Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until October 26th):
Barbara Loden's critically acclaimed directorial debut Wanda (1970) is Hidden Gem #29 and a previous TCM recommendation 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:
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Blake Edwards' whimsical, charming and finally endearing little comedy was previously recommended as a video release here. The Party (1968) starts on TCM Monday, September 29 at 5 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, September 26, 2025
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TCM is featuring a film starring Rod Taylor and well worth seeing: 36 Hours (1964), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, September 25, 2025
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One of the most intelligent and illuminating documentaries ever produced is Robert Epstein's 1984 feature The Times of Harvey Milk previously reviewed here and making another showing on TCM Friday, September 26 at 11:30 am PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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This next TCM recommendation is, for many experts, the final film noir released during the classification's classic time period (1940 - 1959), Orson Welles' stylistically aggressive Touch of Evil.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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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 and is a prior TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, September 22, 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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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, September 19, 2025
In Detroit, Michigan The Redford Theatre will host, along with Eddie Muller, Noir City Detroit from Friday, September 19th - Sunday, September 21st.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Today on TCM…
After World War II, many returning servicemen were disillusioned to find jobs were scarce and their wives’ (or girlfriends’) faithfulness even scarcer. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) addresses this reality head on when the Dana Andrews character finds it impossible to please either his previous employer or trophy wife upon his return to civilian life.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's diversity after watching a serious detective drama like The Big Sleep, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday (1953)?
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, September 15, 2025
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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.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, September 12, 2025
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Here’s a nifty little noir from the ‘50s featuring a hard cop who, understandably, goes soft for a dame and thus turns to the dark side in Roadblock (1951), previously examined here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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TCM is showing Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) on Friday, September 12 at 7 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Today on TCM…
“Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters.”
Olivia de Havilland is The Heiress (1949), previously reviewed here and appearing again on TCM Wednesday, September 10 at 5 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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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), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, September 8, 2025
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"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. She will arrive Tuesday, September 9 at 10:15 am PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, September 5, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM…
… is David Lean’s magnificent 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia which will appear Saturday, September 6 at 10:30 am PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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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:
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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One of cinema’s most quintessential performances can be seen in 1947’s Possessed by the film’s star Joan Crawford. Crawford’s thorough commitment is bolstered by the actress, along with the film’s director Curtis Bernhardt, having visited several psychiatric hospitals observing patients and interviewing doctors regarding the script’s authenticity.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Howard Hawks’ lightening fast comedy/romance His Girl Friday (1940), reviewed here, is blasting off Tuesday, September 2 at 5 pm PDT.
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