Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 29, 2026
Tonight and this weekend on TCM:
If you haven’t already seen the hyperbolic The Boys from Brazil (1978), previously reviewed here, be prepared for one wild and wacky premise. Still, the production design, a few supporting performances, and music team up to make this an enjoyable, albeit camp, watch as long as viewers don’t take the happenings too seriously. The Boys… arrive Friday, May 29 at 7 pm PDT.
Rarely does an atmosphere of such overpowering dread subsume a cinematic story so completely as it does 1943's The Seventh Victim. A young woman (portrayed as a fetching innocent by Kim Hunter) goes searching for her missing sister (enigmatically played by Jean Brooks) in New York City's Greenwich Village and stumbles upon a satanic cult of devil worshipers, putting both of their lives at risk. Mark Robson, who directed a number of these Val Lewton produced gems, is himself at the peak of his considerable creative powers. This devilishly striking combination of horror and film noir was a previous TCM recommendation here and will occur Sunday, May 31 at 10:30 am PDT.
My last TCM film to see this month is Mike Hodges’ 1971 Neo-noir triumph Get Carter which is reviewed as a Blu-ray recommendation here. Viewers can get Carter Sunday, May 31 at 3 pm PDT.
TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on any 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, April 1st.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Both tension and fear are at their zenith in Cape Fear (1962) with Robert Mitchum once again playing southern bred evil incarnate as he did in 1955’s The Night of the Hunter.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
In Culpeper Virginia, The Library of Congress at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater is presenting The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, a 35mm print) on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 pm.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 25th):
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.
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Monday, May 25, 2026
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 25th at 12:15 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 22, 2026
Sunday on TCM:
TCM will show The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), an incisive look into how each of three returning servicemen adapt to civilian life at home, after World War II.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 21, 2026
In Sydney, Australia The Ritz Theatre will present Blue Velvet (1986, a 35mm print) on Friday, May 22nd at 8 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Make way for the rapturous Stanley Donen directed musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), reviewed here, Thursday, May 21st at 1:45 pm PDT.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 23rd):
1958’s The Big Country is a film I have scribed a few words on, plus a few more regarding its soundtrack, here.
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Monday, May 18, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Eraserhead (1977) on Tuesday, May 19th at 12:15 pm.
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Friday, May 15, 2026
Today on TCM:
1945’s Spellbound directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is another film whereby I’ve previously promoted its soundtrack and have added a few words regarding the film itself here.
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Thursday, May 14, 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 Friday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
A Top Ten Western is Sam Peckinpah's elegiac Ride the High Country (1962), coming in at number 4 on the list here and will ride into TCM territory Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30 pm PDT.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Today on TCM:
"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand."
Out of the Past, is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here.
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy.
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Friday, May 8, 2026
Sunday on TCM:
Next up is Satyajit Ray’s 1955 masterpiece Pather Panchali, his first in the “Apu” trilogy, previously reviewed here.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1982) on Friday, May 8th at 8:30 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 12th):
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.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 4, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Rarely does an atmosphere of such overpowering dread subsume a cinematic story so completely as it does 1943's The Seventh Victim.
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