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"Now Listen to Me..."

November 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

October 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The Beverly Cinema, Flashback Cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, TCM & Fathom Events, The Associação Cine Theatro Brasil - Vallourec, Noir City D.C., The Philharmonie Salzburg, CineConcerts & The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Concert.UA & The Kyiv Metropolis Orchestra, Event Cinemas Australia, The Avex Ensemble, The Naples Philharmonic, TCM Recommendations, All About Eve (1950), Monkey Business (1931), Sullivan's Travels, Strange Cargo, Ride Lonesome, Seventh Victim The, Footlight Parade, Laura (1944), L'Avventura, The Set-Up (1949), Narrow Margin The (1952), Stranger on the Third Floor, Pather Panchali, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Niagara (1953), Freaks (1932), Charles Cioffi, Searchers The (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

September 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

August 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / The American Cinematheque, The Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prince Charles Cinema, Flashback Cinema, Event Cinemas Australia, The Beverly Cinema, TCM & Fathom Events, The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, TCM Recommendations, Reflections in a Golden Eye, Guys and Dolls, Man from Laramie The, Shop Around the Corner The, Anatomy of a Murder, Singin' in the Rain, Big Sleep The (1946), Treasure of the Sierra Madre The, In a Lonely Place, Dark Passage (1947), Impact (1949), Colorado Territory (1949), Sullivan's Travels, Ride the High Country, Freaks (1932), Marathon Man, Straight Time, They Won't Believe Me, Timothy Bottoms, Planet of the Apes - Original Film Series Soundtrack Collection (Soundtrack), Man Who Cheated Himself The

"Now Listen to Me..."

July 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

June 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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"Now Listen to Me..."

May 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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21st Century Treasure Quest #19

April 09, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)

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tags / Current Film Reviews, Beast (2018), BlacKkKlansman (2018), Book Club (2018), Deadpool 2 (2018), First Reformed (2018), How Long Will I Love U (2018), Mission: Impossible-Fallout (2018), Night is Short Walk on Girl The (2018), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), A Star is Born (2018)

"Now Listen to Me..."

April 02, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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tags / Event Cinemas Australia, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, The Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival, Watershed Arts Trust Ltd U.K., The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Associação Cine Theatro Brasil - Vallourec, The pithiviers-fait-son-cinema Le Mail, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Kino Aero, Senbla, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The Roxie Theatre, TCM Recommendations, In a Lonely Place, Night of the Hunter The, Blonde Crazy, Man from Laramie The, Ride Lonesome, Searchers The, Party The, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Bringing Up Baby, King Kong (1933), Bullitt, Impact (1949), Lady from Shanghai The, Niagara (1953), Brief Encounter, Shop Around the Corner The, Kind Lady (1951), Bertrand Tavernier, Son of the Morning Star (Soundtrack)

"Now Listen to Me..."

March 01, 2019  /  Arthur Grant

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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)

Time Out - Oliver Reed Acting Lesson

February 14, 2019  /  Arthur Grant



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In this clip from the 1985 BBC documentary series In at the Deep End (1982-87), the great British actor and notorious hellraiser Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999) teaches broadcaster Paul Heiney about acting (for the latter’s subsequent role as an evil German mercenary in the 1985 film Water starring Michael Caine) in what appears to be Reed’s home, at the time this was filmed. Even though Reed’s initial instructions spark some hilarious reactions between the two, there might actually be a bit of useful information here that could seriously benefit less experienced actors. When the lesson comes to an abrupt end because of Reed’s frustration, notice he cannot help but grin as he throws the young man out of his house. That levity and the camera still being present would indicate this entire episode was purposely staged for humorous effect, which if so, it surely achieved.

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