Spitball Army

If I was producing the Academy Awards show, there would be Carl Stalling Looney Tunes music playing in the theater before the show.

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Netflix has run my subscription through its algorithm and chosen three genres of film for my Recommendations list. They are: Understated British TV shows Classic Dark Movies based on a book Critically-acclaimed Cerebral showbiz movies

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An ad warns against putting feet on theater seats, depicting an offender pelted by a soda cup. One bad behavior replaces another.

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo musical in-joke No. 1: Computer hacker opens his apartment door wearing a Nine Inch Nails t-shirt. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo musical in-joke No. 2: Villain turns on a recording of Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” to begin torturing his victim.

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I love the moment in Water for Elephants when they discover that the elephant responds to Polish commands. Otherwise? Meh.

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At the start of this year, I began compiling a list of films and other entertainments that I viewed either in the theater or via disc and cable. My Mom does this and, while I can’t say that she necessarily inspired me to take up the habit, I’ve enjoyed going back to the list and […]

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Ah, Saraghina dances the rumba!! Watch for the kid ecstatically slapping himself in the face (at about 1:55). From Federico Fellini’s 8½.

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Night descends on Coney Island in this scene from Little Fugitive. I finally saw this gem of a film this past August, after having it on my wish list for many years. It was wonderful.

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One of the funniest bits from the altogether uproarious 1956 Danny Kaye vehicle, The Court Jester:

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