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Monday, June 19, 2023
Today on TCM:
“How does it feel to be a decent, respectable married man?”
Dick Powell’s Everyman faces a mid-life crisis, including a far more considerable threat to his well being in the form of Raymond Burr’s jealous contractor in Pitfall (1948),
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Today on TCM:
Next up is the remarkably understated, albeit compelling, racial drama Intruder in the Dust
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Today on TCM:
is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
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Due to a power outage that lasted approximately 12 hours, I was unable to prepare a Dish of the Day. My apologies to any regular readers who may have been disappointed. See you tomorrow.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Today on TCM:
Don't miss Nicholas Ray's character study In a Lonely Place (1950)
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Monday, June 12, 2023
Today on TCM:
Ikiru (1952) is cinema's most deeply contemplative statement
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Friday, June 9, 2023
Recently, in our Facebook chat room (all readers are welcome to join here), someone posted a piece on censored prints of The French Connection (1971) being shown by various streaming services
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Today on TCM:
"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."
I've written this before when introducing Split Second (1953),
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Just posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Today on TCM:
MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production,
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Monday, June 5, 2023
Today on TCM:
Raoul Walsh's Colorado Territory (1949)
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Friday, June 2, 2023
Today on TCM:
"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand."
Out of the Past (1947)
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Just posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Recently added to May’s “Now Listen to Me…” column is a review of Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
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Tuesday, May 30, 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)
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Monday, May 29, 2023
Today on TCM:
Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968),
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Thursday, May 25, 2023
Today 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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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Today on TCM:
The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Today on TCM:
Next up is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968),
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