Sometimes a wrong number can change your life. God help you when it does. Harry Washello is a nerdy trombone player in a big band that travels around the US. While doing a stopover for a show in Los Angeles, California, he meets the woman of his dreams: Julie Peters, a somewhat nerdy, spunky, intelligent […]
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A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) and Floating Weeds (1959)
You may be asking yourself why I’ve listed two movie with very similar titles together. The answer is very simple. A Story of Floating Weeds and Floating Weeds are two separate movies with the same plot. Let me explain. A Story of Floating Weeds is a 1934 silent movie directed by Yasujiro Ozu. The movie was a […]
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Let Me In (2010)
Lonely Owen is a 12-year-old boy who’s depressed and upset by his parents divorce. On top of that, he doesn’t have any friends and he’s continually bullied by the kids at school. But things seem to take a turn for Owen when Thomas and his daughter, Abby, move in next door. Abby befriends Owen and […]
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Near Dark (1987)
I was hoping for a better poster designs. This is the only one I don’t totally hate. Near Dark starts off with Caleb Colton, a young cowboy-wannabe. Caleb meets his friends in town one night and they spot a skinny, young, ice-cream cone eating Mae. Young Caleb makes his move and the two of them […]
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Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Yet another gift brought to you by TCM. It should be noted that is aired at 8pm, not my usual 2am viewing time, so the quality of this film is quite a bit better than some of the other write-ups I do with the ‘cult’ films TCM airs in the wee hours of the morning. […]
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