Dish of the Day
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, July 29, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column containing another 15 recommended movies to watch on TCM (bringing the total to 30), a Happy Birthday shout-out to Ken Burns (who turns 71), along with this month’s Soundtrack (1991’s Backdraft) and Blu-ray (1934’s It’s a Gift) recommendations.
Backdraft
It’s a Gift
Today on TCM:
Next are 2 films featuring Richard Egan playing back-to-back:
"Complaining about the far-fetched circumstances in films noir is like objecting to the lack of realism in a Picasso painting. What I mean is that lovers of these criminally rich cinematic delights oughtn’t to bother picking out the implausibilities, since they are practically a hallmark of noir's style."
Alexis Smith, Richard Egan
I've written this before when introducing Split Second (1953), a film noir that presents some rather unlikely occurring, but fascinating, situations. See for yourself Monday, July 29 at 10:15 am PDT.
RKO’s Tension at Table Rock is an obscure western from 1956, previously reviewed here, and making a rare but welcome appearance on TCM Monday, July 29 at 11:45 am PDT.
Richard Egan, Angie Dickinson
One of my past TCM recommendations, reviewed here, is 1945’s The Lost Weekend. Billy Wilder's portrayal of a struggling alcoholic contains a powerhouse performance by Ray Milland. The bottle can be found on TCM Monday, July 29 at 6:30 pm PDT.
Cinematography by John F. Seitz
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