Living (2022) snuck out into theaters with not much fanfare. That’s not unusual in the post-Covid film world. Nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actor, Best Screenplay), it is one of lead actor Bill Nighy’s best roles. Living refers to the fact that Mr. Williams (Nighy), a county bureaucrat in 1950s London, has only six … More Living (film review) and my favorite Bill Nighy films
Comedy gold. Saturday nights in the Fall of 1973. CBS was the place to be. Years later, ABC would have a formidable Tuesday night anchored by Happy Days! and Laverne & Shirley, and NBC had a must-see Thursday night lineup built around Cheers and ER. This CBS lineup was my favorite. All in the Family, … More Best Television Schedule Lineup: Saturday Night Comedy, 1973-74
It’s been forever since a new Fletch film, though Hollywood is littered with failed attempts at launching a third installment. I was cautious about this film, hopeful it wouldn’t disappoint too much. That’s a strange way to approach a film, perhaps more curious than anything. Many writers, directors and actor have been attached to Fletch … More Confess, Fletch (film review)
Tom Hanks and Billy Crystal are two of my favorite actors, but I have a question. How the f@&$ did they get so old?! Hanks and Crystal play geezers, at the end of their lives. These are dissimilar characters, but similar stories, and each has a degree of sentimentality. Each film incorporates flashback of happier … More Tom Hanks and Billy Crystal: grumpy old men
Jim Bouton was an average baseball pitcher, although he had a couple of very successful years. He had once been a member of the proud New York Yankees, where he won 21 games in 1963, and appeared in two World Series, even winning two game in the 1964 series. He won 18 games in 1964, … More Ball Four: The groundbreaking 1970 book about the game of baseball
Some of the best television mystery comes from Great Britain. Perhaps it stems from Agatha Christie, or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or maybe Charles Dickens. It might be the genetic influence of William Shakespeare. There have been some wonderful television mysteries, some of which Americans have enjoyed courtesy of viewings on PBS, where many of … More My Favorite British Television Sleuths
Several weeks ago, I watched Steve Martin and Martin Short co-host Saturday Night Live. Martin has hosted the show 16 times and Short three times. Short was also a cast number. On SNL, they read eulogies they wrote for each other: “So Marty, I dedicate this eulogy to you,” Martin started. “Wow, not much of … More Steve Martin and Martin Short
Don’t you love these films that want you to know how smart they are by constantly telling you. I admit, Bullet Train (2022) is a handful, requiring you to pay attention because you get a shit-ton of character exposition in flashbacks and winks to the audience. Along the way, you piece together who these characters … More Bullet Train (film review)
The words slide through the air Meant only for me Truth cloaked in a sexy smile Witticism drier than the Gobi — You tickle my frontal lobe Rapid-firing my neurons Your intellect is incitive Our laughing fits are marathons — A comic I’m not, still you laugh at me Awkwardly, our dance is all feet … More The Funny Things You Say
Jack Soo has been gone since 1979, but he lives on through re-runs (as we used to call them). His face is recognizable, as is his deadpan delivery. I’m writing about him for a couple of reasons, less about his career, more about the man. The Japanese-American actor was a familiar face, the way most … More Jack Soo: Remembering the Actor, Singer
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