Daily Archives: December 31, 2021

Who didn’t love Betty White? A national treasure passes — 1922-2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Roger Moore

The last of the three incredibly funny women who made “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” legendarily hilarious has died. The only woman who could have stolen Ryan Reynolds away from Sandra Bullock is gone. A brassy broad who transitioned into … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Anthony Mann’s take on Erskine Caldwell’s sordid Southern Gothic “God’s Little Acre” (1958)

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Roger Moore

The thing that sticks in the memory is that jaunty Elmer Bernstein (with lyrics by Erskine Caldwell?) title tune. “Diggin’ in the moonlight, diggin’ in the sun,….Diggin’ in the ground till the diggin’ was done — Come over to God’s … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Another winner of a murder mystery from Argentina — “Blood Will Tell (La Misma Sangre)”

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Roger Moore

I get through a lot of Spanish language cinema in pursuit of something out of the ordinary in my “Around the World With Netflix” browsing. And as I do, one opening credit always gets my attention and raises my hopes. … Continue reading →

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