Monthly Archives: April 2012

It amazes me how two films from roughly the same time period can be so amazingly different, yet both make me laugh when I really need it. “Saved!” came out roughly the same time as “Mean Girls,” and the stories … Continue reading →

Imagine if Alfred Hitchcock made a film noir. He did. It’s called “Notorious,” and it is near the top of the noir heap. Cary Grant plays Devlin, an agent with some secret government agency. At a party, he meets Alicia … Continue reading →

My mental breakdown film noir series continues with “D.O.A.”, starring Edmond O’Brien as Frank Bigelow, a guy just off for a few days vacation, only to get incurably poisoned. An aside: in the early days of Hollywood, many Jewish or … Continue reading →

Remember Ralph Meeker? The consumate badass? Sadly, Ralph Meeker never achieved the stardom he deserved, if only for playing Mike Hammer in “Kiss Me Deadly.” This is another film noir, with a post-nuclear twist. It wasn’t the most seamless hybrid, … Continue reading →

I have to admit that I’ve never been a big Fred MacMurray fan when it comes to serious acting. When I watch “The Caine Mutiny,” I can’t help but see the dad from “My Three Sons,” or the “Flubber” guy. … Continue reading →

“Giant” is indeed the perfect title for this film. This is because it is an adaptation of Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel called “Giant.” What the hell else would they call it? “Zack & Miri Make a Porno”? Forgive me. Just … Continue reading →