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Dish of the Day (The Long Voyage Home Edition)

October 04, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, October 5, 2026

#Note: Due to my extensive travels, Dish of the Day will be suspended until Monday, October 12th. For further TCM recommendations until then, please see this month’s “Now Listen to Me… “ column.

Also, I am highly distressed to discover so many movie stills and photos (including actors, directors, c.d. and blu-ray covers) automatically removed from this site without a warning or contact from anyone. This comes on the heels of The Cinema Cafe Facebook Chat Room (in existence for over a decade with well over 230k members) being shut down completely because of movie images, common to the internet, being posted. I believe it was an automated service that conducted the blitzkrieg on behalf of the studios: part of a recent crackdown on any and all internet sites using their stills… even though there is not only no financial incentive to be found here, they (the photos) can only serve to promote their product (DVDs, TCM showings etc) and develop further interest in classic cinema.

#Edit: Great news! The aforementioned removed stills from this site have been miraculously restored (for some unknown reason). Now if only the powers that be can do the same for our Facebook chat room.

Currently available at Watch TCM (until October 9th):

This next offering I would not necessarily recommend except perhaps for its Jerry Goldsmith score: The Swarm (1978) which has, along with its soundtrack, been briefly reviewed here.

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categories / Dish of the Day
tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, The Swarm (1978)

"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)