Category Archives: Movies / TV

How Hot Was It?

“How hot was it?” Ed McMahon. “It was so hot, the musicians were snorting ice cubes.” Johnny Carson The master.

Exterminate Exterminate

Doctor Who’s arch-enemies, the Daleks, have been retired by the BBC. Their constant failure to achieve their mission of ultimate extermination rendered the extra-terrestial machine mutants in capable of defeating Dr. Who and his allies. enemies in the universe. The studio hasn’t announced any plans for the retired aliens, but my landlord AP set up [...]

Learning Curve

In the movie CITIZEN KANE a corrupt politician attempts to blackmail the wealthy Charles Kane by releasing information that the married publisher is seeing another woman. Kane thinks that he is bigger than sin and refuses to play the game. Gettys, the crooked pol, leaves the love nest shaking his head. GETTYS You’re making a [...]

You Bet I Would # 8

Faye Dunaway achieved instant fame in 1967 for her portrayal of the 20s outlaw Bonnie Parker opposite Warren Beatty’s Clyde Barrow in Arthur Penn’s BONNIE AND CLYDE. The blonde actress from Florida was the antithesis of the all-American girl. A machine on a protruding hip said sex. She seemed to have appeared on the scene [...]

ZULU – the movie

Barack Obama might displease the ‘birthers’ about his explanation about his place of birth, but the president has been very forecoming about his favorite movies which are listed on Facebook. CASABLANCA, GODFATHER I AND II, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. I am in complete accord with Mr. Obama on CASABLANCA. [...]