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Dish of the Day

May 27, 2026  /  Arthur Grant


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

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

In Culpeper Virginia, The Library of Congress at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater is presenting The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, a 35mm print) on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 pm.

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"Now Listen to Me... "

May 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Avex Ensemble Buenos Aires Argentina, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Flashback Cinema, Fathom Entertainment, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Film Forum New York City, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, TCM Recommendations, Pather Panchali (1955), Jeopardy (1953), Out of the Past (1947), Ride the High Country (1962), Baby Face (1933), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Cape Fear (1962), The Boys from Brazil (1978), The Seventh Victim (1943), Get Carter (1971), The Godfather Part III (1990) (Soundtrack), Clint Eastwood

Dish of the Day

April 23, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, April 23, 2026

In Culpeper Virginia, The Library of Congress at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater is presenting Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, a 35mm print) on Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 pm.

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"Now Listen to Me... "

April 08, 2026  /  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., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Fathom Entertainment, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Revival House Como Western Australia, TCM Classic Film Festival 2026, TCM Recommendations, Get Carter (1971), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Brief Encounter (1945), Jeopardy (1953), Strange Cargo (1940), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), Terms of Endearment (1983), Kirsten Dunst

"Now Listen to Me... "

March 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Redford Theatre Detroit, Film Forum New York City, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Flashback Cinema, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Train (1964), Brief Encounter (1945), Mystery Street (1950), Baby Face (1933), The King of Comedy (1982), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Psycho (1960), Vertigo (1958), Them! (1954), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Shirley Jones, The Bad News Bears (1976) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

February 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Noir City Seattle, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, Flashback Cinema, The Revival House Como Western Australia, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Film Forum New York City, TCM Recommendations, The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Charley Varrick (1973), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Casablanca (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), White Heat (1949), Them! (1954), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Rain Man (1988), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Cleopatra (1963), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Roman Holiday (1953), Now Voyager (1942), Red River (1948), The Naked Spur (1953), The Razor's Edge (1984) (Soundtrack), John Turturro, Mystery Street (1950)

"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..."

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)

Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

February 21, 2025  /  Arthur Grant


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


Friday, February 21, 2025


In New York City, New York, Film Forum is presenting as part of their ‘Tales from the New Yorker’ series, The Swimmer (1968)

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Chariots of Fire (1981), Film Forum New York City, The Swimmer (1968), The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

"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

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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..."

November 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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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)

"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)

"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)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 31, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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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..."

July 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The American Cinematheque, Film Forum New York City, Fathom Events, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Beverly Cinema, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Noir City Portland, TCM Recommendations, Baby Face (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Armored Car Robbery (1950), Psycho (1960), Double Indemnity (1944), Them! (1954), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Criss Cross (1949), The Lady Eve (1941), 36 Hours (1964), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), Chariots of Fire (1981), Jim Thorpe-All American (1951), Ride the High Country (1962), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), The Stalking Moon (1968), Clash by Night (1952), Split Second (1953), Tension at Table Rock (1956), The Lost Weekend (1945), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Ken Burns, Backdraft (1991) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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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)