In September of 2018 I wrote a post that began like this: It’s no accident that the Furies were women: “According to Hesiod’s Theogony, when the Titan Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea, the … Continue reading →
It’s about one of my pet peeves, the obligatory sinewy cinema heroine who can beat up any guy in the house.
Continue reading →…that Bob Hope could dance like this. I prefer Cagney’s completely and utterly unique style, but Hope had impressive skills, too. And they get points from me for bravery, dancing on the table like this, and so relaxed!: This isn’t … Continue reading →
…if you’d like.
Continue reading →Many years ago I wrote about the following documentary, but I just noticed that the entire thing is on YouTube. I recommend it to anyone interested in the 1972 Andes plane crash survival story, or survival stories in general. It’s … Continue reading →
I recently bit the bullet and finally sent out some reels of old home movies to be converted to video files. I was worried that the films would be lost or destroyed, or the lesser but still significant worry that … Continue reading →
Feel free to discuss it here. I don’t go to the movies much, but I may go to see this one. Is it as good as reported?
Continue reading →I recently was traveling in a rented Toyota Corolla that flashed a message on the dash after about three straight hours of driving, gently suggesting that it was high time the driver took a break. It featured a little picture … Continue reading →
Of course, it helps to have Shakespeare writing your lines. But still, words – even Shakespeare’s – are not enough to convey the experience (one that some deny, but that does truly exist) of love at first sight. Not just … Continue reading →
From commenter “Snow on Pine” a few weeks ago: It seems to me that Congress has gone so far off the rails that it no longer really represents the people–no more traditional “regular order” budgets, no major bi-partisan legislation of … Continue reading →
I’m a big “High Noon” fan, and one of the best things about the movie is the music. It runs throughout the entire film, sometimes as a ballad with lyrics, sometimes as the wordless theme on which many variations are … Continue reading →
Remember the film “Annie Hall”? You may not be fond of Woody Allen—I’m not fond of Woody Allen—but that’s still a great film and a very entertaining one. I loved it at the time. Remember the spider-killing scene? Funny, funny, … Continue reading →