No “Barbecues and ballgames?” – Michael Mann’s Heat at 25
Director-producer-writer Michael Mann has had a singularly remarkable career. No less so for the body of work that has spanned network television, motion pictures, and cable…
-
My Top 13 Favorite Music Videos From the ’80s
The other day, in this year of love in the time of corona, I re-watched a favorite film of my daughter and I, Atomic Blonde (2017). Besides the Cold War intrigue and stellar…
Opening Titles and Song: Casino (1995)
During our time of “lockdown”, “safer-at-home”, or whatever your state, country, local government have named their attempts1 at stemming the spread of COVID-19, many of us…
Purely Because of a Movie – Songs on My iPod Part 5
Saturday Night Movies…The Late TV Kind
Versus AFI: Top 10 of 100 Years… 100 Songs
Anniversary 30 – Reprise: Thief
A Never Too Late for Spring Movie Quiz
Yeah, well I’m truly and fully late for this one. And the only reason I even noted how tardy was the fact Dennis’ posted his answers…
Favorite Song Verses – A Start
As most every music fan knows, songs are like poems, even if you’re not into the latter. The definition of which well applies to both forms:…
Reblogged » 12 Essential Records Loved by Audio Nerds
“Listening to vinyl isn’t the easiest way to listen to music, especially by today’s streaming standards. Nor does it guarantee the highest-quality listening experience anymore, as…
A Song For This Day (and year): Stoned Soul Picnic
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before, highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in time. As has been…
The Soundtrack of My Life – The 10s
As promised four years ago, am adding the 2010s to this series. My local colleague Arlee Bird from Tossing It Out broached a meme a few…
Opening Titles and Song: Three Days of the Condor (1975)
As this is one of the films I make a point to watch during the year-end Christmas holiday, will give Three Days of the Condor‘s opening…
Book Review – Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of The Beatles
No surprise given this the 50th anniversary for what turned out to be The Beatles final album, a number of tomes released in 2019 covering that…
Opening Titles and Song: Drive (2011)
“There’s a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don’t need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a…
Best Album Covers: Abbey Road
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
A Sanctionistic Summer Vacation for a Movie Quiz
Among his regular readers, blogger Dennis Cozzalio (he of the wonderfully titled Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule site… and as professorial as the guy in…
Opening Titles and Song: Quick Change (1990)
“All we’ve got going for us is the city. Our only hope is they’re mired down in the same shit that you and I have to…
Same Song, Different Movie: Since I Don’t Have You by The Skyliners
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
A Song For This Day (and year): That’s the Way Love Is
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before, highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in time. As has been…
Favorite Episode: Firefly – Out of Gas
Firefly Created by: Joss Whedon Episode Title: Out of Gas Episode #: 8 Production Code: 1AGE07 Season: Really? There was only one. Original Air Date: October…
TMT: One last time together
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. No one is more surprised any worthy memories left to download than…
Book Review – Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year
Given that it took some time, and a toll, to finish You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett this year, needed something to refresh the…
One for the Dance Floor: It’s a Shame by The Spinners
Song Title: It’s A Shame Sung by: The Spinners Released: June 11, 1970 Recorded: 1970, Golden World (Studio B, Detroit, Michigan) Genre: Soul Length: 3:12 Label:…
Best Album Covers: Vanilla Fudge
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
