The first musical recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Jazz Singer, is this highly enjoyable romp starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Hope and Crosby play Ace and Josh respectively, a couple of sailors, and chums who love to crack-wise, drink, chase…
Month: November 2014
The Jazz Singer (1927) – Alan Crosland
The first ‘talkie,’ is also the first title in the musical section of the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book. This was the first time I had seen this one, all I’d known of it before was that at some point, Al Jolson as Jack Robin, previously Jakie Rabinowitz, dons blackface to…
Doctor Who (Patrick Troughton) – Fury from the Deep
This week`s story sees a Companion leaving the TARDIS in this six-part adventure written by Victor Pemberton that aired from 16 March to 20 April, 1968. The TARDIS arrives off the coast of England in 1968 and after being shot with tranquilizers, the Doctor (Troughton), Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling) find themselves…
Tackling a Guinness World’s Record!!
Today’s the day. Wow. Starting at 7pm this evening, Sue Maynard and I will be going for the World Record for the Longest Uninterrupted Live Webcast. A Guinness World’s Record!!! But before I go any further, and before I become a completely incognizant wreck (Sunday should be a lot of fun!!) I want to take this…
Magnum, p.i. (1981) – The Sixth Position and Ghost Writer
Oh Hawaii… This week Thomas (Tom Selleck) deals with ballerinas, and writers… First up is The Sixth Position which originally aired 17 December, 1981, and was written by Babs Greyhosky. Thomas is hired to serve as the bodyguard for a ballerina, Kendall Chase (Andrea Marcovicci), someone T.C. (Roger E. Mosley) is a huge fan…
Good Omens (1990) – Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
So I dove into another Gaiman novel, and while I recognized some of it, I don’t think I ever finished the tale, so something must have happened to stop me from reading it. Anyway, this time, Gaiman pairs up with the author of the Discworld series of novels, and brings to life a humorous…
The Sopranos: The Complete Series
Releasing from HBO today, available for the first time on Blu-ray, is the critically acclaimed mobster family drama that wowed and wooed fans and critics alike around the world. HBO was kind enough to give me an early look, and I was happy to dive in. Over the years I’d tried to get into this…
The Rockford Files (1977/1978) – A Deadly Maze and The Attractive Nuisance
Jim (James Garner) finds himself in more trouble this week, which sees the last episode of ’77 and the first of ’78 under review. First up is A Deadly Maze, which aired 23 December, 1977 and was written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag this time out features a call from a friend of Jim’s…
The Devil is a Woman (1935) – Josef von Sternberg
The final pairing of von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich is this film, and it is also the final recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for my screening of The Blue Angel. This time around, Dietrich, who plays Concha Perez, is nothing but trouble. And, she doesn’t even get any proper…
Blonde Venus (1932) – Josef von Sternberg
von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich team-up for another film from the list of titles to watch in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Blue Angel. This time around Dietrich plays Helen Faraday, a young woman, who wooed by a man, Ned (Herbert Marshall) on a walking trip…
The Mind Reels 