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Dish of the Day

June 17, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until June 30th):

What exactly is film noir? Many enthusiasts and experts continue to debate the subject, with numerous examples of films that should, and just as many that should not, be included in the category. Some, who most likely feel that noir films rely on a certain look, dismiss any colour film as unworthy of being categorised as such. Others like myself, prone to distinguishing noir by its subject matter, are more inclined to include colour films produced during noir's classic time period that focus on crime and the psychologies of those involved. This brings me to my next TCM selection and a prior Blu-ray recommendation here, 1953's Niagara, one of the strongest arguments for colour noir that exists.

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Dish of the Day

November 05, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Tomorrow on TCM:

"Why should the Falls drag me down here at 5 o'clock in the morning? To show me how big they are and how small I am? To remind me they can get along without any help? All right, so they've proved it. But why not? They've had ten thousand years to get independent. What's so wonderful about that? I suppose I could too, only it might take a little more time."

What exactly is film noir? Many enthusiasts and experts continue to debate the subject, with numerous examples of films that should, and just as many that should not, be included in the category. Some, who most likely feel that noir films rely on a certain look, dismiss any colour film as unworthy of being categorised as such. Others like myself, prone to distinguishing noir by its subject matter, are more inclined to include colour films produced during noir's classic time period that focus on crime and the psychologies of those involved. This brings me to my next TCM selection and a prior Blu-ray recommendation here, 1953's Niagara

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"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 Long Good Friday Edition)

October 20, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 20, 2023

Today on TCM:

Not all of the TCM films I review receive favourable notices. Bob Fosse’s biographical drama Star 80 (1983)

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Star 80 (1983), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Film Forum New York City, 50 FROM THE ’50s, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Niagara (1953), Noir City D.C., Sorry Wrong Number (1948)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 04, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Flashback Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, TCM and Fathom Events, Film Forum New York City, Roxie Theater San Francisco, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, White Heat, Three Outlaw Samurai, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Guys and Dolls, Paths of Glory, Best Years of Our Lives The, Out of the Past, Lineup The, Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Big Sleep The (1946), Dark Passage (1947), Learning Tree The, Ride the High Country, Niagara (1953), Singin' in the Rain, Casablanca, Shop Around the Corner The, Pillow Talk (1959), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Diane Ladd, Blue Velvet (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Anatomy of a Murder, Bullitt, Ride the High Country, Wild Bunch The, Getaway The (1972), Monkey Business (1931), Duck Soup (1933), Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Gun Crazy (1950), Nora Prentiss (1947), Swimmer The (1968), D.O.A. (1950), Pitfall (1948), Niagara (1953), In a Lonely Place, Stranger on the Third Floor, Strange Cargo, Madchen in Uniform (Maedchen in Uniform) (1931), King Kong (1933), Lady from Shanghai The, Manhattan (1979), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Vincent D’Onofrio, Young Lions The (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Beverly Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, TCM & Fathom Events, The Associação Cine Theatro Brasil - Vallourec, Noir City D.C., The Philharmonie Salzburg, CineConcerts & The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Concert.UA & The Kyiv Metropolis Orchestra, Event Cinemas Australia, The Avex Ensemble, The Naples Philharmonic, TCM Recommendations, All About Eve (1950), Monkey Business (1931), Sullivan's Travels, Strange Cargo, Ride Lonesome, Seventh Victim The, Footlight Parade, Laura (1944), L'Avventura, The Set-Up (1949), Narrow Margin The (1952), Stranger on the Third Floor, Pather Panchali, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Niagara (1953), Freaks (1932), Charles Cioffi, Searchers The (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Event Cinemas Australia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Beverly Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Nederlands Filmorkest, The American Cinematheque, The Duisburger Philharmoniker, Fathom Events, The Brevard Sinfonia, The Orchestra of Opera North United Kingdom, TCM Recommendations, Big Heat The, Casablanca, Bringing Up Baby, Searchers The, Battle of Algiers The (La battaglia di Algeri), Now Voyager, Gunman's Walk, Dark Passage (1947), Fastest Gun Alive The, Them! (1954), Footlight Parade, White Heat, Train The, Village of the Damned (1960), All About Eve (1950), Anatomy of a Murder, Niagara (1953), Don Murray, Apollo 13 (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Event Cinemas Australia, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, The Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival, Watershed Arts Trust Ltd U.K., The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Associação Cine Theatro Brasil - Vallourec, The pithiviers-fait-son-cinema Le Mail, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Kino Aero, Senbla, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The Roxie Theatre, TCM Recommendations, In a Lonely Place, Night of the Hunter The, Blonde Crazy, Man from Laramie The, Ride Lonesome, Searchers The, Party The, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Bringing Up Baby, King Kong (1933), Bullitt, Impact (1949), Lady from Shanghai The, Niagara (1953), Brief Encounter, Shop Around the Corner The, Kind Lady (1951), Bertrand Tavernier, Son of the Morning Star (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

August 01, 2017  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings: 

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Asphalt Jungle The, Lost Weekend The, Singin' in the Rain, Niagara (1953), Locket The, Night of the Hunter The, Out of the Past, Bedford Incident The, Searchers The, Jeopardy (1953), Mystery Street, Hotel (1967), Kind Lady (1951), Fastest Gun Alive The, Police Python 357, Blonde Crazy, White Heat, Getaway The (1972), Tuesday Weld, Elmer Bernstein: The Ava Collection (Soundtrack)