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Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Next is a sterling example of how to present complex and enthralling characters, all of whom develop naturally while still holding our intense fascination: Citizen Kane (1941).
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Here is another film noir with a central character whose emotions have apparently consumed his common sense and compromised his moral integrity: 1951’s The Prowler, previously reviewed here.
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Monday, October 27, 2025
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The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Spencer Tracy in the title role.
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain (1966) may not enjoy quite the drawing power as many of his other films, however, fans should still find enough engaging elements to stay entertained.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Today on TCM…
Despite its ridiculously hard to follow plot, this next recommendation's wildly entertaining detective yarn is worth waking up for.
Previously reviewed here, The Big Sleep (1946) will awaken Tuesday, September 16th at 1:30 pm PDT.
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Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, April 7, 2025
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Stanley Kubrick took the entire film community, along with noir fans, by (a perfect) storm with his innovative 1956 take on the caper genre, The Killing previously recommended here.
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
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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.
Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, October 28, 2024
Today on TCM:
is 1947’s Nora Prentiss portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968)
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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After directing Colorado Territory, Raoul Walsh’s very next film retained all of that film’s energy and even added some for White Heat (1949)
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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Many readers have taken me to task for my inclusion of Casablanca on a list of “All that Glitters…”: The Overrated.
Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tomorrow on TCM:
First up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, August 30, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
“I love this dirty town.”
New York City’s vernacular never smelled sweeter than it does in 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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“Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.”
If you are a fan of crime films, do not miss Richard Fleischer’s little powder keg of a film noir, Armored Car Robbery (1950)
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