Unca Darrell

SEPTEMBER 15 / "The No. 1 Christian movie in America" . . .

. . . is neither Christian nor much of a movie. I'm referring, of course, to . . .  

SEPTEMBER 7 / Before he was Sheriff Andy Taylor, before . . .

 

. . . he was Matlock, before he started shilling for the con artists at AARP, Andy Griffith was . . .

SEPTEMBER 6 / A fine film about civilization and barbarism

IT'S HARRY BROWN, a 2009 British action film that came and went without much notice. It stars . . .  

FEBRUARY 6 / You may have noticed . . .

. . . that Unca D has dialed back on his blogging. For those who care, Unc's most-read posting was not about politics or journalism. It was about a movie. 

OCTOBER 13 / Liveblogging: At this exact moment (1:08 p.m.), Rush is talking about . . .

. . . Secretariat. Stand by for Rush to play, "Oh, Happy Day!"

Paraphrase of his comments: 

OCTOBER 9 / Secretariat and God: "Oh Happy Day!"

HERE ARE the opening lines of Secretariat, the fine new Disney movie now at a mall near you:

"Do you give the horse his strength . . . 

SEPTEMBER 5 / Garrison's last picture show

Jo Ann Barton, "Footprints: The end of an era," Garrison in the News, July 22, 2010:

NOVEMBER 20 / 1934 "Our Gang" episode foreshadows 1960s rock band naming conventions and the Theater of the Absurd

OUR GANG enters the reception room at a fancy radio station. The boys have come for a live, on-air talent competition.    

STYMIE [matter-of-factly]: Well, here we are, lady.

SEPTEMBER 2 / Lost allusions

IN CASE YOU didn't notice, both headlines for today's editorials are allusions. The first, "Up in Smoke," refers . . .

JULY 27 / Stax/Volt Revue

  

IF YOU love late-60s rhythm and blues, rent "Stax/Volt Revue: Live in Norway 1967."

It's a badly made film -- really badly made -- of a concert by Stax/Volt stars of the time, headlined by Otis Redding. The black-and-white cinematography is awful and the sound recording worse. 

But, oh, the music! And the sight of these guys -- in 1964-style Beatle suits -- working a small stage. And the Norwegian kids: very white, very stoned, very not quite sure of the rules for cool head-bobbing.