Bela Lugosi was more interesting in a supporting role in The Black Camel<\/i> (Warner Oland’s second Charlie Chan picture) than in Dracula<\/i>, made the same year.<\/p>\n
Also recently watched: the first disc of season 10 of South Park<\/i>. The first episode (“The Return of Chef!”) has its moments but the next three (“Smug Alert!” and two-part “Cartoon Wars”) are heavy-handed, mostly unfunny and (of course) coarse. Are earlier seasons any better?<\/p>\n
Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve been enjoying the banter of Gilmore Girls<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The Marx Brothers’ first few movies disappoint me. I wonder whether later ones have more plot.<\/p>\n
As for more recent movies, we went to see Death at a Funeral<\/i>, a stinker. My companion remarked that English comedies of this sort rely on straining a convention of civility at all costs, and American directors don’t know how to milk it. Also it shares a scriptwriter with last year’s Caffeine<\/i>, which she described as disappointing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bela Lugosi was more interesting in a supporting role in The Black Camel (Warner Oland’s second Charlie Chan picture) than in Dracula, made the same year. Also recently watched: the first disc of season 10 of South Park. The first … Continue reading