Bachelor in Paradise

Outlandishly dated but absolutely delightful

Comedy
Rod Lott
There once was a time — 1961, to be exact — when every airplane taking off in the movies was branded TWA.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Bob Hope Collection: Volume 2

Six reminders that Bob Hope was actually funny.

Comedy
Rod Lott
To be brutally honest, I used to view Bob Hope as the antithesis of comedy.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Advance to the Rear / Don’t Go Near the Water / The Honeymoon Machine

Old-school military comedies ahoy!

Comedy
Rod Lott
Did “M*A*S*H” do in the military comedy, or was it the unwinnable Vietnam War?

Monday, May 23, 2011

Call Me Bwana

Bob Hope goes to Africa in a minor, mindless comedy.

Comedy
Rod Lott
From the producers of the 007 franchise comes 1963's "Call Me Bwana," a harmless, near-pointless spy spoof starring, of all people, Bob Hope.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011