Tag Archives: TCM

Dynamic doofuses in goofy Gotham

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

I have become hooked on an old serial broadcast by TCM on Saturday mornings. The 1949 New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder is highly entertaining and not because it is any good. It is riveting in its … Continue reading →

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The Affairs of Martha . . .

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Austin Gisriel

. . . Is the title of a delightful 1942 movie that without being a Christmas movie, nevertheless brought me great joy this Christmas season, and provided a wonderful escape from the insanity and inanity emanating from Washington, as well … Continue reading →

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Everything’s Better in Black and White

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Austin Gisriel

Rick and Virginia were missing. As there had been no ransom demand, kidnapping had been ruled out. Murder and suicide had seemed unlikely based on their apartment in which nothing was disturbed, and from which nothing had been taken. The … Continue reading →

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Boots Poffenberger in the Movies??

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

One of the many fascinating facts about Boots Poffenberger, who served a three-year hitch in the Marine Corps during WWII, is that he appeared on a U. S. M. C. recruiting poster along about 1947 or 1948. That fascinating fact … Continue reading →

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