There are, as always, some good movies on TCM this month and, as usual, I suggest that one watch something because you know nothing about it, e.g., the featured works of low-budget director William Beaudine this month. The movies I like and recommend include:
Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause (1953), a beautiful use of color and widescreen to portray what it's like to be a teenager. Jan. 3
Robert Siodmak's Criss-Cross (1949), a cynical and corrosive film noir. Jan. 4
Frank Borzage's History is Made at Night (1937), an intense romantic film by one of the most romantic directors. Jan.5
Orson Welles's The Lady from Shanghai (1948), on the 100th anniversary of Welles's birth. Jan.14
Anthony Mann's Man of the West (1950), as mythopoeic as they come. Jan. 15
King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (1946), a delirious Western. Jan 18
Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise (1932), an elegant pre-code comedy. Jan. 22
Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953), a great film about families and growing older. Jan.25
Max Ophuls's The Earrings of Madame De...(1953), with tracking shots that Ophuls does better than anyone. Jan.25
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