threedonia.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
edited to add: Hewonhewonhewonhewonhewonwonwon!!!!! A favorite story of mine involves two great storytellers in their own right: Garson Kanin was chatting with David Niven and mentioned in passing something to the effect of, “Now that we’re both middle-aged men…” Niven said, “What are you talking about'” and Kanin admitted he’d just turned 55 the day before....
Mermaid Left as Ligan. Please Reclaim. (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Today I am working on these: One day they will grow up to be convertible mittens designed by Emma . I am test crocheting them. That's an awesome light-up crochet hook from Weezie , but you can't really tell from that picture. They're intended for my father-in-law for Xmas. I hope they fit him. I hope he likes them. They're the Xmas gift I'm most unsure about so far. He's all.... classy and English...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
This coming Tuesday (November 24 th ) would have been Bill Buckley’s 84 th birthday. We think a nice way to remember Bill is the way he remembered his own life and doings - through his literary autobiography, Miles Gone By . This beautiful hardcover (a NY Times bestseller when it was first published in 2004) is nearly 600 pages, and includes a CD of WFB reading selections. W oven from personal...
Filmstalker (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
While some are suggesting this is a remake of Defending Your Life, the Albert Brooks written , directed and starring film, although to me it sounds like it owes more to A Matter of Life and Death from 1946 starring David Niven. However the story of Ten Best Days of My Life has something a little different to it and portrays the afterlife a bit like a company with a hierarchy and a promotional system....
Workbench (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
For the last two years I've voted in the Hugo Awards , yearly literary honors for science fiction and fantasy (but mostly science fiction). I skipped the best novel category because I hadn't read most of the works, which is no fun at all since that's the biggest award. So when the 2010 Hugos are decided next spring, I'd like to have completed enough of the nominated novels to make an informed vote....
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Emil Jannings, Warner Baxter, George Arliss and Lionel Barrymore. Wallace Beery and Fredric March simultaneously. Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Victor McLaglen. Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy ² . Robert Donat, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper and James Cagney. Paul Lukas, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland and Fredric March, who was worth returning to. Ronald Colman, Laurence Olivier, Broderick Crawford, José...
"Let's Not Talk About Movies" (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
" Dodsworth " ( William Wyler , 1936) "Why are Americans always such snobs?" asks David Niven 's snobbish Capt. Clyde Lockert. Well, the answer is that there are two kinds of people in this world: people who lump people together with presumptive generalizations and those who don't. And the best place to lump people together is a cruise ship. Just ask the captain of "The Love...
The Pink Heart Society (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Michelle Styles looks at the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Does it match the sheer power of the novel? Once upon a time, when I was about six, my first grade teacher started to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl to the class. I loved the book but Mrs Hemming read it far too slowly. My mother bought me the book and it became the first chapter book that I ever read and really...
tales from the zodiac lung (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Came back from doing some bits this morning to find Live and Let Die on the TV. As is always traditional with James Bond, one must always ask - providing one had never asked before - who the best Bond is. A certain amount of leeway is allowed of course, but anybody who replies Roger Moore without a moments hesitation needs a good head examination. The correct answer is of course, as follows: Daniel...
Travel (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
By Ruthie Golden We have reviews of some movies listed below. You can find a lot of information on movie downloads sites if you do a good search. Film download searches will include "Unlimited Downloads", "Movie Download Site", and "Download Full Length Movie". The Front Page: The third filming of the Hecht-MacArthur play about a crazy and woolly Chicago newspaperman...
Fitz Blog of Comedy (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Oh often my favourite Comedy The Pink Panther 1963 ***** As a child, Princess Dala receives a gift from her father, the Shah of Lugash: the Pink Panther, the largest diamond in the world. This huge pink gem has an unusual flaw: looking deeply into the stone, one perceives a tiny discoloration resembling a leaping pink panther – hence the name. As the camera moves in, this image comes to life...
THE HORRORS OF IT ALL (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Two numbskulls try to bump off their innocent old aunt for her money, only she's not so innocent--- not even a little! I love stories like this, reminds me of something William Castle would have had fun filming. So let's do another casting call, shall we? Starring David Niven as Leslie, Frank Cady as James, and Ellen Corby as Aunt Lenore. From the December 1951 issue of Chamber of Chills #24 +++++++++++++++++++++...
100 Readers (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Catherine is a counsellor and psychotherapist in her 30s living in Oxfordshire. Describe yourself in five words. Intuitive, thoughtful, driven, analytic, empathic. How would your friends describe you? Forthright. Do you do anything creative? Just day to day things – creating a home, making things with shells or paper, doodles, photography, an occasional painting or writing, sand sculptures at...
Phil-Lynch-Photographer (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Sorry folks, I am way behind on blogging. It is silly season as far as weddings go but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Katie and Duncan were married at the beautiful Notley Abbey just outside Aylesbury. It is the former home of Laurence Olivier and the gorgeous screen icon, Vivien Leigh. Also home (apparently) to some outrageous 'Hollywood' style parties over the years, with guest lists that...
Capitol Hill Seattle (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Tonight begins Central Cinema's week-long run of 1964's The Pink Panther , the film in which Peter Sellers' immortal Inspector Clouseau made his debut. The 6:45 p.m. showing is all ages, 9:30 is 21 and over. Admission is $6. I can't imagine a better way to decompress after a full day of recession than with The Pink Panther . Besides idiot-sans-savant Peter Sellers doing battle with a vengeful globe,...
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