Friday, November 01, 2024

The President's "critics keep undermining their case by lying about stuff he supposedly said"

By N.S.

https://reason.com/2024/11/01/trumps-critics-keep-undermining-their-case-by-lying-about-stuff-he-supposedly-said/



A thought for the weekend (graphic)


Re-posted by N.S.

Thanks to Roxy Rigatoni



TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. ET is Jean Negulesco and W.R. Burnett’s Nobody Lives Forever (1946) with John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Tobias and George Coulouris

By David in TN
friday, november 1, 2024 at 5:10:00 p.m. edt

TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. ET is Jean Negulesco’s Nobody Lives Forever (1946) with John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Tobias and George Coulouris.

This one was on Noir Alley in 2019. Garfield plays a war hero who happens to be a con man. He falls in love with a young widow (Fitzgerald) he plans to fleece.

I read something about this film years ago. The writer wondered if Garfield and Brennan ever discussed their political differences.

Also on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, TCM shows Robert Siodmak’s The Killers (1946) with Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. Eddie Muller has never shown this classic noir on Noir Alley.

Speaking of John Garfield, TCM shows Howard Hawks’ Air Force (1943) on Monday at 4 p.m. ET. A B-17 crew reaches Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack, then continues on to the Philippines. Garfield wanted to be in this film so much he took a supporting role for less than his usual salary. He is excellent as usual.

N.S.: I saw it. It’s a good one. And Walter had a good role in it.

Apparently, they took the title for the fade-out line from Body and Soul (1947)

Old Walter was not shy about expressing his hatred for communists, and Julie Garfinkle (better known as John Garfield) was a red.

I like that Red Eddie never shows The Killers. It’s a masterpiece, and he hates masterpieces. I’ve only ever seen him show two: one was The Third Man (1949), and it was out of character for him. Maybe because it was the first picture of a new season.

The other one was Double Indemnity. Can’t recall the circumstances of that particular broadcast.