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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Recently in a Writers related chat room (readers are welcome to join our Cinema related room here) a member asked about “… the ARTISTIC appeal of Citizen Kane, perhaps using Casablanca as a point of reference.”

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Today on TCM:

Next up are a couple of exciting films noir that first arrived on the scene in 1953, appearing back to back on TCM:

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

In thinking about the long proliferation of big budget science fiction fantasy films, more specifically Star Wars, its sequels and reboots, I was reminded of this little debate of long ago with noted film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert defending the franchise against John Simon’s disparaging comments

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