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A Blast From The Past: Halloween is Grinch Night
So, we all know that the Grinch once tried to steal to Christmas and then his heart grew a few sizes but did you know that apparently, the Grinch also tried to steal Halloween? Until a few days ago, I...
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Shattered Politics #38: Nashville (dir by Robert Altman)
“Oh we must be doin’ somethin right to last 200 years…” — Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson) in Nashville (1975) The 1975 Best Picture nominee Nashville is the epitome of an ensemble film. It follows 24...
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Marlowe at the Movies Pt 3: THE LONG GOODBYE (United Artists 1973)
Originally posted on crackedrearviewer: Elliott Gould was a hot Hollywood commodity in the early 1970’s. The former Mr. Barbra Streisand broke through in the 1969 sex farce BOB & CAROL & TED...
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A Movie A Day #113: Mother Night (1996, directed by Keith Gordon)
Four years after she played the mysterious (and dead) Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks, Sheryl Lee starred as another mysterious (and possibly dead) woman in Mother Night. Lee is cast as Helga Noth, the...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #289: Night Visitor (1989, directed by Rupert Hitzig)
Billy Colton (Derek Rydall) is a teenager who has a reputation for exaggeration. Lisa Grace (Shannon Tweed) is his next door neighbor, a high-priced prostitute who does not mind if Billy spies on her....
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Fantasy Island 1.2 “Bet A Million/Mr. Irresistible”
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Tuesdays, I will be reviewing the original Fantasy Island, which ran on ABC...
View ArticleHorror On TV: The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t (dir by Bruce Bilson)
Oh no! Halloween might be canceled because people just aren’t scared of the old monsters! Dracula (Judd Hirsch) calls all of the classic creatures to a meeting in his castle (where they all happen to...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Half Nelson Episode 1.5 “Diplomatic Immunity”
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a new feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Fridays, I will be reviewing Half Nelson, which ran on NBC from March to...
View ArticleScenes I Love: Julie Christie Meets Connie White In Nashville
In this scene from Robert Altman’s 1975 masterpiece, Nashville, Julie Christie plays herself as a famous visitor to the city for which the film is named. She is introduced to Haven Hamilton (Henry...
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