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Author and photographer. I write neo-noir thrillers. My books include The Breaker series, Slipped Masks, and What's On? - my guide to movies and television. A percentage from all book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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Recommended movies showing tonight on TCM:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) @ 9:30pm.

Marooned (1969) @ 12:15am.

Forbidden Planet (1956) @ 2:30am.

Thank you TCM!

#TCM #TurnerClassicMovies #ScienceFiction #SciFi

07.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Born on this day – Rob Reiner,
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Political activist,
March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025

07.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ComingUpOnTCM

FOR ALL MANKIND (1989) Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart
Dir.: Al Reinert 5:00 PM PT

The story of the Apollo missions to the moon, told by the astronauts themselves.

1h 26m | Documentary | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty

07.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

#filmsky

I’ll be in my office.

06.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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The Maltese Falcon (1941).

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Get ready mission control, because tonight's Oscar goes…to space! πŸͺπŸš€

Blast off with stories of far away galaxies and unforeseen futures as we explore Oscar-winning and nominated films set in the cosmos.

Launching with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (’68) at 8pm ET.

06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Louise Brooks in A Girl in Every Port (1928), directed by Howard Hawks

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Post a GIF that represents you best.

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β€˜π“π‘πž 𝐁𝐒𝐠 π‹πžπ›π¨π°π¬π€π’β€™ 𝐫𝐞π₯𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 πŸπŸ– 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
www.filmretrospect.com/the-big-lebo...

06.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.

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#filmsky #moviesky #RIP #BOTD

#filmsky #moviesky #RIP #BOTD

#filmsky #moviesky #RIP #BOTD

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Last Man Standing (1996) written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. The film is a credited remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo.

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Outland (1981) Directed by Peter Hyams

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Suspiria (1977) Directed by Dario Argento

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Much obliged for the follows, likes and re-posts this week.
Have a great weekend!

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bullitt (1968) Directed by Peter Yates stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Duvall.

06.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

β€œHe was not sickly or weak but he did not lift well; he rode horses badly and detested them.”

β€œEast of Eden”~John Steinbeck

05.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

One day the music stopped and he never touched the piano again.

Echoes in the Darkness, by Joseph Wambaugh.

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Olivia de Havilland, Nancy Coleman, and Ida Lupino, 'Devotion' (1946, directed by Curtis Bernhardt).

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Closeup of Lupino on telephone with wide-eyed expression; Cochran at right looks at her intently.

Closeup of Lupino on telephone with wide-eyed expression; Cochran at right looks at her intently.

Ida Lupino and Steve Cochran in a promotion for β€œPrivate Hell 36” (Filmakers, 1954)

05.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rochelle Hudson by Gene Kornman, 1936. #botd

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Barbara Stanwyck in #FilmNoir Double Indemnity (1944)

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Next Wed., Mar. 11 8pm EST the #filmnoirclub will join me as I host "The Reckless Moment"
Here is a link to watch it: archive.org/details/ther...
All are welcome!
Here a clip of the film.

05.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Leigh Brackett: Already a popular and respected SciFi writer in 1944, she collaborated with Chandler and Faulkner to write The Big Sleep which became a #FilmNoir classic. She died in '78 writing the 1st draft of The Empire Strikes Back. #WomenInNoir

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Linda Rollins (Jane Russell) returns to Las Vegas with her loser husband Lloyd (Vincent Price). Jewelry goes missing and a dead body turns up. Linda's ex, Lt. Dave Andrews (Victor Mature), nabs Lloyd. But something smells wrong. "The Las Vegas Story" (1952) #filmnoir

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Mechanic and race car driver Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney) is lured into being the wheel man for a pair of bank robbers. One of the robbers uses his girlfriend, Barbara Mathews (Dianne Foster), to persuade Mickey to aid in a holdup. "Drive a Crooked Road" (1954) #filmnoir

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And Then There Was Cat
#driveinmob

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Check out some of Maggie's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨

BEAU TRAVAIL
TAMPOPO
THE BRD TRILOGY
IL POSTO
I FIDANZATI
PERSONA
BREATHLESS
VIVRE SA VIE.

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The Outfit (1973) John Flynn

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