Reblogged » Elmore’s Favorite Westerns
Elmore’s Favorite Westerns “Elmore chose the Western genre to break into writing because he loved Western movies. He grew up in the Golden Age of the…
The ABCs of a Blog Award
As you know, I don’t turn down awards. I’m selfish that way. Not that I don’t appreciate the nomination by Aurora (aka @CitizenScreen) over at Once…
Empire of the Sun Film Review
We’re back. The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I, post-Memorial Day, will close the month with a war film that began its life between a book cover. By…
Sky Above – The Enemy Below
As this is the Memorial Day holiday, I’ve made a habit of watching war films in remembrance of the men and women who died serving this country. Two of Powell’s were such, and very good films as a matter of fact. Since my colleague Kevin highlighted one last year in a guest post, The Hunters (1958), I’ll promote his first that preceded it. The supremely underrated, The Enemy Below (1957).
Opening Titles and Song: L.A. Confidential
Whenever the calendar resets, I start to drift back to those films that garner annual viewings in my household. I’m usually the one that leads this…
Reblogged » The Thing Alternative Posters – Films – ShortList Magazine
Reblogged: The Thing Alternative Posters – Films – ShortList Magazine. The clever folk at ShortList Magazine posted on another seminal John Carpenter flick, The Thing. Examining…
TMT: “I want to escape from wherever this is.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series begun here. “Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.”…
Reprise » Heroic Silhouette Images in Film
My good friend and movie blogger, J.D. from RADIATOR HEAVEN, tagged me with a meme awhile back. One that made the rounds in 2010, and naturally close to my…
TFH: Alan Spencer on A Fish Called Wanda
The good folks over at Joe Dante’s Trailers From Hell site gave screenwriter/producer Alan Spencer a platform to espouse on the greatness for one of my favorite comedies,…
Guest Post » More Notable Nuggets: Pontypool (2009) and The Killing Room (2009)
Greetings, all and sundry! Enjoying a well earned respite during this encouraging change in weather and temperatures. I’ve returned to the fertile field of independent offerings…
Union Station at 75: Still in the Hearts of L.A. & the Movies
New York City’s Penn Station may be larger, certainly busier, and Chicago’s version the midway hub for rail traffic spreading out to all parts of the U.S.,…
Misery Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I are back to close out April with another movie title that began its life between a book cover for…
TMT: Misery’s Return
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. The following memory download came by way of this…
The Third Man
Originally posted on Riding the High Country:
Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years…
Guest Post » Consummate Character Actor: Saul Rubinek
Greetings all and sundry! Having taken a brief while experiencing weather change from arctic to damp, drizzly wet and cold to the first hints of spring.…
Scene & Song: Jackie Brown and Strawberry Letter 23
There’s a reason the above movie poster is affixed to my closet door. Well, two actually. The second is it covers a crack on said door…
Spring Fling: Year of Bests – 2014
A couple of years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online reading…
The Name of the Rose 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 series.…
Reblogged » Jackie Brown Movie Review & Film Summary (1997) | Roger Ebert
Remembering why I loved to read Roger Ebert’s reviews, whether I agreed with him or not. And when I did, and it’s for one of my favorite films, Jackie Brown, it just doesn’t get a better.
Same Song, Different Movie: Don’t Worry Baby by Brian Wilson & Roger Christian
Sharing similarities in key and melody with the famous Phil Spector-produced work, Don’t Worry Baby was primarily about duos. The singer about to race a rival, drag racing in relevance to his girlfriend, and the heart and soul relationship existing between the girl and singer. It’s why, after a good number of years, the song continues to work well with lovers. In this case, Wilson’s longtime hit from 1964 was used in a tender, harmonious context for two different movies, song versions, and the manner deployed in a pair of scenes.
It Rains... You Get Wet 