September is already gone, and we're back with another Shamedown. As always, if anyone would like to know what a Shamedown is, CinemaShame's 2023 statement can be found here, and past Shamedowns can be found here. On with our show... Early in the Second World War Americans were very concerned with the presence of Japanese … Continue reading Shamedown #9: Submarine Alert
Airing Dirty Laundry
Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters... The Ephron girls were told all their lives that everything is copy. Everything that seemed like a tragedy could be turned into a triumph in which the victim becomes the hero. They were to take notes in case something could be turned into the written word later. … Continue reading Airing Dirty Laundry
Where’s Miss Froy?
Back to Britannia... In 1938 Alfred Hitchcock was really hitting his stride as a filmmaker, and The Lady Vanishes is a great example of his unique talent for presentation coming together. It was his next-to-last British film before moving to America and the next stage of his career. The movie starts in Bandrika, a fictional European country … Continue reading Where’s Miss Froy?
The Everything Is Copy Blogathon Has Arrived
It's here, all! Are you ready to talk about the Ephron family? I sure am. You all know the drill, of course--I will be updating this post throughout the weekend as your articles come in, so feel free to send them to me anytime. And if anyone would like to join us this weekend, here … Continue reading The Everything Is Copy Blogathon Has Arrived
My Tolkien Blog Party Tag Answers: 2023 Edition
A blogathon is never late. It arrives precisely when it means to... The Tolkien Blog Party is back! This is always a fun event, but it got off to a bumpy start for me. I was going to talk about why Tom Bombadil being left out of the Peter Jackson trilogy was actually a good … Continue reading My Tolkien Blog Party Tag Answers: 2023 Edition
During World War Two: Thirteen Wartime Shorts
Hollywood's involvement in the war effort went beyond movies, canteens, and bond tours. There were also quite a few shorts produced by Hollywood stars and studios because, to paraphrase something Frank Capra once said, films are excellent teaching tools. Americans were told all the time to buy war bonds, to be careful of what they … Continue reading During World War Two: Thirteen Wartime Shorts
Good As Gold
Look who's turning 100? Disney was pretty cool in the 1980s. Well, they started out cool, but as we all know they had a real dry spell after the death of Walt Disney, and during the seventies it was touch and go as to whether the company would last the decade. In my opinion, once Tron came … Continue reading Good As Gold
The Sunshine Blogger Award Is BACK
It's been a long time since we've done any blogger awards, hasn't it? Well, the lovely Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews has nominated me for a Sunshine Award! Thanks, Gill! Not to brag or anything, but I believe this is my seventh ray of Sunshine. 🙂 First off, of course, I have to give you the … Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award Is BACK
One Week Until the Everything Is Copy Blogathon
It's been four months since I announced the Everything Is Copy Blogathon, which seems like a really long time ago, and now it's a week away. Yikes, all. Are y'all ready for this? Thanks so much to everyone who's signed up--you all are awesome! We've got a good variety of posts in store for the blogging world, … Continue reading One Week Until the Everything Is Copy Blogathon
Have An Umbrella Handy
How to make a sequel? Let us count the ways. There's the Go Big Or Go Home method, where everything has to be bigger and better than the first movie or everyone will know the reason why. There's the Continuation method, where the story picks up where it leaves off and nothing really changes. There's … Continue reading Have An Umbrella Handy
AI, Dracula, and Freebird, Oh My…
August was sedate compared to July, which isn't hard because July was a jam-packed month. Still, there were gems to be found, and here they are, from Worst To Best. Well, more like, from Least Best to Best, and since I had trouble deciding which movie deserved the Best slot, I took the easy way … Continue reading AI, Dracula, and Freebird, Oh My…
Stage To Screen: Babes In Arms
We all know that before there was Rodgers and Hammerstein there was Rodgers and Hart, and their 1937 hit, Babes In Arms became Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney's third movie and first musical together, not to mention the first of their famous barnyard musicals. It was also Arthur Freed's first official producer credit and Busby Berkeley's first … Continue reading Stage To Screen: Babes In Arms
On the Road Again
Who's missing summer? I am but I'm not because working is nice. Still, vicarity is fun, especially with Labor Day upon us, and I decided to revisit 2006's RV, which I haven't seen in a lot of years. Because I'm me, though, and Taking Up Room is what it is, well...just wait. Bob Munro (Robin Williams) … Continue reading On the Road Again
Taking Up Room 