Quit Buggin’ Me! Insect Menaces at the Movies with Arnell
Adam & The Ants - AntmusicWatch this video on YouTube Ant Music by Adam & The Ants* Although the theory that cockroaches will survive a…
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When Low Brow Goes High Art: Unlikely Projects With Mainstream Actors
In a bid for credibility/better roles or personal artistic fulfillment, mainstream action and comedy stars have occasionally been tempted to change gears and try their…
When Harry Palmer Matched Wits With the ‘Billion Dollar Brain’ (1967)
The third of Michael Caine’s 60s Harry Palmer trilogy (after 1965’s The Ipcress File and 1966’s Funeral in Berlin), Ken Russell’s Billion Dollar…
Three for the Road: Neglected Heist and Caper Films of the 70s
Everyone knows The Sting and Dog Day Afternoon, but today I wanted to chat about three of what I think are some of the best…
What’s in a Name? Remembering the Late, Great Rip Torn (1931-2019)
Strangely enough for an actor who came to prominence in the 50s, Rip (Larry Sanders, Men in Black, Dodgeball, Cincinnati Kid) Torn’s name…
Odd Dick: A Look Back at ‘Peeper’ (1975) With Michael Caine
Albert Finney’s death in early 2019 and memories of his 1971 Liverpudlian detective picture Gumshoe prompted me to take a look at other odd movie…