Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows Audrey Cotter was born on February 8, 1922, in New York, New York, as the youngest of four children (two girls and two boys). Her parents were Reverend Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor, who worked as Episcopal missionaries in Wuchang, Hubei, China. While she spent her early years in China,...
“B” Movie Western Sampler It’s time for my annual “B” Western sampler! In 2022 and 2023 I shared reviews of short “B” Westerns I watched while traveling. Once again my portable DVD player and “B” Western discs accompanied me on this year’s summer vacation, the only difference being that this year, instead of a road trip, I went on an Alaskan...
The Wild Frontier of “Inceville” “When the movies were young,” as the saying went, filmmakers’ heads were swimming with possibilities. Motion pictures cameras could take footage anywhere a tripod could rest, so why not take advantage of it? Outside the usual confines of the stage, anything was possible: immense battle scenes, staged floods and fires, sweeping landscape...
In a new interview, Spider-Man: No Way Home lead Tom Holland has offered some insight into the manic way that the MCU outing was developed, revealing that the movie's script was undergoing constant rewrites, even while filming. According to the actor, it took some time before all of the actors were confirmed to be involved, and, even...
Blithe Spirit (1945) Supernatural comedy is one of my favorite movie genres any time of year, but I’m especially drawn to it once the first Halloween decorations start to materialize. After a recent viewing of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), I remembered that its leading man, Rex Harrison, also experiences a haunting from the other side...
They were cute little honey bees – just one or two fluttering around the walkway by my back stairs. Not an unexpected sight on a warm summer day and, knowing the importance of the pollinators, I left them alone. I should have looked closer. A few weeks later there was a swarm – OK, maybe just 6...
Ann Rutherford Ann Rutherford Therese Ann Rutherford was born on November 2, 1917, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her parents were John and Lucille Rutherford. Her mother was a silent film actress, while her father was an operatic tenor. When Rutherford was an infant, her family relocated to San Francisco, California, and soon separated. Rutherford’s mother took...
Westerns for Young Viewers Recently a longtime Twitter pal sought recommendations for traditional Westerns for her 11-year-old daughter to try. An enjoyable discussion with several people ensued, and I got to thinking that if I fleshed out my thoughts it would make a nice Western RoundUp topic. I’m thus expanding the short list I gave her with...
Noir Nook: International Femmes Film noir movies may be, generally speaking, set in urban American cities, but many of its inhabitants hail from the other side of the world. This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at the lives and careers of three noir dames who bring a bit of international flair to the shadowy proceedings of...
Hollywood’s crowning achievement is its greatest enigma Here’s some exciting news for The Wizard of Oz fans (and who isn’t :)) Coming Soon! Mysteries of Oz: 85 Questions Answered is a new documentary from AMS Pictures that explores the magic, music, and myths surrounding the making of The Wizard of Oz in celebration of its 85th Anniversary....
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