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August 06, 2024  /  Arthur Grant

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

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Currently available at Watch TCM (until August 28th):

"Complaining about the far-fetched circumstances in films noir is like objecting to the lack of realism in a Picasso painting. What I mean is that lovers of these criminally rich cinematic delights oughtn’t to bother picking out the implausibilities, since they are practically a hallmark of noir's style."

I've written this before when introducing Split Second (1953)

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categories / Dish of the Day
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"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)