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Upload (2020) s01e07 – Bring Your Dad to Work Day
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 6, 2020
As a streaming sitcom, filler doesn’t feel the same way in “Upload” as it does in a regular sitcom. “Upload” is not chasing that syndication deal, which in theory wouldn’t affect the A plot—dead guy Robbie Amell falling in love with his living virtual—actual—assistant Andy Allo—much read more
FAVOURITE MOVIES: Sapphire, 1959
Caftan Woman Posted by on Jul 6, 2020
The BAFTA award for Best British Film was given to Sapphire in 1960 out of a field including Look Back in Anger, Tiger Bay, Yesterday's Enemy, and Northwest Frontier. The thoughtful and engrossing murder mystery with a social conscious has an original screenplay by Janet Green (Cast a Dark Shadow) a read more
A Black Sheep and a Young Burl Ives
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 6, 2020
Bobby Driscoll as Jeremiah.
Young Jeremiah Kincaid lives in a small Indiana town at the turn of the century--the kind of place where the train passing through is the highlight of the day for a youngster. One of those trains changes Jeremiah's life when it stops so that Dan Patch, the champion race read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Gary Vitacco-Robles on Jul 6, 2020
Marilyn: Behind the Icon — Monroe Catapults to Global Fame in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes signified an ideal pairing of star & role, catapulting Marilyn Monroe into global superstardom, endearing her to the public, and cementing her comedic & musical talent read more
Musical Monday: Summer Holiday (1948)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 6, 2020
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Summer Holiday (1948) – read more
Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jul 6, 2020
“Mostly I wound up as the friend—dumb but loyal. I guess my dumb look was convincing.” –Frank McHugh Frank McHugh was a beloved character actor whom fans of Pre Code cinema will remember particularly well. He typically carried out roles that provided comic relief in films but also read more
Doctor Who (2005) s03e01 – Smith and Jones
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 6, 2020
New only-other-billed actor (but technically not the new companion yet) Freema Agyeman guest starred at the end of last season but is playing a different character here. Thank goodness. Agyeman is a medical resident, so it’s going to be the Doctor and a doctor going forward, which is a lot better read more
Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jul 5, 2020
“What I have got is I have character in my face. it’s taken an awful lot of late nights and drinking to put it there. When I go to work in a picture, I say, ‘Don’t take the lines out of my face. Leave them there.” –Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart was one of the m read more
Upload (2020) s01e06 – Sleepover
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 5, 2020
Just as Allegra Edwards gets a redemption arc—two of them in fact—dead but living in a virtual reality simulation fiancé Robbie Amell starts getting close to his actual (vs. virtual) virtual assistant Andy Allo. Amell and Allo confide in one another about their suspicions regarding the A plot, read more
Meet the man who owns the 'Godfrey' gown
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 5, 2020
It's one of the iconic costumes in Hollywood history -- the glittery gown Carole Lombard wore in the opening portion of the 1936 screwball classic "My Man Godfrey." And here's how it looks today, saved for all to see (when exhibited):We've previously written about how the "Godfrey" gown -- a Travis read more
Doctor Who (2005) s03e00 – The Runaway Bride
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 5, 2020
How does the Doctor (this time David Tennant) usually respond to his companion leaving the show for, presumably, their own projects? Does it matter if you inherent your companion from the last Doctor? Have English school teachers been reading themes on this subject for decades now? I’m vaguely curi read more
Free Streaming in July on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever – Santa Fe Trail, And Then There Were None, Penny Serenade and More
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jul 5, 2020
Classic Movie Hub’s July picks for our CMH-Curated BCE ChannelMore than 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long! As we announced last month, we are thrilled to have partnered with Best Classics Ever (BCE), a mega streaming channel dedicated to classic films and TV shows! And, we are read more
Book Review: Harryhausen - The Lost Movies
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 4, 2020
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of stop-motion special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. I've been enjoying re-watching many of his films throughout the year but doubly entertaining is discovering all the wonderful books written about Harryhausen and his work.
A recent f read more
THE PLAINSMAN (1936)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 4, 2020
Pandemics, social unrest, a screwed-up baseball season....none of that is going to stop me from buying cheap DVDs or Blu-rays whenever I can. My latest discount purchase is THE PLAINSMAN, a 1936 Western saga from the legendary Cecil B. DeMille.
THE PLAINSMAN deals with three legends of the Old West read more
An atypical Independence Day
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 4, 2020
It's the 4th of July, but chances are not many of my fellow Americans are feeling all that patriotic this morning. The foes we're facing aren't the Axis powers Carole Lombard raised war bonds against but are, in their own ways, just as nefarious.The coronavirus pandemic has hit the U.S. harder than read more
It’s Love I’m After (1937): In Honor of Olivia De Havilland
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2020
There is a very significant reason to be watching It’s Love I’m After at this time. Her name is Olivia de Havilland, and by some brilliant piece of Providence, she has just recently turned 104 years old! She, of course, was in her early 20s when this movie came out and what a charmer it read more
Doctor Who (2005) s02e13 – Doomsday
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 4, 2020
The BBC does market research, don’t they? I’d love to see what their “Doctor Who” market research says as far as target audience. For instance, this episode—the momentous, earth-shattering (literally?) season finale, which will change the Doctor (David Tennant) forever–has the many experience read more
Upload (2020) s01e05 – The Grey Market
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 4, 2020
Does “Upload” have a show bible the writers ignore—in this case Mike Lawrence, who at least writes a funny enough episode even if it completely breaks with the show’s established future logics-or does the show not have a show bible. Because it doesn’t lean heavy enough into the sitcom to not read more
SPACE: 1999--"Missing Link"
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 3, 2020
Regular readers of this blog know very well that Peter Cushing is my favorite actor of all time. Last night I finally viewed one of his most notable TV guest-starring roles--an appearance on an episode of the science-fiction series SPACE: 1999. The episode was titled "Missing Link", and it was first read more
Upload (2020) s01e04 – The Sex Suit
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 3, 2020
Watching “Upload” do sexy is… uncomfortable. And not just because Allegra Edwards is loathsome and the episode frequently promises she’ll not be around then keeps bringing her back around. She and lead Robbie Amell are in therapy now. They still haven’t had sex because Edwards thinks the suit read more