Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 5, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 10th):
In the U.K. town of Midwich, strange children with mysterious origins are behaving badly. Find out just how bad when viewing the chilling Village of the Damned (1960), previously reviewed here.
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 2, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
Film noir fans do not want to miss the rarely shown gem Riffraff (1947), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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The unmissable Busby Berkeley extravaganza Footlight Parade (1933) is a previous TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
TCM is showing Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) on Thursday, May 1st at 11 am PDT and again on Saturday, May 17th at 1 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is 1953’s I Confess previously reviewed here, featuring a fervent, introspective performance from Montgomery Clift.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, April 28, 2025
In Bergen, Norway The Cinemateket i Bergen will present Eraserhead (1977) on Tuesday, April 29th at 6 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, April 25, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
Here is another film noir with a central character whose emotions have apparently consumed his common sense and compromised his moral integrity: The Prowler (1951), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, April 24, 2025
In Vancouver, British Columbia, The Cinematheque continues with
TWO MEXICAN MASTERWORKS BY LUIS BUNUEL
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
In Auckland, New Zealand, Academy Cinemas is presenting Ace in the Hole (1951) Thursday, April 24th at 3:45 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Tomorrow 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 Wednesday, April 23 at 9:45 am PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, April 21, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
My next selection is Gold Diggers of 1933 reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, April 18, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
TCM is making available to its subscribers, one of film noir's finest, 1950’s Gun Crazy, previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until April 21st):
This must-see TCM film recommendation is Italian director Vittorio De Sica's 1948 neo-realist masterpiece The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette), one of the most emotionally devastating films of all time (See: Top Ten: World Cinema Treasures).
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Returning to underappreciated films noir, we have Hidden Gem #10 They Won't Believe Me with its fascinating, twisted plot and antithetically noir central character.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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Next is the highly engrossing and tension filled film noir The Steel Trap (1952)
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, April 14, 2025
Tomorrow 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 (1947) is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, April 11, 2025
Today on TCM:
TCM is bringing back Bringing Up Baby (1938) previously recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, April 10, 2025
My sincere apologies for missing yesterday’s “Dish of the Day”. Moving residences proved too time consuming in addition to having extremely limited internet access.
Today on TCM:
MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production although the film was later turned into one being first presented on stage in 1983.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Today on TCM:
This little film noir provides a most satisfying sensation: Tension (1949), a prior TCM recommendation here
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, April 4, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
A film noir bonafide classic is 1952’s The Narrow Margin.
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