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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)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

June 05, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, June 5, 2026

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. 

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Out of the Past (1947), The Set-Up (1949), Now Voyager (1942), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

"Now Listen to Me... "

May 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Avex Ensemble Buenos Aires Argentina, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Entertainment, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Film Forum New York City, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, TCM Recommendations, Pather Panchali (1955), Jeopardy (1953), Out of the Past (1947), Ride the High Country (1962), Baby Face (1933), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Cape Fear (1962), The Boys from Brazil (1978), The Seventh Victim (1943), Get Carter (1971), The Godfather Part III (1990) (Soundtrack), Clint Eastwood

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

October 03, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 3, 2025

Today 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, October 3 at 12:45 pm PDT. 

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Out of the Past (1947), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Spellbound (1945)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

September 19, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


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

Friday, September 19, 2025

In Detroit, Michigan The Redford Theatre will host, along with Eddie Muller, Noir City Detroit from Friday, September 19th - Sunday, September 21st.

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tags / Film musings, Noir City Detroit, Out of the Past (1947), The Narrow Margin (1952), Kiss of Death (1947), Ace in the Hole aka The Big Carnival (1951), Scarlet Street (1945), The Set-Up (1949)

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), Colorado Territory (1949), The Heiress (1949), All About Eve (1950), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Roadblock (1951), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Dark Passage (1947), The Big Sleep (1946), Roman Holiday (1953), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Citizen Kane (1941), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), 36 Hours (1964), Cape Fear (1962), The Party (1968), Theodore Shapiro, Thunderball (1965) (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..."

September 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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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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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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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)