Welcome again, film fans, to “Upon Further Review”. This week’s ancient movie review features an ancient movie star with a twist. Because I guarantee you, she’s the biggest movie star you’ve never ever even heard of…. It’s called “Big City”, and it was released in 1937. That’s a big fat 73 years ago. […]
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…UPON FURTHER REVIEW, by Brad Eastland, A.F.D. (that’s short for ‘Doctor of Ancient Filmology’) Recently one of my publishers, the redoubtable Colleen Bennett, suggested (which is to say insisted) that I commence a column specializing in the review of movies. More specifically, the review of old movies. […]
Friends are coming into town, you’re off for a few extra days, play hooky and catch some of the year’s best flicks, according to the Los Angeles Film Critics whose selections were released Dec. 13, 2009.
At 9 a.m., head down the freeway to Cypress College to watch our Bonita ladies vie for the CIF crown against Hacienda Heights Los Altos in the Division 3-AA final at 10 in gym No. 2. Twice earlier in the season, the Lady Bearcats defeated the Conquerors, but getting the hat trick with so much […]
For more than 75 years, Federico García Lorca’s tragic play “Bodas de Sangre” (in English, “Blood Wedding”) has been considered a classic of European theatre. But this riveting tale of passion, fury, retribution and death – based on a true story – could easily have been constructed from today’s headlines. The University of La Verne […]
It being the start of football season, I can’t resist this story: Frank Szymanski, a Notre Dame center in the 1940s was called as a witness in a civil case. He answered a series of questions. “Son, are you on the Notre Dame football team this year?” “Yes, your honor.” “What position?” “Center, your honor.” […]
A couple of years ago, J. Peder Zane, had the hubris to compile a list of the top 10 books of all time. It wasn’t his list, really, but a compilation from great current writers who made their suggestions and recommendations. His book is called “The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books. How many […]
On April 29 at 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, author Amy Stewart, who normally resides in the Northern California hinterlands, will be speaking about her new book “Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities.” The short trip to Pasadena could save your life. Plus, her talk comes just […]
A pair of recent University of La Verne graduates will see their original student productions presented as part of the 11th Annual Smogdance Film Festival scheduled for April 24-26 in historic downtown Pomona. Gina Sandoval and Chris Davis, who each graduated in 2008 with bachelor’s degrees, are the first La Verne students to have work […]
The American Film Institute’s list of top 100 quotes from U.S. movies with film title and year of release. How many do you recognize? Who’s missing from the list? Who shouldn’t be on it? 1. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” “Gone With the Wind,” 1939 2. “I’m going to make him an […]
