A funny thing happened. Not funny, ha-ha, funny as in ironic. I’ve been watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Prime, about a divorced female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s-early 1960s, and just stumbled onto a book called In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Stand-Up Comedy. The karmameter siren sounded, dive into this … More Female Stand-Up Comics (Back When It Was A Male Profession)
A month ago I had no idea about Ashley Jensen. Never heard of her or watched any of her work. Many hours of viewing later, I am admirer of her work. Courtesy of Acorn TV, I have viewed two of her television series. Jensen could be the British equivalent of Jean Smart, Catherine Bell or … More Ashley Jensen: Scottish Actor
The other day I wanted to watch a movie, but I was too tired. My eyelids were heavy as barbells. I wasn’t really sleepy, just too tired to focus on a movie. I put the movie on and got comfortable, closing my eyes. Yes, film is a visual media, but it is also a sound … More Listening to the Movies
After discussing Buster Keaton’s life in Part 1, I decided to take a more specific look at some of his films. Keaton the man and Keaton the filmmaker are difficult to view separately. Keaton may not have been born onstage, but he grew up there and was a born performer. The film legacy of Keaton … More Buster Keaton – Part 2
What a life. What a talent. Typical of many silent stars, Buster Keaton’s film success did not fully translate to the sound era. The image many of us have of Keaton is the stone-faced guy doing impossible stunts in silent films or the old guy in the pork pie hat chasing girls in bikinis in … More Buster Keaton – Part 1
People generally are crazy about science fiction films or dislike them. Intentionally, science fiction also includes fantasy and superhero films in my book. So, Star Trek, Spider-Man, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are all cousins in the sci-fi/fantasy universe. Now, those are strange holiday gatherings! My list could include Star Wars, Gravity, Dark … More Favorite Science Fiction Films
Overused phrases, they are so old school. Who am I to engage in cliches, but if I hear another person say “let’s keep it real”, I’m going to throw them under the bus. This is actually my second blog on clichés. If I’ve repeated one again, don’t blame me, they’re clichés after all! Clichés are … More At the End of the Day, I’m Taking it to the Next Level (Clichés)
Now that I’m retired, I have started looking around for ways to earn some extra money. Although with my pension there are a few restrictions, but no limitations for good taste, greed or morality. That gives me a lot of options! I thought about getting into the product endorsement game. Maybe being a hand model … More Cashing In
Reimagining a few old classics with the downbeat 1970s vibe… If Cary Grant had romanced Grace Kelly and really stolen her jewels and broken her heart, but escaped to live a tortured life – it would have been a 1970s version of To Catch a Thief. If Humphrey Bogart had been shot and killed while … More Film Romance in the 1970s
Snuggly, settling in for a nap Never mind the television lights Or the Western political crap Capitalist money stole workers rights — Tonight on the world’s biggest stage Soviet gymnasts will take the floor Some of them very young age World get ready for what we have in store — We are appointed by the … More Ode to an East German Judge
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