Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

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

Friday, September 18, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

TCM is making available to its subscribers, one of film noir's finest, 1950’s Gun Crazy, previously reviewed here. Noir's most distinguishing feature, a focus on the criminal participants' psychology, marks a major shift regarding motive. In the earlier "gangster" films, money and power provided enough reason for the pursuit of illegal gains whereas in noir, the internal cause behind the action is paramount, and runs so much deeper... and darker. The dark deeds will ensue Sunday, September 20 at (early morning) 1:45 am PDT.

Peggy Cummins, John Dall

One of the first films to deal with homosexuality in a mature and sophisticated manner was the 1961 British suspense film Victim, reviewed here and showing on TCM Sunday, September 20 at 9 am PDT.

Dirk Bogarde

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.

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

Hope to see you Monday, September 21st.

A.G.