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Dish of the Day

June 23, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


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

Monday, June 23, 2025


Tomorrow on TCM:


“Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.”

Next up is Richard Fleischer’s little powder keg of a film noir Armored Car Robbery (1950), previously recommended here and set to explode Tuesday, June 24th at 2:30 pm PDT.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

June 06, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, Noir City Boston, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, Out of Africa (1985), D.O.A. (1950), The Flim-Flam Man (1967), The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Learning Tree (1969), Them! (1954), High Noon (1952), Point Blank (1967), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Armored Car Robbery (1950), The Age of Innocence (1993), Blonde Crazy (1931), The Lady Eve (1941)

Dish of the Day

July 17, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 5th):

“Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.”

If you are a fan of crime films, do not miss Richard Fleischer’s little powder keg of a film noir, Armored Car Robbery (1950)

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Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

July 05, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, July 5, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

This next TCM recommendation is made for its John Williams composed score more than anything else. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) has been reviewed here

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Armored Car Robbery (1950), Noir Alley, Psycho (1960), Double Indemnity (1944)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The American Cinematheque, Film Forum New York City, Fathom Events, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Portland, TCM Recommendations, Baby Face (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Armored Car Robbery (1950), Psycho (1960), Double Indemnity (1944), Them! (1954), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Criss Cross (1949), The Lady Eve (1941), 36 Hours (1964), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), Chariots of Fire (1981), Jim Thorpe-All American (1951), Ride the High Country (1962), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), The Stalking Moon (1968), Clash by Night (1952), Split Second (1953), Tension at Table Rock (1956), The Lost Weekend (1945), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Ken Burns, Backdraft (1991) (Soundtrack)