Curtain... Norman Jewison's filmography is nothing if not diverse, and one of his early 2000s credits is 2001's Dinner With Friends, which was a TV movie for HBO. Based on the successful 1998 Donald Margulies play of the same name, the film follows two couples as infidelity and divorce become part of the conversation, and then … Continue reading Two Marriages, Two Divorces
The Norman Jewison Blogathon Has Arrived
We're here, all! It's time to celebrate that great director, Norman Jewison, on the weekend of what would have been his ninety-eighth birthday. You all are more than familiar with the usual procedure. Please send me your wonderful posts throughout the weekend and I'll post them here as soon as possible, and check back often … Continue reading The Norman Jewison Blogathon Has Arrived
One Month Until the Norman Jewison Blogathon
One month to go until we celebrate Norman Jewison, friends. Thanks so much to everyone who's signed up to celebrate this amazing, and in some ways, underrated director who has brought us so many classic films and TV shows and sadly passed a few months ago at the age of ninety-seven. Of course, if anyone … Continue reading One Month Until the Norman Jewison Blogathon
Announcing the Norman Jewison Blogathon
Another blogathon! As many of you no doubt know, we lost Norman Jewison on January 20th of this year at the ripe old age of ninety-seven, and I thought it would be nice to pay tribute to his life and work. Jewison was born in Toronto on July 21, 1926 and made his screen debut … Continue reading Announcing the Norman Jewison Blogathon
George’s Final Days
It's Mr. Hudson! Doris Day and Rock Hudson are a perennially favorite screen team. They only made three movies together, but they're all memorable and fun. The last of them was 1964's Send Me No Flowers, a tale of hypochondria, hysteria, and hilarity. George (Rock Hudson) has it tough. He may live in a perfect house with … Continue reading George’s Final Days
Taking Up Room 