Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, June 21, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket do not want to miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotically mesmerising drama. A previous recommendation here, The Locket is a dream-like journey crying out to be discovered. The locket can be found in Eddie Muller’s Noir Alley Saturday, June 22 at 9:15 pm and again on Sunday, June 23 at 7 am PDT.
When affairs of the heart are so well integrated with thoughts of murder as they are in the Humphrey Bogart starrer Conflict (1945), we have the makings of an exceptional film noir. This is because the emotional cause behind the actions infuses motive into these types of films and thus absorbs the viewer on a deeper level. Conflict, previously reviewed here, and a former visitor to Eddie Muller's Noir Alley, will present itself Sunday, June 23 at (early morning) 1 am PDT.
Humphrey Bogart
The expression "Don't judge a book by its cover" certainly applies to the film Kind Lady, a previous TCM recommendation here. She may be as the title says but her nemesis and his ghastly gang of home invaders will dominate this tensely twisted thriller Sunday, June 23 at 8:45 am PDT.
(From left) Maurice Evans, Ethel Barrymore, Keenan Wynn, Angela Lansbury
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Hope to see you Monday, June 24th.
A.G.