Hail Caesar! Another Great Comedy Legend Passes On…
(Thanks, SidCaesarCom!) Do yourselves a favor, class. Hit up Google (or whatever search engine you use) and YouTube, type in Sid Caesar and prepare for an education. Without him and a bunch of other...
View ArticleSo Long, Jim- It Was A Nice Long Ride, Wasn’t It?
(thanks 11db11!)nbsp; I can recall watching the pilot for The Rockford Files on NBC as a ten-year old kid and while not completely understanding everything that was going on, finding the show...
View ArticleTCM Remembers James Garner All Day Today…
Ach! I was up way too late this morning watching TCM and as I was fading away into sleep-land, I saw that today the channel was paying homage to James Garner. Oops. Well, I’d be camped out at home...
View ArticleMr. Williams Takes His Final Bow…
(thanks, lvlagentoTV!) I posted this on facebook earlier, but it bears repeating: Every time a great comedian dies and some dictator is still around fucking up people’s lives, it proves more and more...
View ArticleThe Lady Vanishes: Miz Bacall Takes Her Final Curtain…
A few years back, I once had to “explain” who Lauren Bacall was to a friend thanks to (of all things) a rather hilarious episode of The Sopranos where she was unceremoniously mugged by one of the main...
View ArticleA Few Words on Ralph Baer…
I was already in a lousy mood yesterday, but waking up to the news that Ralph Baer died pretty much kept me inside for the bulk of the day ruminating. I was eight years old when the Magnavox Odyssey...
View ArticleTCM Remembers: It’s Been A Year of Falling Stars…
Hmmm. These TCM tributes are getting longer and harder to watch as the years zip by and we lose a few more stars. Yes, it’s not complete, but that can be rectified with a bit of creative calendar...
View ArticleClub Nintendo Bites The Dust (Soon). Replacement Parts Available (Later).
While I personally haven’t taken much advantage of Club Nintendo rewards other than to nab a few downloads, the end of a relatively brief era is approaching as Nintendo winds the program down in favor...
View ArticleLeonard Nimoy: The Transformed Man Passes
The universe of stars just got a bit dimmer with the loss of Leonard Nimoy earlier today. Known primarily for his work on the Star Trek series, animated series and film series, the man was also a...
View ArticleA Few Too Few Words About Christopher Lee…
Another light goes out and if you knew the man’s rather astounding body of work it was one of the brightest lights you’d ever seen. While he was known primarily for his work in the horror genre, the...
View ArticleA Few Notes on James Horner (Part One)
(thanks, Cinefix!) While many will remember the late James Horner for his work on Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart and other blockbusters, my own memories of the man’s work go back to his 80’s output when...
View Article“That Handsome Man” Passes: So Long, Mr. Sharif
I’m smiling a bit through this latest gloomy news because I can recall many years back sitting in a diner eavesdropping on a rather amusing conversation between two older ladies chatting about movies...
View ArticleGoodbye, Mr. Iwata
Not how I wanted to start or even end a day, but this sad news popped into my inbox a few hours back and will take time to fully sink in. Nope, I never met Mr. Iwata and neither … Continue reading →
View ArticleNo More Nightmares: Wes Craven (1939 – 2015)
The first time I saw it in the mid-1980’s on a borrowed VHS tape that had a few other films crammed onto it, I never made it through Last House on the Left. And neither did the tape it was … Continue...
View ArticleOdyssey of the Oddity Concludes Somewhat Abruptly
I can actually recall the first time I heard Space Oddity on the radio. It was sometime after its 1969 release and if memory serves me correctly, it almost made me miss my school bus. Between the...
View ArticleLost in Space: Dos Equis Boots Its Classy Coot to Mars
So, yeah… this happened. Dos Equis has decided to get rid of send off its former Most Interesting Man in the World and replace him with a to be announced younger dude who’s guaranteed to be more...
View ArticleSomething About Three Kings Lost Makes This #TBT A Lot More Wistful
“Sometimes it snows in April.” Thanks to not sleeping last night (working on a few projects for the site plus tackling a small freelance job) I was quite out of the loop today and only heard the news...
View ArticleSo Long, Gene (I Need My Blue Blanket Today)…
(THANKS, Jimmy Kavanaugh!) Oh, it’s a Monday all right. Back later. Tagged: Funny Stuff, Gene Wilder, In Memoriam, Movie Clips, Movies, Nostalgia, Passings, RIP, YouTube
View ArticleCarrie Fisher: Our Princess Is In Another Castle*
“Hey Mark, It’s Carrie. Where are you? We’re waiting for you… hurry up!” So, back in 1983 (I believe it was during midsummer), Carrie Fisher mis-dialed a phone number and called the place I was...
View ArticleDebbie Reynolds: Dancing On That Smile Stage One Final Time
(thanks ozabbazo77!) Ugh. No mas, 2016. This one’s both barrels, folks. If you’ve never seen Singin’ In The Rain, please do so ASAP as it’s not only a great introduction the classic movie musical,...
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