Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, November 6, 2026
Tonight on TCM:
In 1966, one of the more challenging films to face off against the Production Code (mentioned in Exploring the Artefacts #3: Code Breakers) was that year’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? remarkably delivering all of the guttural force of its theatrical origin while creating a more intimate, and cinema appropriate, dynamic all its own. It has been reviewed here. Let the “games” begin (updated) Friday November 6 at 12 am PST.
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Today on TCM:
My first recommendation is Robert Siodmak's expert 1949 film Criss Cross with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo imbuing their characters with passion and complex individuality.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, November 2, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
TCM is showing an underrated film noir, Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) reviewed as a Blu-ray recommendation here, and being presented on Tuesday, November 3rd at 7 pm PST.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, October 30, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
My final must-see recommendation of the month is the 1932 version of The Mummy previously reviewed here. He will come to life Saturday, October 31 at 12:15 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a seminal gangster saga heavily influenced by the French iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard. A prior review here includes a special contribution from Bob DiMucci who informatively reports on some of the film's critical responses at the time of its release.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, October 26, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present The Exorcist [The Extended Cut] (1973, a 35mm print) on Tuesday, October 27th at 3:10 pm and Wednesday, October 28th at 8:45 pm.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, October 23, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941), is a masterful blend of personal concerns, romance and screwball comedy, all revolving around the making of motion pictures, and a previous Blu-ray recommendation here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Director Michael Curtiz brings inspirationally to life the unsuspectedly stylish film noir The Unsuspected (1947), previously reviewed here, Thursday, October 22 at 10:15 am PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, October 16, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Spencer Tracy in the title role. This was previously critiqued here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket do not want to miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotically mesmerising drama. A previous recommendation here, The Locket is a dream-like journey crying out to be discovered.
