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Category Archives: Don’t Bother

Cyrano de Bergerac’s Guide to Relationships

May 15, 2013

What do you think about people who love the sound of their own voice? Do you find them fascinating, or do …

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Miriam Hopkins & the Cynic’s Guide to Life

February 13, 2013

This post is part of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon, hosted by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken & Freckled and Paula’s Cinema Club. It …

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The Boris Karloff Drinking Game

January 16, 2013

Gentle Reader, we do not normally advocate drinking games while watching classic movies. Today, however, we are making an exception. …

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George Arliss: Ladies’ Man and War Hero

October 19, 2012

George Arliss battles Napoleon and swooning ladies. Frankly, we feel some movies are best left in obscurity. Ever heard of The …

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Flipper vs. Sharks

September 12, 2012

Question: Who would win in an epic battle between Flipper the dolphin and two bloodthirsty sharks? If you’ve seen the …

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The Charms of Dirt Farming

August 15, 2012

We’ve just observed something we’ve never before seen in a classic Hollywood film. Can you guess? Give up? Houseflies. Yup, …

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Wallowing Becomes Electra

March 7, 2012

Gentle Reader, if you adore Eugene O’Neill and/or Greek Tragedies, please do not read any further. We try to like …

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Treasure Island (1934)

February 9, 2012

Many things in this movie disturb us. People being run over by carriages or falling from a ship’s mast are …

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Honeymoon Hotel (1964)

January 11, 2012

We can’t believe we watched this entire movie. Did we say “watched”? We were fascinated by it. Every aspect was …

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Tender Comrade (1943)

December 17, 2011

We’re going to be brutally honest. The only time you should ever go near this movie is if you’re forced …

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