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Brick Tamland was found playing golf in Texas the other day. That’s the only explanation for a man who nearly died when he was stabbed with a golf club during a golf course brawl. From The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: One man was stabbed with a golf club shaft after a brawl broke out when [...] Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955) The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City. Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Jayne Mansfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner. TV-PG. 12:15 PM EST. TCM. This may be my favorite Jack Webb movie. It’s got [...] Share on Facebook Tonight in my International Law seminar we’re talking about the Law of the Sea (and Air, Space, etc.) Why do I love my job? Because I get to talk a bit about the British sinking of the German Heavy Cruiser — The Admiral Graf Spee. After battling the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles [...] The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled California’s Prop. 8 banning gay marriage to be unconstitutional. Over to Col. Renault who is no doubt shocked! A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. But backers of [...] While I still think it’s too soon for a reboot — perhaps… I’ll go see this — and extra Denis Leary props. Share on Facebook Town Without Pity (1961) A military lawyer defends four soldiers accused of raping a girl in occupied Germany. Dir: Gottfried Reinhardt Cast: Kirk Douglas, E. G. Marshall, Christine Kaufmann, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel. TV-PG. 7:30 AM EST. TCM. This is a great and very under known courtroom drama with a lot to say about [...] I’m not sure what to think of this piece on Afghanistan from the Armed Forces Journal, by Lt. Col. Daniel Davis — who used to be on Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s staff (Drudge linked to it)…: From Bad to Abysmal Much of what I saw during my deployment, let alone read or wrote in official [...] Share on Facebook I think I found Rufus… He’s over in the UK helping QE2 celebrate 60 years as queen. He’s her “footman” — whatever that means. http://yhoo.it/zWzUQs Share on Facebook The Long Voyage Home (1940) A merchant ship’s crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war. Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald. TV-G. 7:45 AM EST. TCM. I’ve only seen part of this and liked the parts I saw. [...] Share on Facebook One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1941) When the Nazis shoot down a British bomber, its crew seeks help from the Dutch underground. Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Peter Ustinov. TV-PG. 9:30 PM PST. TCM. The words “in Holland” are all that are lacking from the most perfect movie [...] Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Life imitates art… A Tucson, Ariz., man was arrested after a foul odor led police to discover he had been living with his mother’s decomposing corpse. “The person was found in a bathtub, I believe, and may have either been bound or was found in some circumstance [for police] to believe she may not [...] Life is always better, worse, funnier, and more tragic than any fiction…. Exhibit A: A college student claims he was injured when a fraternity member in a “drunken stupor” decided “that it would be a good idea to shoot bottle rockets out of his anus,” and did so, “but instead of launching, the bottle [...] Catholic school suspends 9-year-old for Michael Jackson dance move, http://fxn.ws/xrsHK8 Kids today… They always wanna be startin’ something. Share on Facebook The Feds have dropped their doping investigation against Lance Armstrong. http://yhoo.it/wEM7io I’m of two minds on both the man and the case. I firmly believe in the presumption of innocence and know that many of his accusers are liars, rent-seekers, or both. He’s also not given a dirty test. How do I know? The [...] Ben Gazzara (above left from Roadhouse) has died at age 81. Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and the film “The Big [...] |
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