Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, June 20, 2025
This weekend on TCM:
In 1967, British Director John Boorman nailed the American crime milieu with the precision of his film's title, Point Blank, a Neo-noir masterpiece fortified with style and driven by purpose.
Lee Marvin's 'cold as a frozen corpse' Walker, is a machine-like man on a mission, appearing unstoppable as he charges through LAX possessed with unbridled vengeance. It's also quite ironic that despite Walker's hardened resolve, the considerable threat he poses, generous amount of punishment he dishes out, and the high body count he seems responsible for, doesn't directly kill anyone in the entire picture. "Was it a dream?" You be the judge when Point Blank (first acclaimed here) hits Saturday, June 21st at 3:15 pm PDT.
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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you Monday, June 23rd.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present the exceptional Neo-noir Get Carter (1971, a 4K presentation) Friday, June 20th at 12 noon.
Click on the film’s title in grey for the review and on the above image for more information on this screening.
All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Today on TCM:
Top Ten Western #8 High Noon is a simple but tightly constructed narrative, one of the few that unravels almost completely in real time.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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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Monday, June 16, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 12th):
"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), a film noir that presents some rather unlikely occurring, but fascinating, situations.
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Friday, June 13, 2025
This weekend 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. This touching coming of age story was previously lauded, along with its creator Parks, in an article entitled: Exploring the Artefacts #5: The Alchemist.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Do not be conned out of seeing the delightful The Flim-Flam Man (1967), previously reviewed here, when making a rare showing on TCM Friday, June 13 at 7 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Although starting out as quite the common man, circumstances will turn this rather nondescript accountant played by Edmond O'Brien, into a kind of noir superhero in D.O.A. (1950) previously recommended here.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Out of Africa is an Academy Award Winning film from the ‘80s (1985 to be exact) that I have been rather critical of.
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Monday, June 9, 2025
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A pre-code charmer sure to delight fans is Blonde Crazy (1931) with Jimmy Cagney and Joan Blondell enchanting as a couple of cons.
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Friday, June 6, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 17th):
“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, June 4, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 10th):
Rarely does an atmosphere of such overpowering dread subsume a cinematic story so completely as it does 1943's The Seventh Victim.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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Next is Top Ten Western #1, the explosively confrontational The Wild Bunch (1969).
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 17th):
A CC Hidden Gem (#30) rarely shown on TCM is Nagisa Oshima's 1969 feature Boy a.k.a. Shonen previously cited here.
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Friday, May 30, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up, is a WW II film that can only be defined by its setting. There are just too many dispersed ideas regarding tone and perspective to communicate what kind of film Kelly’s Heroes (1970) is, let alone how any of its numerous genre types are successfully represented.
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Thursday, May 28, 2025
Today on TCM:
Another Top Ten Western is 1968’s Once Upon a Time in the West, reviewed here, which is having a rare showing on TCM Thursday, May 29th at 5 pm PDT.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tomorrow on TCM:
A film well worth seeing is Network (1976), previously reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Today on TCM:
John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers, previously reviewed here, is Top Ten Western #2 and is as likely as any film to provide one with a truly unforgettable, rich and rewarding movie watching experience.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, May 26, 2025
Today on TCM:
Viewers who dare to have their imaginations stretched considerably should be rewarded Where Eagles Dare (1968), previously reviewed here and appearing on TCM’s radar Monday, May 26th at 2:15 pm PDT.
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