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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, March 13, 2026

Today on TCM:

A “Street” worth visiting is John Sturges’ masterfully directed film noir, 1950's Mystery Street reviewed here. This CSI noir with a ‘Hitchcockian’ twist can be investigated Friday, March 13 at 11 am PDT.

(Crossing the street) Marshall Thompson, Jan Sterling

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Hope to see you Monday, March 16th.

A.G.

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, March 6, 2026

This weekend on TCM:


Besieged with production problems, the film 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, reviewed here and showing on TCM Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm PST.

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

This next must-see TCM film recommendation is Italian director Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) (1948), one of the most emotionally devastating films of all time (See: Top Ten: World Cinema Treasures).

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

In my review of Casablanca, 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) where the romance witnessed from start to finish comes alive with fervour, maturity and elegance.

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's diversity after watching a serious drama like the previous selection, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday (1953)?

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

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 rare showing on TCM Thursday, February 19 at 1 pm PST.

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