Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Today on TCM:
Top Ten Western #8 High Noon, is a simple but tightly constructed narrative, one of the few that unravels almost completely in real time. This western shows how to build suspense and character synergistically to create a most genuine and satisfying cinematic experience. The showdown will arrive on TCM Wednesday, June 18 at 5 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, June 17, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, June 13, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
The multi-talented Gordon Parks made his directorial debut at age 57 with 1969's The Learning Tree based on his semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. This touching coming of age story was previously lauded, along with its creator Parks, in an article entitled: Exploring the Artefacts #5: The Alchemist.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Do not be conned out of seeing the delightful The Flim-Flam Man (1967), previously reviewed here, when making a rare showing on TCM Friday, June 13 at 7 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Although starting out as quite the common man, circumstances will turn this rather nondescript accountant played by Edmond O'Brien, into a kind of noir superhero in D.O.A. (1950) previously recommended here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Out of Africa is an 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 30, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up, is a WW II film that can only be defined by its setting. There are just too many dispersed ideas regarding tone and perspective to communicate what kind of film Kelly’s Heroes (1970) is, let alone how any of its numerous genre types are successfully represented.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, May 28, 2025
Today on TCM:
Another Top Ten Western is 1968’s Once Upon a Time in the West, reviewed here, which is having a rare showing on TCM Thursday, May 29th at 5 pm PDT.
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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.
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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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