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
Movies
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
Plexing
Quote of the day: Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.—Gracie Allen I like Plex but I get the feeling that Plex doesn’t like me. Plex is the technology that allows me to take all my DVDs and Blu-rays, … Continue reading Plexing
“Life is a loveless tale”
Quote of the day: A rich man is one who isn't afraid to ask the salesperson to show him something cheaper.—Jack Benny It was 1942 and Richard Rodgers wanted get to work on Green Grow the Lilacs, a play that had failed on Broadway a decade earlier but in which he saw possibilities for a … Continue reading “Life is a loveless tale”