Happy Halloween! We're already in the double-digits with these Shamedowns, all...can you believe it? The year is going by FAST. As usual, if anyone is just joining us and wants to know what the heck a Shamedown is, CinemaShame's 2023 Call To Shame can be found here. My previous 2023 Shamedowns can be found here. … Continue reading Shamedown #10: The Pleasure Garden
Have Dog, Will Road Trip
Woof, moo, meow... It's always interesting to discover those quiet movies that might have played in theaters and pulled in fairly good returns but then faded into the background waiting to resurface again. One such movie seems to be 2022's Dog, starring Channing Tatum as a former Army Ranger who bonds with his former canine … Continue reading Have Dog, Will Road Trip
One Month Until the Two Jacks Blogathon
Thirty days to go, all, until we celebrate the lives and culture of JFK and C.S. Lewis, two men who were at once distinct and connected. I want to thank everyone who's signed up so far; this topic is a little bit unconventional for the blogging world and it's awesome that so many of you … Continue reading One Month Until the Two Jacks Blogathon
During World War Two: All the Folks At Home
Those who were on American soil, and for that matter, Canadian soil during the war had a different kind of battle to face, as well as an odd kind of limbo. At first there were practice blackouts in major cities and fear that Japanese and German ships would make their way to our shores, but … Continue reading During World War Two: All the Folks At Home
Linda’s Paycheck Movie
Here's Miss Linda... I'll be honest: The only Linda Darnell movie I've ever seen up until now was The Song Of Bernadette, a film that was not without scandal. Right before that, however, Darnell made 1943's City Without Men, a movie that seemed to have a lot going for it but didn't make as big of a … Continue reading Linda’s Paycheck Movie
Hello Boys, I’m Back
OK. Anyone who's seen the original Invisible Man movie with the marvelous Claude Rains knows that it doesn't exactly set itself up for a sequel. Like, at all, kinda like a Titanic movie. There's nowhere to go after the tragedy and the sober aftermath. Then again... So yeah, Invisible Man got a sequel, 1940's The Invisible Man Returns, and it has … Continue reading Hello Boys, I’m Back
Ma and Pa In Paris, Mais Oui
Wheels up, y'all... One of the fixtures of nineteen fifties cinema was the Ma and Pa Kettle series. My parents grew up on it, they introduced me to it, I grew up on it, and I've introduced it to my son. These movies have their own brand of charm. Marjorie Main plays herself except that … Continue reading Ma and Pa In Paris, Mais Oui
Roam Around the World
Now that I've possibly gotten a certain B-52s song in everyone's head (you're welcome), let's get going... September was cray cray, what with school and work and everything. Among other things I had to face down a Doberman that had gotten out of someone's yard and was urinating all over the place, only to get … Continue reading Roam Around the World
Page To Screen: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
While Thornton Wilder is best known for his 1938 play, Our Town, he was by no means a one-hit wonder. Eleven years before Our Town, his novella (and only his second published work), The Bridge of San Luis Rey would release to wide acclaim and win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature the following year. For those who aren't … Continue reading Page To Screen: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Taking Up Room 