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Friday, April 17, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter.
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Bonnie and Clyde is a seminal gangster saga heavily influenced by the French iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard. A prior review here includes a special contribution from Bob DiMucci who informatively reports on some of the film's critical responses at the time of its release.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Dark Passage (1947) is a wildly engrossing film noir that combines the best of romance with the best of noir in the best location for both: San Francisco.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present The Swimmer (1968) Wednesday, April 15th at 12:30 pm.
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Monday, April 13, 2026
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My next recommendation is one of those lesser known films noir with a most appropriate title: Impact (1949).
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Thursday, April 9, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Sweet Smell of Success (1957, a 35mm print) Friday, April 10th at 12 pm.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Next up is the remarkably understated, albeit compelling, racial drama Intruder in the Dust released in 1949.
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Monday, March 30, 2026
One of my “Top Ten Guilty Treasures” is showing on TCM today:
John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye is a film I have mixed feelings about.
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Friday, March 27, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).
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Thursday, March 26, 2026
Today on TCM:
Later on Thursday is Alfred Hitchcock’s most profound cinematic storytelling 1958’s Vertigo with all three of his often employed, previously mentioned collaborators working at the peak of their considerable powers.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
“The mattress is soft and there're hangers in the closet and stationary with ‘Bates' Motel’ printed on it in case you want to make your friends back home envious.”
Still another Hitchcock artistic triumph was, at the time (including throughout its primary creator’s career), the most audacious cinematic assault ever perpetrated on the movie going public or the Motion Picture Production Code for that matter. 1960's Psycho was previously reviewed here.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present The Ascent aka Voskhozhdenie (1977) Wednesday, March 25th at 6:15 pm.
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Monday, March 23, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Apocalypse Now [The Final Cut] (1979, a 4K presentation) Monday, March 23rd at 8:05 pm.
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