Who doesn’t love them some John Candy? My favorite Candy flick? Uncle Buck over Only The Lonely by a nose.
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From the archives of Columbia records, photos of Johnny Cash at the age of 27, in 1959. A group called the Western Writers of America came up with a list of what they call the greatest western movies of all time. They list 100 – here are their top ten: 1. Shane 2. High Noon 3. The Searchers 4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 5. Dances with Wolves 6. The Wild [...] This may be the first of a series, but for now it should suffice to say that The Wild Geese is a bad movie and I love it. Although perhaps the term ‘bad movie’ is a bit unfair. The Wild Geese succeeds in its goal, which is to entertain the hell out of you with [...] I didn’t think it was possible, but somehow John Wayne and Howard Hawks combined to make a dull movie. I like the Duke and Hawks, but Hatari was one long snooze fest. You can count on a Hawks’ movie to feature two, if not three of the following elements: a loosely structured plot; a close-knit [...] So I’m listening to a podcast interview with Julie Andrews and I realize I’ve never seen The Sound of Music. My question to you, my half-dozen or so readers, becomes: is this something I should rectify? Or something for which I should be thankful? Over at Welcome To LA they’re having a Burt-A-Thon, which I recommend you check out immediately. Especially since today’s entry is devoted to giving the classic Smokey and the Bandit its full measure of respect. I’ve long felt that Smokey is among the finest of Reynold’s movies, far superior to say, Cannonball Run, in large [...] There’s all sorts of things going on these days to which I can hardly bear to pay attention. First we have the Oscar nominations, which I will do my level best to ignore. Not because I have a blessed thing against the Oscars in general, but I simply can’t see my way to enduring a [...] I watched 300 Sunday night and I have to say it was pretty damn silly. The film looked cool, but it was also full of people shouting – always shouting – very bad dialogue very loudly. I’m still scratching my head as to how a story as inspiring and stirring as that of Leonidas and [...] This past weekend I had occasion to venture down to the Fore River Shipyard, in order to catch the shuttle to George’s Island in Boston Harbor. I’ve written before of the Shipyard’s role in American naval history and while waiting on the dock I tried to imagine what the place was like during its hey [...] The main problem with Fresh Air, is, of course, Terry Gross – I just find her style vaguely irritating. But she has on so many interesting guests it’s difficult to stop listening. For example, I just heard her interview with Brian Cox. Now I wrote some time ago about my ‘discovery’ of Mr. Cox, and [...] Attention must be paid, my peeps, as the planets are aligning in a Hollywood style conjunction. Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars, while tomorrow while marks John Wayne’s centenary. I am here to tell you how to observe these High Holidays… by watching movies of course. Try this double feature: [...] May 26th will be the 100th birthday of one of my favorite actors, John Wayne. Here’s 50 things about the Duke to get you in the proper frame of mind. (lva) Since I am feeling nostalgic and contradictory today, the following is a list of Disney movie titles that I recall without being sure I ever actually saw, while feeling great sadness that ‘they don’t make movies like this anymore.’ With annotations. Hot Lead & Cold Feet – Did this have Don Knotts in it? ‘Cause [...] I’ve long held that no DVD collection is complete without a copy of Red Dawn, a movie that combined the best elements of Cold War paranoia and the Brat Pack to create the ultimate 80s movie. Point Break and Road House are also fine B-movies. So I am glad to see someone else give a [...] |
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