Then Playing — Jewel Robbery; Pennies from Heaven; The Royal Hotel
Reviews of films directed by William Dieterle, Herbert Ross, and Kitty Green. Continue reading Then Playing — Jewel Robbery; Pennies from Heaven; The Royal Hotel
Category: Film
Outside Reading — The Man Who Avoided the Trench edition
This week featuring articles about Steve Albini, campus protests, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Continue reading Outside Reading — The Man Who Avoided the Trench edition
Then Playing — The Bad News Bears; Hearts of the West; Gambling Lady
Reviews of films directed by Michael Ritchie, Howard Zieff, and Archie Mayo. Continue reading Then Playing — The Bad News Bears; Hearts of the West; Gambling Lady
Now Playing — Challengers
Game, set, match. Continue reading Now Playing — Challengers
Then Playing —Nickelodeon; Sunday in New York; Blue Beetle
Reviews of films directed by Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Tewksbury, and Ángel Manuel Soto. Continue reading Then Playing —Nickelodeon; Sunday in New York; Blue Beetle
Outside Reading — The Pictures Got Small edition
This week featuring articles by Daniel Bessner and Bob Mehr. Continue reading Outside Reading — The Pictures Got Small edition
Then Playing — Experiment Perilous; Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid; 9 to 5
Reviews of films directed by Jacques Tourneur, Carl Reiner, and Colin Higgins. Continue reading Then Playing — Experiment Perilous; Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid; 9 to 5
Trivia Answer of the Day — Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
“In a movie with two young girls who find a mermaid and befriend her, the mermaid eats ice cream in a bathtub. What is the brand and variety of ice cream that she eats?” Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Trivia Answer of the Day — Cool Hand Luke
“What is the title of the film that was promoted with the ad line ‘The man and the motion picture that simply do not conform’?” Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Cool Hand Luke
Then Playing — Judy Blume Forever; The Informer; The Color Purple
Reviews of films directed by John Ford, Blitz Bazawule, and the team of Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok, Continue reading Then Playing — Judy Blume Forever; The Informer; The Color Purple
Coffee for Two 