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"Now Listen to Me..."

January 08, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / Institut Lumiere Lyon France, The Prince Charles Cinema London U.K., Cinemateket i Bergen Bergen Norway, The Ritz Theatre Sydney Australia, The Beverly Cinema Los Angeles, The Roxie Theatre San Francisco, The Revival House Como Western Australia, The Library of Congress Culpeper Virginia, Noir City Oakland, The Redford Theatre Detroit, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca, The American Cinematheque Los Angeles, Flashback Cinema, Academy Cinemas Auckland New Zealand, The Vista Theater Los Angeles, TCM Recommendations, The Locket (1946), Double Indemnity (1944), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Crime Wave (1953), Johnny Eager (1941), Nora Prentiss (1947), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), The Naked Spur (1953), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), Film Forum New York City, Philip Glass, The Day of the Jackal (1973) (Soundtrack), The Day of the Jackal (2024 - ) (Television)

Dish of the Day

January 06, 2026  /  Arthur Grant


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

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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


Next is a sterling example of how to present complex and enthralling characters, all of whom develop naturally while still holding our intense fascination: Citizen Kane (1941).

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Dish of the Day

January 01, 2026  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

In my review of Casablanca (1942), I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film, however, Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager (1942) where the romance witnessed from start to finish comes alive with fervour, maturity and elegance.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, Now Voyager (1942)

Dish of the Day

December 29, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Monday, December 29, 2025

Today on TCM:

I have written a few words about this next showing, part of TCM’s tribute to director/producer Martin Ritt, in the first of a series on impressive opening sequences entitled Main Title Inspirations No. 1: The Brotherhood.

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tags / Film musings, TCM Recommendations, The Brotherhood (1968)

Dish of the Day

December 18, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

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

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until January 1st):

Anyone who wishes to enjoy the Holiday spirit might want to pay a little visit to Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner (1940), previously reviewed here.

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"Now Listen to Me..."

December 15, 2025  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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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)