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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

October 23, 2026  /  Arthur Grant


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

Friday, October 23, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941), is a masterful blend of personal concerns, romance and screwball comedy, all revolving around the making of motion pictures, and a previous Blu-ray recommendation here.

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tags / Film musings, Sullivan's Travels (1941), Contempt (Le Mépris) (1963), 36 Hours (1964)

"Now Listen to Me... "

October 04, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Film Forum New York City, Noir City D.C., The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Fathom Entertainment, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Them! (1954), Patterns (1956), Point Blank (1967), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Crime Wave (1953), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Locket (1946), Freaks (1932), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Unsuspected (1947), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Contempt (Le Mépris) (1963), 36 Hours (1964), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face (1960), The Mummy (1932)

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

June 12, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, June 12, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

As in Hotel, the previous TCM recommendation this month, Rod Taylor again headlines the intriguing “Mission Impossible” prototype espionage thriller 36 Hours (1964), previously reviewed here.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, 36 Hours (1964)

"Now Listen to Me... "

June 07, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Film Forum New York City, Noir City Boston, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Fathom Entertainment, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, Clash by Night (1952), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Hotel (1967), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Scarlet Street (1945), 36 Hours (1964), The Towering Inferno (1974), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), Out of the Past (1947), Moonrise (1948), Bullitt (1968), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Contempt (Le Mépris) (1963), Victim (1961), Monica Potter, Flatliners (1990) (Soundtrack), Mulholland Drive (2001)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Detroit, Film Forum New York City, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Out of the Past (1947), Colorado Territory (1949), The Heiress (1949), All About Eve (1950), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Roadblock (1951), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Dark Passage (1947), The Big Sleep (1946), Roman Holiday (1953), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Citizen Kane (1941), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), 36 Hours (1964), Cape Fear (1962), The Party (1968), Theodore Shapiro, Thunderball (1965) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 09, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Film Forum New York City, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, Noir City Hollywood, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, Patterns (1956), I Confess (1953), The Lady Eve (1941), Remember the Night (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), Sorry Wrong Number (1948), No Man of Her Own (1950), Possessed (1947), Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face (1960), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Hotel (1967), 36 Hours (1964), The Bribe (1949), William Daniels, Cape Fear (1991) (Soundtrack)

"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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2024  /  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, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The American Cinematheque, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Boston, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, TCM Recommendations, Gun Crazy (1950), Tomorrow is Another Day (1951), Out of Africa (1985), Victim (1961), The Searchers (1956), 36 Hours (1964), Saving Private Ryan (1998), City Lights (1931), Tension at Table Rock (1956), Platoon (1986), The Lost Weekend (1945), Laura (1944), Psycho (1960), Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Vertigo (1958), I Confess (1953), Doctor Zhivago (1965), All About Eve (1950), The Graduate (1967), The Locket (1946), Conflict (1945), Kind Lady (1951), Kiss of Death (1947), Casablanca (1942), The Narrow Margin (1952), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), June Lockhart, Eye of the Needle (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The American Cinematheque, The Beverly Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Fathom Events, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Laura (1944), Dark Passage (1947), White Heat (1949), Citizen Kane (1941), Point Blank (1967), Roadblock (1951), Intruder in the Dust (1949), Pitfall (1948), The Set-Up (1949), Lady in the Lake (1947), Strange Cargo (1940), 36 Hours (1964), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Platoon (1986), Men in War (1957), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), King Kong (1933), Eraserhead (1977), His Girl Friday (1940), The Getaway (1972), James Fox, Torn Curtain (1966) (Soundtrack), Devil's Doorway (1950)

"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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
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)