Category Archives: movie
Watching Hitchcock
December 20, 2012 Years ago I met the son of an English greengrocer: a corpulent, droll fellow known for murder and mayhem. I was probably vaguely aware of him through television, although his long-running show was not in reruns in … Continue reading
Dunces, Emma and Nora, and The Woman in White
August 3, 2012 July in Joklahoma, and August for that matter, are not conducive to happy hiking. So this isn’t a post about yet another day hike with photos. I’ve been spending my summer break in the air conditioning, reading classics … Continue reading
Titillating Titles
When I was an undergraduate at OU in the 1980s I sought out the campus film series so I could see some of the greatest films ever made. This was before DVDs, and VCRs were still expensive and the selection … Continue reading
A Bit of Darkness Brightens My Day
The 1960s were the Golden Age of children’s movie musicals with the likes of Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. All three were choreographed by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood, who got their break into … Continue reading
Old school scifi fans needs to see MOON
If you’re like me and loved 2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, Space: 1999 and other old-school scifi, you need to see Moon. Take a break from the brainless popcorn films in the movieplexes and watch this homage to classic … Continue reading
Meador Manor 