Happy Jane Fonda Day! The greatest day, truly. And I decided to kick it off with a movie I have been excited for for a very long time, I cannot even tell you how many years it’s been on my watchlist. Walk on the Wild Side is a lesser known Fonda flick, but it also …
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
The Prisoner of Zenda is a dramatic adventure tale of intrigue among the royalty… I guess… There is a king and a duke who is up to no good. The day before coronation the (future) king drinks drugged wine which knocks him off, and if he misses the event, the duke would get the throne. …
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
This is possibly a bit of a shameful thing to admit, but until today, I did not know George Segal passed away earlier this year. I suspect that in March, when it happened, I was in the midst of one of my news rehabs, that are supposed to help to save whatever mental health I …
Pursued (1947)
Pursued is a “western melodrama film noir” starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. And while the genre description might sound ridiculous, maybe even headache-inducing, it is actually on point. The film begins with Teresa Wright arriving at a desolate hut where she meets Robert Mitchum (in a very elegant shirt). It becomes clear immediately that …
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Passport to Pimlico is a good old Ealing Studios comedy, something that to me always signifies at the very least a PLEASANT time. And it IS a pleasant film! The movie begins during an English heat wave (bittersweet to watch, during an unexpected coldness where I am these past few days) with a literal explosion, …
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
I realized some time ago that I am a big fan of Kim Novak, I have known for a long time that I am not at all a fan of Kirk Douglas. But I sat down to watch Strangers When We Meet with an open mind, especially since it became clear pretty quick that the …
Boom! (1968)
If there is anything that a person can still depend on in this messed up world of ours, it is my love for all things camp — especially when Old Hollywood royalty is involved and especially when not everyone agrees with me that things are actually camp (the new film Old is actually camp and …
The Top 20 Films of 2020
We all know the song at this point: the year was weird, the year was traumatic, it is hard to care about cinema, even harder when NOTHING is coming out. I went to the cinema a grand total of four times in 2020 (I did get to take part in some online festivals, but this …
Holiday Season Recommendations – My Top 10 Festive Media List
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year After October! Happy Holidays, everyone — may they at least be as happy as they can be in this strangest of all years. We’re all going to assume that a change is coming, right? I mean, at this point, what else is there to do? I think …
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Nancy Spungen’s Life Before Death
This is something I wrote last year, based on Deborah Spungen’s book And I Don’t Want to Live This Life. Not exactly Hollywood related, but I included a little something about the movie Sid and Nancy so I hope that makes it okay to post here. Nancy Spungen was born in 1958 into a Jewish …
Swingin' at the Seance 