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Dish of the Day

May 05, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, May 5, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 10th):

In the U.K. town of Midwich, strange children with mysterious origins are behaving badly. Find out just how bad when viewing the chilling Village of the Damned (1960), previously reviewed here.

More information on this screening can be obtained by clicking on the image above. Watch TCM’s schedule can be seen by clicking on the banner below.

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)

October 18, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Friday, October 18, 2024

In Palo Alto California, The Stanford Theatre continues with their extensive Film Noir Festival. This weekend’s double bill consists of Laura (1944, a 35mm print)

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tags / Film musings, The Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Laura (1944), Out of the Past (1947), TCM Recommendations, 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)

"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..."

October 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Fathom Events, Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The American Cinematheque, Secret Movie Club, The Beverly Cinema, The Cinematheque Vancouver, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Flashback Cinema, TCM Recommendations, The Big Country (1958), The Wild Bunch (1969), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), 36 Hours (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Gun Crazy (1950), King Kong (1933), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Touch of Evil (1958), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City Washington D.C., Village of the Damned (1960), Freaks (1932), Red River (1948), The Heiress (1949), Star 80 (1983), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Mystery Street (1950), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Seventh Victim (1943), Witchfinder General aka The Conqueror Worm (1968), Marion Ross, Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2023  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on this month’s happenings:

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tags / Film Forum New York City, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Cinemateket i Bergen, The Beverly Cinema, The American Cinematheque, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Revolutionary Orchestra, Secret Movie Club, The Orchestre philharmonique de Nice et Chœur région Sud, Fathom Events, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, Flashback Cinema, The Belgian National Orchestra, TCM Recommendations, The Learning Tree (1969), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, All About Eve (1950), Pillow Talk (1959), Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve (1941), Village of the Damned (1960), Singin' in the Rain, Network (1976), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Stop Me Before I Kill! aka The Full Treatment, Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Unsuspected (1947), Lady in the Lake (1947), The Set-Up (1949), Tension (1949), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Brief Encounter, Where Eagles Dare (1968), Kelly's Heroes, Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep (1946), The Searchers (1956), Jerzy Skolimowski, Dead Again (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 03, 2022  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The Prince Charles Cinema, Film Forum New York City, The Beverly Cinema, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The Cinemateket i Bergen, Flashback Cinema, The Astor Theatre Melbourne, The American Cinematheque, Noir City Washington D.C., Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Stockholm Concert Orchestra, TCM and Fathom Events, Secret Movie Club, The Sinfonia Gulf Coast, The San Francisco Symphony, The Cinematheque Vancouver, TCM Recommendations, Possessed (1947), D.O.A. (1950), Now Voyager, Double Indemnity, Village of the Damned (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Jeopardy (1953), High Noon, Man Who Cheated Himself The, Gun Crazy (1950), Network (1976), Singin' in the Rain, Heart is a Lonely Hunter The, Bullitt, I Confess (1953), Shop Around the Corner The, Manhattan (1979), Freaks (1932), Stranger on the Third Floor, In a Lonely Place, 36 Hours (1964), Them! (1954), Innocents The (1961), Seventh Victim The, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Red Sonja (Soundtrack), Joan Plowright, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

"Now Listen to Me..."

May 01, 2021  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, White Heat, Pather Panchali, Night of the Hunter The, King Kong (1933), Anatomy of a Murder, Ride the High Country, Bullitt, They Won't Believe Me, Bringing Up Baby, Casablanca, Manchurian Candidate The (1962), Big Heat The, Touch of Evil, Times of Harvey Milk The, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, Jeopardy (1953), Tomorrow Is Another Day, Gun Crazy (1950), Paths of Glory, Party The, Foreign Correspondent (1940), Point Blank (1967), Set-Up The (1949), Reflections in a Golden Eye, Village of the Damned (1960), Best Years of Our Lives The, 36 Hours (1964), Clay Pigeon The, Where Eagles Dare (1968), X-Men (2000) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 04, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Cash on Demand, Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie), Shop Around the Corner The, Nora Prentiss (1947), Dark Passage (1947), Out of the Past, Impact (1949), Night of the Living Dead (1968), King Kong (1933), Village of the Damned (1960), Dead of Night, Singin' in the Rain, Touch of Evil, In a Lonely Place, Citizen Kane, Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Gunman's Walk, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), They Won't Believe Me, Freaks (1932), Them! (1954), Peter Jackson, War of the Worlds (2005) (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2020  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Madchen in Uniform (Maedchen in Uniform) (1931), Armored Car Robbery, Asphalt Jungle The, Wanda, Jeopardy (1953), Set-Up The (1949), Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, Anatomy of a Murder, Laura (1944), Guys and Dolls, Brief Encounter, Village of the Damned (1960), Where Eagles Dare (1968), They Won't Believe Me, Now Voyager, Titicut Follies, Monica Bellucci, Where Eagles Dare (Soundtrack), Operation Crossbow (Soundtrack), 36 Hours (1964)

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Event Cinemas Australia, The Cinematheque Vancouver, The Beverly Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Nederlands Filmorkest, The American Cinematheque, The Duisburger Philharmoniker, Fathom Events, The Brevard Sinfonia, The Orchestra of Opera North United Kingdom, TCM Recommendations, Big Heat The, Casablanca, Bringing Up Baby, Searchers The, Battle of Algiers The (La battaglia di Algeri), Now Voyager, Gunman's Walk, Dark Passage (1947), Fastest Gun Alive The, Them! (1954), Footlight Parade, White Heat, Train The, Village of the Damned (1960), All About Eve (1950), Anatomy of a Murder, Niagara (1953), Don Murray, Apollo 13 (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / The San Francisco Symphony, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Cinesphere, The Prince Charles Cinema, The Ultimate Picture Palace, Hollywood Classics On the Big Screen., Event Cinemas Australia, l'Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (ONBA), The Broadway Cinema Letchworth, The Beverly Cinema, Into the Night: Cornell Woolrich and Film Noir, Noir City Hollywood, TCM Recommendations, Narrow Margin The (1952), Bullitt, Them! (1954), Last Picture Show The, The Set-Up (1949), Citizen Kane, Tension (1949), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), D.O.A. (1950), Big Sleep The (1946), Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival), Scandal Sheet, Bringing Up Baby, Village of the Damned (1960), Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Best Years of Our Lives The, Network (1976), Brief Encounter, Doctor Zhivago (1965), California Split, Vangelis, Chariots of Fire (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 01, 2018  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM & Fathom Events, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The Cinematheque Vancouver, American Cinematheque, Noir City D.C., Event Cinemas Australia, TCM Recommendations, California Split, Lady from Shanghai The, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Straight Time, Seventh Victim The, Best Years of Our Lives The, Bad Day at Black Rock, Old Dark House The (1932), Singin' in the Rain, Pillow Talk (1959), Patterns (1956), Hunted The (1948), Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Ghost and Mrs. Muir The (1947), Village of the Damned (1960), King Kong (1933), Dead of Night, Ron Rifkin, Vertigo (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

October 01, 2017  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings: 

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categories / Now Listen To Me
tags / TCM Recommendations, Possessed (1947), Unsuspected The, Out of the Past, Ride in the Whirlwind, They Won't Believe Me, Singin' in the Rain, Seventh Victim The, Village of the Damned (1960), Innocents The (1961), Point Blank (1967), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), White Heat, Night of the Hunter The, Brief Encounter, Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Psycho (1960), Lost Weekend The, Taxi Driver, Old Dark House The (1932), Andrew James, Troy (Soundtrack)