We have come to the end, friends, after a weekend of impressive posts and worthy tributes to the Titanic and her passengers, as well as to the many cultural depictions of the disaster. I'm enjoying working through your posts and looking forward to reading the rest of them. Thank you, thank you, thank you for … Continue reading The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon: Wrapup
Titanic In Pop Culture: Day Three
It's Day Three of the Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon, and I hope everyone's enjoying all our great posts! As usual, if anyone is just joining us and would like to catch up, here are Days One and Two as well. And if I've missed anyone's posts, I apologize. Things got a little crazy yesterday … Continue reading Titanic In Pop Culture: Day Three
The Second Time Titanic Broke
Here we go... For all the movies and documentaries that had been made about the Titanic sinking from the time that it happened, until 1996 one very pertinent detail was always left out, and that was the ship breaking in two. It might sound a little funny now, but up until Dr. Robert Ballard discovered … Continue reading The Second Time Titanic Broke
Titanic In Pop Culture: Day Two
Who's ready for Day Two? Day One got off to a great start, with a good variety of posts, and it'll be fun to see what's on the docket for today. We really hit the ground running, here. And if anyone missed Day One, yesterday's entries can be found here. Onward, and I hope you … Continue reading Titanic In Pop Culture: Day Two
The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon Has Arrived
It has come! Who's ready to do this? It's kinda hard to know how to start this, to be honest. When I thought up this blogathon, I didn't anticipate the fine line that we'd have to walk between being excited to pay tribute to the Titanic's impact on pop culture and being respectful of the … Continue reading The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon Has Arrived
During World War Two: 1946 Movie Recs (And a Short Watchlist)
OK, this might seem kinda like cheating because the war ended in 1945, but a lot of the films on this list were in production while the war was still going on, so they count. Obviously, this rec list is a lot shorter than past years, but this post has something those other lists haven't … Continue reading During World War Two: 1946 Movie Recs (And a Short Watchlist)
Movies That Need Fish Cakes
Has anyone ever seen a fish cake in a movie? I have yet to see one. Fish, yes. Fish cakes, no. Maybe it's because they're too easy to mistake for other things, or they're too high maintenance for multiple takes, or they're too rich to nibble on all day. Who knows. Either way, they're not … Continue reading Movies That Need Fish Cakes
Cooking With the French Chef: Fish Mousselines
Welcome back to Cooking With the French Chef, in which I review episodes of Julia Child’s original show, cook out of the new edition of the French Chef Cookbook and share the results with you. Past posts can be found here. Welp. I decided after last month's misadventure that Julia owed us dinner. Problem is, my budget is … Continue reading Cooking With the French Chef: Fish Mousselines
One Week Until the Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon
Seven days left until we set sail, people. Who's getting excited? Here's something else from the Titanic film vault, if anyone's interested in a little history break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p3D7rQdhxw Getting back to the blogathon, of course, I think this is going to be really fun. Thanks again to everyone who's signed up, and naturally, there's plenty … Continue reading One Week Until the Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon
Unicorns, Red Bull, and Well-Endowed Trees
Everyone is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Back To the Future and I'm right there with them, but I stumbled on Rankin-Bass's The Last Unicorn the other day while puttering around Tubi and a light went on. I haven't seen this movie in almost forty years. It would have been on TV or VHS, either … Continue reading Unicorns, Red Bull, and Well-Endowed Trees
Summertime Has Arrived
June wasn't bad. Most summer movies aren't the rock 'em, sock 'em blockbusters that they used to be, but there's still definite fun to be had, and in between keeping up this blog and making that ill-fated strawberry tart, it felt as if I was always running off to the theater. And wow, it's been … Continue reading Summertime Has Arrived
Charlie Chaplin’s Chagrin
Charlie Chaplin was certainly multi-talented, and 1928's The Circus tested every performing skill he had, along with others that he probably would have preferred not to exercise. The whole business was so bad that in after years Chaplin preferred to act as if the film never existed, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The movie opens … Continue reading Charlie Chaplin’s Chagrin
Kirk Douglas’s Comedy Debut
After the Second World War, Kirk Douglas really began to get noticed, and his first comedy was 1948's My Dear Secretary. Also starring Laraine Day and Keenan Wynn, the film is a pale imitation of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's cinematic powerhouses, but we all have to start somewhere. Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) is a … Continue reading Kirk Douglas’s Comedy Debut
Little Edith Cortright
Off we go... I don't know why I thought 1936's Dodsworth was based on a Charles Dickens novel. Maybe it's because the name sounds very British. But no, the novel was written by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1929, and includes Lewis's favorite recurring character, the ever-dependable, ever-surprising midwestern town of Zenith (Some English BA I … Continue reading Little Edith Cortright
One Month Until The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon
The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon is already a month away, all. The time is flying, just like Rose and Jack. The thing that always amazes me about Titanic is how there are always new references to her in pop culture coming out, or just resurfacing. Like the Cast and Crew video for the James … Continue reading One Month Until The Titanic In Pop Culture Blogathon
During World War Two: 1945 Movie Recs
In 1945 with the war finally nearing its end, Americans were exhausted but starting to feel buoyant again. While the war news remained grim, and with the further confirmation of Nazi atrocities and Japanese atrocities, even more grim, but we were now on the downhill slope. It helped that movies, while many still reflected the … Continue reading During World War Two: 1945 Movie Recs
Tea In Wonderland
Probably the most infamous scene in Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland is the Mad Tea Party, and we all know how it happens. Alice comes upon the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Doormouse, sits down to have tea with them, and is rather put out at their rudeness. Here's an audio version of … Continue reading Tea In Wonderland
Taking Up Room 