Playing Around

Laughter is truly the best medicine, especially right now. Lately my streaming diet consists of generous helpings of comedy, not only films [...]

Polly of The Circus 1932 Directed by Alfred Santell. Starring Clark Gable and Marion Davies. A pre-code melodrama. Polly Fisher (Marion [...]

“Stevie Wonder’s albums from the 1970s mark one of the most extraordinary, creative streaks in the history of popular [...]

I’ve taken two summer vacations this year – one in Italy and the other in France — via two mesmerizing thrillers that couldn’t [...]

The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1936 An expanded version of the H.G. Wells short story. Directed by Lothar Mendes. Several gods/angels look [...]

Andy (Charlize Theron) has been fighting for righteous causes for a long time – not years or decades, but centuries. The “Old [...]

For Me and My Gal 1942 based on a story by Howard Emmett Rogers inspired by vaudeville actors Harry Palmer and Jo Hayden. Directed by Busby [...]

Two time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors, but he’s perhaps best known for the many times he’s [...]