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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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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.
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Monday, January 1, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Thursday, December 28, 2023
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present First Blood (1982)
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Already posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Today 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)
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Monday, December 25, 2023
Merry Christmas Everyone!
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The next recommendation is another Hidden Gem (#40: Big Business 1929, U.S.A.)
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Friday, December 22, 2023
In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present The Night of the Hunter (1955)
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Currently available on Watch TCM (until January 15th) in addition to appearing on the regular TCM channel Saturday, December 23 at 5 pm PST.
This next recommendation is a light-hearted and charming Christmas holiday treat: Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner (1940).
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Tonight on TCM:
From 1947 comes still another story that takes place during the Christmas Holidays, the film noir Lady in the Lake
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of 1977’s Eraserhead, inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms.
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Monday, December 18, 2023
Today on TCM:
‘Noiristas’, seeking a slick and twisty British Neo-noir from Hammer Studios, need look no further than Hidden Gem #35 Cash on Demand, released in 1961.
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Friday, December 15, 2023
Recently added to November’s “Now Listen to Me…” column is a brief review of His Girl Friday (1940)
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Taxi Driver (1976, a 35mm print)
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Today on TCM:
A film well worth seeing is Network (1976)
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Currently available on Watch TCM (until December 16th):
Along with The Shop Around the Corner later this month, TCM is presenting another top Christmas Holiday classic, Remember the Night (1940)
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Monday, December 11, 2023
Currently available on Watch TCM (until December 19th):
In 1966, one of the more challenging films to face off against the Production Code (mentioned in Exploring the Artefacts #3: Code Breakers) was that year’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present Double Indemnity (1944, a 35mm print, Introduced by filmmaker Bomani J. Story)
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Saturday, December 9, 2023
Today on TCM:
The next TCM recommendation has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: The Night of the Hunter.
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Friday, December 8, 2023
Today on TCM:
Immediately following Brief Encounter is another film helmed by David Lean. One of his more ambitious projects may have turned out less artistically accomplished than its director intended. Still, it has many attributes making Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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