Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, August 18, 2025
Today on TCM:
The next TCM recommendation has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: The Night of the Hunter. This highly expressionistic Grimm-like fable, released in 1955, appears as if conveyed from a child's point of view. The "hunter" will call Monday, August 18th at 7 pm PDT.
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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, August 15, 2025
Today on TCM are 3 films featuring actress Janet Leigh:
Anthony Mann’s laser-like focus on his characters’ deep-rooted psychological clashes of will makes this film noir western exhilarating, tension-filled and one of extreme efficiency and excellence. 1953’s The Naked Spur, previously reviewed here, will be shown on Friday, August 15 at 1 pm PDT.
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Today on TCM:
Immediately following The Asphalt Jungle is Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing, a former Blu-ray recommendation here.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Hayden does not portray the criminal mastermind (that honour goes to actor Sam Jaffe) in this first TCM recommendation: The Asphalt Jungle, previously recommended here.
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Monday, August 11, 2025
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James Garner, Rod Taylor and Eva Marie Saint star in the intriguing “Mission Impossible” prototype espionage thriller 36 Hours (1964), previously reviewed here.
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Friday, August 8, 2025
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Some cinephiles take aim at those films identified as film noir if their stories’ setting occur during an earlier time than the classic period (1940 - 1959) in which they were made. They insist that this alone would disqualify a film from being categorised as such, even though the dark criminal surroundings and emphasis on character motive are present and accounted for. The Tall Target is such an example and for myself, joins other so called “period noirs” that are rightfully embraced in the film noir canon.
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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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In my review of 1942’s Casablanca, I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager (1942), previously reviewed here, where the romance witnessed from start to finish comes alive with fervour, maturity and elegance.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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MGM contract player Robert Taylor appeared in a startling number of excellent films. Johnny Eager (1941), a previous recommendation here, is one of them.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Today on TCM:
From 1947, director Michael Curtiz brings inspirationally to life the unsuspectedly stylish film noir The Unsuspected, previously reviewed here, Tuesday, August 5th at 8:30 am PDT.
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Monday, August 4, 2025
Today on TCM:
Make way for the rapturous Stanley Donen directed musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), reviewed here, Monday, August 4th at 5 pm PDT.
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Friday, August 1, 2025
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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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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Tonight on TCM:
Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the “Theatrical Version” reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present The Killing (1956) Thursday, July 31st at 11:45 am.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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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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Monday, July 28, 2025
Today on TCM:
Bad Day at Black Rock, reviewed here, is 1955's modern-day take on the American Western.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, July 25, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
A film well worth seeing is Network (1976), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, July 24, 2025
In In New York City, New York, Film Forum is presenting Ikiru (1952, as part of their KUROSAWA IN 4K series), on Friday, July 25th at 5:20 pm.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up is a film not often shown on TCM and a review which is sure to have some “unfriend” me in our Facebook chat room: 1974’s Chinatown.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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“Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.”
Next up is Richard Fleischer’s little powder keg of a film noir Armored Car Robbery (1950), previously recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, July 21, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 11th):
TCM is having a rare showing of The Gangster (1947).
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