Movies

RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!

By Marilyn Armstrong on 12/26/2022 • ( 0 )

Thus went the cry of Monty Python’s Knights of the Round Table in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” They didn’t have horses, but they had coconut shells they used to make clopping, hoof-like sounds. “Run away, run away!” Oh how… Read More ›

A SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR YOURSELF

By Rich Paschall on 11/06/2022 • ( 12 )

Home Alone, by Rich Paschall So, it is Saturday afternoon. You don’t have to go shopping. There is no dry cleaning to pick up. There are no appointments to keep. Friends or relatives are not expecting you at a shower,… Read More ›

GARRY AND BERNIE SCHWARTZ

By Garry Armstrong on 10/03/2022 • ( 8 )

Those of you who are regular visitors to this site know I like to share stories about my encounters with legendary stars from old Hollywood. The shares come from my working days as a TV news reporter. It was a… Read More ›

BEST OF THE OLD WEST – GARRY ARMSTRONG

By Garry Armstrong on 08/15/2022 • ( 4 )

“Lock n’ load” was the political slogan of a presidential candidate I was covering in the ’80’s. He wore a white Stetson and a gold string tie over his flowered cowboy shirt. As a reporter, I was objective and clear-headed…. Read More ›

HORSES & THEIR SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS – TOM CURLEY

By tomcurley1 on 08/15/2022 • ( 21 )

Marilyn and Garry wrote a blog a while back about watching one of their favorite movies, “Rustler’s Rhapsody.” It’s also one of my favorite movies. They introduced it to me. I’ve seen it dozens of times and I love introducing… Read More ›

A SUMMER AFTERNOON WITH JAMES CAGNEY – GARRY ARMSTRONG

By Garry Armstrong on 07/06/2022 • ( 9 )

After our evening of watching Yankee Doodle Dandy and then watching the “extra reel” that came with the movie, I got nostalgic. This story goes back to the early ’70s. My mind gets a little bit hazy. I always thought… Read More ›

SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/27/2022 • ( 10 )

I’m 75 this year and Garry turned 80. Both of us were absolutely, positively, totally sure the world at the end of our lives would be vastly different and far better than it was when our lives began. As far… Read More ›

BIZARRO AND THE MOVIES

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/22/2022 • ( 8 )

This is one of those cartoons you see that makes you laugh and you save it because it was funny. Then, you look at it again a month or two later and it’s still funny and you find yourself laughing… Read More ›

AND HELL’S COMING WITH ME …

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/11/2022 • ( 4 )

Sometimes, you need to see the good guys win. Shoot some bad guys. Because sometimes, you wish you could shoot those bad guys, but you’re just not that kind of gal. This is our wild west justice fix. Wyatt Earp:… Read More ›

BEWARE THE PELLET WITH THE POISON – A FRIDAY FLASHBACK

By Marilyn Armstrong on 04/08/2022 • ( 8 )

It’s might be in the chalice from the palace or possibly in the vessel with the pestle. On the other hand, it might be in the flagon with the dragon. One of them has the brew that is true, but… Read More ›

ME AND BERNIE SCHWARTZ – GARRY ARMSTRONG

By Garry Armstrong on 03/18/2022 • ( 23 )

BACK WHEN STARS WERE STARS – GARRY ARMSTRONG

By Garry Armstrong on 02/09/2022 • ( 62 )

It’s getting close to the Academy Awards time. This year it’s near the end of March, but the buzz is on about the contenders. Who’ll win, who should win, who’s been snubbed, who’ll be wearing what, etcetera ad nauseam. This… Read More ›

ALL ABOUT ME! by MEL BROOKS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 01/05/2022 • ( 4 )

Audiobook – Narrated by Mel Brooks Garry and I have been listening to this wonderful audiobook. Mel Brooks is one of those people who seems to love everyone and never has a bad word to say about anyone. I don’t… Read More ›

TO QUOTE BETTE DAVIS: “WHAT A DUMP” – IT’S THE LEGEND’S OFFICE

By Garry Armstrong on 01/01/2022 • ( 32 )

I often wonder if Jean Renoir, the acclaimed French film director, had me in mind when he made his classic movie, “Grand Illusion.” That was 1937. I was 5 years from my debut on planet Earth. Still, it works for me . Why let facts muddy my creative juices?

IT’S THE BREW THAT IS TRUE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 11/03/2021 • ( 12 )

It’s either in the chalice from the palace or the vessel with the pestle — or possibly, the flagon with the dragon. One of them has the brew that is true, but if you drink the wrong one? You’ve consumed… Read More ›

Tragedy and farce: “Mister Roberts” and our misunderstanding of the WWII generation. – by Sean Munger – Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches

By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/19/2021 • ( 4 )

Tragedy and farce: “Mister Roberts” and our misunderstanding of the WWII generation. One of the most beloved pieces of pop culture to come out of World War II has a tragic back-story connected to how we failed to understand the… Read More ›