TCM ran a Carl Reiner film festival the other night. He wrote and directed some pretty amazing movies, but the one in their lineup that fascinates me most is “The Comic.” There’s something just substantially unnerving about this film. For starters, when you pair Carl Reiner (who directed and co-wrote) with Dick Van Dyke, you’re … Continue reading Dick Van Dyke In The Most Depressing Film Ever Made
I imagine everyone has their own less-than-healthy way of dealing with The Quarantine. They say alcoholic beverage consumption is way up. But I don’t drink. What I do is buy way too many books. Like, seriously, I have a pile here of six unread books. And they’re not even culturally significant books. They’re giant coffee … Continue reading Alex Trebek, Arthur Godfrey and Regis Philbin
So sixteen months ago I began writing blog entries called “Tales Of Twitch”. I called them that because I was noticing a little twitch in my eye that started when I arrived back in Alliance after spending holidays with the family. At that time the twitch was really nothing more than a minor irritance. Especially … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch Part 4,219 (The Part That Actually Deals With The Twitch!)
About a day ago, give or take a few hours, I posted a rather dramatic appeal for moral support. It went like this: Someone please reassure me that the words people say on Facebook are just words, and are not ever translated into deeds or actions. I need external reassurance, because I have been trying … Continue reading Ignorance Is Bliss
Carl Reiner has died at age 98. 98 years old seems like a nice, long life…but no amount of years would have been enough for the man who gave us “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Now, Carl Reiner has done a million funny things–early sketch comedy with Sid Caesar; movie writing, performing and directing; being … Continue reading Alan Brady, We Hardly Knew Ye
June 11, 2045 Hello, and welcome to Turner Classic Blogposts. I’m the regenerated DNA of Robert Osborne, because that’s a thing now. Tonight we present an essay from Wentyworld.com, a blog that at its peak received over 5 views a month. As with every blogpost we present, and every movie we air on TCM, and … Continue reading Frankly, Scarlet, I Think Our Story Needs Some Historical Context
I have created another “header” for ye olde blogge…I have several of these in rotation and the new one features prominently “that Oscar-winning wabbit” Bugs Bunny. I saw Bugs and Daffy and Tweety and the gang 3 or 4 hours a week between weekday afternoons and the epic 90-minute “Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show” on Saturday … Continue reading Born 112 Years Ago This Weekend: Mel Blanc!
Yesterday on this blog I expressed gobsmacked disbelief that Necco Wafers, which had been discontinued following the bankruptcy of the New England Confectionery Company, would soon be returning to stores. My article, heavy on the wisenheimer, suggested that there is in fact nobody left on planet Earth who likes or consumes these chalky, bland, foul-tasting … Continue reading Not Without My Wafer: The Necco Aficionados Respond
Poor, poor Wentyworld dot com. This blog of mine has been quieter than a church mouse these days. And why not? I can’t write movie reviews because the theater has been closed. I can’t write about travel adventures because there are none. (Although! My friend Tami is whisking me away to Rapid City for a … Continue reading Necco Wafers Are Back! Finally, Something Stupid To Write About
I have asked for (and received) Friday May 22nd as a vacation day. This will be my first vacation day of 2020. (I went to Denver for a medical appointment in January but did not do anything resembling entertainment or recreation. In fact, by going to that appointment I missed the final chance for months … Continue reading Vacation! (Of Sorts)
