It’s Pride Month and I’ll start off by remembering two closeted Republican gay assholes, namely Joseph McCarthy and his protégé Roy Cohn, who later became the mentor of one Donald Trump, so his vile influence continues to the present day. Of course, I don’t care what those two did behind closed doors in the bedroom, … Continue reading Do Not Forsake Me Part 1
Movies
Capsule Reviews
I’ve often mentioned going to the movies at the Neptune Theatre in Richland when I was growing up. I’ve also mentioned that my mother had a beauty shop in the rear of our house during that period. From time to time I’d peek my head into the shop to see if my mother had anything … Continue reading Capsule Reviews
Fictional Morality
I usually write a bunch of posts ahead of time and save them for those occasions when I might be working on a longer series and don’t have the time to write the daily post, or when I’m pressed for time for other reasons. Sometimes those posts get pushed down in the unwritten and half-written … Continue reading Fictional Morality
How Do You Get To Silent Night?
Of all the pointless wars ever fought The Great War, or World War I as it eventually became known, was one of the most pointless. On the first Christmas Eve, 1914, during a lull in the fighting, with German troops on one side of the trench and French and British troops on the other, the … Continue reading How Do You Get To Silent Night?
This and That
An update from my sister on yesterday’s post: Besides the, I think 50, jabs on my back, I had injections up and down both arms. I think I was 10 years old and I cried the entire time. Also, I had a sulfa allergy. I had tonsillitis a lot in winter and that was how … Continue reading This and That
I Never Joke About My Work
I threw some shade at James Bond movies the other day, so I thought I ought to mention my favorite Bond movie, the first 007 mega-hit from 1964, Goldfinger. It’s the only Bond film that remains roughly faithful to its Ian Fleming source novel, though it still takes plenty of liberties, including changing the villain’s … Continue reading I Never Joke About My Work
Thunderball’s Original Title Song
With Thunderball on my mind, I decided to watch it the other evening. My reaction was definitely different from what it was the first time I saw it. In fact, my reaction was probably pretty close to the way I ended up reviewing it: I think I’d rather have watched Othello. Any Othello. The … Continue reading Thunderball’s Original Title Song
Terry and the Parents
When we were doing the morning program over the PA system in Elco High School as The Irregulars during our junior year (1965-66), we sometimes did book reviews. So it was that when I noticed that a new James Bond movie was being released, I decided to review the novel it was based on a … Continue reading Terry and the Parents
Three Things
The new Wuthering Heights movie is in theaters and while I wait for a blu-ray or other way to see it, The Moya View has this to say: Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie as the fiery Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as the tumultuous Heathcliff, warmly greets viewers with its vivid energy. The film … Continue reading Three Things
Meet Larry Hart
The blu-ray of Blue Moon is available. That’s the good news. Alas, there are no extra features on it. That’s the sad news. Like a ship without a sail, as a lyricist might have put it. If you have any interest in the film, then I don’t have to tell you that it takes place … Continue reading Meet Larry Hart