Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, November 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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Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Today on TCM:
My final recommendation this month is another rare showing on TCM: The Other (1972)
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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“The mattress is soft and there're hangers in the closet and stationary with ‘Bates' Motel’ printed on it in case you want to make your friends back home envious.”
Still another Hitchcock artistic triumph was, at the time (including throughout its primary creator’s career), the most audacious cinematic assault ever perpetrated on the movie going public or the Motion Picture Production Code for that matter. 1960's Psycho
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Tomorrow on TCM:
Rarely does an atmosphere of such overpowering dread subsume a cinematic story so completely as it does 1943's The Seventh Victim.
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Monday, October 28, 2024
Today on TCM:
is 1947’s Nora Prentiss portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Friday, October 25, 2024
Today on TCM:
Next is a sterling example of how to present complex and enthralling characters, all of whom develop naturally while still holding our intense fascination: Citizen Kane (1941).
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Thursday, October 24, 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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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968)
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Today on TCM:
Next, is a cinematic portrait of a powerful historical female leader, Cleopatra (1963)
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Monday, October 21, 2024
Today on TCM:
A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter.
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Dish of the Day
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Raoul Walsh's Colorado Territory (1949)
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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A “Street” worth visiting is John Sturges’ masterfully directed film noir, 1950's Mystery Street
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Night of the Living Dead (1968, a 4k restoration)
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Monday, October 14, 2024
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“Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters.”
Olivia de Havilland is The Heiress,
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Friday, October 11, 2024
In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present The Quick and the Dead (1995, a 35mm print)
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
In Palo Alto, California The Stanford Theatre is presenting on October 10th and 11th:
The Seventh Victim (1946, a 35mm print)
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Wednesday, October 9, 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, October 8, 2024
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One of the most intelligent and illuminating documentaries ever produced is Robert Epstein's 1984 feature The Times of Harvey Milk
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Monday, October 7, 2024
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After her breakthrough role in Joseph von Sternberg's The Blue Angel, made in Germany, Marlene Dietrich made six more films with the autocratic director in the U.S. The Scarlet Empress,
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