The weekly roundup of reviews, interviews, and other citations of (often, though not always) underappreciated examples of the dramatic and related arts. As always, please let me know if I've missed your or anyone else's contribution this week in comments... thanks.
Anne Billson: 10 Underrated Crime Drama Films from the 1990s
Anonymous: Speedy; Please Give; After the Wedding
Bhob Stewart: "22G"
The Big Broadcast: Juneteenth, 2016
B. V. Lawson: Media Murder
Colin McGuigan: Ice Cold in Alex
Comedy Film Nerds: Paul F. Tompkins
Cult TV: The Avengers: "Brought to Book" (mildly NSFW image at top of post)
Cynthia Fuchs: Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Starless Dreams; The Crossing
Dan Stumpf: The White Gorilla
David Cramner: Four Faces West; Monte Walsh; The Grave of Marcus Pauly
Elizabeth Foxwell: Detective Kitty O'Day; Mike Chomko on PulpFest and Argosy artists/illustrators
Eric Hillis: Woman on the Run
George Kelley: Maggie's Plan
Gilbert Colon: Person of Interest
"Gilligan Newton-John": Satan's Blood; Nuda per Satana (NSFW imagery)
Iba Dawson: films v. the books they adapt
Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.: Let Freedom Ring; Crime Classics
Jackie Kashian: Sarah Urling, private detective
Urling a Miss Fisher's fan...
Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin: The Jackie and Laurie Show
Jacqueline T. Lynch: Titanic (1953 film)
James Clark: Life (2015 film)
James Reasoner: The Forbidden Kingdom
Janet Varney: Gary Anthony Williams
Jerry House: The Trail Beyond
Joe Yanick: River's Edge and other underrated films of 1986
John Grant: The Phantom in the House; Key Largo; Salvare la faccia
Jonathan Lewis: Skyjacked
K. A. Laity: Much Ado About Nothing (Dundee Rep, stage)
Karen Hannsberry: Stalag 17
Ken Levine: Difficult People; multi-camera sitcoms; writer credits
Kliph Nesteroff: Rose Marie
Kristina Dijan: The Underworld Story; The Sound of Fury; The Rains Came
Laura G.: Prairie Law; Stage to Chino; James A. FitzPatrick TravelTalks shorts (Volume 1); Key Largo
Lesley Gaspar: Laura
Lindsey: Carnival of Souls; A Woman's Secrets
Lucy Brown: Best of Men
Marty McKee: The Girl Next Door (1978 film); (The FBI:) Cosa Nostra: An Arch Enemy of the FBI
Mildred Perkins: The Jungle Book
Mitchell Hadley: The Rebel; TV Guide, 20 June 1959
Noel Vera: Heneral Luna; 100 Best Filipino Films
Patricia Abbott: Kate and Allie; Weiner
Patricia Nolan-Hall: Dreamboat; Woman's World; The Winslow Boy
Paul D. Brazill: Kes
Rachel Stecher: The Bride Walks Out
Rick: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)
Rod Lott: The Last Slumber Party; Careful What You Wish For; Natural Born Pranksters (ugly sort of possibly NSFW image)
"Rupert Pupkin": Suture; Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Ruth Kerr: The Conquest of Everest; Reel Infatuation
Salome Wilde: She Couldn't Take It; Scarlet Street
Scott A. Cupp: Wild in the Streets
Sergio Angelini: Campion: "Police at the Funeral"
Stacia Jones: If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium; Gold
Stacie Ponder: The House That Dripped Blood; The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
Stephen Bowie: Leonard Heideman, murderer, Mission: Impossible producer
Steve Lewis: Calling Dr. Death; Trancers [Bill Crider on Trancers]
Steve Scott: John D. MacDonald on the film industry, 1948 (courtesy Bill Crider)
Theresa Brown: Send Me No Flowers
TV Obscurities: The Mike Wallace Interview
Victoria Loomes: Boccaccio '70
Vienna: Finger of Guilt
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| Layer Cake |
Anonymous: Speedy; Please Give; After the Wedding
Bhob Stewart: "22G"
The Big Broadcast: Juneteenth, 2016
- 7 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Callicles Matter” Parts 1 and 2 (CBS, Original Airdates April 30th and May 1st, 1956) - 7:30 p.m. My Favorite Husband
“Knitting Baby Booties” (CBS, Original airdate September 24, 1948) - 8 p.m. Gunsmoke
“Man and Boy” (CBS, Original airdate October 27, 1957) - 8:30 p.m. The Great Gilder sleeve
“Father's Day Chair” (NBC, Original airdate June 21, 1942) - 9 p.m. Dragnet
"Red Light Bandit” (NBC, Original airdate July 14, 1949) - 9:30 p.m. The Adventures of Father Brown
“The Three Tools of Death” (Mutual/MBS, Original airdate July 22, 1945) - 10 p.m. Lux Radio Theater
“SORELL AND SON” (CBS, Original airdate January 01, 1940)
B. V. Lawson: Media Murder
Colin McGuigan: Ice Cold in Alex
Comedy Film Nerds: Paul F. Tompkins
Cult TV: The Avengers: "Brought to Book" (mildly NSFW image at top of post)
Cynthia Fuchs: Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Starless Dreams; The Crossing
Dan Stumpf: The White Gorilla
David Cramner: Four Faces West; Monte Walsh; The Grave of Marcus Pauly
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| Person of Interest |
Elizabeth Foxwell: Detective Kitty O'Day; Mike Chomko on PulpFest and Argosy artists/illustrators
Eric Hillis: Woman on the Run
George Kelley: Maggie's Plan
Gilbert Colon: Person of Interest
"Gilligan Newton-John": Satan's Blood; Nuda per Satana (NSFW imagery)
Iba Dawson: films v. the books they adapt
Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.: Let Freedom Ring; Crime Classics
Jackie Kashian: Sarah Urling, private detective
Urling a Miss Fisher's fan...
Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin: The Jackie and Laurie Show
Jacqueline T. Lynch: Titanic (1953 film)
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| The Forbidden Kingdom |
James Clark: Life (2015 film)
James Reasoner: The Forbidden Kingdom
Janet Varney: Gary Anthony Williams
Jerry House: The Trail Beyond
Joe Yanick: River's Edge and other underrated films of 1986
John Grant: The Phantom in the House; Key Largo; Salvare la faccia
Jonathan Lewis: Skyjacked
K. A. Laity: Much Ado About Nothing (Dundee Rep, stage)
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| Key Largo |
Karen Hannsberry: Stalag 17
Ken Levine: Difficult People; multi-camera sitcoms; writer credits
Kliph Nesteroff: Rose Marie
Kristina Dijan: The Underworld Story; The Sound of Fury; The Rains Came
Laura G.: Prairie Law; Stage to Chino; James A. FitzPatrick TravelTalks shorts (Volume 1); Key Largo
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| Carnival of Souls |
Lesley Gaspar: Laura
Lindsey: Carnival of Souls; A Woman's Secrets
Lucy Brown: Best of Men
Marty McKee: The Girl Next Door (1978 film); (The FBI:) Cosa Nostra: An Arch Enemy of the FBI
Mildred Perkins: The Jungle Book
Mitchell Hadley: The Rebel; TV Guide, 20 June 1959
Noel Vera: Heneral Luna; 100 Best Filipino Films
Patricia Abbott: Kate and Allie; Weiner
Patricia Nolan-Hall: Dreamboat; Woman's World; The Winslow Boy
Paul D. Brazill: Kes
Rachel Stecher: The Bride Walks Out
Rick: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)
Rod Lott: The Last Slumber Party; Careful What You Wish For; Natural Born Pranksters (ugly sort of possibly NSFW image)
"Rupert Pupkin": Suture; Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Ruth Kerr: The Conquest of Everest; Reel Infatuation
Salome Wilde: She Couldn't Take It; Scarlet Street
Scott A. Cupp: Wild in the Streets
Sergio Angelini: Campion: "Police at the Funeral"
Stacia Jones: If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium; Gold
Stacie Ponder: The House That Dripped Blood; The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
Stephen Bowie: Leonard Heideman, murderer, Mission: Impossible producer
Steve Lewis: Calling Dr. Death; Trancers [Bill Crider on Trancers]
Steve Scott: John D. MacDonald on the film industry, 1948 (courtesy Bill Crider)
Theresa Brown: Send Me No Flowers
TV Obscurities: The Mike Wallace Interview
Victoria Loomes: Boccaccio '70
Vienna: Finger of Guilt
Another a-mazing bumper crop Todd! Some really great stuff here - thanks chum.
ReplyDeleteLabyrinthine, perhaps? Thanks as always, Sergio, for your benisons and contributions...it is a typically nice set, I think...
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing round-up. Just got back into town and have some reading to do.
ReplyDeleteMissing only a Robinson.
ReplyDeleteTodd,
ReplyDeleteGot one for you for next week. Thanks.
http://noirworthwatching.blogspot.ca/2016/06/la-strada-buie-aka-fugitive-lady-1950.html
Cheers,
Gary Deane
Thanks for the heads-up, Gary!
ReplyDeleteYou're a prince.
ReplyDeleteOr, by middle name, an Earl...though not a dean!
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