You know I’m a sucker for Ken Bruen, so why has it taken so long to catch up with this 2010 neo-noir film? Not spectacularly successful, I’m not even sure it made it to American shores, my home at the time. I can see why it did not make a splash; people who were impressed…
Category: film
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Wise Blood
Flannery O’Connor’s masterpiece of Southern gothic, Wise Blood, received an unusually effective film treatment. It probably had a lot to do with the cantankerous John Huston helming it, someone with enough weight to throw around to keep it cleaving to the same dark vision that inspired it. For those who sneer at “literary” it might be…
Nora Ephron Made Movies
To some it may seem like a small thing, but it’s not: Nora Ephron made movies. In an industry where M. Night Shamalamadingdong can continue to get movies financed despite making some of the worst movies ever, women continue to be seen as “too much of a risk” to gamble on. It boggles the mind….
TOA/V: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Tuesday’s Overlook Audio/Visuals: Over at A Knife & A Quill I take a look at Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. Be sure to drop by Todd’s for the round up of overlooked A/V.
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: Down with Love
I always want this to be a better movie than it is. A loving tribute to the Doris Day/Rock Hudson films of the 50s but with the latitude of a modern film. Down with Love *should* work, yet it doesn’t quite. Nonetheless, it’s a fun frothy little romp and for once, Renée Zellweger doesn’t annoy…
Writer Wednesday: Recommended
From pal Samuel Walker on Facebook: Dublin street art. What a great idea! I may need to do something similar. Hmmm, QR codes on promo postcards? Might be the way to go. You have checked out the QR code on the sidebar, right? Scroll down. I thought today I would point you toward some things…
London Bound
Tate Britain I’m writing this on Sunday to post Monday as I’ll likely be in transit about this time; if all goes according to plan I ought to be on the Piccadilly Line heading to Russell Square and my swanky hotel. Hurrah for internet deals! Plans include seeing as many friends as I can, visiting…
Comedy Classics: The Running, Jumping & Standing Still Film
Hectic day ahead, much to do so I leave you some entertainment by way of one of Richard Lester’s early films featuring the Goons Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers as well as other luminaries. If you don’t know it, you should. If you do know it, isn’t it great to see it again?
Tuesday’s Overlooked Film: The Knack…and How to Get It
Before I get to the main event, some links to share: I am the Tuesday Talking Teaser over at JoJo’s Book Corner, answering questions and reading from Pelzmantel, and Kit Marlowe is the featured blogger today over at the Noble Romance authors’ blog, writing about her inspiration, P. G. Wodehouse. See all of Tuesday’s Overlooked…