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"Now Listen to Me... "

February 04, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Film Forum New York City, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Seattle, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, TCM Recommendations, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Double Indemnity (1944), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Casablanca (1942), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Bullitt (1968), The Last Picture Show (1971), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Chariots of Fire (1981), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Psycho (1960), Tess (1979), Sidney J Furie, Rain Man (1988) (Soundtrack)

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 21, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Noir City now taking place in Seattle, Washington is running until February 22nd. On Wednesday, February 21st, one of the greatest American films, The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

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tags / Film musings, Noir City Seattle, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Watch TCM, The Narrow Margin (1952)

"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 (A Long Good Friday Edition)

January 26, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, January 26, 2024

Currently available on Watch TCM (until February 2nd):

Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket

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tags / Film Musings, Watch TCM, The Locket (1946), The Prince Charles Cinema, Heat (1995), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Noir City Oakland, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Symphony for a Massacre aka Symphonie pour un massacre (1963), Across the Bridge (1957)

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

October 20, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 20, 2023

Today on TCM:

Not all of the TCM films I review receive favourable notices. Bob Fosse’s biographical drama Star 80 (1983)

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Star 80 (1983), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Film Forum New York City, 50 FROM THE ’50s, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Niagara (1953), Noir City D.C., Sorry Wrong Number (1948)

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

October 13, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 13, 2023

This weekend on TCM:

The caper film first laid its roots in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Noir City Washington D.C., Police Python 357 (1975), Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Thing (1982), The Redford Theatre Detroit

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Fathom Events, Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The American Cinematheque, Secret Movie Club, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, TCM Recommendations, The Big Country (1958), The Wild Bunch (1969), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), 36 Hours (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Gun Crazy (1950), King Kong (1933), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Touch of Evil (1958), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City Washington D.C., Village of the Damned (1960), Freaks (1932), Red River (1948), The Heiress (1949), Star 80 (1983), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Mystery Street (1950), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Seventh Victim (1943), Witchfinder General aka The Conqueror Worm (1968), Marion Ross, Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) (Soundtrack)