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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Recently, in our Facebook chat room (all readers are welcome to join here), someone posted a piece on author James Ellroy’s dissatisfaction with the 1997 film L.A. Confidential made from his 1990 novel.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Recently, in our Facebook chat room (all readers are welcome to join here), a member asked who, famous or unknown, critic or fan, might have seen the most films in his/her lifetime…
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Monday, April 24, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” was inspired by a recent post in our Facebook chat room (all readers are welcome to join here). For more than several years now whenever TCM shows Now, Voyager (1942), I post my review. Casablanca was released later that year and since it shares some of the same important artists who contributed to the making of Now, Voyager, I reference that film as well.
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Sunday, April 23, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” was inspired by a recent post in our Facebook chat room (all readers are welcome to join here). A member correctly noted that the film Rio Bravo (1959), directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, was reported to have been made partly in response to what the duo found objectionable in High Noon (1952).
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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Today on TCM:
The Exorcist (1973)
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Today on TCM:
Next up is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968),
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Today on TCM:
TCM is having a rare showing of Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam war film Full Metal Jacket.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Now playing on Watch TCM (available at no extra cost to all TCM subscribers):
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is I Confess (1953)
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Today on TCM:
Raoul Walsh's Colorado Territory is the impassioned director's artistically superior western remake of his previous film noir High Sierra.
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Monday, April 17, 2023
Today on TCM:
Despite its ridiculously hard to follow plot, this next recommendation's wildly entertaining detective yarn is worth waking up for. Previously reviewed here, The Big Sleep (1946) will awaken
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Sunday, April 16, 2023
Today on TCM:
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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Saturday, April 15, 2023
Today on TCM:
This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).
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Friday, April 14, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” concerns film criticisms, what they are, what I believe they should be, and what purpose they serve.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Today on TCM:
Another TCM recommendation is Nora Prentiss (1947) portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Today on TCM:
In my prior review of Casablanca, I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film, however, Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager where the romance witnessed from start to finish comes alive with fervour, maturity and elegance.
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Monday, April 10, 2023
Today on TCM:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre has Humphrey Bogart portraying perhaps his darkest and most psychologically troubled character.
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Sunday, April 9, 2023
Today’s “Dish of the Day” has a brief review of mine that was inspired by a post in one of the film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685).
Lady in the Lake (1947)
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Saturday, April 8, 2023
Today on TCM:
The multi-talented Gordon Parks made his directorial debut at age 57 with 1969's The Learning Tree based on his semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.
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Friday, April 7, 2023
Just a reminder that if you live in Los Angeles or can be there next week, TCM is having their annual Classic Film Festival from Thursday, April 13 to Sunday, April 16.
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