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Dish of the Day

March 18, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until March 25th):

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the “Theatrical Version” reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.

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Dish of the Day

July 31, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Tonight on TCM:

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the “Theatrical Version” reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Apocalypse Now (1979)

"Now Listen to Me... "

July 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Noir City Portland, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, His Girl Friday (1940), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Intruder in the Dust (1949), Blue Velvet (1986), The Scarlet Empress (1934), Roman Holiday (1953), The Bedford Incident (1965), Clash by Night (1952), Strange Cargo (1940), Cleopatra (1963), Chinatown (1974), Network (1976), Cape Fear (1962), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Apocalypse Now (1979), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day

April 24, 2024  /  Arthur Grant


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

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Today on TCM:

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the "Theatrical Version" reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.

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categories / Dish of the Day
tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Apocalypse Now (1979), Watch TCM, Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / Film Forum New York City, The Babylon Orchestra Berlin, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema, Fathom Events, Flashback Cinema, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Classic Film Festival 2024, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Chase (1966), Now Voyager (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Ride Lonesome (1959), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Seventh Victim (1943), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Touch of Evil (1958), Guys and Dolls (1955), Lady in the Lake (1947), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), I Confess (1953), The Graduate (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967), Out of the Past (1947), Elaine May, Species (1995) (Soundtrack)