Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Tomorrow Is Another Day


Tomorrow Is Another Day is a 1951 film noir. To be honest, I'm not impressed and didn't finish it. You can watch it here. Oddly, I can't find a trailer.

The New York Times in a review from the time of the film's release says, ""Tomorrow Is Another Day" follows an ancient formula. Its tensions are manufactured and apparent. List "Tomorrow Is Another Day" as just another picture."

Noir of the Week calls it "an intelligent, very well acted film that explores paths to redemption — whether or not change is possible, if people are damned by their pasts, if grace even exists." DVD Beaver has a summary and screenshots. DVD Talk has a review.

16 comments:

  1. Tomorrow is another day. Wasn't that the motto of Scarlet O'Hara?

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    1. Scahhh-let, in Southern Speak ;)

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    2. or Scahlet in Boston 😺

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    3. The Southern drawl. for Scarlet, I think ;)

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  2. ...it's interesting how tomorrow always becomes today!

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    1. That never turns out well in these noirs lol

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  3. If you can't sit through it, that's good enough for me. Tomorrow will never come if I can keep from watching bad films.

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    1. Much better films are out there. So many films ...

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  4. I don't know the movie or the actors. Guess I will probably skip it.

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    1. I'm always amazed at how many movies are out there that I've never heard of.

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  5. If you couldn't even finish it, I'll pass. I trust you. ;)

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    1. There are a lot of these old noir films, and some of them seem lazy. Like the westerns, some just skate on the reputation of their betters.

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  6. It's a phrase I often use but I think I might leave this one out! Valerie

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    1. I'm binge-watching Netflix right now lol

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  7. Thanks for the review, I'll avoid this one ...lol 😉. Happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x

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    1. It just may be that some of these old movies have aged better than others for me.

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