This week the gang reviews War of the Gargantuas, one of the lesser-known films from legendary director Ishiro Honda. If you don't know who Honda is, you surely know his work -- the great giant...
It’s Friday! Anna Mae Bullock was born on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee and grew up to be Tina Turner. There’s really not much else to say. Singer, song-writer, actress, dancer,...
This week, the guys lay at our feet one of the greatest movie titles ever devised. I mean, just look at it! The Scarlet Claw? How could it not be awesome? The answer is, it is awesome, not only...
It’s Friday! Several months ago Annette Funicello was featured here. At the end of that post, I promised a groovy clip from her fellow Mouseketeer, Bobby Burgess. I knew I had the clip filed away...
It’s Friday! Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), known as the father of English literature, wrote in his epic poem Troilus and Crisedye: “But at the laste, as every thing hath ende, She took hir...
This week, the gang takes on a movie franchise you might have thought was done but which most certainly is not: Godzilla. Shin Godzilla is the latest in the mighty monster series, which loops back...
It’s Friday! It’s time to dive once again into the deep pool of grooviness that is Bollywood. In previous plunges, we’ve come across the great Shammi Kapoor many times. Not surprising as he...
On this day in 1969 Promoter Richard Nader puts on the first “Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival” concerts, with performances by Chuck Berry, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Sha Na Na and Bill Haley. Held...
This week, the gang takes on the movie crime/scandal/human wreckage story of the year -- the many allegations of harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein. Every day we've seen a new...
Blade Runner, Alien, Chariots of Fire, Braveheart, Star Wars…The list goes on and on for successful films that Alan Ladd Jr. first saw the potential in and allowed the chance to be realized. Now,...
