Movies & Television
ESSAYS AND REVIEWS of movies and recent television series. My favorite directors are Woody Allen (who didn't do it, but she'll probably go to her grave “remembering” it) and Clint Eastwood (who should probably stop speaking about politics in public).
My tastes are catholic and include horror and chick-flicks and everything in between. Favorite movies remain King Kong (1933) and Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937).
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pam grier, a long time woman, and coincidence
OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS KNOW that we don’t watch “television.” It’s not that we don’t have cable or do any streaming, we don’t even have our television set up to receive the standard local broadcasts. But we love good movies and television series! [Continue reading]
is the consistent misuse of “moot” is just a moo point anyway?
SEVERAL WORDS ARE MISUSED with great consistently—and often great dexterity—on the internet. “Moot” is one of them. Given that it can be used as a noun, a verb, and an adjective, it’s not surprising that users get things mixed up and become misusers and even abusers. [Continue reading]
you don’t appreciate a lot of stuff until you get older
I MAY BE GETTING UP THERE IN YEARS, but sex remains a topic of interest, both in its arousing forms an in its humorous forms. I was recently emailed a collection of quotes about sex and marriage and found many of them rather fun. [Continue reading]
what should we be doing with the norman lear library?
NORMAN LEAR IS BACK ON TOP! It started on May 22, 2019, when ABC television broadcast “Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All In The Family And The Jeffersons.” The show consisted of live “recreations” of two episodes from the original “All In The Family” and “The Jeffersons” from the 1970s. [Continue reading]
a few words on finally seeing “independence day: resurgence”
LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE, we enjoyed the 1996 movie Independence Day. When it was released, we heard nothing but good things so we splurged and sprang for a pair of tickets—a big deal for two old farts who remember seeing Saturday matinees for a quarter—and saw it on the big screen. [Continue reading]
what turns you off about loaded questions about tom cruise?
IF I GAVE A DAMN about the personal lives of actors and artists—if I let the things they say and do keep me from their accomplishments—I might not have any books to read, any records to hear, any movies to see. [Continue reading]
on the “rich lifestyles” of music artists and movie stars
TODAY’S QUESTION ON QUORA that caught my attention was, “How do music artists have such rich lifestyles if everybody pirates their music?” Since I had just finished my monster mug of Cafe Bustelo—and I tried honey instead of my usual light brown sugar as a sweetener, which I won’t be doing again—I thought I’d give it a go. [Continue reading]
the cost of going to the movies back then and right now
A WHILE AGO, I responded to a post on my Facebook thread about going the movies these days, including the price of tickets and concessions, excessive sound systems, rude viewers, etc. I am now a senior, so the price of tickets seem too high, and I haven’t shelled out a cent for obscenely overpriced candy, popcorn, and soft-drinks in decades! [Continue reading]