CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS (1937) Starring Warner Oland and Keye Luke

Along the lines of 'better late than never' here is my entry in Overlooked (or Forgotten) Film Tuesday - the weekly meme hosted by Todd Mason at his blog, SWEET FREEDOM. Head on over there for pertinent links to other movie mavens and their contributions.I thought today's film appropriately fitting since Olympic Hoopla is currently taking place in London. (And thanks to Prashant for giving me the idea to do an Olympics themed  post.)The always...

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A movie I thought I'd find interesting, but didn't: ALBERT NOBBS starring Glenn Close

Photo: Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair's Hollywood Portfolio.I was looking forward to seeing Glenn Close in this Oscar nominated performance simply because I like her so much. Plus I found the whole idea of a woman passing herself off as a man, especially at that time in history (the setting is Ireland in the early part of the 19th century) - fascinating. Historically, it was, let's face it, an economically viable solution. There were few good...

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Saturday Salon: Olympic Arts

Design: Jean DroitDesign: Ilmari SysimetsaDesigner: OrsiDesign: Walter HerrDesign: John SjurdDesign: Armando TestaDesign: Primo AngelliDesign: Tom WesselmanI've scoured a million online sites (well, maybe not a whole million) to bring you a nice bunch of well designed, well-executed Olympic posters featuring terrific artwork. The search was definitely worth it.I've culled these from all over the net and I make no claim to owning any copyrights. I...

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Friday's Forgotten Books: SMALL VICES (1997) by Robert B. Parker

Today is Forgotten Book Friday (as usual) - my choice this week is SMALL VICES by Robert B. Parker. (Don't forget to head on over to PATINASE, Patti Abbott's blog to see what other forgotten books other bloggers are buzzing about.)Boston private eye and general all-purpose tough-guy, Spenser (That's Spenser with an S - like the English poet) is drawn into an investigation at the request of old friend, Rita Fiore - once a lowly public defender now...

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Favorite Mystery and/or Thriller Films

50 Favorite Film Mysteries and/or Thrillers.Definitely not going to refine everything down to individual groupings. Life’s too short. You know where to go to get strict adherence to genre film lists. (Also, there are many thriller films popular over the years that I just haven’t seen, hence their omission from this list. I've also omitted films or shows done for television - that will be a separate list.)I’m aware that many of the films other movie...

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