Category Archives: Y

Your Sister’s Sister (2011) – reviewed by George

Posted on March 22, 2021 by cobblerjon

At a eulogy for Tom, a great guy, his brother Jack (Mark Duplass) says, “You knew half the man. I knew the whole man. We grew up together, and before all of you ever met him, I knew him, and … Continue reading →

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You Again (2010) – reviewed by George

Posted on March 15, 2021 by cobblerjon

At Ridgefield High, Marni Olivia Olson (Kristen Bell), whose initials spell MOO, a smart somewhat nerdy girl with a sniff, is being rudely treated by a bunch of girls utterly lacking intelligence or any sense of empathy, therefore attractive in … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Y | Tagged Andy Fickman, Betty White, Billy Unger, Cloris Leachman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jimmy Wolk, Kristen Bell, Moe Jelline, Odette Yustman, Sigourney Weaver, Victor Garber, You Again | Leave a comment

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) – reviewed by George

Posted on July 7, 2020 by cobblerjon

Rochefort is a small city in France located on the Charente River, near a naval base. The Charente allows the traveling troupe of dancers and singers, on their way to appear at the Rochefort Fair, to arrive by ferry. Impressive, … Continue reading →

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Rita Hayworth in “You Were Never Lovelier” (1942) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 29, 2020 by cobblerjon

The Palermo Race Track in Buenos Aires – Robert Davis (Fred Astaire), who appears to be a horse-race addict, has come to Buenos Aires for some action and has just lost big. Well, back in the states he’s a sought-after … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Y | Tagged Adele Mara, Adolphe Menjou, Barbara Brown, Carlos Olivari, Delmer Daves, Ernest Pagano, Fred Astaire, Gus Schilling, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Leslie Brooks, Michael Fessier, Nicanor Molinare, Rita Hayworth, Sixto Pondal Rios, William A. Seiter, Xavier Cugat, You Were Never Lovelier | Leave a comment

Rita Hayworth in “You’ll Never Get Rich” (1941) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 22, 2020 by cobblerjon

Broadway big shot Martin Cortland (Robert Benchley) is in a jewelry store. He tells the clerk it’s his 15th anniversary, selects a diamond bracelet, and says, “Oh yes, I want to get something for my wife too.” He picks out … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Y | Tagged Ann Shoemaker, Cliff Nazarro, Cole Porter, Ernest Pagano, Fred Astaire, Frieda Inescourt, Guinn Williams, Harry Cohn, John Hubbard, Marjorie Gateson, Michael Fessier, Osa Massen, Rita Hayworth, Robert Alton, Robert Benchley, Sidney Lanfield, Sunnie O'Dea, You'll Never Get Rich | Leave a comment

A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 19, 2019 by cobblerjon

Alice (Alicia Witt), an antiques dealer working from the shop she inherited from her father, and Will (Scott Gibson) a junior wheeler-dealer, are engaged and are going to his folks’ house for Christmas. He gets caught in a meeting and … Continue reading →

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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 1, 2019 by cobblerjon

This musical biography of George M. Cohan is terrific, combining super singing and dancing with a strong through-story of patriotism and love of family. Douglas Croft plays Georgie as a child (13), and James Cagney takes over for the grown-up … Continue reading →

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Guy Henry is Sherlock Holmes in “Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House” (1982) – reviewed by George

Posted on November 17, 2017 by cobblerjon

This is a miniseries in 9 half-hour episodes. It is very clever, and as the mystery is revealed in pieces, the solution comes in pieces as well. Also each episode begins with a metal box with a label tied to … Continue reading →

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Young and Innocent (1937) – reviewed by George

Posted on November 14, 2017 by cobblerjon

This is not just one of my favorite Hitchcock movies (his 22nd), it’s one of my favorite movies, period. It begins with a spat, which would be a marital spat except that the wife, the actress Christine Clay (Pamela Carme), … Continue reading →

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Short and Talkative Sherlock Holmes – reviewed by George

Posted on April 14, 2017 by cobblerjon

Alan Napier as Sherlock Holmes in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” (1949) This is an episode of “Your Show Time”, an anthology TV program which featured adaptations of literary properties: Masterworks of Famous Authors. The host was Arthur Shields … Continue reading →

Posted in A, C, I, M, Movies, S, Sherlock Holmes, TV, Y | Tagged A Case of Hypnosis, Alan Napier, Arthur Shields, Campbell Singer, Daws Butler, Doc Twiddle, Edgar Barrier, Evelyn Ankers, Gail Roberts, George Giroux, Hector Ross, Inside India, Jerry Courneya, John Longden, Larry Clemmons, Melville Cooper, Ninka Dolega, Paul Frees, Professor Lightskull, Raymond Massey, Richard Fraser, Sobey Martin, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Man Who Disappeared, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Speckled Band, Walter Doniger, Your Show Time | Leave a comment