Category Archives: TV

Off the TV Screen – A Brief Diversion + Posters

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Ted Hicks

While taking pictures of movies on a TV screen might seem like something one would do to pass the time while sequestered at home during a pandemic, these were taken sometime in 1978 for reasons that escape me now, though … Continue reading →

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Film Books – Part 2

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Ted Hicks

In response to my previous post on favorite film books, someone emailed me that they thought it was a great list, but noted how few new books there were. I hadn’t thought about that at the time, but that list … Continue reading →

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My Movie Life: The Early Years, Part 1 – 1949 to 1952

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Ted Hicks

One of my earliest movie memories is of seeing Bambi and being totally traumatized by the death of Bambi’s mother. Who wasn’t? It fact, that’s the only thing I remember about the film. Since Bambi was originally released in 1942, … Continue reading →

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More Tie-Ins: TV Shows & John Wayne comics!

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Ted Hicks

Novelizations and comic book adaptations in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s weren’t limited to motion pictures alone. Television provided a large array of material to be novelized and turned into comics. Most of these, though not all, were derived from … Continue reading →

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Listening to Marlon – Beyond the Screen

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Ted Hicks

Listen to Me Marlon, Stevan Riley’s astonishing new film about Marlon Brando, is unlike any documentary I’ve ever seen. During his lifetime, Brando recorded his thoughts about life and work and the world he lived in on hundreds of audio … Continue reading →

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Supersonic Spy Planes & The House of a Thousand Curios

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Ted Hicks

In October of 1966, I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for four years to avoid being drafted into the Army for two. It may seem that I had a problem with math, but the Army could send you anywhere, … Continue reading →

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On the Merry-Go-Round: A Month of Movies

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Ted Hicks

Sunday, February 1st. I headed down to Film Forum for the 5:30pm showing of Orson Welles’ Chimes at Midnight (1965), aka Falstaff, considered by many to be Welles’ greatest achievement, and which Welles himself has called his best film. Since … Continue reading →

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“The Fall” & “Grantchester” – The UK Strikes Again!

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Ted Hicks

I had planned to include The Fall in my recent recap of the best (in my opinion) TV shows of 2014, but decided not to when I found that we’d watched the first season in September 2013 instead of sometime … Continue reading →

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What I Watched Last Year: Best TV 2014

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Ted Hicks

__________________________________________ The Affair (Showtime)  This 10-part series is a jig-saw puzzle to be sorted out by the viewer. By the end of the season finale, the complete picture is only beginning to take shape. The Affair has been renewed for … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Documentaries 2014

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Ted Hicks

              ____________________________________________________ CITIZENFOUR (Laura Poitras, director). Most documentaries, much like histories, tell their stories in retrospect, looking back to evaluate events that have already happened. Citizen Four unfolds largely in the moment. During the … Continue reading →

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