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A WEEK'S WORTH OF GRATITUDE
A WEEK'S WORTH OF GRATITUDE
sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com — When I was a young boy a very wise school teacher once told me to never keep all my thanksgiving bottled up for the official holiday but to spread it throughout the whole year. I certainly remembered that instruction (I was a second or a ... (more) A WEEK'S WORTH OF GRATITUDE
THE SLIFR 5th ANNIVERSARY HOEDOWN!
THE SLIFR 5th ANNIVERSARY HOEDOWN!
sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com — Way back when, in the dark ages just after the turn of the century (21st), when the word “blog” was more likely to conjure images of congested sinuses than opportunities for personal expression on the Internet, I began reading Jon Weisman’s Dodger ... (more) THE SLIFR 5th ANNIVERSARY HOEDOWN!
BUFFALO BOB AND THE INFIDEL: ALTMAN'S LEGACY vs. SCHICKEL'S POISON PEN
BUFFALO BOB AND THE INFIDEL: ALTMAN'S LEGACY vs. SCHICKEL'S POISON PEN
sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com — In the introduction to new his book, Robert Altman: An Oral Biography , Mitchell Zuckoff describes his friendship with the director, whom he met near the end of his life, and how Altman initially resisted the idea of doing a book with him. But the ... (more) BUFFALO BOB AND THE INFIDEL: ALTMAN'S LEGACY vs. ...
GODSPEED, ROYBOY: ROY MATCHETT 1924 - 2009
Roy Matchett , a man I’ve known for close to 40 years, the father of a close friend in high school and college, died this past Saturday, October 30, at the age of 85. Roy was not a man of great renown. He was not a famous film director, an esteemed screenwriter, a gifted cinematographer or a ...
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HALLOWEEN LEFTOVERS
There seems to have been an unexpected enthusiasm about Halloween this year around our house and around the neighborhood which, in addition to the kid-centric holiday falling on a Saturday, seems to have added a certain happier dimension to its celebration than in past years, as I remember ...
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ALL HAIL ROBERT MORLEY!
The flat-out funniest thing I managed to see, on screen or in 3-D life, during this past week, one which was largely bereft of even the most forgiving smile? Robert Morley as Undershaft, the armament magnate and alienated patriarch of a household of idealistic children, among them Wendy ...
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HALLOWEEN PURSUITS
Happy All Hallows Eve, devils and angels! (Images courtesy of the Riptheskull collection, which I became aware of through the excellent Halloween-themed site Season of Shadows .) ********************************
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FOR THE ITALIAN HORROR BLOG-A-THON: LUCIO FULCI'S DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING
The following essay is my contribution to Kevin J. Olson's Italian Horror Blog-a-Thon , which features multiple links to all manner of fascinating and fun reading on this rich, Halloween-appropriate topic. Kevin writes the essential, and now eternally- Inglourious Basterds -linked blog Hugo ...
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WHERE THE DIRTY HIPSTERS ARE
Plenty of other stuff to get to and no time to do it until after work tonight, but even so, this one was to good to pass up. Thanks for the tip on this one go to Andrew Blackwood , who in addition to being a good friend and one of this blog's original loyalists also directed a short film ...
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THE RESTLESS SPIRITS OF MARION KERR’S GOLDEN EARRINGS
There are a couple of restless spirits swirling about the turbulent emotional center of Golden Earrings , and though one in particular haunts the characters within the fabric of the film itself, it is the second that haunts the viewer long after the movie is over. Directed and written by ...
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