Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
A film well worth seeing is Network (1976), previously reviewed here. This “mad as hell” exposé of just how far some TV executives will go to exploit for profit a former news anchor’s severe “on the air” mental breakdown, will itself air on TCM Thursday, May 29 at 2:45 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:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Today on TCM:
John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers, previously reviewed here, is Top Ten Western #2 and is as likely as any film to provide one with a truly unforgettable, rich and rewarding movie watching experience.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 26, 2025
Today on TCM:
Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968), previously reviewed here and appearing on TCM’s radar Monday, May 26th at 2:15 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 23, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Anthony Mann’s low-budget, up close and personal foray into the war genre is an artistic triumph of the highest order: 1957’s Men in War, previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Crime Wave (1953), previously reviewed here, is one wave film noir fans will want to catch Friday, May 23 at 12:30 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Today on TCM:
From 1947 comes a story that takes place during the Christmas Holidays, the film noir Lady in the Lake reviewed here, Wednesday, May 21 at 3 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Today on TCM:
Like the previous selection, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is an extremely popular film I have been fairly critical of. 1969’s western, previously reviewed here, is showing Tuesday, May 20 at 5 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 19, 2025
Today on TCM:
Out of Africa is another Academy Award Winning film from the ‘80s (1985 to be exact) that I have been rather critical of.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Tonight on TCM:
Don't miss Nicholas Ray's character study In a Lonely Place (1950) with Humphrey Bogart perfectly cast as Dixon Steele whose unpredictable explosions of anger make him a prime suspect for the killing of a young ingénue.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Tonight on TCM:
Top Ten Western #8 High Noon (1952), is a simple but tightly constructed narrative, one of the few that unravels almost completely in real time.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
From the same director who brought us Citizen Kane comes another kind of cinematic hero (of sorts). Michael O'Hara, like the deeply flawed Kane, is flawlessly played by his creator Orson Welles. Unlike Citizen Kane however, this film fell under its producer Harry Cohn's butchery with considerable footage lost and destroyed forever. Nevertheless, what survives is vastly entertaining and not to be missed. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) was also previously recommended here and will reappear on TCM Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Today on TCM:
Just missing out on my list of Top Ten Westerns (in favour of another Bud Boetticher directed/Burt Kennedy scripted film The Tall T) was Ride Lonesome (1959), a highly distinctive and concise story told with a strong sense of purpose and sophistication.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next is one of the western genre's finest and another excellent pairing of star James Stewart with director Anthony Mann: 1955’s The Man from Laramie.
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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:
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:
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:
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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