John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109846)

Los Angeles, California

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I have a Journalism B.A. degree though writing is a hobby. My writing interests are travel, sports and entertainment. I have been published in real magazines.

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Aquariums I have visited: Seattle Aquarium

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 19 May 20

This is a variation rip off of Lori A. Moore’s series about her favorite zoos. I have visited just four aquariums though they are far less common than zoos. Aquariums are fun from looking at strange denizens of the deep to playful...

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See anything good yesterday May 18?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 19 May 20

An evening of mystery beginning with the gardening ladies “Rosemary & Thyme.” Laura is shocked when Rosemary is found presumably dead but of course it was someone impersonating her. The victim was a young archaeologist using...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #13 "The Philadelphia Story" (1940)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 19 May 20

“The Philadelphia Story” can best be described as the Katharine Hepburn show despite the presence of Grant and James Stewart in his Academy Award winning performance. Chased out of Hollywood as box office poison, Hepburn retreated...

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Zoos I have visited: Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 18 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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Look at anything good yesterday May 17?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 18 May 20

“The Marine 6: Close Quarters” has Mike “The Miz” Mizrani returning for a final time as former Marine Sgt. Jake Carter now a Portland EMT. This time he is with Marine buddy Luke visiting the homeless father of a dead Marine from...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #14 "Destination Tokyo" (1944)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 18 May 20

“Destination Tokyo” ranks among the most outstanding war pictures produced during World War II. The film is also one of the greatest submarine stories ever made influencing those yet to come. Hollywood was in full support the war...

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Zoos I have visited: Audubon Zoo New Orleans

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 17 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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Watch anything good yesterday May 16?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 17 May 20

“The Marine 5: Battleground” stars former WWE champion Mike “The Miz” Mizanin as the fearless heroic former marine in this film franchise that originally began with John Cena in the title role. This time our hero Jake Carter...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #15 "In Name Only" (1939)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 17 May 20

Audiences must have been surprised when expecting another screwball comedy teaming superstars Grant and Carole Lombard and getting “In Name Only.” The film is a somber story of an unhappy marriage and infidelity (viewers had to...

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Zoos I have visited: Artis Royal Zoo Amsterdam

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 16 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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11 people

Tune in anything good yesterday May 15?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 16 May 20

“The House Next Door” is a somewhat old (2002) direct ti DVD thriller directed by Joey Travolta, older brother of John. A young couple relocated from Chicago to a Seattle suburb. The wife is haunted by nightmares of when she was...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #16 "The Bishop's Wife" (1947)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 16 May 20

Cary Grant is the suavest angel you will ever see. “The Bishop’s Wife” is an unusual Christmas romance melodrama produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Based on a 1925 novel by Robert Nathan, “The Bishop’s Wife” was originally directed by...

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Zoos I have visited: Parc Zoologique de Paris

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 15 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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7 people

View anything good yeserday May 14?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 15 May 20

The UK movie “Trespass Against Us” is more character study than action picture. Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender star as father and son of an extended crime family who are akin to red neck trailer park criminals. They live...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #17 "Holiday" (1938)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 15 May 20

“Holiday” is now considered a 1930s romantic comedy classic but was a box office failure helping chase Katharine Hepburn out of Hollywood with the label “box office poison.” Based on Philip Barry’s 1928 Broadway play, “Holiday”...

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Zoos I have visited: Los Angeles Zoo

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 14 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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Catch anything good yesterday May 13?

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 14 May 20

A less than lackluster triple bill. “The Voices” was supposed to be scary and just lame. A sister has returned to her estranged older sister living in the country. The woman is pregnant and the older sister now suffers from mild...

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The best films of Cary Grant: #18 "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 14 May 20

The exciting “Only Angels Have Wings” is considered one of the finest films by the famed Howard Hawks (“Red River”) who also wrote the story. In a rare departure from light romcoms, Grant is rugged here establishing here why he...

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Zoos I have visited: St. Louis Zoo

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 13 May 20

Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not...

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12 people

The best films of Cary Grant: #19 "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 13 May 20

A comedy about serial killers two of whom are sweet old ladies? That describes the insane farce “Arsenic and Old Lace” directed by the legendary Frank Capra (“It’s a Wonderful Life”). The 1941 play by Joseph Kesselring was an...

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