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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Tomorrow (early morning) on TCM:
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is 1953’s I Confess
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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One of director David Lean’s more ambitious projects may have turned out less artistically accomplished than its director intended. Still, it has many attributes making Doctor Zhivago (1965) well worth seeing.
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Friday, April 5, 2024
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In my review of Casablanca (1942), I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film, however, Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager (1942)
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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There are 3 films starring Marlon Brando that I have reviewed.
Besieged with production problems, and sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty,
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Taxi Driver (1976, a 35mm print)
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Monday, March 25, 2024
Today on TCM:
MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production, though the film was later turned into one, being first presented on stage in 1983.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Besieged with production problems, and sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty
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Monday, March 18, 2024
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) has Humphrey Bogart portraying perhaps his darkest and most psychologically troubled character.
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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“What a story! Everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end.”
All About Eve (1950) is really all about the spoken word
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Saturday, March 2, 2024
Today on TCM:
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is one of the most authentic and enthralling courtroom dramas of all time.
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Friday, March 1, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of next month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Monday, February 26, 2024
Today on TCM:
Besieged with production problems, and sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty
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Friday, February 23, 2024
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Otto Preminger’s directed classic, 1944’s Laura, is the exacting director’s slick and assured amalgamation of mystery (whodunnit) and film noir (obsessive desire, gruesome murder etc) elements.
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Monday, February 19, 2024
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1947’s Nora Prentiss is portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Today on TCM:
A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter.
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Monday, February 12, 2024
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What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's vast diversity after watching so many hard-hitting dramas, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday?
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Friday, February 9, 2024
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Casablanca (1942, a 35mm print)
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