Det Jim McLeod

Is it Rick Jason?

Fredric March Next-Charlton Heston in Touch Of Evil (1958)

A Patch Of Blue (1965) Next- Walking Tall (1973) 2 with Elizabeth Hartman

Barbra Streisand in Up The Sandbox (1972)

10. He was of Italian, Swiss and German descent. Next-Cornel Wilde

One favorite for each year, I think the first half of the decade was much better than the second half. 1970 The Boys In The Band 1971 Dirty Harry 1972 Deliverance 1973 The Exorcist 1974 The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three 1975 Jaws 1976 Taxi Driver 1977 Short Eyes 1978 Halloween 1979 When A Stranger Calls

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress The Hollies Saturday night I was downtown Working for the FBI Sitting in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high Bootlegging boozer on the west side Full of people who are doing wrong Just about to call up the D.A. man When I heard this woman singing a song A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all I saw her heading to the table Well, a tall walking big black cat Charlie said, I hope that you're able, boy 'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at Well, suddenly we hear the sirens And everybody started to run Jumping under doors and tables Well, I heard somebody shooting a gun Well, the D.A. was pumping my left hand She was holding my right Well, I told her, don't get scared 'Cause you're gonna be spared I've gotta be forgiven if I wanna spend my living With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Well with just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all Had it all, had it all, had it all Had it all, had it all, had it all (she had it all)

What did you think of the song at the beginning? I thought along with the images that go with it, made a great snapshot of 1930s life.

Blondie Goes To College (1942) Movies! Network 5/10 Blondie and Dagwood decide they want to go to college but pretend they are not married. #10 in the series, not one of the best but some interesting things. Baby Dumpling is sent to military school and he quickly becomes a sergeant. Larry Parks (4 years before his Oscar nomination for The Jolson Story) plays a college football star interested in Blondie. Lloyd Bridges has an early role as another football player. One milestone in the series has Blondie announcing she is having another baby, which sets up the next entry.

You And Me (1938) TCM 7/10 An ex con (George Raft) has now gone straight, working in a department store and he falls in love with a co worker (Sylvia Sidney) who keeps her criminal past secret from him. I just re watched this one last night, I had not seen it in years. There are so many odd but entertaining things about it. First, it is directed by Fritz Lang, known mostly for dark crime films. This one has moments of comedy, social drama and even musical moments. It starts with a montage of images with Kurt Weill music and wild lyrics. Then there is the scene where the cast suddenly breaks into rhythmic dialogue. The whole thing probably should not have worked but somehow I believe it did.

Best- 48 Hrs (1982) Worst-U Turn (1997) Next-Martin Landau

Double Indemnity (1944) TCM On Demand 9/10 An insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) falls for a seductive woman (Barbara Stanwyck) who convinces him to murder her husband for the accident policy money. This is the second time I have watched this all the way through. I have seen bits of it a few other times but you have to watch it from beginning to end to get the full effect. In addition to the great acting and engrossing plot, this has some of the snappiest dialogue in film noir history. I especially love the "Suppose you..." and "Suppose that..." scene between the two leads. This has all the great elements of noir, Stanwyck is the quintessential femme fatale and MacMurray the ultimate sap. Edward G Robinson steals a few scenes as the wily claims manager who suspects something is up. There has been much criticism of Stanwyck's blond wig but I think she should looks sexy in it. Then again I was always attracted to her, even after her hair went gray.

9) While filming The Dirty Dozen, director Robert Aldrich would often improvise scenes and would ask volunteers from the cast for a certain stunt or scene, Cassavetes would always be the first to volunteer, so he has many scene stealing moments in the film.

2) His only acting Oscar nomination was for Best Supporting Actor for The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Robert Mitchum Next-Bette Davis in The Catered Affair (1956)

10) Her singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon in The King And I next- John Cassavetes

Hugh Laurie was in Peter's Friends with Emma Thompson Emma Thompson was in The Tall Guy with Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum was in The Big Chill with Glenn Close Glenn Close was in The Natural with Robert Redford Robert Redford was in The Sting with Paul Newman next-Jayne Mansfield

I just saw this On Demand and loved it 8/10. A first time viewing for me and now I have seen every single one of Brad Bird's choices. The writing is very witty in it's academia meets street smarts. Gary Cooper gives one of his best performances as the naive English professor who learns about the outside world, Barbara Stanwyck is also a delight as the brassy dame who shows him there is more to life than books. You can't help but be charmed by both of them and you root for them all the way. The eccentric group of professors are all well cast, Richard Haydn being the standout, he sounds like he is doing a Noel Coward imitation. Dana Andrews and Dan Duryea bring some menace to their roles as gangsters. There is also some great suspense toward the end when the professors find a way to outwit the crooks.

Tough Guys (1986)

8. The sales of Reese's Pieces candy skyrocketed when featured in the film

I saw most of this on Svengoolie last night, I hadn't seen it in years. I thought it was a very good horror film, it has been unfairly maligned as being inferior to The Wolf Man, but I think it is almost as good. The first attack scene is one of the scarier moments I have seen in a Universal classic. It shows (see below) just the eyes of the werewolf and the quick scene of him chomping down on Henry Hull's arm is pretty graphic for the time. I liked Sven's trivia, including where he clears up a legend that Henry Hull refused to sit for hours for Jack Pierce's makeup and demanded it be toned down. It turns out he asked for this because the script called for him to be recognized by the other characters while in his wolf state. For this to be believable his face could not be totally covered with hair.

Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (1986)

5) She was typecast as nice and decent women, mostly mothers. She said in an interview "I'm not bothered by it. I prefer playing "good" women."

Blondie In Society (1941) Youtube 5/10 Dagwood brings home a Great Dane that is supposed to be a champion in dog shows. #9 in the series and this one is OK. The title is a misnomer since Blondie never gets into any high society. Most of the laughs come from some great character actors. William Frawley is a rich client of Mr Dithers who also owns a Great Dane entered in the dog show. Edgar Kennedy does his classic slow burn as a veterinarian. Charles Lane plays a washing machine salesman. Penny Singleton gets to sing again as this is the only way to get her Great Dane to stand up at the show. Baby Dumpling loses his baby teeth and becomes a Boy Ranger.