The Bigamist (1953)

The Bigamist (1953)

starring Joan Fontaine, Edmond O’Brien, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn

directed by Ida Lupino

80 minutes

Harry (Edmond O’Brien) and Eve Graham (Joan Fontaine) are looking to adopt a child because they are unable to have one of their own. The adoption agency puts Mr. Jordan (Edmund Gwenn) in charge of vetting them. He discovers, in the process of looking into their background, that Harry has a second wife. Harry explains his situation to Jordan, once Jordan has cornered him. 

Harry and Eve had been married for a little over seven years when he met Phyllis (Ida Lupino), his second wife. He didn’t tell Phyllis when they met that he was already married. He kept that fact from her until she inadvertently discovered that he had been seen with another woman, Eve. He wanted to tell Eve and get a divorce but circumstances made it difficult for him to do that.

Moonlighting 2.01

Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?

Maddie needs to come up with $35,000 in a hurry or else the IRS is going to seize her house. Richard, David's brother, comes to town. He is loaded, with cash which he found in his car. He doesn't say anything to David and Maddie about how he got the money. He lets them think that he came by it honestly.

David borrows $37,000 from Richard. The next day he gives the money to Maddie. He tells her that he found it in an old bank account that the detective agency has that he forgot. Maddie is very grateful and doesn't question David's story. Ms. DiPesto is another story. The agency only has one bank account that she knows of.

Mr. Navarone, the man who left the money ($100,000) in Richard's car, travels from Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA looking for Richard and the money. He gets the two Addison brothers mixed up. He assaults David in the bathroom outside of the Blue Moon Detective Agency's offices.

Frida (2002)

Frida (2002)

starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina

directed by Julie Taymor

122 minutes

This is the story of Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek) from the time she was crippled in a bus crash until she died. Her husband Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) plays a big part in the story. The movie is a feast visually. The threads that run through it are Frida's relationship with Diego and her artwork.

I've seen some of Frida Kahlo's artwork here and there but I am not very familiar with it. The movie in some ways feels like it was made primarily to bring Frida's artwork to the masses. I think it stretches and tries to cover a little too much ground in terms of Frida's life. It is not in my experience uncommon for biopics to do that. It does get a little exhausting, especially in the last 30-40 minutes.

I'm glad I've seen this movie. I don't love it. It didn't give me a lot to think about. It is visually stunning. I couldn't help but feel that the scenes in Mexico should have, for the most part, been in Spanish.

Wonder Woman (1974)

Wonder Woman (1974)

starring Cathy Lee Crosby

directed by Vincent McEveety

75 minutes

Princess Diana (Cathy Lee Crosby) must track down a missing set of books that contain the names of the United States' top secret agents. Abner Smith (Ricardo Montalban), the mastermind behind the theft of the books, send some of his agents to prevent Wonder Woman from accomplishing her mission. Steve Trevor, her boss, provides assistance and guidance but leaves most of the work up to Wonder Woman.

Mr. Smith's agents aren't quite up the task of dealing with Wonder Woman so he recruits Ahnjayla, one of her sisters, to help him stop her. George, Abner's right hand man, double crosses his own subordinates (Cass and Bob) and tries to do the same to Abner. George's boss proves to be a little more resourceful than George realized. 

Un Village Français 4.02

A Jour Sans Pain

or A Day Without Bread

Most of the Jewish people at the school are hungry but a few of them have food which they refuse to share with the others. Judith Morhange is made the spokesperson for the the people being held at the school. She gets a chance to talk to Jules Bériot. He can't offer much in the way of support. He has problems of his own.

The gendarmes decide that they need to store some mechanical supplies in the basement of the school. The printing press is still there. Bériot is given three hours to get the place cleared out. He talks to Crémieux about it. Crémieux has problems of his own. He needs to get his wife out of town because she is Jewish and originally from Austria.

Sherman's Showcase 1.07

White Music

This episode is mostly about White acts that appeared on Sherman's Showcase. One of them is Sofia Salvatore. She was the first White acts to appear on Sherman's Showcase. She also (kind of, sort of) guest hosts this episode. There are four or five musical performances, including one by Sofia Salvatore. There is one by a country music act who sings a song about a raccoon that NASA sent to the Moon. There are also a few classic commercials including one that involves Frederick Douglass.

Sofia Salvatore was played by Eliza Coupe. I know her best from Future Man and Casual.

This was an okay episode. It wasn't worse than most of the other episodes but aside from a few laughs it doesn't make me want to watch more of this show, once I am done with this season.

Doctor Who (1963) 15.06.02

The Invasion of Time - Part Two

Leela tries to interfere with whatever is harming the Doctor. Chancellor Borusa tries to claim that the Matrix has rejected the Doctor but his argument is rejected. The Doctor is taken to one of Borusa's offices. He wakes up and orders the guards to expel Leela from the Citadel.

Leela runs off. The guards run after her but are unable to catch her. The Doctor is left alone in the office but Andred leaves a couple guards outside the door. The Doctor finds a secret door that leads out in another direction and returns to the TARDIS. Leela sees him and follows him, from a distance.

Castellan Kellner, watching on CCTV, sees the Doctor and Leela in the corridors of the Citadel and orders Andred to capture Leela and bring the Doctor back. Leela continues to evade capture and meets Rodan, a woman who is in charge of an outer space traffic control system. Rodan tells Leela that they have nothing to fear as long as the transduction barrier remains intact.