Tag: Neil Simon

The Films of Frankie-Boy, Part I

The Films of Frankie-Boy, Part I

April 4, 2012 | By

Slight editorial blather to set up the first set of reviews focusing on the films of Frank Sinatra, crooner, and pretty good actor who eventually settled into a familiar groove and sometimes got lazy in the execution of a film or two. From Olive Films on Blu-ray comes the Rod Serling-scripted heist thriller Assault on a Queen, and the film version of Neil Simon’s first play, Come Blow Your Horn; and from Twilight Time we have Pal Joey, with pal Frankie sandwiched between palsies Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak. No spicy hot sauce required at all!

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BR: Come Blow Your Horn (1963)

BR: Come Blow Your Horn (1963)

April 4, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / C . Film: Weak/ BR Transfer: Excellent/ BR Extras:  n/a Label: Olive Films/ Region: A / Released: March 27, 2012 Genre: Comedy / Stage Play / Neil Simon Synopsis: A swining bachelor starts to question his wayward behaviour after his younger, impressionable brother moves into his vast, babe-larded […]

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