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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Currently available at Watch TCM (until November 14th):
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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Monday, October 28, 2024
Today on TCM:
is 1947’s Nora Prentiss portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Currently available at Watch TCM (until October 28th):
Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968)
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Today on TCM:
After directing Colorado Territory, Raoul Walsh’s very next film retained all of that film’s energy and even added some for White Heat (1949)
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Today on TCM:
Many readers have taken me to task for my inclusion of Casablanca on a list of “All that Glitters…”: The Overrated.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tomorrow on TCM:
First up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck
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Friday, August 30, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
“I love this dirty town.”
New York City’s vernacular never smelled sweeter than it does in 1957’s Sweet Smell of Success.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 29th):
Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 5th):
“Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.”
If you are a fan of crime films, do not miss Richard Fleischer’s little powder keg of a film noir, Armored Car Robbery (1950)
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Monday, July 1, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column containing news of various classic film screenings happening in theatres around the world and the first 15 (out of 30) recommended movies to watch this month on TCM.
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Friday, June 21, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket do not want to miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotically mesmerising drama.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
This morning on TCM:
The next TCM recommendation has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: The Night of the Hunter.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Currently available on Watch TCM (until June 15th):
Next is Strange Cargo (1940) which I previously listed as one of my Top Ten: Guilty Treasures.
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Friday May 3, 2024
This weekend 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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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Today on TCM:
Otto Preminger’s directed classic, 1944’s Laura, is the exacting director’s slick and assured amalgamation of mystery (whodunnit) and film noir (obsessive desire, gruesome murder etc) elements.
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