Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck) strides with an air of superiority, decked out in a perfectly pleated, crisply pressed sheriff’s uniform, patrolling the East Tennessee hill country and, by extension, its humble folk in John Frankenheimer’s drama, I Walk the Line (1970). Tall, broad-shouldered and lean, he is bestowed with a shock of salt and pepper […]
Man about town Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) finds himself in a most loathsome predicament–he’s broke. Despite the various safety nets and warning bells afforded the upper crust, Henry (teetering on late thirties that he may have already toppled over) has extravagantly exceeded the principal of his trust fund. His checks are bouncing all over town. […]
I missed it for a good while. Longer than I thought I would. And less intensely. Smoking…Cigarettes. Oh, I’ve been quite for years. And years. I rarely think about it now, unless I’m thinking about how glad I am that I quite. Or unless I’m at the doctor’s office filling out paper work. Excuse me. […]
I’ve been to New York City once. It was a hit and run trip and I didn’t make it to Times Square. I regret that. “I’ll hail you a taxi,” a waiter generously offered. “You’re less than five miles away.” But it was getting late and I was alone. I wanted to get back to […]
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