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Random musings on all things related to movies and television...
Sunday, May 6, 2012
A Universal Centennial
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I was reminded that earlier this week was the 100th anniversary of the founding of Universal Pictures. I make note of it because, ever sinc...
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Tanya Roberts' first film "The Last Victim"
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The other night, I discovered on YouTube a rare 1975 film called "The Last Victim" starring Tanya Roberts in her acting debut...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The first "Final Girl"
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Film Scholar Carol Clover first coined the term "final girl" while writing in her seminal work Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender i...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Why all the hate for the Julian Fellowes "Titanic"?
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I was riveted this weekend with the 4-part miniseries "Titanic" that aired on ABC. I approached it with skepticism due to lukewar...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
My Ode to Miss Ellie
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Thirty-four years ago this week, on April 2, 1978, "Dallas" premiered on CBS. It told the story of the wealthy Ewing family, led ...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The "3 Girl" Formula
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The recent Shout!Factory DVD release of three Roger Corman-produced drive-in exploitation films from the early 1970s has reawakened my inter...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Falling Star
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There's nothing I hate more than stupid/sensationalistic Yahoo News headlines. There was one earlier this week with a headline that sai...
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