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Dish of the Day

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

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Today (early morning) on TCM:

There have been quite a few movies centred around boxing over the years from 1937’s Kid Galahad to 2018’s Creed II with plenty of standouts in-between such as 1947’s Body and Soul, 1956’s Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1962’s Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1972’s Fat City and 1980’s Raging Bull. None of these, however, get as straight to the punchline as 1949’s knockout noir The Set-Up,

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Dish of the Day

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

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Today and tomorrow early morning 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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Dish of the Day

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Today on TCM:

In my review of 1942’s Casablanca, I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film, however, Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager (1942)

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Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

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

Friday, January 5, 2024

Today on TCM:

The next two film noirs, both starring ice skating champ Belita and playing back-to-back, may be lesser known but are well worth checking out.

First, get ready for the appropriately titled Suspense (1946), reviewed here

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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End Credits #106: Cinema's 2022 Lost Treasures Mike Hodges, Angela Lansbury, Louise Fletcher, Jean-Luc Godard, Marsha Hunt, Wolfgang Petersen, Paul Sorvino, Bob Rafelson, L.Q. Jones

These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2022 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:

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Dish of the Day

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

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 hereThe Big Sleep (1946)

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