Although I’ve seen a lot of World War II movies, I had never sat down and watched The Longest Day, Darryl Zanuck’s dream project. So I finally did. You know, it’s alright. It’s
When I had my horse grave post the other day, someone mentioned Morris the Cat. I looked and saw he was just buried in his owner’s backyard. But then I read up on Morris and….wow he was a
We lost Jean-Louis Trintignant recently. He was 91 so it wasn’t too shocking. But what is a bit surprising is how many of my all time favorite films have him in the cast. He wasn’t exactly
In the early 1940s, Billy Wilder was the new hot director in Hollywood. The Major and the Minor was very well received when it was released in 1942 and some of the most iconic films in Hollywood histo
Bruno Dumont’s film that reached America last year is bad. Very bad. It’s called France and it’s very subtle. See, the lead character’s name is France (played by the usually go
By 1926, John Ford was already at the top of his game. While his silent films are often overlooked and his 1950s classics lauded as his best, a couple of his silent films are absolute masterpieces. Hi
I think Queen is one of the biggest bullshit bands in the history of rock and roll, just complete overwrought garbage. But if I am going to do my one-man performance at the Budokan in the next month,
Since I’m in Tokyo and have major jet lag, let’s watch a film about the nation. It’s 1956. You are the U.S. military. Your troops are….probably not very well-informed about the