I have had a regime change in my body. I've shifted from working evenings to days, for the very basic desire to be out at 7 pm on a regular. For the most part this wasn't problematic because I'm a late owl by nature, and enjoy being up writing until the crack… Continue reading →
Writing about the last two Lubitsch films isn't going to happen. I liked both The Smiling Lieutenant, and One Hour with You opens with a corker of an exchange:Cop: You can't just make love anywhere!Wife (about her husband): Oh, yes, he can!Husband: Cherie!… Continue reading →
For some reason Robert Zemeckis got stuck in my nogging, and so I went on a kick and bought the Back to the Future set and Romancing the Stone. Stone is a fine – albeit formulaic – adventure film that seems shockingly anachronistic, even if Fool's Gold is… Continue reading →
Rule #1: You cannot brag successfully on the internet without proof. But rarely will proof make your case. This is due to the nature of the beast, which is that words are essentially the only thing one can put on the internet. Besides pictures. But people on… Continue reading →
In full Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls gettin' ready fever – and in my case a real fever – I decided to watch all those Indiana Jones films again. I said a while back that all good directors have to have a sense of rhythm. This is true. But to be a great… Continue reading →
A countess pulls her third runaway bride routine, to the embarrassment of her would-be husband, who promises to tame her with his caveman tactics. The Countess, Helene Mara (Jeanette MacDonald) decides to go to Monte Carlo to break the bank. Jack Buchanan,… Continue reading →