Monthly Archives: August 2014

“Born to Kill” (1947)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I loved this wicked noir, one of Robert Wise‘s early directorial efforts. I won’t bother trying to summarize the plot other than to say amorality, rage, and murder abound as Claire Trevor‘s scheming San Francisco socialite and Lawrence … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bosley Crowther, Claire Trevor, Eddie Muller, Film Noir, Lawrence Tierney, Robert Wise | 6 Comments

Double Feature: “The Lady and the Duke” and “Escape from Tomorrow”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about a double feature screened at home. I picked up Cool Hand Luke and The Paperboy just because they were both available at the library and found that they had a lot in common, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Photography | Tagged Eric Rohmer, Escape from Tomorrow, Randy Moore, The Lady and the Duke | 9 Comments

Notes on “Turn Back the Clock”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I had an okay time with this rather flimsy and almost Capraesque Lee Tracy film about an Average Joe who gets to relive the recent past. Because he knows what’ll happen, he makes himself into a financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Ben Hecht, Edgar Selwyn, Film, Lee Tracy, movies, performers, Three Stooges | Leave a comment

Nothin’ Beats a Noir Dame: Hazel Brooks in “Sleep, My Love”

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Considered a failure by director Douglas Sirk, SLEEP, MY LOVE is a decent enough noir for fans of the genre. The film concerns a brittle New York blueblood, played by Claudette Colbert, who is being gaslighted by her … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Sex | Tagged Alberto Vargas, Billy Gibbons, Cedric Gibbons, Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Douglas Sirk, Film Noir, glamour, Hazel Brooks, Hollywood, Pin-Ups | 3 Comments

Linkage

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: British tax payers are still paying off debt from the First World War. Worth it? So now I have to leave Facebook to get a Facebook message? Did your favorite documentary make this list of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Adolph Hitler, Armond White, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Donovan, Jesse Owens, PC, racism, Woody Allen | 22 Comments

Diagram Du Jour

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Pretty much. By Courtisane. Link thanks to Andrew Langer.

Posted in Humor, Music | Tagged humor, Opera | 2 Comments

Think Globally Travel Locally

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: It is possible in some of our larger cities to approximate international travel without the need to purchase expensive (and environmentally unfriendly!) airline tickets. And I am not talking Disney-style simulacra, but more of the real thing, or … Continue reading →

Posted in The Good Life, Travel | Tagged Flushing, Ironbound | 9 Comments

Trans Viewing: “Beautiful Darling” and “Becoming Chaz”

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: For no particular reason, The Question Lady and I spent a couple of recent evenings watching docs that we found on Netflix Instant about trans people. The first one was about a transvestite while the second concerned a female-to-male transsexual.