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Dish of the Day

April 16, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until April 18th):

Bonnie and Clyde is a seminal gangster saga heavily influenced by the French iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard. A prior review here includes a special contribution from Bob DiMucci who informatively reports on some of the film's critical responses at the time of its release.

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Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

February 13, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, February 13, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

Many readers have taken me to task for my inclusion of Casablanca on a list of “All that Glitters…”: The Overrated.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Casablanca (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Noir City Seattle, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Flashback Cinema, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Film Forum New York City, TCM Recommendations, The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Charley Varrick (1973), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Casablanca (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), White Heat (1949), Them! (1954), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Rain Man (1988), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Cleopatra (1963), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Roman Holiday (1953), Now Voyager (1942), Red River (1948), The Naked Spur (1953), The Razor's Edge (1984) (Soundtrack), John Turturro, Mystery Street (1950)

"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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 08, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Fathom Events, Noir City Oakland, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Now Voyager (1942), Footlight Parade (1933), Jeopardy (1953), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Intruder in the Dust (1949), The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Jim Thorpe-All American (1951), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Glynn Turman, Goldfinger (1964) (Soundtrack), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Noir City Hollywood, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, The Heiress (1949), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Lost Weekend (1945), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Citizen Kane (1941), Platoon (1986), All About Eve (1950), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Casablanca (1942), Out of Africa (1985), Rain Man (1988), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The National Lyon Orchestra, The Orchestre National de Lyon, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), White Heat (1949), Baby Face (1933), His Girl Friday (1940), Scarlet Street (1945), Mystery Street (1950), Network (1976), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Brief Encounter (1945), Duel (1971), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Get Carter (1971), Pushover (1954), The Last Picture Show (1971), Dominique Sanda, The Swarm (1978) (Soundtrack), Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The American Cinematheque, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Noir City Oakland, Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, Monkey Business (1931), Out of the Past (1947), The Locket (1946), City Lights (1931), Suspense (1946), The Hunted (1948), Wanda (1970), Now Voyager (1942), Ride Lonesome (1959), Citizen Kane (1941), Network (1976), Casablanca (1942), Bullitt (1968), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Set-Up (1949), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Taxi Driver (1976), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Paths of Glory (1957), The Gypsy Moths (1969), Nora Prentiss (1947), The Heiress (1949), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Psycho (1960), King Kong (1933), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Cape Fear (1962), James Earl Jones, Basic Instinct (1992) (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day

December 25, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Today on TCM:

Despite its ridiculously hard to follow plot, this next recommendation's wildly entertaining detective yarn is worth waking up for.

Previously reviewed here, The Big Sleep (1946)

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"Now Listen to Me..."

December 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The American Cinematheque, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Babylon Orchestra Berlin, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Secret Movie Club, Flashback Cinema, Noir City Xmas, The Beverly Cinema, TCM Recommendations, Bringing Up Baby (1938), Red River (1948), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Bullitt (1968), Brief Encounter (1945), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Remember the Night (1940), Network (1976), His Girl Friday (1940), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Cash on Demand (1961), Lady in the Lake (1947), Roadblock (1951), Big Business (1929), Vertigo (1958), Rope (1948), The Big Sleep (1946), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Searchers (1956), In a Lonely Place (1950), Gasper Noé, Hook (1991) (Soundtrack)

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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 01, 2023  /  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, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, American Cinematheque, The Beverly Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Secret Movie Club, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Fathom Events, TCM Recommendations, Baby Face (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade, Jim Thorpe-All American, Learning Tree The, Casablanca (1942), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Now Voyager, Nora Prentiss (1947), White Heat, Searchers The, Them! (1954), Dark Passage (1947), Crime Wave, Bullitt, Wild Bunch The, Big Sleep The (1946), I Confess (1953), Colorado Territory (1949), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Exorcist The (1973), Sharon Acker, Nick of Time (Soundtrack), TCM Classic Film Festival 2023

Dish of the Day

March 16, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Still another topic that continually arises in film related Facebook chat rooms (all readers are welcome to join ours here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685) concerns what many movie goers determine are films critically devalued due to the amoral behaviour and actions of their characters, especially those based on real life figures such as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

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tags / Film musings, Facebook chat, Morality and cinema, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Highwaymen The (2019), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)