Dish of the Day (A Hot Saturday Edition)

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

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column containing news of various classic film screenings happening in theatres around the world and the first 13 (out of 27) recommended movies to watch this month on TCM.

Tonight on TCM:

1950’s Gun Crazy, one of film noir's finest, was previously reviewed here. Noir's most distinguishing feature, a focus on their criminal participants' psychology, marks a major shift regarding motive. In the earlier "gangster" films, money and power provided enough reason for the pursuit of illegal gains whereas in noir, the internal cause behind the action is paramount, and runs so much deeper... and darker. The dark deeds will ensue Saturday, June 1 at 6:45 pm PDT.

Does anyone notice anything peculiar in this shot considering the film was made during the Production Code?

Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951), previously reviewed here, may sound like some forgotten Douglas Sirk melodrama, but certainly has its fair share of film noir qualifications delivered with assuredness by director Felix Feist. A couple of hard cases, played by Steve Cochran and Ruth Roman who slowly soften up to one another, informs this film’s compelling nature. It’s the next stop in Eddie Muller’s Noir Alley: Tomorrow will arrive Saturday, June 1 at 9 pm PDT and again on Sunday, June 2 at 7 am PDT.

Steve Cochran, Ruth Roman

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.

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Hope to see you Monday, June 3rd.