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Dish of the Day

August 03, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, August 3, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

The screen will heat up big time when Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953), previously recommended here, arrives Tuesday, August 4th at 5 pm PDT.

Gloria Grahame, Glenn Ford

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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.

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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

May 01, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, May 1, 2026

Today on TCM:

Western fans should check out the rock solid The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), reviewed here, with a spectacular final showdown not to mention the tension-filled and expertly handled exposé leading up to it.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), The Big Heat (1953)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

April 19, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, April 19, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

From 1947 comes a story that takes place during the Christmas Holidays, the film noir Lady in the Lake

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Lady in the Lake (1947), TCM Classic Film Festival 2024, Them! (1954), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Dirty Harry (1971), The Big Heat (1953), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Searchers (1956), Chinatown (1974), The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque, The Beverly Cinema, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Secret Movie Club, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, TCM Recommendations, Intruder in the Dust (1949), Roxie Theater San Francisco, Duck Soup (1933), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), TO Live Orchestra, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Blonde Crazy (1931), The Landlord (1970), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Rope (1948), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci) (1964), In a Lonely Place (1950), Baby Face (1933), King Kong (1933), Too Late for Tears (1949), The Narrow Margin (1952), Tension (1949), The Set-Up (1949), Taxi Driver (1976), D.O.A. (1950), Now Voyager (1942), The Hunted (1948), The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Party (1968), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Double Indemnity (1944), The Exorcist (1973), The Big Heat (1953), Footlight Parade (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), His Girl Friday (1940), Jacqueline White, Saving Private Ryan (Soundtrack)