Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre

directed by Frank Capra

118 minutes

Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) has just gotten married and is getting to leave on his honeymoon when he learns that his aunts Abby and Martha have killed twelve men and buried their bodies in their basement. Mortimer tries to conceal the fact that he knows about the bodies but the plot quickly thickens. Mortimer keeps Elaine (Priscilla Lane), his new bride, at a distance while he deals with the goings on in his aunts' home.

Love and Basketball (2000)

Love and Basketball (2000)

starring Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps

written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

124 minutes

First Quarter: 1981. Monica's family moves into the house next door to where Quincy lives with his parents. She likes to play basketball, he does too. He takes issue with her playing basketball (because she is a girl) but she proves to be more than capable on the court. They flirt a little bit but nothing comes of it.

Second Quarter: 1988. Monica and Quincy are both students and play for the girls and boys basketball teams at Crenshaw High School. Quincy gets a lot more support from his father, who plays in the NBA, than Monica does from her family. It comes to him a lot easier. She works at is. Her team loses in the championship game but she still gets a scholarship offer from University of Southern California. Monica and Quincy remain friends and occasionally give each other sidelong glances but nothing happens between them until the night of the dance. They don't go to the dance together but afterwards they talk and...

Better Call Saul 3.09

Fall

Jimmy checks in with one of his former clients, Irene, the class action rep for the Sand Piper case. He finds out from her how much Sand Piper is offering to to settle and that she has not agreed to it.

Mike meets with Lydia. She talks him into going along with the plan that Gus came up with to launder his money. Mike is very reluctant but he eventually decides to do it.

Abbott Elementary 1.10

Open House

Janine turns to Barbara for help during the open house only to discover that Barbara's daughter is visiting from out of town. Gregory finds out that Ava got her job by blackmailing the school system's superintendent. Jacob plays cards with Melissa and Mr. Johnson.

Thoughts

This was a good one. The only problem I have with it is that I could see where things were going with the card game as soon as it began. I really like the last few scenes at the end of the episode, especially the scenes in which Janine interacts with Barbara and Gregory.

NewsRadio 5.09

Boston

Dave has to record an inspirational speech for a group of high school students. Everyone in the office has advice for him on what to say.

Max convinces Lisa that she has a speach impediment. He cures her of it but there is an unfortunate side effect.

Thoughts

This was a fun episode. It wasn't great buy I enjoyed it.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.22

Devils from the Depth of the Earth

or Un monde en fusion (A melting world)

or The Demon In The Earth's Depths

Garndal sends Commander Hidoro in Saucer Beast Dago Dago to Earth to destroy the Space Science Center. Commander Hidoro uses the saucer beast to cause earthquakes. Professor Umon suspects that the Vegans are responsible for the earthquakes. He sends Kouji in Drill Spazer and Hikaru in Marine Spazer out to investigate.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.02.X

People, Power and Puppetry: Remembering 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' (2011)

32 minutes

People in this documentary include

- Matthew Sweet, presenter

- Terrance Dicks, script editor (1969-74)

- Barry Letts, producer (1969-74)

- Peter Miles, Professor Whitaker

- Terence Wilton, Mark

- Paddy Russell, director

- Jon Pertwee, Doctor Who (1970-74)

- Richard Morris, designer

The footage of Jon Pertwee is from an interview he did in the early 1990s