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Regent Park Movie Nights

March 07, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Regent Park Movie Nights

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"Now Listen to Me..."

December 05, 2018  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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"Now Listen to Me..."

November 02, 2018  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

January 02, 2018  /  Arthur Grant

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Capturing a Golden Moment #2: It's a Gift

September 11, 2013  /  Arthur Grant

In this series I'd like to present some exceptional scenes inspired by cinema's most gifted artists of yesteryear.

It's a Gift (1934) 

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Scene: "The Picnic"

Ahh... the blissful life of domesticity.

 

 

 

It's a Gift is available on DVD from Universal Studios and can be ordered here:

 

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