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WolfmanOz at the Movies #98
Mr. Blue, Mr. Grey, Mr. Brown and Mr. Green. Are the code names of four heavily armed men who hijack a New York City subway train and demand a ransom of $1 million for the 18 people taken hostage in the front car in the 1974 movie The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three. The…
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When the Trees Block the Woods
A bifurcated tale this week which bounces off the disposition of Tony Abbott. First on budgeting and second on Ukraine. I like Tony Abbott. He is a traditionalist and a great supporter of Christendom. But I am not sure of the soundness of his political and strategic nous. His post-election budget after winning a resounding…
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In Tandem with the Antichrist
Walking to church last Sunday. A little late. It was already 9 am. Part of the reason for my lateness was that I had decided to bundle up and drop off some unwanted clothes at the Sally Army store, which is on my way. A red MAGA cap was part of the bundle. It looked…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #97
That zither music. “I never knew the old Vienna before the war, with its Strauss music, its glamour and easy charm. Constantinople suited me better. I really got to know it in the classic period of the black market.” And with that brilliant opening voice over narration (actually spoken by director Carol Reed) we are…
Fredo I don’t have the stats in my head like you. We have to look them up. Google isn’t as…