Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Today on TCM:
All of the 4 films noir recommended below benefit greatly from the presence of actress Audrey Totter.
From 1947, director Michael Curtiz brings inspirationally to life the unsuspectedly stylish film noir The Unsuspected, previously reviewed here, Tuesday, May 16 at 7:15 am PDT.
Claude Rains
Later on, TCM will show another film noir from the same year (1947) as The Unsuspected, recently reviewed here, Lady in the Lake, Tuesday, May 16 at 10:30 am PDT.
Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter
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, previously reviewed here and happening again Tuesday, May 16 at 2 pm PDT.
Another of film noir's most satisfying sensations is provided by Tension (1949), a prior TCM recommendation here, and can be felt Tuesday, May 16 at 3:15 pm PDT.
Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.