I’m Not Missing A Summer Movie Quiz by Dennis — No Matter How Late
Blogger, noted New Beverly Cinema and drive-in movie supporter, and genuinely real good guy (along with being a good friend), Dennis Cozzalio is one who focuses…
Watchmen Film Review
As we are well into the start of the second half of 2015, it’s kind of frightening to realize that fact. Still, no better time than now to examine the…
Reblogged » Oscar Best Picture Winners And Nominees Largely Overlooked In BBC List Of 100 Greatest American Films | Deadline
Reblogged » Oscar Best Picture Winners And Nominees Largely Overlooked In BBC List Of 100 Greatest American Films | Deadline. I do enjoy a good film list…
Being Bad, and Good, At The Same Time
Some years back, Mr. Peel, aka Peter Avellino, an Los Angeles writer, took a wonderful look back over on his aptly named blog, Mr. Peel’s Sardine Liqueur, at the “…pretty ridiculous” Sylvester Stallone…
The Death List – Part 3
James Bond: “You expect me to talk?” Auric Goldfinger: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.” Everyone makes mistakes. It’s likely the one tendency that…
The Cartel – Winslow’s Chef d’oeuvre
In late 2009 I’d finally caught, up with the best novel, in my opinion, author Don Winslow had written to that point, The Power of the…
The Death List – Part 2
“He had it coming! They all have it coming!” ~ Strawberry Alice (Unforgiven) Cinema is simply a wonderful art. It not only fills your eyes with…
A Verus Fabula
Once Upon a Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away… I worked as a medical transporter. I started the job while finishing my college stint (circa 1977)…
Friday Forgotten Song: Our Winter Love by Bill Pursell
You can ask my kids about this fact, but I have a soft spot for the old music instrumentals that were once more common on the…
The Death List – Part 1
Death in the movies. Like Death and Taxes, there’s no avoiding it. I guess I’ve been thinking about this subject, subconsciously, since like…forever. I distinctly recall one weekend a few years ago that triggered this; brought it to the surface. After participating in a fairly regular event in the blogosphere, one I very much look forward to. Another of Dennis Cozzalio’s semi-regular movie quizzes, in fact; fun as they are.
Summer’s Here: Year of Bests – 2015
Way back when, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up a…
The Shining Film Review
Wait…it is the start of summer here in the northern hemisphere, yes? Yet, our book-film duo post series has us veering into cold, dark horror territory this month.…
TMT: Adapted Haunt
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. With our next duo post kicking in on our…
Reprise » Works of Art – John Carpenter Film Posters
Since I mentioned the John Carpenter blogathon my friend J.D. hosted a few years back earlier in the week, I thought I’d reprise and update my…
A Daughter’s Quote
Six years ago, heard this one Sunday morning from the mouth of my then nine-year-old while she watched The Pink Panther. “Why do every evil person have…
Six Years Ago Today
Near the end of our last full day/night in the city, we headed out for the iconic Empire State Building. Between those hawking their independent tour services right…
Reprise » A Meme of 15 (Directors)
About five years ago, my friend J.D. — he of the wonderful RADIATOR HEAVEN blog — wrote about a particular meme that had arisen in the ether back then. Since…
Friday Forgotten Song: The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) by The Dells
With all due respect to the likes of Dru Hill’s 1998 and the more recent (2012) Joss Stone covers, it’s The Dells‘ original, The Love We…
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…
It Rains... You Get Wet 