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Category: Film

Film, Fog Of Scandal, Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media1 Comment

Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 JCO

Robert Redford inspired a generation of journalists to take up the pen. How far mainstream journalism has fallen since. Continue reading Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Notorious (1946)

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman go Nazi hunting in Brazil. Also starring Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, and Madame Konstantin. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Ben Hecht. Continue reading Notorious (1946)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Mirror Image

September 13, 2025September 12, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Mirror Image

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Cornered (1945)

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A veteran goes Nazi hunting in this film noir starring Dick Powell and Walter Slezak. Produced by Adrian Scott. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Screenplay by John Paxton. Continue reading Cornered (1945)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Lonely Days

September 6, 2025September 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Lonely Days

Adrastos, Books, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Ashli Babbittry 3.0

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Sinclair Lewis meets Donald Trump. Continue reading Ashli Babbittry 3.0

Adrastos, Film, New Orleans, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: Movies Set In New Orleans

August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Crescent City goes to the movies. Pass the popcorn. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Movies Set In New Orleans

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Deal

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Deal

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

The Conqueror (1956)

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

John Wayne as Genghis Khan? What were they thinking? Also starring Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt, and William Conrad. Produced by Howard Hughes. Directed by Dick Powell. Screenplay by Oscar Millard. Continue reading The Conqueror (1956)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Inca Roads

August 16, 2025August 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Inca Roads

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music3 Comments

Knock On Wood

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd. Continue reading Knock On Wood

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction, Sports

The Harder They Fall (1956)

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, and Mike Lane. Directed by Mark Robson. Screenplay by Philip Yordan. Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg. Continue reading The Harder They Fall (1956)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Apostrophe

August 9, 2025August 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Apostrophe

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Pat O’Brien plays a shamus on the skids with a chance at a big score. Also starring Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, and Jerome Cowan. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. Screenplay by Martin Rackin. Continue reading Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

Adrastos, Film, Music, Political Crack

The Liar Song Dozen

July 31, 2025March 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Songs of deceit and mendacity. Continue reading The Liar Song Dozen

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Crack-Up (1946)

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Feeling forgetful? So is Pat O’Brien in this 1946 film noir. The movie also stars Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, and Wallace Ford. Directed by Irving Reis. Continue reading Crack-Up (1946)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Sports2 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Yellow Moon

July 26, 2025July 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Yellow Moon

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Pulp Fiction

The Prowler (1951)

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, and Katherine Warren. Directed by Joseph Losey. Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo. Continue reading The Prowler (1951)

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

This Side Of The Law (1950)

July 13, 2025July 13, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige, and Robert Douglas. Directed by Richard Bare. Continue reading This Side Of The Law (1950)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Walk This Road

July 12, 2025July 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Walk This Road

Adrastos, Books, Film, Pulp Fiction2 Comments

Lady In The Lake (1947)

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, and Leon Ames. Directed by Robert Montgomery. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. Continue reading Lady In The Lake (1947)

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Malakatude, Political Crack, Sexism, The Darnold1 Comment

Assholery Is Not Strength 2.0

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

John Wayne meets Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Continue reading Assholery Is Not Strength 2.0

Adrastos, Film, Music, R.I.P., Vintage First Draft

Vintage First Draft: Love & Mercy

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The life and times of Brian Wilson. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: Love & Mercy

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Collinge, Henry Travers, Wallace Ford, and Hume Cronyn. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Raville. Continue reading Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Food and Drink, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Slow Ride

May 31, 2025May 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Slow Ride

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

King Of The Roaring 20’s: The Story Of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A gangster biopic starring David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Keenan Wynn, and Mickey Rooney. Directed by Joseph M. Newman. Screenplay by Jo Swerling. Continue reading King Of The Roaring 20’s: The Story Of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, R.I.P., Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Hand Of Fate

May 24, 2025May 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Hand Of Fate

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Blues In The Night

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Continue reading Blues In The Night

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

The Set-Up (1949)

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, and George Tobias. Directed by Robert Wise. Screenplay by Art Cohn. Cinematography by Milton Krasner. Continue reading The Set-Up (1949)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Food and Drink, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, R.I.P., Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Ooh La La

May 17, 2025May 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Ooh La La

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