Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, April 3, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
The expression "Don't judge a book by its cover" certainly applies to the 1951 film Kind Lady, a previous TCM recommendation here. She may be as the title says but her nemesis and his ghastly gang of home invaders will dominate this tensely twisted thriller Saturday, April 4th at 3:30 pm PDT.
(From left) Maurice Evans, Ethel Barrymore, Keenan Wynn, Angela Lansbury
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Today on TCM:
This next TCM recommendation is The Last Picture Show (1971), one of the most astute explorations of small town American life, previously reviewed here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Today on TCM:
Later on Thursday is Alfred Hitchcock’s most profound cinematic storytelling 1958’s Vertigo with all three of his often employed, previously mentioned collaborators working at the peak of their considerable powers.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
“The mattress is soft and there're hangers in the closet and stationary with ‘Bates' Motel’ printed on it in case you want to make your friends back home envious.”
Still another Hitchcock artistic triumph was, at the time (including throughout its primary creator’s career), the most audacious cinematic assault ever perpetrated on the movie going public or the Motion Picture Production Code for that matter. 1960's Psycho was previously reviewed here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, March 23, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Apocalypse Now[The Final Cut] (1979, a 4K presentation) Monday, March 23rd at 8:05 pm.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the “Theatrical Version” reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck, reviewed here, and making her spirited appearance on Wednesday, March 18 at 3:30 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
TCM will present a film starring Burt Lancaster, director John Frankenheimer’s action-packed and thought provoking The Train (1964), a previous Blu-ray recommendation here.
