Bill (Robert Culp), Ralph (William Katt) and Pam (Connie Sellecca) find themselves in it this week!! First up we have Just Another Three Ring Circus. This one aired 3 February, 1982, and was penned by Cannell himself. There’s an international circus in town, and one of the clowns, a man a Polish national goes…
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The Greatest American Hero (1981) – Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard and Reseda Rose
Alright kiddies, here’s the scenario; Bill (Robert Culp), Ralph (William Katt) and Pam (Connie Sellecca) have even more fun this week. Cannell scripted Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard, which aired on 8 April, 1981. Ralph and Bill find themselves mixed up in an international mess, when a married couple, Theresa (Alexa Hamilton), an Italian…
Paths of Glory (1957) – Stanley Kubrick
Kirk Douglas stars as French army Colonel Dax in this next film recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of All Quiet on the Western Front. Kubrick brings his inimitable style to bear on the Great War in this film that tells the tale of a failed…
Pal Joey (1957) – George Sidney
Frank Sinatra seems to be playing a version of Frank Sinatra in this highly enjoyable musical that is the next recommendation from my screening of The Jazz Singer for the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book. Filled with great tunes, almost every single one of them I knew (included one I sang…
The Rules of the Game (1939) – Jean Renoir
The next drama title to be highlighted in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Movies book is the French film Rules of the Game, an examination of passion, etiquette and class. Andre Jurieux (Roland Toutain) has just flown across the Atlantic solo, allowing him to claim a level of celebrity, but all for…
Da Vinci’s Demons Season 1 – Blu-Ray
Anchor Bay Canada was kind enough to send me a copy of the first season of Da Vinci’s Demons, which was released on September 3. I was a little behind, even with our peripheral coverage of TIFF. But no sooner did I start this series when I was completely hooked. From David S. Goyer,…
