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
Movies
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
Withering Heights
I noticed that there is a new movie version of Wuthering Heights being released shortly. I’ve never read the novel, nor have I seen any of the previous movie adaptations, not even the classic 1939 film with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier. The year 1939 was such a stellar year for films, wasn’t it? My favorite … Continue reading Withering Heights
Superman
My image of Superman was formed during the years 1957 to 1962 when I was reading the various comic books in which he appeared: Action Comics, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Adventure, Superboy (those last two were the adventures of Superman when he was a boy) plus World’s Finest, where he teamed up with Batman, … Continue reading Superman
Stage Fright
In Pat Hitchcock’s memoir of her parents she quotes Whitfield Cook who wrote the screenplay for Stage Fright: One day, I was up at the ranch and Alma and Hitch had read about a fancy recipe, something presented inside a coconut shell. So we took a ride into San Francisco to buy coconuts; we got back … Continue reading Stage Fright
Christmas Movie Trivia
The folks over at electoral-vote.com are running a Twelve Days of Christmas series of trivia quizzes, and today’s quiz involves Christmas movie trivia. So I thought I’d link to it for those of you who might be interested. The fifteen top grossing Christmas movies of all time. Should be a piece of cake, right? Obviously, … Continue reading Christmas Movie Trivia
Catching Up
Quote of the day: Man is no match for woman where mischief reigns.—Honore de Balzac Sometimes things pile up on me. Here are short takes on a few items, each one of which could have had a post of its own. First up is the new Benoit Blanc movie from Rian Johnson called Wake Up … Continue reading Catching Up
Desi Congas New York City
Quote of the day: You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.—Frederick Douglass Still reading Todd Purdum’s Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television. Here’s the thing you need to understand about Desi Arnaz. He didn’t learn the English language until he was in his teens, … Continue reading Desi Congas New York City
Catching Up
Quote of the day: The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.—Will Rogers I was tentatively planning to write a post about the first three of these, but I have so many irons in the fire, so many posts in the queue, that I decided to throw these all … Continue reading Catching Up