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20's Buster, 30's Screwball, 40's Noir, 50's TV, 60's Music, 70's MLB. Vegan. Crazy Cat Man. Walking Antique. Or Current Occupant
I'm listening to Neil Young's latest Talkin' To The Trees and I see that it's co-produced by...Lou Adler! Who just turned 92. Needless to say, God Bless Him.
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm listening to Neil Young's latest Talkin' To The Trees and I see that it's co-produced by...Lou Adler! Who just turned 92. Needless to say, God Bless Him.
Something I just realized: In Britain a "villain" is a serious bad guy. In America a "villain" is a comic book character.
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Something I just realized: In Britain a "villain" is a serious bad guy. In America a "villain" is a comic book character.
I've enjoyed every reincarnation of Inspector Maigret from Jean Gabin to Rowan Atkinson. This new one is good too. Only, since English is apparently the national language of France, why are documents and newspapers and signs still in French?
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I've enjoyed every reincarnation of Inspector Maigret from Jean Gabin to Rowan Atkinson. This new one is good too. Only, since English is apparently the national language of France, why are documents and newspapers and signs still in French?
I had this yesterday. Quite tasty and reasonably priced compared to some of the more famous brands.
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I had this yesterday. Quite tasty and reasonably priced compared to some of the more famous brands.
I don't mind "begs the question" or even "irregardless" but for the love of God it's not "Macy's Day."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I don't mind "begs the question" or even "irregardless" but for the love of God it's not "Macy's Day."
One of my favorites -- Moontide (1942)
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
One of my favorites -- Moontide (1942)
Anybody know what this is? The fabric-covered part spins around.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Anybody know what this is? The fabric-covered part spins around.
I thought I knew a thing or two but I'm only up to December 1900 and I'm already mortified by my profound ignorance of the Boer War.
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I thought I knew a thing or two but I'm only up to December 1900 and I'm already mortified by my profound ignorance of the Boer War.
Born on this date, 1888, the sublime Harpo Marx.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Born on this date, 1888, the sublime Harpo Marx.
Noir fans will get a kick out of Thomas Pynchon's latest. A gumshoe in 1930's Milwaukee. Exquisitely inventive period slang and hilarious (but very Pynchon-esque ) patter. I'm enjoying it immensely.
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Noir fans will get a kick out of Thomas Pynchon's latest. A gumshoe in 1930's Milwaukee. Exquisitely inventive period slang and hilarious (but very Pynchon-esque ) patter. I'm enjoying it immensely.
Nine pictures together.
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Nine pictures together.
Americans united in love of unfamiliar new word.
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Americans united in love of unfamiliar new word.
Burns and Schreiber were very funny.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Burns and Schreiber were very funny.
The soundtrack to the new Spinal Tap movie is just tremendous. Looking forward to seeing it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The soundtrack to the new Spinal Tap movie is just tremendous. Looking forward to seeing it.
Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
I've never met a cat yet who understood the point of changing the clock twice a year.
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I've never met a cat yet who understood the point of changing the clock twice a year.
In my day, human-animal and animal-animal friendships were a staple of kids' culture. Did anything good come of it?
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
In my day, human-animal and animal-animal friendships were a staple of kids' culture. Did anything good come of it?
June Lockhart's as pioneering woman doctor Phyllis Thackery on Have Gun Will Travel. Her little fling with Paladin was the sexiest thing you'll ever see in 1950's television.
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
June Lockhart's as pioneering woman doctor Phyllis Thackery on Have Gun Will Travel. Her little fling with Paladin was the sexiest thing you'll ever see in 1950's television.
Yes, and there was also The Ransom of Red Chief (1952), with one of my other favorites, Oscar Levant. A very funny episode in the anthology film, O. Henry's Full House.
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yes, and there was also The Ransom of Red Chief (1952), with one of my other favorites, Oscar Levant. A very funny episode in the anthology film, O. Henry's Full House.
@citizenscreen.bsky.social
I love Fred Allen and I agree with you, but It's In The Bag (1945) is still a great movie, and Fred was always a delight as a panelist on What's My Line.
I love Fred Allen and I agree with you, but It's In The Bag (1945) is still a great movie, and Fred was always a delight as a panelist on What's My Line.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@citizenscreen.bsky.social
I love Fred Allen and I agree with you, but It's In The Bag (1945) is still a great movie, and Fred was always a delight as a panelist on What's My Line.
I love Fred Allen and I agree with you, but It's In The Bag (1945) is still a great movie, and Fred was always a delight as a panelist on What's My Line.
"ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant - Tacitus
(where they make a desert, they call it "peace.")
(where they make a desert, they call it "peace.")
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant - Tacitus
(where they make a desert, they call it "peace.")
(where they make a desert, they call it "peace.")
I only noticed one obvious Dewey Cox moment in A Complete Unknown, when Pete Seeger, getting frantic at Newport, says "Excuse me, Odetta" as he rushes by a black woman. Other than that, it was kind of a guessing game as to who was who.
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I only noticed one obvious Dewey Cox moment in A Complete Unknown, when Pete Seeger, getting frantic at Newport, says "Excuse me, Odetta" as he rushes by a black woman. Other than that, it was kind of a guessing game as to who was who.