Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 30, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up, is a WW II film that can only be defined by its setting. There are just too many dispersed ideas regarding tone and perspective to communicate what kind of film Kelly’s Heroes (1970) is, let alone how any of its numerous genre types are successfully represented. Discover for yourself when Kelly’s Heroes (previously reviewed here) arrive at TCM Saturday, May 31st at 12:15 pm PDT.
(From left) Donald Sutherland, Clint Eastwood
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Today on TCM:
John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers,previously reviewed here, is Top Ten Western #2 and is as likely as any film to provide one with a truly unforgettable, rich and rewarding movie watching experience.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 26, 2025
Today on TCM:
Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968), previously reviewed here and appearing on TCM’s radar Monday, May 26th at 2:15 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 23, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Anthony Mann’s low-budget, up close and personal foray into the war genre is an artistic triumph of the highest order: 1957’s Men in War, previously reviewed here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Today on TCM:
Like the previous selection, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is an extremely popular film I have been fairly critical of. 1969’s western, previously reviewed here, is showing Tuesday, May 20 at 5 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Tonight on TCM:
Don't miss Nicholas Ray's character study In a Lonely Place (1950) with Humphrey Bogart perfectly cast as Dixon Steele whose unpredictable explosions of anger make him a prime suspect for the killing of a young ingénue.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
From the same director who brought us Citizen Kane comes another kind of cinematic hero (of sorts). Michael O'Hara, like the deeply flawed Kane, is flawlessly played by his creator Orson Welles. Unlike Citizen Kane however, this film fell under its producer Harry Cohn's butchery with considerable footage lost and destroyed forever. Nevertheless, what survives is vastly entertaining and not to be missed. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) was also previously recommended here and will reappear on TCM Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 12, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 17th):
Dark Passage (1947) is a wildly engrossing film noir that combines the best of romance with the best of noir in the best location for both: San Francisco.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Today on TCM:
Just missing out on my list of Top Ten Westerns (in favour of another Bud Boetticher directed/Burt Kennedy scripted film The Tall T) was Ride Lonesome (1959), a highly distinctive and concise story told with a strong sense of purpose and sophistication.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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TCM is presenting an unequivocal masterpiece and one of Cinema's greatest artistic achievements: Marcel Carne's Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis) (1945).
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 5, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 10th):
In the U.K. town of Midwich, strange children with mysterious origins are behaving badly. Find out just how bad when viewing the chilling Village of the Damned (1960), previously reviewed here.
