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Monthly Archives: December 2016
New Year’s Eve (2011) – reviewed by George
Garry Marshall directed this large-cast anthology movie about a lot of people, mostly couples, on the last day of a year which seems to be 2011. The stories are all intercut as the day wanes toward midnight, and the end … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, N
Tagged Abigail Breslin, Alyssa Milano, Ashton Kutcher, Carla Gugino, Cary Elwes, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Garry Marshall, Halle Berry, Hector Elizondo, Hilary Swank, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Fugate, Katherine Heigl, Lea Michele, Michelle Pfeiffer, New Year's Eve, Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Paulson, Seth Myers, Sofia Vergara, Til Schweiger, Zac Efron
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Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes in “Silver Blaze” (1937) – reviewed by George
This is the Holmes case with “the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime”. It is also our final glimpse of Arthur Wontner in the lead role, and so it is sad that the script flails about so wildly … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, S, Sherlock Holmes
Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Macrae, Arthur Wontner, Astor Pictures Corp., H. Fowler Mear, Ian Fleming, John Turnbull, Judy Gunn, Lawrence Grossmith, Lyn Harding, Minnie Rayner, Murder at the Baskervilles, Silver Blaze, Thomas Bentley, Twickenham Studios
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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999) – reviewed by George
This 66 minute film from Disney Television Animation can be looked at as a short feature film consisting of three Christmas-themed cartoons. The three are: 1. Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas Huey, Dewey, and Louie are ill-mannered from Christmas morning … Continue reading
Posted in M, Movies, TV
Tagged Alan Young, Andrew McDonaugh, April Winchell, Bill Farmer, Bill Speers, Bradley Raymond, Carter Crocker, Charlie Cohen, Corey Burton, Diane Michelle, Frank Welker, Gregg Berger, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Jun Falkenstein, Kelsey Grammer, Kylie Dempsey, Mae Whitman, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, O. Henry, Pat Musick, Richard Cray, Russi Taylor, Scott Gorden, Shaun Fleming, Taylor Dempsey, Temple Mathews, Toby Shelton, Tom Nance, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille, Wayne Allwine, William Dean Howells
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Another Good-bye — comment by Anita
Already so soon we are saying good-bye to Carrie Fisher’s famous lovable mother Debbie Reynolds. I saw her in concert at the Win River Casino and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever attended. I loved her in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Tammy, Unsinkable Molly Brown
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Babes in Toyland (1934) – reviewed by George
This version of the 1903 Victor Herbert operetta is the one starring Laurel and Hardy, and features a brief appearance by Santa Claus. Santa (Ferdinand Munier) drops in on the Toymaker (William Burress) to check up on the progress of … Continue reading
Posted in B, Movies
Tagged Babes in Toyland, Charles Rogers, Charlotte Henry, Dickie Jones, Ellen Corby, Felix Knight, Ferdinand Munier, Florence Roberts, Frank Butler, Gus Meins, Henry Brandon, Henry Kleinbach, Johnny Downs, Kewpie Morgan, Marie Wilson, Nick Grinde, Oliver Hardy, Scotty Beckett, Stanley Laurel, Virginia Karns, William Buress
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One Magic Christmas (1985) – reviewed by George
One money-strapped family in Canada (the town is called Medford) is trying to get through Christmas. The dad Jack (Gary Basaraba) has lost his job, and the mother Ginny (Mary Steenburgen) is working at the local supermarket for a real … Continue reading
Hard Contract (1969)-Reviewed by Anita -** (yep, minus)
It was a good thing Hard Contract actually said “the end” at the end. Otherwise I might have started to believe it would NEVER end. One hell of a long 106 minutes. Starring James Coburn, Hard Contract is a B-level James Bond everything. From charming assassin … Continue reading
Posted in H, Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged Burgess Meredith, James Bond, James Coburn, Sheila Metcalf
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Good Bye, Carrie – Comment by Anita
This has been a long year of many losses we have endured from the entertainment world. It is with an extremely heavy heart I say good-bye to Carrie Fisher. Film has always played a big part in my goals and … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) – reviewed by George
One thing this blog has taught me is a little bit of empathy. I now think I know how those critics feel who resent being manipulated into, not actually crying, but being touched by something calculated, and feeling emotions that … Continue reading
Posted in B, E, Movies
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Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes in “The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes” (1935) – reviewed by George
Wontner confirms his worth as Sherlock in this third of four films I was able to obtain, with Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson, Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Hudson, and Charles Mortimer as Inspector Lestrade. On the villainous side Lyn Harding … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sherlock Holmes, T
Tagged Arthur Wontner, Ben Welden, Charles Mortimer, Cyril Twyford, H. Fowler Mear, Ian Fleming, Jane Carr, Leslie Perrins, Leslie S. Hiscott, Lyn Harding, Michael Shepley, Minnie Rayner, Roy Emerton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Scowlers, The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, Wilfred Caithness
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