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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s more uncustomary, yet distinguished, offerings is 1953’s I Confess
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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Top Ten Western #6 is Howard Hawks' 1948 Red River
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Monday, August 5, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
“Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters.”
Olivia de Havilland is The Heiress (1949)
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Few biopics are as inspirational as Michael Curtiz’ Jim Thorpe - All American (1951)
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Lawrence of Arabia (1962, a 70mm print)
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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"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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Monday, August 5, 2024
Today on TCM:
Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain (1966)
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the first half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Today on TCM:
Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Monday, July 29, 2024
Already posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column
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Friday, July 26, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
My next TCM film to see is Fritz Lang’s 1952 Clash by Night
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Tonight on TCM:
This next recommendation is a modest but skilfully mounted western packed with suspense, The Stalking Moon (1968)
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Today on TCM:
Next up are 2 films directed by Stanley Kubrick playing back-to-back:
Stanley Kubrick took the entire film community, along with noir fans, by (a perfect) storm with his innovative 1956 take on the caper genre, The Killing
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Tomorrow on TCM:
One of director John Frankenheimer’s more accomplished films is Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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Monday, July 22, 2024
Today on TCM:
One of the finest westerns ever made is Top Ten Western #4. Sam Peckinpah's elegiac Ride the High Country (1962)
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Friday, July 19, 2024
This weekend on TCM:
As mentioned in the first TCM recommendation this month, 1933’s Baby Face, this next film offers a sort of male version of the same goal: to climb the corporate ladder. Plus, it is sure to succeed as a fun and lively musical to watch. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Today on TCM:
James Garner, Rod Taylor and Eva Marie Saint star in the intriguing “Mission Impossible” prototype espionage thriller 36 Hours (1964)
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