Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

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

Friday, July 31, 2026

Today on TCM:

Many film noir aficionados and academics feel that Orson Welles’ 1958 Touch of Evil officially closed out the the category’s classic time period. If so, the creative and flamboyant director certainly did so with a bang! I’ve previously written about this exhilarating film noir with a focus on its various “versions” and how they came to be in Exploring the Artefacts #11: Main Title Inspirations No. 2 Touch of Evil. Viewers can feel Welles’ Touch of Evil Friday, July 31 at 7 pm PDT.

Lee Marvin stars in the explosive and stylish thriller Point Blank (1967). I find it fascinating that Lee Marvin's badass Walker, with the high body count he seems responsible for, doesn't directly kill anyone in the entire picture. "Was it a dream?"  Point Blank, first lauded here, will hit TCM Friday, July 31 at 10:45 pm PDT.

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Hope to see you Monday, August 3rd.

A.G.