King Ralph (1991) Comment: Journo and writer Walter Bagehot wrote in 1867 of the British monarchy "The monarchy's mystery is its...

"I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. ...

42nd Street (1933) Comment: I have always loved this movie, from when I first saw it on the Teev as a youngster. Great story, Busby Berkle...

Note from Byter Gino: Enjoyed your byte on "Wings"  Did it not win 2 academy awards 2 years in a row or is that wrong? Reply:...

The following stories have been told to me over the years and have remained in my memory. They are worth passing on. The following anecdote...

Comment: There have been a couple of Movie Moments recently that have mentioned silent movies ( The Jazz Singer, Wings ). It is therefore a...

“Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.” - Swedish Proverb

(Click on images to enlarge) Wings  (1927) Synopsis: Two men, friends but both in love with the same girl, enlist in the US Air Force dur...

(Click on images to enlarge) "I don't see what was wrong with the way I looked, I wouldn't have dressed differently for a ra...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Synopsis: Austin Powers (Mike Myers), a 1960’s funky secret agent, has himself cryogeni...

If anyone is experiencing difficulties accessing this blog or receiving the email updates, it is because the people who provide the blogger...

For the younger generation, the name Hinze probably brings to mind images of model Kristy Hinze. Older Byters will recall the name as that...

Life Stinks (1991) Synopsis: One of the world’s richest men, Goddard Bolt (Mel Brooks) bets a corporate rival that he can live on the str...

My God! What happened to you?" the bartender asked Kelly as he hobbled in on a crutch, one arm in a cast. "I got in a tiff wi...

Synopsis: To give the firm its full title, Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , is a 1963 black comedy d...

"If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck." - Senator Joseph McCarthy, in ...

Synopsis: The Blind Side depicts the true story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless, traumatised and oversized African-American yo...

The problem with the blog server that prevented not only me, but also many in Asia and Australia, posting content, has been fixed by the h...

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The Castle (1997) Synopsis: Tow-truck driver Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) is the head of a close and loving family which lives in a ho...

People in Asia and Australia who use Google Blogger, as I do for this blog, are experiencing problems in adding material, editing it and pos...

Pictured above:  Helen Keller (seated) with her teacher and friend Anne Sullivan (later Anne Sullivan Macy, although the marriage did not l...

Runaway Train (1985) Stars:  Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, John P Ryan, Rebecca De Mornay. Synopsis: Two convicts escape from a maximum sec...