.