The Boys is an account of Ron and Clint Howard’s youth and early adult years in Hollywood was a delightful read. I greatly anticipated the arrival of this book, though I was not sure what to expect. Many of these memoirs are disappointing and leave you wishing you had not disturbed your own memories. Not … More The Boys: Ron and Clint Howard
It seems like everything is celebrating 50 years. I never imagined that I would be old enough to remember anything 50 years old. That would make me….older than 50. I read an an interview with the semi-reclusive Gene Hackman, who won his first Academy Award playing Popeye Doyle and became an A-list leading man with … More The French Connection: 50 Years
Direct to video films became synonymous with cheap, low quality films. In the world today, content designed to be available on-demand over streaming services is replacing films going through the traditional movie theater. Consumers are choosing subscription streaming services over cable subscriptions and 82% of internet traffic relates to video now. What a mixed-up world … More Direct to Video
This was a “B” Western film from the 1950s, similar to tons that were produced on the movie studio assembly line. Why take the time to review it and hopefully have others read it? This was better than the average “B” film and one of the better stories about the stranger with a background who … More Tension at Table Rock (1956)
Easily one of the top Disney film actors from the classic period, Hayley Mills has published a memoir, Forever Young. For me, it was a thrill to meet her back in 2005, when she was in town for a dinner theater production of Two Can Play. She was quite gracious meeting fans at the stage … More Hayley Mills: Forever Young
My previous Mannix blog took a look across the eight seasons. Here, I want to revisit the series, focusing on seasons one and two. Why? Watching these episodes again on FETV, from the first episode forward, I was able to see a linear progression in the series. You also see a series of cool looking … More Mannix Revisited
This blog is a companion to my “Almost Noir” posting. I listed Eddie Muller as a noir expert, he is a film historian, host on TCM and keeper of the noir genre. Muller published a fascinating book on film noir, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, in 1998, and has updated and expanded … More Dark City: Film Noir
Different words to describe a remarkable sensory experience. The viewing experience has changed as the movie theater is no longer needed. Cable and the internet have made the movie theater unnecessary, or at least not required. The Saturday matinee or date night no longer are confined to “going out.” Prior to the Pandemic, the traditional … More Movies, Film, Cinema and Motion Pictures
He is best remembered as Felix Unger on television, a co-star in Doris Day-Rock Hudson films, and a raconteur on late night talk shows like David Letterman. Tony Randall was much more than that. Even into his 80s, he was fit, energetic, sharp and fathered two children with his young wife. Randall was a revered … More Tony Randall Remembered
The question mark is about his career. His personal life is, well, all over the tabloids. That’s not my focus here. Johnny Depp the actor was hotter than hot: big salaries and top of the list projects. Then his career sprung a leak and it now resembles the Titanic. Somewhere around the time of the … More Johnny Depp?
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