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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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categories / Dish of the Day
tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), The Big Heat (1953)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 31, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Events, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, Film Forum New York City, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Movistar Arena Santiago Chile, TCM Recommendations, Red River (1948), Torn Curtain (1966), The Heiress (1949), The Graduate (1967), The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), The Swarm (1978), Double Indemnity (1944), The Hill (1965), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water (2017) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / Film Forum New York City, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The American Cinematheque, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Noir City Boston, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, TCM Recommendations, Gun Crazy (1950), Tomorrow is Another Day (1951), Out of Africa (1985), Victim (1961), The Searchers (1956), 36 Hours (1964), Saving Private Ryan (1998), City Lights (1931), Tension at Table Rock (1956), Platoon (1986), The Lost Weekend (1945), Laura (1944), Psycho (1960), Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Vertigo (1958), I Confess (1953), Doctor Zhivago (1965), All About Eve (1950), The Graduate (1967), The Locket (1946), Conflict (1945), Kind Lady (1951), Kiss of Death (1947), Casablanca (1942), The Narrow Margin (1952), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956), June Lockhart, Eye of the Needle (Soundtrack)