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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

April 19, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, April 19, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

From 1947 comes a story that takes place during the Christmas Holidays, the film noir Lady in the Lake

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Lady in the Lake (1947), TCM Classic Film Festival 2024, Them! (1954), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Dirty Harry (1971), The Big Heat (1953), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Searchers (1956), Chinatown (1974), The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Dish of the Day

February 25, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, February 26, 2024

Today on TCM:

Besieged with production problems, and sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty

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tags / Film Musings, TCM Recommendations, Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Them! (1954)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 29, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Noir City Seattle, The Redford Theatre Detroit, TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Learning Tree (1969), I Confess (1953), Footlight Parade (1933), The Tall Target (1951), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Pillow Talk (1959), Network (1976), Brief Encounter (1945), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Narrow Margin (1952), Bullitt (1968), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Big Country (1958), Spellbound (1945), Now Voyager (1942), Laura (1944), Mississippi Burning (1988), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Them! (1954), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Joanne Woodward, Solaris (2002) (Soundtrack), Split Image (1982)

Dish of the Day

September 18, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, September 18, 2023

Already posted to the CC site is the second and remaining half of this month’s >>> “Now Listen to Me…” <<< column containing another 12 recommended movies to watch on TCM (bringing the total to 25),

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tags / Film musings, "Now Listen to Me...", TCM Recommendations, Them! (1954)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The American Cinematheque, Film Forum New York City, Fathom Events, The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Secret Movie Club, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema, Noir City Detroit, The Redford Theatre Detroit, TCM Recommendations, The Big Sleep (1946), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Jim Thorpe-All American (1951), Dark Hazard (1934), Johnny Eager (1941), I Confess (1953), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), Point Blank (1967), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Them! (1954), Baby Face (1933), The Night of the Hunter (1955), In a Lonely Place (1950), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), 36 Hours (1964), Death in Venice (1971), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Bullitt (1968), The Learning Tree (1969), The Hill (1965), Freaks (1932), Victim (1961), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Dark Passage (1947), David McCallum, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Philadelphia, Secret Movie Club, The San Francisco Symphony, Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, Casablanca (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Gold Diggers of 1933, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Intruder in the Dust (1949), The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Getaway (1972), Impact (1949), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Crime Wave (1953), Jeopardy (1953), Point Blank (1967), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Illegal (1955), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Dark Passage (1947), White Heat (1949), Footlight Parade (1933), If I Had a Million (1932), The Big Sleep (1946), Network (1976), City Lights (1931), The Stalking Moon (1968), The Swimmer (1968), I Confess (1953), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Straight Time (1978), Freebie and the Bean (1974), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), Them! (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Clash by Night (1952), Shelley Hack, Minority Report (2002) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, American Cinematheque, The Beverly Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Secret Movie Club, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, Baby Face (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade, Jim Thorpe-All American, Learning Tree The, Casablanca (1942), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Now Voyager, Nora Prentiss (1947), White Heat, Searchers The, Them! (1954), Dark Passage (1947), Crime Wave, Bullitt, Wild Bunch The, Big Sleep The (1946), I Confess (1953), Colorado Territory (1949), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Exorcist The (1973), Sharon Acker, Nick of Time (Soundtrack), TCM Classic Film Festival 2023

