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"Now Listen to Me..."

This month's column is apologetically late due to my extensive travelling.

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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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, May 10, 2024


This weekend on TCM:

In 1967, British Director John Boorman nailed the American crime milieu with the precision of his film's title, Point Blank, a neo-noir masterpiece fortified with style and driven by purpose.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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Dish of the Day

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

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Today on TCM:

Next up are a couple of exciting films noir that first arrived on the scene in 1953, appearing back to back on TCM:

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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Dish of the Day

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

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). As usual, my thoughts on the following motion picture are with the minority views.

(For Part 1: The War of the Worlds (1953) or War of the Worlds (2005) in the series, click here).

Make or Remake, which is better? Part 2: Point Blank (1967) or Payback (1999)

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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"Now Listen to Me..."

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