Four movies and a post

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Bill Wren

Over this holiday period, while I haven’t been posting on any of my sites, neither have I been sitting still. Here on Piddleville, I actually have been adding reviews, though not highlighting them on the home page here. I hope … Read more →

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Unbreakable (2000)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bill Wren

Directed by M. Knight Shyamalan Endings are incredibly important to successful stories, some more so than others. Two examples that immediately come to mind are Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, where the third act takes a very unexpected direction, and … Read more →

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Holiday Inn (1942)

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Bill Wren

Directed by Mark Sandrich The movie Holiday Inn is memorable for a number of things, some good, some not so good. To begin with, it brings together a trio made up of Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Not … Read more →

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Christmas in Connecticut almost great

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Bill Wren

Some movies leave you scratching your head, like Christmas in Connecticut. You like it yet it bugs you. Why is that? This is another one of those movies I saw years ago as a kid watching TV in the basement. … Read more →

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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Bill Wren

Directed by Peter Godfrey This movie is an odd duck. It’s a good, quick paced Christmas movie of the old Hollywood variety, as in circa the 1940s (which is when it was made). Christmas in Connecticut has all the appearance … Read more →

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Comedy gem – Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Bill Wren

I’ve been prattling about comfort movies recently but so far have suggested only one example from the list I’m compiling. But tomorrow, Thursday, is Thanksgiving in the United States — which may go back as far as 1565, finding its … Read more →

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Familiarity: a characteristic of the comfort movie?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Bill Wren

A friend of mine went to visit some friends in Edmonton a few months ago. When she returned, I asked her what she had done. “Nothing,” she said. “Did you go anywhere?” “Nope.” “Did you at least go to that … Read more →

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