Quote » The Ninth Configuration
“And you know what that heartless butcher prescribed” He said, ‘here, take this. It’s a suicide pill, with a mild laxative side effect.’ What kind of…
Quote » The Magnificent Seven
“They are all farmers. Farmers talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I’ve never shared their enthusiasm for fertilizer. As for women, I became indifferent when…
Quote » The Good The Bad and The Ugly
“When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.”
Quote » Moonstruck
“But love don’t make things nice. It ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren’t here to make things perfect. The…
Miracle Mile (1988) Review
Originally posted on Cinema Parrot Disco:
Miracle Mile (1988) Directed by Steve De Jarnatt Starring: Anthony Edwards Mare Winningham Denise Crosby Mykelti Williamson Kurt Fuller Music…
Quote » Thema and Louise
“Well, we’re not in the middle of nowhere, but we can see it from here.”
Into the Night (1985) – Tuesday’s Overlooked Film
Originally posted on Tipping My Fedora:
This genuinely quirky thriller stars Jeff Goldblum as an insomniac and cuckolded husband who goes on the run with unlikely…
Sphere Film Review
Here we are once more, toward the end of another month as May comes to a close. Consequently, bringing one more book-film combo into range of our duo post series. Enabling…
Mix Tape of My Life: Something Old, New, and Onward
Usually, I really don’t need much of an excuse to post something with music in it. So, when The Daily Post’s recent writing prompt landed in my…
Collision Course – Run Silent, Run Deep
Time. It all comes down to time. Certainly, as one definition put it, “…the progress of time as affecting people and things.” Perspective, too. Perhaps, it’s why…
Shampoo (1975)
Note: The following was my contribution to this week’s Decades Blogathon, which Mark and Tom generously hosted, and reprinted here with their permission. A heartbroken Warren Beatty looking down on a canyon…
Decades Blogathon – Shampoo (1975)
Originally posted on three rows back:
It’s day two of the Decades Blogathon, hosted by myself and the irrepressible Tom from Digital Shortbread. The blogathon focuses…
Mother May I – 50s Sci-Fi/Monster Movies For My Kids
Being a parent for over…Squirrel!… years now, I sometimes look back at the memorable heart-to-heart conversations I’ve had with my wife about parenting. Many of the…
TMT: “Grow up, grow up, grow up!”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Once more, it all comes back to timing. In…
Quote » The Two Jakes
“What I do for a living may not be very reputable. But I am. In this town I’m the leper with the most fingers.”
Quote » Tequila Sunrise
“What is it, Nick? You need some chapstick or some lip gloss or something, Nick, because your lips keep getting stuck on your teeth. Or is…
Quote » Chinatown
“Course I’m respectable. I’m old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.”
Reblogged » Behind the Work: Marco Polo Title Sequence | The Space Between
Have to say, Netflix’s offerings have captured my imagination of late. I mentioned my love for Marvel’s Daredevil and its impressive opening titles sequence a short…
Guest Post » Classic Spotlight: Unsung Heroes. The Guy In the Rubber Suit!
Greetings all and sundry! Having tolerated and endured the outer fringes of yet another strain of flu swirling around the outskirts of Northern Virginia. I’ve accumulated…
The Accidental Tourist Film Review
For the duo post series of ours, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I are back to close out April with another movie title that began its…
It Rains... You Get Wet 