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TV CAPSULE: JAM (UK, 2000)
DIRECTED BY: Chris Morris FEATURING: Chris Morris, Mark Heap, Amelia Bullmore, David Cann, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon, Roz McCutcheon PLOT: “Jam” was a six episode TV series that originally aired on...
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THE PAUL LYNDE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (1976)
When it comes to Halloween entertainment there are perennial television special favorites. Like most fans of the holiday, I would rank Charles Schulz’ It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966) and...
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CAPSULE: SHOCK TREATMENT (1981)
DIRECTED BY: Jim Sharman FEATURING: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Barry Humphries, Richard O’Brien, Charles Gray, Ruby Wax, Patricia Quinn PLOT: A young married couple end up in a town that’s...
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SATURDAY MORNING WITH SID AND MARTY KROFFT
Some may count the 1980s as the last great decade of pop culture. I disagree. The first half of the 80s was undoubtedly influential, but it was a continuation of the individuality of the previous...
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CAPSULE: TWIN PEAKS (PILOT) (1990)
DIRECTED BY: David Lynch FEATURING: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriske, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Marshall, Sherilyn Fenn, Jack Nance, Sheryl Lee PLOT: The murder of a homecoming...
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TWIN PEAKS (TV) (1990-1991)
DIRECTED BY: David Lynch (6 episodes), multiple directors FEATURING: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise, Sherilyn Fenn, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Marshall, Sheryl Lee, Piper Laurie, Richard...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: TV SALE (1975)
Although it may not be extraordinary by 70’s standards, there’s something eerie about dated satires… and an animation of someones head exploding frame-by-frame. TV Sale by Ernie Schmidt, National Film...
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CAPSULE: REALITY (2012)
DIRECTED BY: Matteo Garrone FEATURING: Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Raffaele Ferrante, Nando Paone PLOT: A Neapolitan fishmonger’s obsession with being selected as a contestant in the Italian...
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154. VIDEODROME (1983)
“My early drafts tend to get extreme in all kinds of ways: sexually, violently, and just in terms of weirdness. But I have to balance this weirdness against what an audience will accept as reality....
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TV CAPSULE: SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN (1998)
NOTE: The pilot episode to “Serial Experiments Lain” is embedded for viewing (as of date of publication) at the bottom of the post. (May not be available in all countries). DIRECTED BY: Ryūtarō...
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PEE WEE’S PLAYHOUSE ON BLU-RAY
Paul Reubens was the most forcefully innovative and original television personality since Ernie Kovacs, period. “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” lasted five seasons, ending in 1990. It was a show created by...
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187. NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994)
“The ancients had visions, we have television.”–Octavio Paz (quote cited by Oliver Stone as one of his inspirations for making Natural Born Killers) DIRECTED BY: Oliver Stone FEATURING: Woody...
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BORIS KARLOFF’S THRILLER (1960-1962): EPISODE GUIDE AND REVIEWS, PART THREE
Part I of “Boris Karloff’s Thriller” episode guide is here. Part II is here. “A Good Imagination” (directed by John Brahm and written by Robert Bloch) benefits from Bloch’s narrative about fatal...
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BORIS KARLOFF’S THRILLER (1960-1962): EPISODE GUIDE AND REVIEWS, PART FOUR
Part I of “Boris Karloff’s Thriller” episode guide is here, part II is here, and part III is here. “God Grante That She Lye Stille” (directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by Robert Hardy Andrews)...
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BORIS KARLOFF’S THRILLER (1960-1962): EPISODE GUIDE AND REVIEWS, PART FIVE
Part I of “Boris Karloff’s Thriller” episode guide is here, part II is here, part III is here, and part IV is here. How could “Waxworks” (directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by Robert Bloch) go...
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“WE’VE GOT MOVIE SIGN”: THE FILMS OF MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, SEASON 11
For better or worse, the snark-meisters at “Mystery Science Theater 3000“ are responsible for blowing the dust off a lot of truly unusual motion pictures, exposing these cinematic curiosities to a far...
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CAPSULE: GINGER AND FRED (1986)
Ginger e Fred DIRECTED BY: Federico Fellini FEATURING: Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni PLOT: Retired Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers impersonators return for a guest spot on a television spectacular....
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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN STARRING GEORGE REEVES: SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE AND...
This article originally appeared in a slightly different form at Alfred Eaker’s The Blue Mahler. Today, few seem to pay mind to the artists, writers or creators of comic book characters. When Denny...
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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN STARRING GEORGE REEVES: SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE AND...
Part two in a series. Part one of “The Adventures of Superman” episode guide is here. This article originally appeared in a slightly different form at Alfred Eaker’s The Blue Mahler. “Rescue” is a...
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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN STARRING GEORGE REEVES: SEASON 2 EPISODE GUIDE AND...
Part I of “The Adventures of Superman” episode guide is here. Part II is here. This article originally appeared in a slightly different form at Alfred Eaker’s The Blue Mahler. “Five Minutes to Doom”...
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