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Dish of the Day

August 24, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, August 24, 2026

Today on TCM:

Director Otto Preminger’s classic, 1944’s Laura, is the exacting director’s slick and assured amalgamation of mystery (whodunnit) and film noir (obsessive desire, gruesome murder etc) elements. This film was briefly reviewed here. Included is a comparison between the detective played by Dana Andrews and James Stewart’s retired investigator in Vertigo. Laura will come to life on TCM Monday, August 24th at 5 pm PDT.

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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

August 06, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Entertainment, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, Noir City Portland, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, TCM Recommendations, The Getaway (1972), Bullitt (1968), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), The Lady Eve (1941), Sorry Wrong Number (1948), Duck Soup (1933), Monkey Business (1931), They Won't Believe Me (1947), The Searchers (1956), The Out-of-Towners (1970), His Girl Friday (1940), The Chase (1966), Out of Africa (1985), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Narrow Margin (1952), The Killing (1956), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Laura (1944), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Vertigo (1958), Rope (1948), Now Voyager (1942), All About Eve (1950)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City D.C., Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Australian Centre For Moving Image Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Flashback Cinema, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The San Francisco Symphony, TCM Recommendations, Laura (1944), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Bullitt (1968), Pillow Talk (1959), Sullivan's Travels (1941), I Confess (1953), Vertigo (1958), The Fury (1978), Psycho (1960), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Prowler (1951), Patterns (1956), Freaks (1932), The Mummy (1932), Lee Grant, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Philadelphia, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Fathom Events, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Ace in the Hole aka The Big Carnival (1951), Touch of Evil (1958), The Bribe (1949), Niagara (1953), Guys and Dolls (1955), Tomorrow is Another Day (1951), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Pitfall (1948), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Psycho (1960), D.O.A. (1949), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Dark Passage (1947), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura (1944), Gun Crazy 1950, The Big Sleep (1946), Illegal (1955), Sorry Wrong Number (1948), White Heat (1949), Agnieszka Holland, Tess (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

October 18, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 18, 2024

In Palo Alto California, The Stanford Theatre continues with their extensive Film Noir Festival. This weekend’s double bill consists of Laura (1944, a 35mm print)

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tags / Film musings, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Laura (1944), Out of the Past (1947), TCM Recommendations, Crime Wave (1953), Village of the Damned (1960), Too Late for Tears (1949), Johnny Eager (1941), The Big Sleep (1946), The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2024  /  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, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The American Cinematheque, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Boston, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, TCM Recommendations, Gun Crazy (1950), Tomorrow is Another Day (1951), Out of Africa (1985), Victim (1961), The Searchers (1956), 36 Hours (1964), Saving Private Ryan (1998), City Lights (1931), Tension at Table Rock (1956), Platoon (1986), The Lost Weekend (1945), Laura (1944), Psycho (1960), Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Vertigo (1958), I Confess (1953), Doctor Zhivago (1965), All About Eve (1950), The Graduate (1967), The Locket (1946), Conflict (1945), Kind Lady (1951), Kiss of Death (1947), Casablanca (1942), The Narrow Margin (1952), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), June Lockhart, Eye of the Needle (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day

May 14, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Currently available on Watch TCM (until May 15th):

Otto Preminger’s directed classic, 1944’s Laura, is the exacting director’s slick and assured amalgamation of mystery (whodunnit) and film noir (obsessive desire, gruesome murder etc) elements.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The American Cinematheque, The Beverly Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Fathom Events, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Laura (1944), Dark Passage (1947), White Heat (1949), Citizen Kane (1941), Point Blank (1967), Roadblock (1951), Intruder in the Dust (1949), Pitfall (1948), The Set-Up (1949), Lady in the Lake (1947), Strange Cargo (1940), 36 Hours (1964), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Platoon (1986), Men in War (1957), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), King Kong (1933), Eraserhead (1977), His Girl Friday (1940), The Getaway (1972), James Fox, Torn Curtain (1966) (Soundtrack), Devil's Doorway (1950)

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

February 22, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, February 23, 2024

Today on TCM:

Otto Preminger’s directed classic, 1944’s Laura, is the exacting director’s slick and assured amalgamation of mystery (whodunnit) and film noir (obsessive desire, gruesome murder etc) elements.

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tags / Film Musings, TCM Recommendations, Laura (1944), Mississippi Burning (1988), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 29, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Noir City Seattle, The Redford Theatre Detroit, TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Learning Tree (1969), I Confess (1953), Footlight Parade (1933), The Tall Target (1951), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Pillow Talk (1959), Network (1976), Brief Encounter (1945), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Narrow Margin (1952), Bullitt (1968), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Big Country (1958), Spellbound (1945), Now Voyager (1942), Laura (1944), Mississippi Burning (1988), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Them! (1954), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Joanne Woodward, Solaris (2002) (Soundtrack), Split Image (1982)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Kit Noir Film Festival, The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, The American Cinematheque, The Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, Rooftop Movies Perth, Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile di Milano, Secret Movie Club, Flashback Cinema, White Heat, Best Years of Our Lives The, Double Indemnity, Brief Encounter, Casablanca (1942), Now Voyager, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Singin' in the Rain, Gold Diggers of 1933, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Asphalt Jungle The, Pillow Talk (1959), Lady Eve The (1941), Laura (1944), Vertigo (1958), Anatomy of a Murder, Ghost and Mrs. Muir The (1947), Network (1976), Citizen Kane, Lost Weekend The, All About Eve (1950), Birdman of Alcatraz, Psycho (1960), Harry Belafonte, Clear and Present Danger (Soundtrack), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir and the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 30, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The San Francisco Symphony, The American Cinematheque, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Flashback Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Fathom Events, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema, Secret Movie Club, The Orchestra & Chorus Sao Paulo Brazil, The Los Angeles Film Orchestra, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, Red River, Footlight Parade, Reflections in a Golden Eye, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bringing Up Baby, Casablanca (1942), Seventh Victim The, Laura (1944), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Dark Hazard, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Citizen Kane, Ride Lonesome, Best Years of Our Lives The, Scarlet Street (1945), Strange Cargo, Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende), Hotel (1967), Paths of Glory, In a Lonely Place, Getaway The (1972), Stranger on the Third Floor, Barbara Kopple, Presumed Innocent (Soundtrack), Full Metal Jacket (1987)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 04, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Secret Movie Club, Film Forum New York City, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM and Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, Foreign Correspondent (1940), Point Blank (1967), Footlight Parade, Bullitt, Set-Up The (1949), Stranger on the Third Floor, Locket The, Planet of the Apes (1968), Brief Encounter, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Red River, I Confess (1953), Laura (1944), Ghost and Mrs. Muir The (1947), Casablanca (1942), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection (Soundtrack), Sidney J Furie

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Madchen in Uniform (Maedchen in Uniform) (1931), Armored Car Robbery, Asphalt Jungle The, Wanda, Jeopardy (1953), Set-Up The (1949), Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, Anatomy of a Murder, Laura (1944), Guys and Dolls, Brief Encounter, Village of the Damned (1960), Where Eagles Dare (1968), They Won't Believe Me, Now Voyager, Titicut Follies, Monica Bellucci, Where Eagles Dare (Soundtrack), Operation Crossbow (Soundtrack), 36 Hours (1964)