Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Today on TCM:
Out of Africa is another Academy Award Winning film from the ‘80s (1985 to be exact) that I have been rather critical of.
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Monday, August 17, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
"Shoot a man for sleeping with someone's wife? That's silly. Half the town'd be wiped out."
My next TCM and previous Blu-ray recommendation is 1966's The Chase (reviewed here) happening Tuesday, August 18 at 4:30 am PDT.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Today and this weekend on TCM:
A couple on their way to New York City are about to have a serious reality check in 1970’s “comedy” The Out-of-Towners, previously reviewed here, and happening Friday, August 14th at 5 pm PDT.
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
For those who might have missed last month’s presentation of Hidden Gem #10, They Won't Believe Me (1947)… rejoice.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Today on TCM:
TCM will air The Marx Brothers’ masterpiece Duck Soup (1933) reviewed here.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Today on TCM:
Another recommendation starring Barbara Stanwyck is this underrated film noir, Sorry, Wrong Number (1948).
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
A top of the line screwball comedy released the same year as Sullivan’s Travels and, even more remarkably, from the same writer (co-writer here along with Monckton Hoffe) / director is The Lady Eve (1941) reviewed here.
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
1972's The Getaway, is not nearly as meaningful or resonant as some of Sam Peckinpah's earlier films; still, as a genre piece, it punches solidly above its pay grade.
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 7th):
A pre-code charmer sure to delight fans is Blonde Crazy (1931) with Jimmy Cagney and Joan Blondell enchanting as a couple of cons.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 10th):
TCM is making available to its subscribers, one of film noir's finest, 1950’s Gun Crazy, previously reviewed here.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Film noir has few representatives as dourly defeatist or as forcefully communicative on the subject of human relations than 1945's Scarlet Street, previously reviewed here.
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Monday, August 3, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
The screen will heat up big time when Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953), previously recommended here, arrives Tuesday, August 4th at 5 pm PDT.
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Friday, July 31, 2026
Today on TCM:
Many film noir aficionados and academics feel that Orson Welles’ 1958 Touch of Evil officially closed out the the category’s classic time period. If so, the creative and flamboyant director certainly did so with a bang! I’ve previously written about this exhilarating film noir with a focus on its various “versions” and how they came to be in Exploring the Artefacts #11: Main Title Inspirations No. 2 Touch of Evil.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
“I love this dirty town.”
New York City’s vernacular never smelled sweeter than it does in 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Today on TCM:
My next TCM recommendation comes with a caveat: If you haven't as yet seen this film, please do so *before* reading my review. Doctor Zhivago is the latest in a series of Top Ten “All that Glitters…”: The Overrated and will be shown on TCM Wednesday, July 29 at 9:15 pm PDT.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next on my list of films to watch is King Kong (1933), who's scheduled to make his grand entrance on Wednesday, July 29 at 6:15 am PDT.
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Monday, July 27, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 2nd):
Many viewers may find this slick production a valuable contribution to the Neo-noir category. Unfortunately, I did not: Tequila Sunrise (1988), previously reviewed here.
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Friday, July 24, 2026
Today and this weekend 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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Thursday, July 23, 2026
Today on TCM:
Also in this month’s lineup is Todd Browning's shockingly bold and terrifying 1932 film, Freaks, previously reviewed here.
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