Musicals are some of my favorite movies. So what if they’re not realistic? When people burst into song, it’s fun, it’s expressive, and I enjoy listening. Musicals have been coming back into style with the advent of movies and TV shows aimed at a younger audience, like High School Musical and Glee. Here are my ...
Today, when people talk about puppets, visions of the old Punch and Judy theater come to mind, or at best we think about the prop assistants used by ventriloquists. These latter characters are also referred to as dummies because without their master they are nothing. Ventriloquists’ dummies usually have an opening in their back for ...
The 1970s was an interesting time for television. It is amazing to watch older television shows and see what people got away with and marvel at the fact that while we have come so far in those years, we really could never get away with that stuff today. Paul Lynde would never make it on ...
Mel Brooks is an actor, writer and director of comedy on TV, on the stage and in film. He’s also done stand up, particularly early in his career in the Catskills. Regarding films, the hallmarks of a Mel Brooks movie are 1) Humor 2) Poor taste and 3) A bad ending. Here are my choices ...
Escaping to the cinema is a favorite American pastime. With the advent of DVDs, some classic films on VHS have become a lost art form, relegated to the shelves of a dusty thrift store or back sections in the library. But there are some classic comedy gems that are well-worth searching for, be it used ...