Conversational morsels for the mind. Commentary, interviews, reviews, pet peeves, comedy, and good-natured life lessons from the the creative mind of Scott Bertelsen based on four decades of classroom instruction, stage direction, and unmatched experiences. You're invited to Mr. B's Dinner Party every other Wednesday!
The Graduate Caterpillar's Summer Dance Party
The Graduate (1967) · May 13, 2026
Messages from Friends
Elvis (2022) · Apr 30, 2026
Middle Schoolers and Bette Davis Say The Darnedest Things!
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) · Apr 15, 2026
Unfinished Lists
Torch Song (2025) · Jan 21, 2026
Paul's Eyes Were Blue, Carrie's Blood Was Red: Mr. B's Powerlessness Nunsense Ahead
Carrie (1976) · Dec 10, 2025
Don't Resent the Wrench
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) · Oct 15, 2025
The Subject Was Roses, Pet Peeves and 80's Film Favorites
The Subject Was Roses (1968) · Oct 1, 2025
The Sonny and Cher Whiplashed 80's Show
Whiplash (2014) · Sep 17, 2025
Growing Up Without Growing Old
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · Aug 20, 2025
Let Me Tell You About A Miracle, Bob.
What About Bob? (1991) · Jul 23, 2025
Saturday Night Mass Fever of Acceptance
Saturday Night Fever (1977) · Jun 25, 2025
Hues of Hughes
The Breakfast Club (1985) · May 28, 2025
The Way We Were & A New Theme Song
The Way We Were (1973) · May 14, 2025
Welcome Back, The Departed
The Departed (2006) · Apr 30, 2025
Life Is Like A Camera...Just Not A TV Camera
Network (1976) · Apr 16, 2025
FAME! (Or at least notoriety...)
Fame (1980) · Feb 19, 2025
Who's Afraid of Resolutions and Winter?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) · Feb 5, 2025
Christmas Dinner with Mr. B!
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 25, 2024
Christmas Dinner with Mr. B!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) · Dec 25, 2024
Thanksgiving: Acceptance is the Answer
Purple Rain (1984) · Nov 27, 2024
Thanksgiving: Acceptance is the Answer
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953) · Nov 27, 2024
Breakfast for Dinner
The Breakfast Club (1985) · May 1, 2024
Michael Meyers Probably Texted While Driving to the Teacher's Lounge
Halloween (1978) · Nov 1, 2023