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 04, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The American Cinematheque, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Events, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Secret Movie Club, Noir City Seattle, Film Forum New York City, Rooftop Movies Perth, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Basel Symphony Orchestra, TCM Recommendations, Bringing Up Baby, Conflict (1945), Gold Diggers of 1933, Red Sonja (Soundtrack), Gun Crazy 1950, Brief Encounter, Man Who Cheated Himself The, Tomorrow Is Another Day, Them! (1954), Day of the Outlaw, Wild Bunch The, Footlight Parade, Reflections in a Golden Eye, Lisa Eichhorn, Chaplin (Soundtrack), Lady Eve The (1941)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 03, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The American Cinematheque, Noir City Washington D.C., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Stockholm Concert Orchestra, TCM and Fathom Events, Secret Movie Club, The Sinfonia Gulf Coast, The San Francisco Symphony, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Possessed (1947), D.O.A. (1950), Now Voyager, Double Indemnity, Village of the Damned (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Jeopardy (1953), High Noon, Man Who Cheated Himself The, Gun Crazy (1950), Network (1976), Singin' in the Rain, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bullitt, I Confess (1953), Shop Around the Corner The, Manhattan (1979), Freaks (1932), Stranger on the Third Floor, In a Lonely Place, 36 Hours (1964), Them! (1954), Innocents The (1961), Seventh Victim The, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Red Sonja (Soundtrack), Joan Plowright, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 03, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Events, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Secret Movie Club, The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Noir City Boston, CineConcerts & The Noordpool Orkest, TCM Recommendations, White Heat, Out of the Past, Now Voyager, Night of the Hunter The, Manhattan (1979), Landlord The, I Confess (1953), Ride the High Country, Wild Bunch The, Big Sleep The (1946), Ghost and Mrs. Muir The (1947), Blonde Crazy, Baby Face (1933), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Wanda, Best Years of Our Lives The, Ride in the Whirlwind, Conflict (1945), Child Is Waiting A (1963), Taxi Driver (1976), Them! (1954), Devil's Doorway, Tall Target The, Janusz Kamiński, Scarface (1983) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 04, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Flashback Cinema, TCM and Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Secret Movie Club, TCM Recommendations, Lost Weekend The, Planet of the Apes (1968), Getaway The (1972), Out of the Past, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Gun Crazy (1950), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Asphalt Jungle The, Bringing Up Baby, Colorado Territory (1949), Last Picture Show The, Lady from Shanghai The, All About Eve (1950), Them! (1954), California Split, Kelly's Heroes, Men in War (Soundtrack), Adriana Asti

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 04, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Flashback Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Secret Movie Club, Noir City Oakland, The Beverly Cinema, TCM and Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Red River, Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Cleopatra (1963), Lady from Shanghai The, Intruder in the Dust (1949), Learning Tree The, Friends of Eddie Coyle The, Ride in the Whirlwind, Patterns (1956), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Double Indemnity, Them! (1954), Putney Swope, Stuart Margolin, Day the Earth Stood Still The (Soundtrack), April Fools The (1969)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, The Beverly Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Secret Movie Club, Noir City D.C., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Arthur Lyons' Film Noir Festival, Flashback Cinema, TCM and Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, The Seventh Victim (1943), In a Lonely Place, All About Eve (1950), Armored Car Robbery, D.O.A. (1949), Pitfall (1948), Mystery Street, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Citizen Kane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Where Eagles Dare (1968), Heiress The (1949), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Sorry Wrong Number (1948), Them! (1954), Bringing Up Baby, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Psycho (1960), Brian Doyle-Murray, Valkyrie (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Bullitt, Citizen Kane, Foreign Correspondent (1940), Guys and Dolls, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Johnny Eager (1941), Last Picture Show The, Manchurian Candidate The, Mystery Street, Network (1976), Now Voyager, Pillow Talk (1959), Possessed (1947), Psycho (1960), Red River, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Them! (1954), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Umberto D., Perry King, High Noon (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

December 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Citizen Kane, D.O.A. (1949), Them! (1954), Tomorrow Is Another Day, Big Business (1929), Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Vertigo (1958), Best Years of Our Lives The, Remember the Night, Kiss of Death (1947), Shop Around the Corner The, Casablanca, Guys and Dolls, Singin' in the Rain, Graduate The (1967), Battle of Algiers The (La battaglia di Algeri), Psycho (1960), Anthony Hopkins, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Cash on Demand, Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie), Shop Around the Corner The, Nora Prentiss (1947), Dark Passage (1947), Out of the Past, Impact (1949), Night of the Living Dead (1968), King Kong (1933), Village of the Damned (1960), Dead of Night, Singin' in the Rain, Touch of Evil, In a Lonely Place, Citizen Kane, Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Gunman's Walk, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), They Won't Believe Me, Freaks (1932), Them! (1954), Peter Jackson, War of the Worlds (2005) (Soundtrack)