It’s been more than a week since I finished reading the Bert Lahr biography, “Notes on a Cowardly Lion“, written by his son, John. I am still emotionally involved. Why? Why does a book written more than 40 years ago about… Read More ›
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ABOUT THE OSCARS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #214 So what about those Oscars, eh? They have become increasingly irrelevant to many of us, especially since many of us haven’t seen any of the movies up for awards — and the ones we saw and liked… Read More ›
AND, THE OSCAR GOES TO … BUT, DO YOU CARE? – Garry Armstrong
I’m part of the new “lost generation”. I grew up loving movies when there were more stars in Hollywood than in heaven. I plead guilty to reading fan mags about stars like Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper (Mom named me after… Read More ›
A ROCK IS A ROCK IS A ROCK – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP-Sunday–ROCK A rock is always a rock. No one argues whether it is a lady rock or a man rock unless the rocks argue between themselves. But yesterday, I was captioning a picture in Garry’s piece about the Oscars. It… Read More ›
HOLLYWOOD BIZARRE – FLYPAPER AND OTHER WEIRD STUFF
A while ago, Garry and I watched what is I am sure among the lowest grossing movies of all time. I don’t say this lightly. In its theatrical run, it grossed exactly (according to both Wikipedia and IMDB) $1100, which… Read More ›
Reviewing the Oldies: Along Came Jones (1945)
I love western movies. I love horses. I love to laugh. What’s better than a funny western? Not much in my opinion. My favorite — but little-celebrated — movies are western comedies. It isn’t the most popular movie genre, yet… Read More ›
A Late Quartet (2012) – A Review
A Late Quartet refers to one of a group of string quartets written by Beethoven at the end of his life, in this case, specifically Opus 131. Director: Yaron Zilberman Writers (screenplay): Seth Grossman, Yaron Zilberman The Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman,… Read More ›
Romance in the Desert — The Wind And The Lion (1975)
The Wind and the Lion is an old-fashioned, romantic adventure tale set in turn of the century Morocco and Washington DC. Parallel stories, an ocean apart, the interlocking of which in many ways foretells the world we live in today…. Read More ›
Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr — Review by Garry Armstrong
It’s been more than a week since I finished reading the Bert Lahr biography, “Notes on a Cowardly Lion“, written by his son, John. I am still emotionally involved. Why? Why does a book written more than 40 years ago about… Read More ›
Big Change Coming To The Oscars
See on Scoop.it – Movies From Mavens LOS ANGELES — Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Saturday that… Read More ›
An Oscar Weekend in Connecticut
It was a visit worthy of Jane Austin. We were fed and fed again. Entertained, charmed, chatted and entertained some more. I took pictures of the house, the land, the snow, the stream. We watched the Oscars, and we saw… Read More ›
FLYPAPER (2011): A PLEASANT SURPRISE
A while ago, Garry and I watched what is I am sure among the lowest grossing movies of all time. I don’t say this lightly. In its theatrical run, it grossed exactly (according to both Wikipedia and IMDB) $1100, which… Read More ›
“Lincoln” is amazing on so many levels.
It’s exactly what you hope for in a historical movie … and so very rarely get. Spielberg not only made this wonderful movie well, he made it smart. Instead of trying to cover the entire Lincoln saga or perhaps myth,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 