Dish of the Day

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

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Tomorrow 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 Friday, July 31 at 5 pm PDT.

(From left) Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster

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Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.