Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946) is the one movie everyone should watch during Christmas. Why do I feel this way? The holidays for many are great and happy times, for others well it can be pretty sad. There are many sad and depress people during Christmas time. Instead of it being a season of joy, it’s more like a season of dread. In fact, some, like George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) in this story want...

Taking a few days off doing some R &R in NYC , then again can I really call waking up early on black Friday to shop R & R? Well it’s all relative, for some shopping is R &R, for others well let’s just say it’s a nightmare. But I digress, after I get back from my shopping trip, I will sit down to watch a few classic holiday favorites. TCM is getting us in the Christmas spirit this weekend starting on Saturday the 25th with...

Hi everyone, Bogie here. I’m glad to join my sweetheart Bacall in her sweet blog. I’ve been waiting for years for this day. Just the other day I was in Walmart looking over their DVD collection of sitcoms and once again left wanting for my beloved Odd Couple. Then one evening last week, while sitting in my professional tv viewing chair, I was overcome with astonishment when I saw the commercial for season one of The Odd...

Child star Mary Badham, of Robert Mulligan’s, “To Kill A Mockingbird ” (1962) is going to try to give Hollywood another try after a 40-year hiatus. How can you forget the beautiful tomboy “Scout”? I envied the relationship she had with her father Atticus (Gregory Peck). The story is timeless, and still resonates today. We still have the ugliness this movie brought to the forefront. These are hatred, racism,...

Michael Curtiz’ “Casablanca” is now on HD–DVD and it promises to be a brilliant winner. How can we forget the famous line “Here’s looking at you kid.” Every time I see that part of the movie I am moved to pieces. Suddenly Rick (Humphrey Bogart) doesn’t seem cynical and harden. He is now the gentle giant with Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) his lost love. What about Rick’s guarded line,...

"All right Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.." “Sunset Blvd.” is a 1950 American film noir containing elements of drama, horror, and black comedy. Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named for the famous boulevard of the same name that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. The movie dealt with the “behind the scenes” Hollywood. Hollywood wears a mask to cover all the ugly...