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Monthly Archives: February 2016
That Girl from Paris (1936) – reviewed by George
This is a “cute”movie, in the best possible meaning of that word. I’ve read that with the advent of talkies, opera singers were very popular as stars and costars, and this must have lasted into the 1940s because I’ve reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, T
Tagged Andre Kostelanetz, Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Yost, Edward Heyman, Esther Williams, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Frank Jenks, Gene Raymond, Gregory Gaye, Herman Bing, J. Roy Hunt, Jack Oakie, Lauritz Melchior, Leigh Jason, Lily Pons, Lucille Ball, Mischa Auer, P.J. Wolfson, Pandro S. Berman, That Girl from Paris
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Godzilla (2014) – reviewed by George
I knew as soon as the release of this movie was announced that many critics would use it as a way to bash Roland Emmerich’s 1998 version. So at that time I rented Emmerich’s “Godzilla” and reviewed it for this blog. … Continue reading
Posted in G, Movies
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Carson Bolde, CJ Adams, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Gojira, John Dykstra, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, MUTO, Raymond Burr, Roland Emmerich, Sally Hawkins, Terror of Mechagodzilla
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It Happened Tomorrow (1944) – reviewed by George
In a large and expensive mansion a Golden Wedding Anniversary is being celebrated by a crowd of family and friends. They are waiting on the honorees, and at the signal from what I took to be a son, the crowd … Continue reading
Posted in I, Movies
Tagged And Then There Were None, Arnold Pressburger, Dick Powell, Dudley Nichols, Early Edition, Edgar Kennedy, Frank Capra, George Cleveland, Helene Fraenkel, Howard Snyder, Hugh Wedlock, I Married a Witch, It Happened Tomorrow, Jack Oakie, John Philliber, Kyle Chandler, Lewis R. Foster, Linda Darnell, Lord Dunsany, Nellie Melba, Rene Clair, Robert Stolz, The Jest of Haha Laba
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Ant-Man (2015) – reviewed by George
A really good, really different super-hero movie. Paul Rudd is one of my favorite actors, always seeming self-effacing, but always rising to meet whatever challenges are presented. He seems that way even in his comedies. With that as his usual … Continue reading
Posted in A, Movies
Tagged Abby Ryder Fortson, Adam McKay, Ant-Man, Anthony Mackie, Bobby Canavale, Corey Stoll, David Dastmalchian, Dr. Hank Pym, Edgar Wright, Evangeline Lilly, Falcon, Hayley Atwell, Howard Stark, Joe Cornish, John Slattery, Judy Greer, Luma Pictures, Martin Donovan, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Paul Rudd, Peggy Carter, Peyton Reed, Scott Lang, Tip "T.I." Harris, Yellowjacket
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Captions by Dummies # 35 – Weather Center Live, 2-17-2016
The report was on heavy rain, and a man in a car was interviewed. He said, “Anytime there’s any severe rain, you will have a lake in the middle of the parking lot.” Caption: “… there’s severe rape, love a … Continue reading
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TV Quotes # 46 – Rebel Wilson at the EE British Academy Film Awards 2016
Since the world did not end yesterday (see review of “Ghostbusters II”) I am able to report on this quote. On February 14, 2016, Rebel Wilson was called to the podium at London’s Royal Opera House to announce the winner … Continue reading
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) – reviewed by George
Such fun! A talented cast of adults and young people make this slapstick comedy totally enjoyable. As per the title, it all revolves around Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) and his family: Dad Ben (Steve Carell), Mom Kelly (Jennifer Garner), older brother … Continue reading
Spectre (2015) – reviewed by George
Right up front, this is one of the best Bond movies ever. A super opening sequence, a lot of suspense, secrets about Bond’s past revealed, the biggest explosion ever in a movie, a montage of the dead during the opening … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessandro Cremona, Andrew Scott, Ben Whislaw, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Tanner, Blofeld, C, Christophe Waltz, Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Drax the Destroyer, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Frankenstein's Monster, Gareth Mallory, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Bond, Jesper Christensen, Jez Butterworth, John Logan, Judi Dench, Lea Seydoux, Lucia Sciarra, M, Madeleine Swann, Martin Freeman, Max Denbigh, Mexico City, Miss Moneypenny, Monica Bellucci, Moriarty, Mr. Hinx, Mr. White, Naomie Harris, Neal Purvis, Penny Dreadful, Q, Quantum of Solace, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Wade, Roger Moore, Rory Kinnear, Sam Mendes, Sam Smith, Sciarra, Sherlock, Skyfall, Spectre, The Day of the Dead, The Spy Who Loved Me, Writing's on the Wall
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Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) – reviewed by George
The first film opens at the NYC Public Library where a librarian (played by Alice Drummond) goes downstairs into the stacks. As she walks down an aisle of shelved books the books behind her begin to float across the aisle … Continue reading
Posted in G, Movies
Tagged Alice Drummond, Annie Potts, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Catherine Reitman, Cheech Marin, Cree Summer Francks, Dan Aykroyd, Dave Coulier, Dennis Muren, Dione Taylor, Elmer Bernstein., Ernie Hudson, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, Gloria Gresham, Gozer, Harold Ramis, Harris Yulin, ILM, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Jeff Altman, June Foray, Katie Dippold, Kurt Fuller, Leonard Engelman, Lorenzo Music, Mary Ellen Trainor, Paul Feig, Peter MacNicol, Phillip Baker Hall, Randy Edelman, Ray Parker Jr., Richard Edlund, Rick Moranis, Roscoe Lee Brown, Sigourney Weaver, Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters, The Gatekeeper, The Keymaster, The Real Ghostbusters, The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Theoni V. Aldredge, Vigo the Scourge of Carpathia, Vinz Clortho, Wilhelm von Homburg, Will and Hank Deutschendorf, William Atherton, Zuul
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