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Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

September 25, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, September 25, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

Ace in the Hole (1951) is Billy Wilder's scathing examination of American opportunism and moral depravity via cocky newspaper reporter Chuck Tatum, portrayed with unrelenting cynical ferociousness by Kirk Douglas.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Ace in the Hole (1951)

Dish of the Day

April 28, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

In Valencia, Spain, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca at the Edificio Rialto will present Ace in the Hole (1951, as part of their BILLY WILDER series) on Tuesday, April 28th at 8:15 pm and Thursday, April 30th at 6 pm.

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Regent Park Movie Nights

March 07, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Regent Park Movie Nights

Introduced by Arthur Grant at The Cinema Cafe

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categories / Displaying Your Treasures
tags / It's a Gift (1934), The Narrow Margin (1952), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Ride Lonesome (1959), Laura (1944), The Swimmer (1968), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Ace in the Hole (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), The Party (1968), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Killing (1956)