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Friday, August 23, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
If I was in charge of choosing a single film noir for someone only willing to see one in the entire canon, I would select Double Indemnity (1944) as its most fulfilling and accomplished representative.
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
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The Stalking Moon (1968) is a modest but skilfully mounted western packed with suspense
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
In Los Angeles, California The Beverly Cinema will present a double bill of Watermelon Man (1970, a 35mm print) at 7:30 pm and Putney Swope (1969, a 35mm print)
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Tomorrow (early morning) on TCM:
This next offering I would not necessarily recommend except perhaps for its Jerry Goldsmith score: The Swarm (1978)
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Monday, August 19, 2024
Tomorrow on TCM:
Western fans should check out the rock solid The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Next is the highly engrossing and tension filled film noir The Steel Trap (1952)
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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Today on TCM:
Dustin Hoffman’s breakthrough role occurred in 1967’s The Graduate
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is 1953’s I Confess
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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Top Ten Western #6 is Howard Hawks' 1948 Red River
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Monday, August 5, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
“Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters.”
Olivia de Havilland is The Heiress (1949)
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Few biopics are as inspirational as Michael Curtiz’ Jim Thorpe - All American (1951)
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Lawrence of Arabia (1962, a 70mm print)
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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"Complaining about the far-fetched circumstances in films noir is like objecting to the lack of realism in a Picasso painting. What I mean is that lovers of these criminally rich cinematic delights oughtn’t to bother picking out the implausibilities, since they are practically a hallmark of noir's style."
I've written this before when introducing Split Second (1953)
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Monday, August 5, 2024
Today on TCM:
Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain (1966)
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Thursday, August 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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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Today on TCM:
Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Monday, July 29, 2024
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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