The Devil’s General and the “Idealist” Karl Zuckmayer and Ernst Udet were friends. Zuckmayer, who was half-Jewish and an anti-Nazi, left Germany for Austria when Hitter rose to power. In 1938, he left Austria for Switzerland and then emigrated to[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Archiv für Dezember, 2018
A Movie House on the West Side There was a small film theater on the West Side where they showed German and Austrian films. The name of the theater is the only thing I forgot. It was frequented by elderly[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Casablanca and Serendipity I favor starting out with a concept and carrying through to the denouement. However, sometimes chance is a better method than any method. Ingrid Bergman didn’t jell with Humphrey Bogart and ditto for him. Ingrid also she[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
“Red” of “Murder Incorporated” The wonderful thing about Orthodox Judaism is that your life is all laid out for you. All you have to is follow the religious laws. Do that – and you can’t go wrong! Here’s a quote[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
The Faithful Husband “‘Red’ Levine, a cold-blooded contract killer, who was a strict orthodox Jew and therefore did not murder on the Sabbath. Then there was the merciless syndicate boss Louis ‘Lepke’ Buchalter (sic) who loved his mother more than[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
ONEOFUS is to be commended for taking the High Road. We don’t want to bar anyone from being on this planet. Blessed Kudos are being showered on these idealists by the Catholic Church. In these days of rank libertinism, those[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
The Boy There’s one photo by Roman Vishniac that is indelible in my mind. A rabbi is teaching a Yeshiva class of young boys. One of the boys has turned and has been caught by the camera before seeing it.[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Happy Holidays to Henry the Kiss of Death – Down Here and Dick, Ron and John Paul – Up There, who were instrumental in establishing Repressive Right-Wing Regimes in Central America. Those fleeing Hell on Earth are clamoring at[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …
Film Oldies Remember those film oldies! They were handsome and delightful men who were old in the best possible sense. They had gained age with humor, charm and a total lack of bitterness. There was roly-poly Monty Woolley (the name[…]↓ Lese den Rest dieses Eintrags …