I wanted to write about classic movies and books which reference them. Today we have the movies with an abundance of gore, things being blown up, robots, zombies, etc., but not enough true acting. Not like the Golden Age of Hollywood, before blue screens, where people actually had to use their faces and bodies to get across what they were feeling, instead of guns and bathroom humor.
Don't get me wrong: There was plenty of humor; one only has to look at Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy or even Abbott and Costello to realize that. It just wasn't the type of humor that depended on "body malfunctions" to get the point across. You only have to look at a Carole Lombard picture to see that.
But more than just the movies which I will be reviewing, are the influx of books that have arisen on the subject of movies. There are many older ones which are wonderful, some not so good, and a newer crop of absolutely delightful ones coming forth. You will always have the "tell all" type of book that has a lot of innuendo but no real facts to back anything up; and there will always be those that portray the actor as something he or she wasn't, or really has nothing to do with their acting ability.
At any rate, I know that not everyone will agree with me, and I don't expect them to. What I do expect is that if any comments are made, they are honest, well thought out, and not nasty or condescending.
