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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

October 16, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 16, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Spencer Tracy in the title role. This was previously critiqued here. The Dr. will begin his transformation Saturday, October 17 at 1 pm PDT.

I have more to say on Spencer Tracy’s performance, compared to a few others who have played the same part, in an article seen here.

Spencer Tracy

MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production though the film was later turned into one being first presented on stage in 1983. Its abundant creativity, innovation and driving energy place this film at the top of all musicals ever produced. Singin' in the Rain has been reviewed here as a Blu-ray selection and will dance its way onto TCM Sunday, October 18 at 8:45 am PDT.

TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on either of the above images. To confirm the correct Pacific Daylight (West Coast) showtime information, subtract 3 hours from the Eastern Daylight (East Coast) showtime listed on TCM’s schedule.

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

Hope to see you Monday, October 19th.

A.G.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Singin' in the Rain (1952)

"Now Listen to Me... "

October 04, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Film Forum New York City, Noir City D.C., The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, Fathom Entertainment, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Them! (1954), Patterns (1956), Point Blank (1967), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Crime Wave (1953), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Locket (1946), Freaks (1932), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Singin' in the Rain (1952)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 03, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Fathom Entertainment, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City New York, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Criss Cross (1949), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Freebie and the Bean (1974), Blonde Crazy (1931), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gun Crazy (1950), Bullitt (1968), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Killing (1956), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Them! (1954), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), In a Lonely Place (1950), Paths of Glory (1957), Dark Passage (1947), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Eraserhead (1977), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Freaks (1932), The Seventh Victim (1943), Jeopardy (1953), The Prowler (1951), They Won't Believe Me (1947), The Big Sleep (1946), King Kong (1933), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Touch of Evil (1958), Point Blank (1967), Christopher Nolan, Falling in Love (1984) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me... "

March 09, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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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)

Regent Park Movie Nights

March 07, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Regent Park Movie Nights

Introduced by Arthur Grant at The Cinema Cafe

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categories / Displaying Your Treasures
tags / It's a Gift (1934), The Narrow Margin (1952), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Ride Lonesome (1959), Laura (1944), The Swimmer (1968), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Ace in the Hole (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), The Party (1968), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Killing (1956)

"Now Listen to Me..."

December 15, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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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)

Dish of the Day

August 27, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2023

Tomorrow on TCM:

MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production, though the film was later turned into one, being first presented on stage in 1983. Its abundant creativity, innovation and driving energy place this film at the top of all cinematic musicals ever produced.

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"Now Listen to Me... "

August 11, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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categories / Now Listen To Me
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)

Dish of the Day

April 10, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, April 10, 2025

My sincere apologies for missing yesterday’s “Dish of the Day”. Moving residences proved too time consuming in addition to having extremely limited internet access.

Today on TCM:

MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production although the film was later turned into one being first presented on stage in 1983.

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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

April 12, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, April 12, 2024

This weekend on TCM:

MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production, though the film was later turned into one, being first presented on stage in 1983.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Singin' in the Rain (1952), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Babylon Orchestra Berlin, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Beverly Cinema, Fathom Events, Flashback Cinema, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Redford Theatre Detroit, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Classic Film Festival 2024, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Chase (1966), Now Voyager (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Ride Lonesome (1959), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Seventh Victim (1943), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Touch of Evil (1958), Guys and Dolls (1955), Lady in the Lake (1947), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), I Confess (1953), The Graduate (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967), Out of the Past (1947), Elaine May, Species (1995) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 01, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Prince Charles Cinema, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, Flashback Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Noir City Hollywood, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, TCM Recommendations, The Heiress (1949), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Lost Weekend (1945), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Citizen Kane (1941), Platoon (1986), All About Eve (1950), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Casablanca (1942), Out of Africa (1985), Rain Man (1988), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The National Lyon Orchestra, The Orchestre National de Lyon, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), White Heat (1949), Baby Face (1933), His Girl Friday (1940), Scarlet Street (1945), Mystery Street (1950), Network (1976), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Brief Encounter (1945), Duel (1971), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Get Carter (1971), Pushover (1954), The Last Picture Show (1971), Dominique Sanda, The Swarm (1978) (Soundtrack), Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

"Now Listen to Me..."

January 29, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The American Cinematheque, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Fathom Events, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Flashback Cinema, Noir City Seattle, The Redford Theatre Detroit, TCM Recommendations, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Learning Tree (1969), I Confess (1953), Footlight Parade (1933), The Tall Target (1951), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Pillow Talk (1959), Network (1976), Brief Encounter (1945), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Narrow Margin (1952), Bullitt (1968), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Big Country (1958), Spellbound (1945), Now Voyager (1942), Laura (1944), Mississippi Burning (1988), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Them! (1954), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Joanne Woodward, Solaris (2002) (Soundtrack), Split Image (1982)