Norman Z. McLeod’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a pretty funny film, and sometimes funny is all you need. It wasn’t all James Thurber needed at the time the film was made, however. T… more →
OCD Viewerwrote 1 week ago: Last summer, an associate and I had to drive from Colorado to Ohio for a conference and then back ag … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Directed by Benjamin Stoloff, After studio publicist Lanny Morgan sends waning Wonder Pictures movie … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Today we’re going to take a look at a film starring “The Brazilian Bombshell,” Carmen Miranda. Or, a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Several weeks ago I was invited to the Broadway opening of ONCE, based on the Academy Award winning … more →
wrote 1 year ago: MILLIONAIRES IN PRISON. Great title and the sort of news headline I’d like to see in an era wh … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I think the first time I remember hearing the name Roy Rogers was when my grandparents took me on a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Talkie of the Week: West of the Pecos USA 1945, 66 minutes, black & white, RKO Radio Pictures. D … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Norman Z. McLeod’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a pretty funny film, and sometimes funny … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Many of us are guilty of it. I admit that I am. We sometimes selectively use Scripture to bolster … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Gasser Dancing Co-Ed (1939) I am often amazed to find the range of some actors’ careers i … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Mervyn LeRoy’s Without Reservations is the kind of old-fashioned romantic comedy that frequent … more →
wrote 3 years ago: After recently seeing early performances by Robert Mitchum in two top-notch World War II films, Thir … more →
wrote 4 years ago: DANCING CO-ED (MGM) Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw and His Big Band, Ann Rutherford, Lee B … more →