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Dish of the Day

January 29, 2026  /  Arthur Grant


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

Thursday, January 29, 2026

In Santa Monica (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Aero Theatre will present Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, as part of this film’s 60th Anniversary) on Thursday, January 29th at 7:30 pm.

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tags / Film musings, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 08, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City Oakland, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Locket (1946), Double Indemnity (1944), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Crime Wave (1953), Johnny Eager (1941), Nora Prentiss (1947), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), The Naked Spur (1953), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), Film Forum New York City, Philip Glass, The Day of the Jackal (1973) (Soundtrack), The Day of the Jackal (2024 - ) (Television)

"Now Listen to Me..."

December 15, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Noir City Xmas, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Film Forum New York City, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, War of the Worlds (2005), Remember the Night (1940), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Footlight Parade (1933), Network (1976), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Brotherhood (1968), Monkey Business (1931), Duck Soup (1933), Russ Tamblyn, Psycho (1960) (Soundtrack), El aka This Strange Passion (1953)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 11, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City Philadelphia, Film Forum, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Flashback Cinema, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Roxie Theater San Francisco, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, TCM Recommendations, The Ipcress File (1965), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Locket (1946), The Set-Up (1949), Touch of Evil (1958), Brief Encounter (1945), Dark Passage (1947), Marathon Man (1976), Point Blank (1967), Double Indemnity (1944), Chinatown (1974), Pillow Talk (1959), The Steel Trap (1952), The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Gypsy Moths (1969), Cathy Moriarty, Citizen Kane (1941) (Soundtrack), The Fire Within a.k.a. Le Feu Follet (Blu-ray)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City D.C., Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Australian Centre For Moving Image Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Flashback Cinema, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The San Francisco Symphony, TCM Recommendations, Laura (1944), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Bullitt (1968), Pillow Talk (1959), Sullivan's Travels (1941), I Confess (1953), Vertigo (1958), The Fury (1978), Psycho (1960), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Prowler (1951), Patterns (1956), Freaks (1932), The Mummy (1932), Lee Grant, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) (Soundtrack)

"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)

"Now Listen to Me... "

August 11, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Film Forum New York City, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Flashback Cinema, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, TCM Recommendations, The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Killing (1956), Crime Wave (1953), The Naked Spur (1953), Psycho (1960), Touch of Evil (1958), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Lady Eve (1941), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Conflict (1945), Paths of Glory (1957), Ace in the Hole aka The Big Carnival (1951), Elliott Gould, The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me... "

July 07, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Noir City Portland, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, Film Forum New York City, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, His Girl Friday (1940), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Intruder in the Dust (1949), Blue Velvet (1986), The Scarlet Empress (1934), Roman Holiday (1953), The Bedford Incident (1965), Clash by Night (1952), Strange Cargo (1940), Cleopatra (1963), Chinatown (1974), Network (1976), Cape Fear (1962), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Apocalypse Now (1979), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 06, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, Noir City Boston, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, Out of Africa (1985), D.O.A. (1950), The Flim-Flam Man (1967), The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Learning Tree (1969), Them! (1954), High Noon (1952), Point Blank (1967), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Armored Car Robbery (1950), The Age of Innocence (1993), Blonde Crazy (1931), The Lady Eve (1941), Now Voyager (1942), Red River (1948), Victor Erice, Braveheart (1995) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

May 16, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Roxie Theater San Francisco, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, TCM Recommendations, In a Lonely Place (1950), Johnny Eager (1941), Nora Prentiss (1947), Out of Africa (1985), Lady in the Lake (1947), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Crime Wave (1953), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Men in War (1957), Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Searchers (1956), Network (1976), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Clint Eastwood, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 18, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, TCM Recommendations, Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Big Sleep (1946), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), I Confess (1953), Gun Crazy (1950), The Set-Up (1949), The Prowler (1951), Phillip Noyce, Casino Royale (2006) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 09, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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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... "

February 04, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Film Forum New York City, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Seattle, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, TCM Recommendations, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Double Indemnity (1944), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Casablanca (1942), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Bullitt (1968), The Last Picture Show (1971), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Chariots of Fire (1981), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Psycho (1960), Tess (1979), Sidney J Furie, Rain Man (1988) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 08, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Fathom Events, Noir City Oakland, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, TCM Recommendations, Now Voyager (1942), Footlight Parade (1933), Jeopardy (1953), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Intruder in the Dust (1949), The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Jim Thorpe-All American (1951), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Glynn Turman, Goldfinger (1964) (Soundtrack), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

"Now Listen to Me..."

December 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Film Forum New York City, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Fathom Events, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Noir City Xmas, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Flashback Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, TCM Recommendations, Casablanca (1942), Roman Holiday (1953), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), The Heiress (1949), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Lady in the Lake (1947), Remember the Night (1940), Conflict (1945), Double Indemnity (1944), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Guys and Dolls (1955), Ben Kingsley, Out of Africa (1985) (Soundtrack), The Searchers (1956)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
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 Lost Weekend Edition)

October 11, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 11, 2024

In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present The Quick and the Dead (1995, a 35mm print)

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tags / Film musings, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Quick and the Dead (1995), TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 09, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

This month's column is apologetically late due to my extensive travelling.

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Noir City D.C., The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Film Forum New York City, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Flashback Cinema, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Bullitt (1968), Point Blank (1967), Get Carter (1971), 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), Brief Encounter (1945), Cleopatra (1963), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Citizen Kane (1941), Cape Fear (1962), Nora Prentiss (1947), The Seventh Victim (1943), Psycho (1960), Blue Velvet (1986), Freaks (1932), The Other (1972), The Other (1972) (Soundtrack)

Dish of the Day

September 04, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present Titicut Follies (1967, as part of their ‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ series)

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tags / Film musings, Titicut Follies (1967), The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019), The Astor Theatre Melbourne

"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)