What's in a name... Huckleberry Finn is by far Mark Twain's most infamous and incorrigible character, and from the time Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884 no one has ever been indifferent to young Finn. There was, however, one time when he came very close, and that was the 1939 film adaptation starring … Continue reading I’m Your Huck Finn
Shamedown #12: Trapeze
Our last Shamedown of 2023! Yipe--hard to believe 2024 is right around the corner. Did 2023 feel long to anyone else? It did to me, but anyway... As always, if anyone is coming in late on this Shamedown business and wants to know what it's all about, CinemaShame's 2023 statement can be found here. Past … Continue reading Shamedown #12: Trapeze
Directed By Arch Oboler
I'm a big Arch Oboler fan. If you've been hanging around my blog for any length of time, you probably know this pretty well. Besides his prolific radio career, Oboler occasionally dipped his assertive big toe into screenwriting and directing, such as in the 1945 thriller, Bewitched. Put it this way: You know how we've all been … Continue reading Directed By Arch Oboler
At the Very Beginning
Production Code Time... The onscreen and offscreen partnership of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn is the stuff of legend, and it all started with the 1942 film, Woman of the Year. The story of two rival columnists, it's a classic battle of the sexes. Tess Harding (Katharine Hepburn) is an international affairs columnist for the New York Chronicle. … Continue reading At the Very Beginning
Taking Up Room 