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Spy vs. Spy
In this episode, I examine one of the most infamous and protracted intellectual-property battles in entertainment history. The war over the rights to James Bond—specifically, the story and script for Thunderball—took over half a century to resolve fully. Luckily, this podcast … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Movies, Podcasts
Tagged Ian Fleming, Intellectual Property, James Bond, Kevin McClory, Literature, Movies, Never Say Never Again, Podcasts, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Storytelling, Thunderball
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Untimely Police Procedure Review: Running Scared
One of the more powerful and sadly ubiquitous stories of the past year has been the strained relationship between local law enforcement and the public, particularly in certain poor, heavily minority communities. Whether due to misguided militarization of police forces, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Crystal, Commentary, Gregory Hines, Humor, Law Enforcement, Michael McDonald, Movies, Reviews, Running Scared, Sweet Freedom, Yacht Rock
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Untimely Movie Review: North by Northwest
After the bad taste in my mouth left by the subject of my last untimely review, I had rather high hopes for North by Northwest. It didn’t disappoint. North by Northwest is like a James Bond film, except if James Bond were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Commentary, Eva Marie Saint, Movies, North by Northwest, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Gigi
After watching Gigi, I’m now more irritated than ever before that Saving Private Ryan didn’t win Best Picture. The movie—which did take home the Best Picture Oscar for 1958—begins with a borderline-elderly, thick-accented Parisian breaking the fourth wall to explain that … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Gigi, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain
The next two movies in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection are a pair of Gene Kelly musicals I’ll review in tandem: An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain. These films present something of a dilemma for me as a … Continue reading
Untimely Movie Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
As the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection moves into a new decade, the first movie from the 1950s is another story based on a play: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (which I will refer to simply as Streetcar to signal my … Continue reading
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Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Commentary, Elia Kazan, Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Movies, Reviews, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The last of the three Humphrey Bogart films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, from 1948. This is an older, more grizzled Bogey, partially due to simple aging, and partially due to … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Movies, Reviews, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Casablanca
The last of the films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection released before the end of World War II is 1942’s Casablanca. The Humphrey Bogart / Ingrid Bergman drama followed Mrs. Miniver in winning the Best Picture Oscar. Both movies are films about … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, Claude Rains, Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Movies, Reviews
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Timely Movie Review: The Force Awakens
We’ve all seen it by now, right? With this week’s blu-ray / digital release of The Force Awakens indicating that a reasonable time has elapsed, and since nobody else in the world has written anything online about Episode VII, I … Continue reading →