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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, December 27, 2024

Today on TCM:

When affairs of the heart are so well integrated with thoughts of murder as they are in the Humphrey Bogart starrer Conflict (1945), we have the makings of an exceptional film noir. This

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Dish of the Day

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

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Tomorrow on TCM:

What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's diversity after watching a terrifying drama like 1962’s Cape Fear, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday (1953)?

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"Now Listen to Me..."

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

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

Friday, November 29, 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), previously reviewed here.

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Dish of the Day

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

Sunday, November 24, 2024

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 hereThe Big Sleep (1946) will awaken Sunday, November 24 at 7 pm PST. 

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Dish of the Day

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

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tomorrow on TCM:

If I was in charge of choosing a single film noir for someone only willing to see one in the entire canon, I would select Double Indemnity (1944) as its most fulfilling and accomplished representative.

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Dish of the Day

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

Monday, November 18, 2024

Today on TCM:


My enthusiasm for the next film may be “icier” than say Howard Hughes’, however, viewers may find enough intrigue, suspense and supportive factors to make the journey to Ice Station Zebra (1968)

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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, November 15, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

This next TCM recommendation is made for its John Williams composed score more than anything else. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) has been reviewed here

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