Archive for the 'Comedy' Category
Big Steal
Set Your Recorders, Mitchum, Film Noir, Comedy| No Comments »I know that this is a long post but I do not want to cut it. Back in the mid late 1980’s when I first began working at Movie Place,we had a customer who knew of my longtime obsession with Robert Mitchum. Nothing wrong with that. This customer had also been the […]
Sabrina - 1954
Set Your Recorders, Comedy, Romance, Bogart, New York| 1 Comment »Both Humphrey Bogart and William Holden are too old for their roles. Mr. Bogart hated working with director Billy Wilder. No matter what, Humphrey Bogart quit work at 6:00 PM on the dot, because that was the time he started drinking his Scotch and sodas. If anyone tried to get him to work after […]
Odd Couple - 1968
Set Your Recorders, Comedy, New York| 2 Comments »If there was ever a more “old Upper Westside” picture ever made, it would be news to me. The play and the movie are set on the upper westside. The characters live on the Upper Westside (131 Riverside Drive on 85th street I am so sure). The film makers chose to shoot […]
Paper Moon - 1973
Set Your Recorders, Comedy, Drama| No Comments »Paper Moon
Ah, the ’30s, simplier times. The depression was dragging on but the air waves were full of tunes like “Keep Your Sunny Side Up” or “Happy Days Are Here Again”. The contrast of the music to what is happening in this picture is stark. Desperation, poverty and bitterness, […]
