Categories
Archives
-
-
-
-
Recent Posts
- Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- From the archives (2003): There Was Already Something a Little Off…
- September 11, 2001: In Memory of Michael J. Pascuma, Jr.
- Seasonal change shuffle
- R.I.P. Chicken Shop Date
- Dynamic Duo #50
- From the archives (2010): “Go Ask Sheila.”
- Jackson State choir pays tribute to Dolly
- Everything’s gonna be all right, it’s gonna be okay
- From the archives (2011): How We Talked
Recent Comments
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Lyrie on “That’s the smell of rock ‘n roll.” — Dinner in America (2022)
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- sheila on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Linda S on September 11, 2001: In Memory of Michael J. Pascuma, Jr.
- Lyrie on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Ian on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Lyrie on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Melissa Sutherland on Off Campus: Unexpectedly Unexpected
- Lyrie on “That’s the smell of rock ‘n roll.” — Dinner in America (2022)
- Dan on September 11, 2001: In Memory of Michael J. Pascuma, Jr.
- sheila on September 11, 2001: In Memory of Michael J. Pascuma, Jr.
-
Tag Archives: Stanley Kramer
A Personal Memory: or: What Dog Day Afternoon Means to Me
For Sidney Lumet’s birthday. Update to the below: I got the opporunity to discuss all this on What About Al?, Mark Searby’s podcast dedicated to the career of Al Pacino. When I was 12 or 13, I saw Dog Day … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon, Sidney Lumet, Stanley Kramer
9 Comments
“If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.” — Judy Garland
It’s the great, the irreplaceable, Judy Garland’s birthday. The screengrab above is from John Cassavetes’ 1963 film A Child is Waiting. This film is not really well-known, except among Cassavetes/Garland completists – but some serious Cassavetes fans don’t know about … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged John Cassavetes, Judy Garland, Stanley Kramer
6 Comments
June 2023 Viewing Diary
Succession (2018-2023) I finally watched, having somehow resisted the DEAFENING buzz over the last couple of years. I like Jeremy Strong, liked his small moment in Zero Dark Thirty, he totally stood out in The Big Short (directed by one … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Billy Wilder, Cristian Mungiu, documentary, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., drama, Elia Kazan, Eva Marie Saint, France, Harriet Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, Karl Malden, Katharine Hepburn, Lee J. Cobb, Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront, Otto Preminger, reviews, Rod Steiger, Romania, romantic drama, Stalag 17, Stanley Kramer, Sweden, true crime, war movies, William Holden, women directors
23 Comments
February 2018 Viewing Diary
Supernatural, Season 13, episode 12 “Various & Sundry Villains” (2018; d. Amanda Tapping) I was happy to see that the series showed at least passing interest in the inner life of one of its lead characters. Six Feet Under, season … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Belgium, Bob Fosse, documentary, England, France, Ginger Rogers, Greta Gerwig, Iran, Iranian film, Joan Blondell, Kristen Stewart, Mervyn LeRoy, Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, South Korea, Stanley Kramer, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, women directors, X-Files, Zac Efron
30 Comments
R.I.P. Sidney Lumet. No Hyperbole Here.
In my years of writing publicly, I have learned to not fear hyperbole. “Hyperbole” is often used as a criticism by those who are embarrassed by deep feeling, or those who think “obsessions” are somewhat childish. I know when I’m … Continue reading