I generally hesitate to spoil the ending of a film. It’s poor form to ruin a film before one has even had the chance to view it for him/her self. In many cases, it sours me on ever viewing the film in question; for example, when a friend (somewhat gleefully) spoiled the ending of The…
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Airing March 2nd, 9:30AM EST If you have never seen this movie, you have deprived yourself of something truly spectacular. You should fix that. Immediately. The granddaddy of film noir–the biggest and best of them all–The Maltese Falcon is one of those landmark films which ushered in an entirely new genre…
The African Queen Airing 10PM EST When you combine arguably the best actor and the best actress that filmdom has ever seen in one movie, you’ve got, arguably, one of the best movies of all time. While The African Queen is not my favorite film in the repertoire of its stars, Humphrey Bogart and Katharine…
Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Airing 12AM EST Well, there was little doubt about what I would recommend for your TCM viewing pleasure today. How can I NOT recommend the singularly best musical ever produced in Hollywood? Singin’ in the Rain revolves around the advent of sound in motion pictures, following a silent-movie icon, Don…
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Airing at 12:15PM EST As far as musicals go, Yankee Doodle Dandy is, without a doubt, one of the very best. In my mind, it’s one of the top five musicals of all time, right behind Singin’ in the Rain. Patriotic to the extreme and VERY loosely based on the life…
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Airing at 11PM EST Let me begin by saying this: I am well aware that this film is more than three-and-a-half hours long. That’s a big commitment to make late on a Monday night. That being said, if you do not yet possess the magical mystery device known as the DVR,…
Tonight, TCM will air one of my favorite comedies of all time, 1942’s wonderful, underrated The Major and the Minor, starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. The film is a must-see, if only for the slightly disturbing sexual undertones that inevitably make the uninitiated viewer squirm the slightest bit. Setting pedophilic nuances aside, however, this…
Anyone who has spent more than a couple of hours in my company is probably aware that my favorite movie of all time is 1942’s Casablanca. I have waxed rhapsodic about this film so many times in the past that when I am asked why I choose this film over all others, I can rattle…
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