Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 20, 2014

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of 10 years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “One Sunday Afternoon” –   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 10, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) Biff (Gary Cooper) is a dentist who leads a fairly quiet life with his wife. It seems like a pleasant existence, but Biff isn’t completely happy, because he feels he may have lost the love of his life years ago. Head back in time and Biff...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on September 3, 2008

One Sunday Afternoon suffers from some of the standard play-to-film problems. The scenes go on too long, especially in the first half, which only contains three real scenes. The opening, which is a lengthy, seemingly direct adaptation from the play, features Gary Cooper and Roscoe Karns talking to   read more