TMT: “I reckon so.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Hard to believe it’s been a year since my…
The Laughing Policeman Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I return for another movie that began its life between a book cover for our parallel post series. In…
TMT: “King me!”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Since we’re visiting the year 2004 this week, and…
Opening Titles and Song: Dark Shadows (2012)
After mentioning his under-appreciated work in another post earlier in the week, I’ll conclude with the film’s opening titles. Just for the Hell of it. Tim Burton’s…
Same Song, Different Movie: Theme From A Summer Place by Max Steiner
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,…
Spring Fling: Year of Bests – 2016
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
The Joy Luck Club Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I rejoin for another movie title that began its life between a book cover for our parallel post series1.…
Opening Titles and Song: Sharky’s Machine (1981)
Sometimes, there is an unexpected inception to a movie, like in a certain action star’s self-directed and underappreciated thriller from the early ’80s. Where the accompanying…
Friday Song & Cover: Classical Gas by Mason Williams, Vanessa-Mae
Friend and colleague Jeff Vaca highlighted this uniquely ’60s musical gem almost three years ago. Another instrumental from a decade dotted with them, Mason Williams‘ Classical…
Guest Post » Cinematic Rebels, Tough Guys, Rugged Individualists, Thugs And Creeps!
Greetings All and Sundry! Please allow me the opportunity to explode the myths that I may have been abducted by Agents of SMERSH (“Smert Spioman: “Death…
George Kennedy – A Two Film Tribute
This week, and we’ve had a seemingly endless spate of them, has seen another well-known, admired, and beloved actor of TV and film leave this mortal…
Like Water For Chocolate Film Review
Leap day, February 29th, is a date that only occurs, obviously, during Leap Years — an annum that is evenly divisible by 4. As we’ve done on occasion…
Kill City Blues Audiobook Review
Since I don’t write book or audiobook reviews at anything close to a regular rate, I thought to get one out before 2016 was more than…
Same Song, Different Movie: Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
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: 10 reasons Deadpool movie won me over
Source: 10 reasons Deadpool movie won me over For the record, Yes, I am a fan of the blogger extraordinaire Ruth of Flixchatter, but that’s not…
Friday Song & Cover: La Bamba by Ritchie Valens, Los Lobos
Given that a sad anniversary, the 57th, graced us this week, should be no surprise that we’d reflect back to it in some way or another.…
Edge of Tomorrow Film Review
It’s January, normally a cold and wet time for us in the southland, the opposite for those like the Scientist Gone Wordy who live in the southern hemisphere.…
TMT: “Now that was really close!”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. We’re well into 2016, which is astonishing given how quickly…
Friday Song – Power Wave by Dave Grusin
Like many my age, the ’80s brought with it a total revamp of what had come before. Certainly, beyond the padded shoulders, leg warmers, and big…
Reblogged – John Kenneth Muir’s Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Tribute: Alan Rickman (1946 – 2016)
Source: John Kenneth Muir’s Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Tribute: Alan Rickman (1946 – 2016) I’m really getting quite distressed waking to such sad…
It Rains... You Get Wet 