Jerry Lewis’s ‘The Ladies Man’ (1961) is one of his most inventive and, simultaneously, unfunny films. Indeed, most of the comedy falls flat because of the films stylistic advances and ideas, which conversely still feel fresh, interesting and even startlingly good. The big deal in this movie is the massive
This fascinating footage appears to be Jerry Lewis rehearsing a bit for his nightclub act in front of a live crowd–though they’re not the regular audience but rather a ‘test’ audience. Jerry was known to shoot footage of himself in order to play it back and see what things were
‘Punch Drunks’ (1934) was the second short film made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Wednesday, May 2nd through Saturday, May 5th, 1934 and released on Friday, July 13th of that year. If the film isn’t exactly funny, it most certainly is fascinating for a
After a year-long hiatus my podcast ‘Movies Til Dawn’ has returned to the ether-waves, with none other than Orson Welles as my first post-reboot guest. How did I make contact with Orson, you ask? Via Ouija Board perhaps? No. I won’t even pretend that I interviewed the man (the way
It’s June 11, 1929: the first of a three-day film shoot for Judy Garland and her two sisters known as “The Gumm Sisters” at the Tec-Art Studios in Hollywood, California, for the Mayfair Pictures short “The Big Revue” (aka “The Starlet Revue”). This is Judy Garland’s film debut. She’s just
‘Muscle Up A Little Closer’ (1957) is the 176th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Wednesday, June 27 through Friday, June 29 1956 and was released on Thursday, February 28th 1957. It features Joe Besser in the role of the third stooge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZstzB7F03E ‘Playing The Ponies’ (1937) is the 26th short film made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Wednesday, May 12 through Wednesday, May 19, 1937 and was released on Friday, October 15th of that year. I present this film to you today in honor of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78gt7pfjlCUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unOnSonpZfY To close this weeks series of original versions of movie themes that my trio and I (redundant? is just ‘my trio’ enough?) performed last week, here’s the first screen appearance of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley’s iconic ‘The Candy Man’, from ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ (1971). The
Here’s the original theatrical trailer for Stanley Donen’s 1967 film ‘Two For The Road’, starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn. Last week my trio played Henry Mancini’s gorgeous eponymous theme song at our concert in Temecula, at which we devoted a full set to title tracks from movies. Alas, I
‘Hoi Polloi’ (1935) was the 10th short film made by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Thursday, May 2nd through Monday, May 6th 1935 and released on Thursday, August 29th of that year. I consider this to be the first truly great Stooge short and include