Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

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

Friday, May 10, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

In 1967, British Director John Boorman nailed the American crime milieu with the precision of his film's title, Point Blank, a neo-noir masterpiece fortified with style and driven by purpose.

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin's 'cold as a frozen corpse' Walker, is a machine-like man on a mission, appearing unstoppable as he charges through LAX possessed with unbridled vengeance. It's also quite ironic that despite Walker's hardened resolve, the considerable threat he poses, generous amount of punishment he dishes out, and the high body count he seems responsible for, doesn't directly kill anyone in the entire picture. "Was it a dream?" You be the judge when Point Blank (first acclaimed here) hits Saturday, May 11 at 11:45 am PDT.

Immediately following Point Blank is a nifty little noir from the ‘50s featuring a hard cop who, understandably, goes soft for a dame and thus turns to the dark side in Roadblock (1951), previously examined here. It’s showing Saturday, May 11 at 1:30 pm PDT.

Joan Dixon at the same location Lee Marvin would visit over 15 years later in the previous TCM selection.

TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on either of the above images. For those who live in parts of the U.S. other than the western region, the time zone can be adjusted in the upper right-hand corner of TCM's programme.

All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you Monday, May13th.

A.G.