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Dish of the Day

September 08, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, September 8, 2025

Tomorrow 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 Tuesday, September 9 at 10:15 am PDT. 

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Out of the Past (1947)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Detroit, Film Forum New York City, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Out of the Past (1947), White Heat (1949), The Heiress (1949), All About Eve (1950), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Roadblock (1951), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

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..."

September 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Noir City Chicago, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Film Forum New York City, Fathom Events, Noir City Detroit, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Canada), TCM Recommendations, Baby Face (1933), The Battle of Algiers a.k.a. La battaglia di Algeri (1966), Bullitt (1968), Out of the Past (1947), Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face) (1960), The Set-Up (1949), Impact (1949), Casablanca (1942), The Seventh Victim (1943), Ride the High Country (1962), The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), Touch of Evil (1958), White Heat (1949), Now Voyager (1942), The Tall Target (1951), The Narrow Margin (1952), Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) aka The Bicycle Thief, Split Second (1953), The Learning Tree (1969), Them! (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Kelly's Heroes (1970), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Colorado Territory (1949), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Vertigo (1958), Sophia Loren, The Getaway (1972) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / Film Forum New York City, The Babylon Orchestra Berlin, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema, Fathom Events, Flashback Cinema, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Classic Film Festival 2024, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Chase (1966), Now Voyager (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Ride Lonesome (1959), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Seventh Victim (1943), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Touch of Evil (1958), Guys and Dolls (1955), Lady in the Lake (1947), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), I Confess (1953), The Graduate (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967), Out of the Past (1947), Elaine May, Species (1995) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

August 06, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Hollywood, American Cinematheque, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Events, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Noir City Chicago, Eric Serra and his musicians, TCM Recommendations, Psycho (1960), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Naked Spur (1953), The Set-Up (1949), Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade (1933), Blonde Crazy (1931), Out of the Past (1947), High Noon (1952), Double Indemnity (1944), Baby Face (1933), Clash by Night (1952), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Wild Bunch (1969), Pillow Talk (1959), Conflict (1945), In a Lonely Place (1950), Nora Prentiss (1947), John Debney, Jobs (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

May 31, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, American Cinematheque, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Noir City Boston, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Secret Movie Club, The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, TCM Recommendations, Bringing Up Baby (1938), Out of the Past (1947), Pillow Talk (1959), Colorado Territory (1949), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Split Second (1953), Ikiru (1952), The Cinematheque Vancouver, In a Lonely Place (1950), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967), The Los Angeles Conservancy, Intruder in the Dust (1949), Pitfall (1948), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Vertigo (1958), Rope (1948), Victim (1961), The Unsuspected (1947), D.O.A. (1950), James Newton Howard, Primal Fear (1996) (Soundtrack)