Same Song, Different Movie: Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
Seven Years in Parallel – A Series Summation
Like a number of things, the start of this seems like yesterday. Was still using Google’s blogging platform back when I came to know, and later…
Same Song, Different Movie: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
Opening Titles and Song: Moonstruck (1987)
It goes without saying that I can be passionate in my views on film…with everything I care about, for that matter. Especially so with the love…
The Sentinel Film Review
For those who’ve followed this Duo Post series of ours, where the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I perform concurrent reviews of books and the movies…
Opening Titles: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
After mentioning his under-appreciated, and for some, decidedly more denigrated work, in another opening titles post earlier in this fast disappearing year, time to examine those…
TMT: “…with quiet dignity and grace.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Though this motion picture is in-between milestone anniversaries (those…
Strangers on a Train Film Review
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but another September 30th has landed. They keep coming and all the faster. For those unaware, ever since I became a…
TMT: “Help me get my feet back on the ground”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. The following was inspired by attending last weekend’s screening…
Same Song, Different Movie: Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
Reblogged » Bond Directors: Licence to List – #Bond_age_
Been a while since the blog has done a post dedicated to the longest running movie series in history. Since I’m attending the re-screening of the…
Yes, I’ll Have the Garlic – A SLIFR Mid-Summer Back-to-School Movie Quiz
Writer Dennis Cozzalio, he of the wonderfully titled Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule site, is well-regarded for his in-depth knowledge and thoughtful essays he gladly shares…
TMT: “I know life is short…whatever time you get is luck.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Rarely, I do revisit films through a new experience,…
Guest Post » Hollywood’s Rugged Individualists, Thugs and Creeps Part 2
Welcome all and Sundry. To this closing installment of a very intriguing three post arc covering different “types” of characters demanded in film. And those few…
Guest Post » Hollywood’s Rugged Individualists, Thugs and Creeps Part 1
Welcome all and Sundry. To this closing installment of a very intriguing three post arc covering different “types” of characters demanded in film. And those few…
The Three (Four) Musketeers Film Review
Perhaps, we should call this “the summer is almost over” Duo Post. Heck, people are already weighing in on who won the summer of 2016. All…
My 13 Favorite Robert De Niro Movie Pairings
If there’s been any actor of the last few decades who has had a larger impact than Robert De Niro, there can’t be many1. Since the…
Opening Titles and Song: Heat (1995)
Time again for my annual screening of a film that continues to mean so much to me. If it didn’t, why use a key character quote…
Opening Titles and Song: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Second bites of the apple are always warranted if the film is significant…special in other words. Such is the case with my favorite John Landis film…
52 Pick-Up Film Review
We’re not exactly in the dog days of summer as yet, but the heat is certainly building up already. Maybe it’s telling that our next entry…
It Rains... You Get Wet 