Friday Song – Kathleen Edwards’ Change the Sheets
My children will undoubtedly tell you, it’s a rare thing for a contemporary song to gather their old man in. Hardly recognizing any new music or performer by ear…
TMT: “Daddy…dad, I’m talking to YOU!”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series begun here. I blame…er, credit… the American Cinematheque for this. Someone has to be…
TMT: Orienting the Egyptian
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. As usual, it’s the online interactions of…
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Film Review
As the dogs days of summer — at least for us in the northern hemisphere — paddle in from the season’s heat and humidity before autumn…
Guest Post » Picking A Bone With Den of Geek: Top 75 Spaceships in Movies and TV
Greetings all and sundry! Apologies for this late arrival. Due to loose ends needing to be tidies up during this rather tame and enjoyable summer. Allowing…
Opening Titles: Prime Cut
Admittedly, I have a distinct penchant for films that clamored out of the turbulent 1970s. Even more so for those of the crime variety that may…
The Best Movie You Ever Saw at a Drive-in
My family and I will be attending something special tomorrow evening. The latest get-together of those who’ve experienced the outdoor joy of another Mission Tiki Drive-in…
61 Thoughts on This Day
In no particular order on this the thirteenth day of August, halfway through the second decade of the 21st century:
One of a Kind: Charlie Huston and The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
Author Charlie Huston doesn’t seem capable of writing quiet or cautious fiction. Surprising would be the word I’d use when it comes to experiencing or explaining his work (and…
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…
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.…
It Rains... You Get Wet 