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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), Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face (1960), The Mummy (1932), Kevin Pollack, Kevin Pollak, Night Passage (1957) (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

June 26, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, June 26, 2026

Today and this weekend on TCM:

"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand." 

Out of the Past (1947), is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here. She will arrive Friday, June 26th at 5 pm PDT. 

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Out of the Past (1947), Moonrise (1948), Bullitt (1968), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Contempt (Le Mépris) (1963)

"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)