CHARLIE CHAPLIN Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin passed away on Christmas Day 1977 and was interred in the cemetery at Corsier-sur-Vevey, near Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Two months later, a thirty-eight year-old Bulgarian named Gancho Ganev, and a twenty-four year-old […]
WARREN BEATTY AND NATALIE WOOD Natalie Wood was just one of literally thousands of women who slept with Beatty. The high profile lovers of the now 84 year-old lothario included Julie Christie, Diane Keaton (and Mary Tyler Moore at the same time), Leslie Caron, Brigitte Bardot, Goldie Hawn, Joan […]
SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS (1998) This adventure/romance film has become one of my all-time favourites in the genre. It has a funny script, exotic locations, and a cast that perform well and appear to enjoy a rapport that comes across convincingly on the screen. However, details surrounding casting resulted […]
CLASSIC MOVIE DIRECTORS – A brief look at their most prominent films. My assessment of prominent directors here is by no means all inclusive. I base my opinion on directors pretty much on whether or not their films provide me with memorable entertainment, since I firmly believe entertainment value […]
JON PERTWEE (1919-96) [He is best known for his portrayal of the third doctor in the BBC series of Doctor Who, a portrayal that lasted from 1970 to 1974. Fans may be unaware, however, of his work during World War Two as an RNVR officer and in a special […]
MARLEE MATLIN Deaf actress Marlee Matlin found out about her Oscar nomination for Children of a Lesser God (1986) from her interpreter Jack Jason while she was in rehab at the Betty Ford Clinic for twenty-six days. She was seeking help because of her drug problems and did not […]
THE WAR LOVER (1962) The film is set in Britain during World War Two and focuses on the relationship between a hot-shot bomber pilot named Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and his co-pilot Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner). […]
I often watch movies more than once, and it is almost always because they contain memorable dialogue moments that I enjoy re-living. Of course, it is important that those lines are delivered well, but it is primarily the writing that impresses me most. Below is the first in a […]
THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW (1955-9) 166 EPISODES Cummings portrays Bob Collins, a bachelor/photographer devoted to the pursuit of beautiful young models in Hollywood, California. The surprising aspect of this un-memorable show lies in its longevity (166 episodes over five years), given the complete lack of charisma of its star, […]
REACH FOR THE SKY (1956) The title of this World War Two biography about Douglas Bader, a ‘Battle of Britain’ pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident in his pre-war days, suggested to many young movie fans that it was a western. A quick look at the […]
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