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September 03, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until September 4th):

One of cinema’s most quintessential performances can be seen in 1947’s Possessed by the film’s star Joan Crawford. Crawford’s thorough commitment is bolstered by the actress, along with the film’s director Curtis Bernhardt, having visited several psychiatric hospitals observing patients and interviewing doctors regarding the script’s authenticity.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

March 09, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Film Forum New York City, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, Noir City Hollywood, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, Patterns (1956), I Confess (1953), The Lady Eve (1941), Remember the Night (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), Sorry Wrong Number (1948), No Man of Her Own (1950), Possessed (1947), Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face (1960), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Hotel (1967), 36 Hours (1964), The Bribe (1949), William Daniels, Cape Fear (1991) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 03, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The American Cinematheque, Noir City Washington D.C., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Stockholm Concert Orchestra, TCM and Fathom Events, Secret Movie Club, The Sinfonia Gulf Coast, The San Francisco Symphony, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Possessed (1947), D.O.A. (1950), Now Voyager, Double Indemnity, Village of the Damned (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Jeopardy (1953), High Noon, Man Who Cheated Himself The, Gun Crazy (1950), Network (1976), Singin' in the Rain, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bullitt, I Confess (1953), Shop Around the Corner The, Manhattan (1979), Freaks (1932), Stranger on the Third Floor, In a Lonely Place, 36 Hours (1964), Them! (1954), Innocents The (1961), Seventh Victim The, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Red Sonja (Soundtrack), Joan Plowright, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM and Fathom Events, Flashback Cinema, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, The Beverly Cinema, Noir City Detroit, Secret Movie Club, The Palais des Congrès de Paris, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Philly Pops Orchestra, TCM Recommendations, Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Big Sleep The (1946), Dark Passage (1947), Patterns (1956), Double Indemnity, Dead of Night, Footlight Parade, Get Carter (1971), Baby Face (1933), Hotel (1967), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, King Kong (1933), Paths of Glory, Unsuspected The, Casablanca (1942), In a Lonely Place, Possessed (1947), Ride Lonesome, Scarlet Street (1945), Kind Lady (1951), Conflict (1945), Blonde Crazy, Ian McShane, Spellbound (1945) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

August 03, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The San Francisco Symphony, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Orchestra - Harpa - Eldborg, Secret Movie Club, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Flashback Cinema, Noir City Chicago, TCM Recommendations, Bedford Incident The, Tomorrow Is Another Day, Lady from Shanghai The, Citizen Kane, Roman Holiday (1953), Singin' in the Rain, Network (1976), Manchurian Candidate The (1962), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Guys and Dolls, Chase The (1966), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Cleopatra (1963), Ride Lonesome, Ride the High Country, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Night of the Hunter The, Strange Cargo, Possessed (1947), Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare (1968), Bullitt, Asphalt Jungle The, Clash by Night (1952), Best Years of Our Lives The, David Paymer, Age of Innocence The (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Astor Theatre, Fathom Events, The Beverly Cinema, TCM Recommendations, Gun Crazy (1950), Possessed (1947), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Singin' in the Rain, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Tension (1949), Torn Curtain (1966), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), Times of Harvey Milk The, Heiress The (1949), Monica Potter, Images (Soundtrack)

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April 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Bullitt, Citizen Kane, Foreign Correspondent (1940), Guys and Dolls, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Johnny Eager (1941), Last Picture Show The, Manchurian Candidate The, Mystery Street, Network (1976), Now Voyager, Pillow Talk (1959), Possessed (1947), Psycho (1960), Red River, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Them! (1954), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Umberto D., Perry King, High Noon (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 04, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Psycho (1960), Red River, Straight Time, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Searchers The, Chase The (1966), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Anatomy of a Murder, Too Late for Tears, Stop Me Before I Kill! aka The Full Treatment, Pillow Talk (1959), Possessed (1947), Brief Encounter, King Kong (1933), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Vertigo (1958), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Hotel (1967), Warren Beatty, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 02, 2018  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, BFI Southbank, Swedish Film Institute, Event Cinemas Australia, Roxie Theater San Francisco, Plaza Theater Atlanta GA, Double Indemnity, Brief Encounter, Citizen Kane, Locket The, Red River, Shop Around the Corner The, Dark Hazard, Ride the High Country, Colorado Territory (1949), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Casablanca, Best Years of Our Lives The, It's a Gift (1934), Simon of the Desert (1965), Possessed (1947), Ghost and Mrs. Muir The (1947), Scarlet Empress The (1934), Killing The, Big Heat The, Blonde Crazy, Simonetta Stefanelli, Mummy The (1999) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 01, 2017  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Possessed (1947), Unsuspected The, Out of the Past, Ride in the Whirlwind, They Won't Believe Me, Singin' in the Rain, Seventh Victim The, Village of the Damned (1960), Innocents The (1961), Point Blank (1967), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), White Heat, Night of the Hunter The, Brief Encounter, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Psycho (1960), Lost Weekend The, Taxi Driver, Old Dark House The (1932), Andrew James, Troy (Soundtrack)