Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Today on TCM:
This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Today on TCM:
Despite a rather unenthusiastic relationship at this story’s centre, film noir fans shouldn’t cheat themselves out of seeing The Man Who Cheated Himself,
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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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Monday, February 13, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). As usual, my thoughts on the following motion picture are with the minority views.
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion picture form an extreme minority view, almost the lone dissenting voice.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
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Friday, February 10, 2023
In Facebook chatrooms that focus on films noir, there are always those who challenge others as to what is or is not qualified to be categorised as such. In the latest pronouncement that I saw, someone kept insisting (without explaining “why”) colour films made during the classic time period in the U.S. (i.e. 1940 - 1959) could not be considered film noir.
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Today on TCM:
When affairs of the heart are so well integrated with thoughts of murder as they are in the Humphrey Bogart starrer Conflict,
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
In our Cinema Cafe Facebook chat room (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685) a member compared The War of the Worlds (1953) to the 2005 Steven Spielberg remake War of the Worlds.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Today on TCM:
For an uproarious and thoroughly engaging movie-watching experience, it's hard to beat Bringing Up Baby
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Monday, February 6, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms.. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion picture form an extreme minority view, almost the lone dissenting voice.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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Sunday, February 5, 2023
A topic that consistently arises in our cinema chatroom (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685) relates to…
… older black and white films and how so many film goers remain reluctant to see them.
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Saturday, February 4, 2023
Just posted to the CC site is this month’s “Now Listen to Me…” column
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Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:
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Friday, February 3, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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Thursday, February 2, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.
Fatal Attraction (1987)
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Just added to our monthly column “Now Listen to Me…” is our Soundtrack recommendation for the month of January: The Fury with music composed by John Williams.
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Monday, January 30, 2023
As with yesterday’s “Dish of the Day”, today’s has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967)
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Sunday, January 29, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991):
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