Category Archives: N

Harold Lloyd in “Number, Please?” (1920) – reviewed by George

Posted on September 21, 2019 by cobblerjon

“An old, old story of men who have loved, lost, and tried to forget. Some seek the whispering shadows of the great outdoors, haunted always by the face of the ‘one girl’. Some would lose ‘her’ image in the mystic … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Fred Newmeyer, H.M. Walker, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Number Please?, Robert Israel, Roy Brooks | Leave a comment

Notting Hill (1999) – reviewed by George

Posted on July 13, 2019 by cobblerjon

I loved it! As soon as the song “She” began behind the opening credits I was hooked. It’s a great song about a man’s devotion and obsession for one particular woman. Julia Roberts plays a huge American movie star who … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Charles Aznavour, Clarke Peters, Emily Mortimer, Gina McKee, Herbert Kretzmer, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Notting Hill, Rhys Ifans, Richard Curtis, Roger Michell, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tim McInnerny | Leave a comment

Harold Lloyd in “Haunted Spooks” (1920) and “Never Weaken” (1921) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 16, 2019 by cobblerjon

Haunted Spooks The titles by H.M. Walker are great! Example: The Girl (Mildred David) is described as “Sweet Sixteen and never… well, only once or twice.” And “The Place” is given as “Go down the Mississippi River several miles and … Continue reading →

Posted in H, Movies, N | Tagged Alf Goulding, Ernest Morrison, Fred Newmeyer, H.M. Walker, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Haunted Spooks, Mark Jones, Mildred Davis, Never Weaken, Robert Israel, Roy Brooks, Sam Taylor | Leave a comment

Nature’s Grave (2008) – reviewed by George

Posted on May 12, 2019 by cobblerjon

I was under the impression that this is an ecological parable: “Don’t mess with Mother Nature, or she will seriously mess you up.” But the married couple in this picture have all kinds of problems before they hit the wild … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Claudia Carvan, Everett DeRoche, Jamie Blanks, jim Caviezel, Nature's Grave, Star! | Leave a comment

New Year’s Eve (2011) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 31, 2016 by cobblerjon

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 | Leave a comment

Nosferatu (1922) Reviewed by Anita- *****

Posted on October 7, 2016 by nita166

Nosferatu is one of the most influential films on the big screen. This silent horror film is not only foreboding but one of the most nightmarish movies I’ve ever watched. It is an eerie, gothic take on the classic novel by … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Bram Stoker, Count Dracula, Fantasy, Nosferatu, Thriller, vampire | 1 Comment

Never Say Never Again (1983) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 1, 2016 by cobblerjon

Sean Connery came back to play James Bond again for this film after a 12 year absence, his last appearance being in “Diamonds Are Forever” in 1971. “Never Say Never Again” has always, at least according to various interviews I’ve seen, … Continue reading →

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Noah (2014) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 18, 2016 by cobblerjon

Well, it’s not a good movie, it’s not a bad movie; I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it. It’s just kind of there. It’s well-acted, it’s well-scored, the CGI is good. But… Okay, it just doesn’t follow the Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged John Huston, Noah, The Bible: In the Beginning | 2 Comments

New Faces of 1937 (1937) – reviewed by George

Posted on April 27, 2016 by cobblerjon

This movie stars Joe Penner, Milton Berle, Parkyakarkus, Harriet Hilliard, William Brady, Jerome Cowan, Thelma Leeds, Tommy Mack, and Bert Gordon. And Ann Miller gets 17th billing. It was produced by Edward Small (a Small production!), directed by Leigh Jason, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Ann Miller, Bert Gordon, Edward Small, George Bradshaw, Harold Kusell, Harriet Hilliard, Harry Clark, Howard J. Green, Irv S. Brecher, Jerome Cowan, Joe Penner, Leigh Jason, Lowe Hite & Stanley, Milton Berle, Nat Perrin, New Faces of 1937, Parkyakarkus, Philip G. Epstein, Shoestring, The Brian Sisters, The Four Playboys, The Loria Brothers, The Rio Brothers, The Three Chocolateers, Thelma Leeds, Tommy Mack, William Brady | Leave a comment

Greta Garbo as “Ninotchka” (1939) – reviewed by George

Posted on March 25, 2016 by cobblerjon

Now this is a picture directed by Ernst Lubitsch that has “the Lubitsch touch”. It’s a light romantic comedy with political overtones. Or maybe it’s a political satire disguised as a light romantic comedy. At any rate it’s a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, N | Tagged Alexander Granach, Bela Lugosi, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Ernst Lubitsch, Felix Bressart, Gregory Gaye, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire, Melchior Lengyel, Melvyn Douglas, Ninotchka, Sig Rumann, Walter Reisch | Leave a comment