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JE T'AIME

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:55:00 +0000

It feels presumptuous and even a bit pretentious to recommend Elevator to the Gallows (1958), given that virtually every critic of note and individual enlightened...

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THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Summer time has almost arrived and the living's easy. We may be a month away from the official start, but tonight's feature will ignore that because we are talking...

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GETTING ALONG

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:21:00 +0000

Theories arise because facts cannot speak for themselves. Here are some facts, juxtaposed for emphasis. The first set represents the...

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WILD OATS

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:02:00 +0000

It's not every night of the week that I find myself engaged in wondering about what movies actress Angie Dickinson favors, but last night I made an exception. The mate...

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Images

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:42:00 +0000

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

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MOLE MEN

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sat, 11 May 2013 06:48:00 +0000

American businessman Allen Klein died, perhaps fittingly, on July 4th, 2009, of Alzheimer's disease. If you know his name at all, you likely know it...

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THE DANGER IN FIGHTING MONSTERS

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:18:00 +0000

A jury in Phoenix today found Jodi Arias guilty of first degree murder. A few days ago, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were rescued in west Cleveland...

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A THIRD WAY

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:54:00 +0000

It reads like something out of Newspeak, but the source is actually the presumably neo-liberal Center for American Progress. Here is how it begins: ...

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CRIMINAL MENTALITY

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sat, 04 May 2013 07:12:00 +0000

While I may not have seven women on my mind, I do often consider worldly troubles as I drive along our nation's high-and-byways. Today as I was motoring stately...

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CASINO IS WHERE THE HEART IS

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:03:00 +0000

(Thank you to Lisa Ann Terzo for the unauthorized assist with this article.) No casino has ever made a penny from me. I've never been to a...

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MAYBE YOU'RE AMAZED

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:24:00 +0000

Certain non-writers make the joy of writing into a real task, when it's an occupation which should be ecstasy. I refer not to editors, agents, publicists,...

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NOTHING BUT A HOUSE PARTY

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:37:00 +0000

While my own experience suggests that a person can only do so much, I have also found that the amount any one person can do remains considerable. This...

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BOGART AT COLUMBIA

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:17:00 +0000

Humphrey Bogart fared poorly with Columbia Pictures distribution of the films he made with his Santana Productions (Bogart had a fine looking boat called Santana; you...

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FUTURE THOUGHT

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:10:00 +0000

Counselor: Thank you for calling Wisenhut Rehabilitation Services. How may I direct your call? Adult Human Male: Oh, yes, hello? I received a letter from you people-- Counselor: Which letter was...

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LET'S ALL MOVE TO OREGON!

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:07:00 +0000

We should all move to Oregon. Why? It's the best place to live. Sure, you might think that Hawaii is the best state, but I would disagree because I do not consider...

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DEAN AND SANDRA HOLD HANDS

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:25:00 +0000

It's hard to imagine that any movie featuring Dean Stockwell in his first lead role along with both Ed Begley Sr and Sandra Dee in their final big screen performances...

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STAIN

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Watching the original version of The Andromeda Strain (1971) last evening, I was reminded of the first Star Trek movie. There my friends and I sat waiting for...

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NOVOCAINE ALPHA WAVES

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:57:00 +0000

The wonder of this week's events in Boston lies not so much with the execution of one brother and the capture of another. The five day wonder of the Boston Marathon...

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HE NOT BUSY BEING BORN. . .

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:51:00 +0000

About Schmidt (2002), I at first thought, is satire of a subtle order. Upon reflection I have realized it is more of an indictment. Against what? Well you might...

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SEVEN BOOKS YOU CAN'T READ ON TELEVISION

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:40:00 +0000

You know the seven, right, that you never ever hear about on television, don't you? The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point by...

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Kix Just Keep Getting Harder to Find

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:50:00 +0000

Kix cereal hit the stores in 1937. That would be of no interest to us but for the fact that Kix has long been my very favorite breakfast cereal. This is...

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S1m0ne

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Writer and director Andrew Niccol concerns himself with the nature of reality in his comedy S1m0ne (2002). This issue remains timely, despite the alleged technological...

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THE HOAX

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:13:00 +0000

The Hoax (2006) has a lot going for it. First, it stars actor Richard Gere as writer Clifford Irving. Gere holds the look, arranges the quirks, and portrays...

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READING ALOUD ALLOWED

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:52:00 +0000

We all have different ideas of how to have a good time. For one person it's tipping cows, for another it may be mud wrestling with your sister, and from what I...

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FUN ON TELEVISION

noreply@blogger.com (Phil Mershon) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:04:00 +0000

My love for movies stems to a facet of television, one which no longer presents itself on the formally public airwaves. Once upon a time, way back in Circleville, Ohio, there did burst...

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