Category Archives: Blogathan
My Book Review of ‘Kim Novak: Reluctant Goddess’
Hi! Today I’m doing a review of Kim Novak: Reluctant Goddess by Peter Harry Brown. And, as you can see, this was taken out on inter-library loan. And I can’t take that thing off, but you can see half her … Continue reading
My Mixed Feelings About ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
The first time I saw this movie, as far as I can recall (since it’s been a long, long time), my feelings about it were generally positive. For one thing, the movie is about an ordinary fellow who basically saves … Continue reading
Bernard Herrmann and ‘North by Northwest’
You know, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these blogathon thingies, so hopefully I won’t totally screw this up. Especially given the topic of film composer! I’m a music enthusiast (and something of a lapsed musician), as … Continue reading
Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’
How to describe this movie. It’s an adventure film. It’s a drama. It’s a Western (or neo-Western). It is also a classic film and, as it happens, one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside the … Continue reading
The Coffee Film Tag Challenge
Hi! Is it too late for me to do this? I hope not. And I also hope you like the coffee image I pulled off Unsplash (an awesome stock photo site). So … it all started with this comment I … Continue reading
Reel Infatuation with De Niro and Grodin in ‘Midnight Run’
Not long ago, someone asked me to recommend a good comedy. This movie was one that came right to mind. When I told this person that Robert De Niro was hilarious in it, the response was one of complete disbelief. … Continue reading
The Day I Realized the ‘Perry Mason Guy’ Started as a Bad Guy
My first exposure to Raymond Burr was in his role as the Symbol of Justice that was Perry Mason. As a child, I was awed at his ability to dig the truth out of people by careful questioning and put … Continue reading
Bette Davis in ‘The Letter’ (1940)
This film was the perfect vehicle for an actress like Bette Davis. It opens on a moonlit night in the tropics of Malaya. We are on a rubber plantation where the native workers play music or sleep in their outdoor … Continue reading
My Review of ‘The King’s Speech’ (2010)
In all honesty, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this movie before seeing it. I don’t watch a lot of historical drama, and I’m not into the whole Merchant Ivory oeuvre. But this film isn’t just any historical, nor … Continue reading
Joseph Cotten in ‘Citizen Kane’
For the Joseph Cotten blogathon (hosted by Crystal at In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood, I chose to write about him in Citizen Kane. Not just because the movie is (or was) considered the greatest film of all … Continue reading