“Midnight In Paris” : 8 ½ Finally, a summer flick that I can enthusiastically recommend to audiences of all ages. “Midnight In Paris” is one of those feel-good pictures, complete with romance, conflict and a myriad of glitzy scenes through the streets of Paris, about...
On the light side. Nothing better than a good laugh. What are your thoughts on the funniest movie scene of all time? I’ve been watching funny pictures since the days of Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, a big fan of Jerry Lewis and Carol Burnett, Sid Caesar, and more...
However unsolicited, here’s a few comments about some recent movies. Granted, we all have differing tastes, but these are the best and the worst, in my humble movie-lover’s opinion. The summer selection was pretty bad this year with one, perhaps, worthy of any Oscar...
Whatever happened to the variety/comedy shows? You know, the ones where they played before a live audience, mixing comedy skits with singers, guest stars, dancers and an hour of laughter. The best ever, in my humble opinion, was the Carol Burnett Show. She had it all....
It’s easy to render eye-of-the-beholder opinions about the best movies, greatest actors and best looking and all that, but one must be up on their knowledge of motion picture history to extract the greatest performances of all time. This category isn’t based on star...
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