The Silver Screen Oasis

Thanks, moira!

You are my peeps. (cue wolf howl)

Guess who tuned in to watch all the Sophia Loren movies....

Now I'm enjoying Falcon day! ("...and the Co-eds" coming up next. It's like a Lewton)

Thanks, Chris!

I was having major problems logging in but moira came to my rescue.

HELLO EVERYBODY!

I made it back thanks to moira!

Appreciate all the birthday wishes, and back at you, Chris!

Hi, my twinnie, and thank you!

Yay, I'm baaaaack! Thank you, moira! :D :D :D A little of Shelley goes a long, long way. She's the only actress I know who can be whiny and frightening at the same time -- I'm thinking of WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN and WHO SLEW AUNTIE ROO. I love all those character actors you mention. James Gleas...

FLAP, 1970. Fiercely awful. Directed by Sir Carol Reed, if you can believe it. And I thought RPM was Anthony Quinn's worst film. "I'M PISSED OFF!" "About what, Flapping Eagle?" "EVERYTHING!!!!" Shelley Winters shows up for about eight minutes, tops, as a local madam named Dorothy Bluebell who happen...

Poor Godzilla, lol. Lost all dignity after his magnificently frightening introduction to the world in the original movie. (w/o Raymond Burr) Spent the first day of my summer vacation enjoying TWO ON A GUILLOTINE. Max Steiner gives the cute rabbit its very own musical theme. For plot purposes it is d...

GODZILLA (and Rodan) VS. MONSTER ZERO: Nick Adams in his Japanese period. Observing the Planet X guys spiriting Godzy and Rodan away in giant bubbles, Adams can't believe his eyes: "Gedda loada DAT!"

moira, I think Ann Sheridan was a TCM Star of the Month, but you'd know better than moi. Anybody watch DRACULA'S DAUGHTER? I've always loved Gloria Holden in that role, and frankly could never see her as anyone else. One time she popped up in an Andy Hardy movie and I was taken aback. Countess Zales...

Western Guy, I wonder if YouTube has any clips of Tony Curtis talking about THE MANITOU on the old Mike Douglas show, lol. As for Bill Holden, he could have helped his wildlife conservaton interests with all the money from the horror stuff, ha! moira, I recorded VALENTINO. Heaven only knows what mad...

moira, I missed THE SWARM this time around -- I know, hard to believe, lol, but I conked out on the couch unfortunately. Saw it a couple of years ago and did a review of sorts at our other Home, but, my memory being the sorry thing it is, don't remember in what forum or anything else. I just love th...

I had TCM on while in another room and then heard that mournful "remembers" music, so rushed back in. Couldn't believe it was Christopher Lee, for some reason I thought he'd live forever, like Count Dracula, lol. (well, until Peter Cushing caught up with him...)

moira, I share your opinions of Paul being more interesting in the latter stages of his career. He's terrific in MR. AND MRS. BRIDGES. I didn't even realize that WIND ACROSS THE EVERGLADES was on during the "Southern Movie" segments. Heck, I never even heard of it before. So imagine my unfettered de...

Something that always puzzles me -- people don't call for an ambulance in old movies; they just take the injured person to a bedroom in someone's apartment. Interesting, that Cagney comment about Sheridan. I love her. Terribly underrated as an actress I think. A wonderful comedienne too -- she's the...

Thanks re: ICE FOLLIES, moira. THE LONG HOT SUMMER, one of my guilty pleasures, although I think Tony (when he's not racheting up that corn pone) and especially Joanne give pleasantly nuanced performances. I'm fascinated by Paul's line readings, the way he emphasizes certain key words -- "You won't ...

moira, how could I forget the shrunken heads, lol? :D :D :D I loved the cigarette dangling from Rock's mouth during his blood pressure test. The doctor didn't seem to mind. After hapless Kent Smith is through "examining" Ann Sheridan in NORA PRENTISS, she asks him for a smoke and a drink. He promptl...