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"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Revolutionary Orchestra, Secret Movie Club, The Orchestre philharmonique de Nice et Chœur région Sud, Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Flashback Cinema, The Belgian National Orchestra, TCM Recommendations, The Learning Tree (1969), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, All About Eve (1950), Pillow Talk (1959), Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve (1941), Village of the Damned (1960), Singin' in the Rain, Network (1976), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Stop Me Before I Kill! aka The Full Treatment, Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Unsuspected (1947), Lady in the Lake (1947), The Set-Up (1949), Tension (1949), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Brief Encounter, Where Eagles Dare (1968), Kelly's Heroes, Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep (1946), The Searchers (1956), Jerzy Skolimowski, Dead Again (Soundtrack)

"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

Dish of the Day

February 02, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Today’s “Dish of the Day” has more brief reviews of mine that are inspired by posts in various film related Facebook chat rooms. This includes the Cinema Cafe group (all readers are encouraged to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/902349343110685). My thoughts on the following motion pictures typically form an extreme minority view, occasionally even the lone dissenting voice.


Fatal Attraction (1987)

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tags / Facebook chat, Fatal Attraction (1987), Star 80 (1983), TCM Recommendations, Singin' in the Rain, Film musings

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 03, 2022  /  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, 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..."

August 03, 2022  /  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 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..."

May 02, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Flashback Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Secret Movie Club, TCM Recommendations, Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade, Singin' in the Rain, Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Asphalt Jungle The, Putney Swope, No Man of Her Own, Graduate The (1967), Night of the Hunter The, Shop Around the Corner The, Casablanca (1942), White Heat, Reflections in a Golden Eye, Gypsy Moths The, Ride the High Country, Impact (1949), Manhattan (1979), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), June Ritchie, Inception (Soundtrack), Strangers When We Meet (1960)

"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 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 03, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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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..."

February 05, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Ride the High Country, Johnny Eager (1941), Set-Up The (1949), Moonrise (1948), Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Vertigo (1958), Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Shop Around the Corner The, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Roman Holiday (1953), Pillow Talk (1959), Now Voyager, City Lights (1931), Singin' in the Rain, Colorado Territory (1949), Gun Crazy (1950), Joanne Woodward, Midnight Cowboy (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

December 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Citizen Kane, D.O.A. (1949), Them! (1954), Tomorrow Is Another Day, Big Business (1929), Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Vertigo (1958), Best Years of Our Lives The, Remember the Night, Kiss of Death (1947), Shop Around the Corner The, Casablanca, Guys and Dolls, Singin' in the Rain, Graduate The (1967), Battle of Algiers The (La battaglia di Algeri), Psycho (1960), Anthony Hopkins, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Cash on Demand, Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie), Shop Around the Corner The, Nora Prentiss (1947), Dark Passage (1947), Out of the Past, Impact (1949), Night of the Living Dead (1968), King Kong (1933), Village of the Damned (1960), Dead of Night, Singin' in the Rain, Touch of Evil, In a Lonely Place, Citizen Kane, Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Gunman's Walk, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), They Won't Believe Me, Freaks (1932), Them! (1954), Peter Jackson, War of the Worlds (2005) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Searchers The, Tall Target The, Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Point Blank (1967), Shop Around the Corner The, Planet of the Apes (1968), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Brief Encounter, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Where's Poppa?, Guys and Dolls, Susan Flannery, Thing The (1982) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Flashback Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Swedish Film Institute Cinemateket, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM and Fathom Events, Noir City Seattle, The Beverly Cinema, Event Cinemas Australia, The Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, TCM Recommendations, White Heat, Singin' in the Rain, Now Voyager, Mystery Street, Network (1976), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Casablanca, Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Taxi Driver (1976), Brief Encounter, Asphalt Jungle The, Manhattan (1979), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Kind Lady (1951), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Johnny Eager (1941), Kiss of Death (1947), Gold Diggers of 1933, Charles Bernstein, Dolores Claiborne (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

August 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The American Cinematheque, The Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, Event Cinemas Australia, The Beverly Cinema, TCM & Fathom Events, The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, TCM Recommendations, Reflections in a Golden Eye, Guys and Dolls, Man from Laramie The, Shop Around the Corner The, Anatomy of a Murder, Singin' in the Rain, Big Sleep The (1946), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, In a Lonely Place, Dark Passage (1947), Impact (1949), Colorado Territory (1949), Sullivan's Travels, Ride the High Country, Freaks (1932), Marathon Man, Straight Time, They Won't Believe Me, Timothy Bottoms, Planet of the Apes - Original Film Series Soundtrack Collection (Soundtrack), Man Who Cheated Himself The

"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..."

March 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The San Francisco Symphony, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Cinesphere, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Ultimate Picture Palace, Hollywood Classics On the Big Screen., Event Cinemas Australia, l'Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (ONBA), The Broadway Cinema Letchworth, The Beverly Cinema, Into the Night: Cornell Woolrich and Film Noir, Noir City Hollywood, TCM Recommendations, Narrow Margin The (1952), Bullitt, Them! (1954), Last Picture Show The, The Set-Up (1949), Citizen Kane, Tension (1949), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), D.O.A. (1950), Big Sleep The (1946), Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Scandal Sheet, Bringing Up Baby, Village of the Damned (1960), Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Best Years of Our Lives The, Network (1976), Brief Encounter, Doctor Zhivago (1965), California Split, Vangelis, Chariots of Fire (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Beverly Cinema, The Swedish Film Institute Cinemateket, The Institut de l'image, BFI Southbank, The Aldeburgh Cinema Trust T/A Aldeburgh Cinema, The Melbourne Cinematheque, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Noir City Seattle, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Aachen Symphony Orchestra, The Dubai Opera, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, CineConcerts, TCM Recommendations, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Taxi Driver, Lost Weekend The, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Bicycle Thief The (Bicycle Thieves) (Ladri di biciclette), Battle of Algiers The (La battaglia di Algeri), Now Voyager, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Best Years of Our Lives The, Singin' in the Rain, Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Network (1976), High Noon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Umberto D., Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Citizen Kane, Asphalt Jungle The, White Heat, Mystery Street, Gilbert Gottfried, Fastest Gun Alive The (Soundtrack), House of Numbers (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 03, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Minnesota Orchestra, The Australian Centre For Moving Image, Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Swedish Film Institute Cinemateket, The American Cinematheque, The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, TCM and Fathom Events, Noir City San Francisco, New Beverly Cinema, TCM Recommendations, Dark Passage (1947), Men in War, Now Voyager, Golden Globe Awards, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Out of the Past, Prowler The (1951), Learning Tree The, White Heat, In a Lonely Place, Bullitt, Shop Around the Corner The, Singin' in the Rain, Gene Hackman, Space Camp (Soundtrack)