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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, January 31, 2025

Already posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column containing the last of this year’s movies to watch on TCM, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Glynn Turman (who turns 78 on January 31st), along with this month’s Soundtrack (1964’s Goldfinger) and UHD/Blu-ray (1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) recommendations.

Goldfinger

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you Monday, February 3rd.

A.G.

Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, January 27, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until February 10th):

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) film noir, 1953's Jeopardy.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

In my review of Casablanca (1942), 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 (1942)

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