Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, August 7, 2023
Today on TCM:
Anthony Mann’s laser-like focus on his characters’ deep-rooted psychological clashes of will makes this film noir western exhilarating, tension-filled and one of extreme efficiency and excellence. 1953’s The Naked Spur will be shown on Monday, August 7 at 7:30 am PDT.
James Stewart
The Naked Spur is also August’s Blu-ray recommendation, which will be reviewed toward the end of the month at the conclusion of August’s “Now Listen to Me…” column.
(From left) Millard Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Ralph Meeker
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 Monday, August 7 at 6:45 pm PDT.
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.