John Badham on BLUE THUNDER | The Trailers From Hell! Blog
Reblogged from The Trailers From Hell! “John Badham recalls the making of his rip-roaring action picture featuring some of the craziest urban helicopter action yet seen onscreen,…
TMT: Hush, hush
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time series that was begun here. Since I am in the backstretch of my Versus AFI: 10 Top 10 arc, this month looking at the Mystery genre, it’s almost now a tradition I chronicle one of its selections in this series. My #1 pick of Chinatown was one of my early entries from last year. So, it’s fitting that the next memory I record here is one that I linked with that exceptional film.
Versus AFI: 10 Top 10 – Mystery
Previous: Fantasy This is the continuation of a series I began in January of this year that examines and remarks on The American Film Institute and its recent propensity to create Top…
TMT: SAS of the Lambs
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. As usual, sometimes it is someone else that causes…
Originally posted on Technicolor Dreams:
If the release of STAR WARS on May 25, 1977 altered the esthetic course of my life, filling my impressionable mind…
The Langoliers Audiobook Review
I, and some of my friends, love to read a mystery. What’s not to like? The fiction, one many credit to Edgar Allan Poe, offers a…
When Analog to Digital Actually Meant Something
Reblogged from The Atlantic: The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol’ Dial-Up Modem Sound – The Atlantic. “Of all the noises that my children will not…
One for the Dance Floor: Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Song Title: Incense and Peppermints Sung by: Strawberry Alarm Clock Released: May 1967 Recorded: 1967 (Los Angeles, California) Genre: Psychedelic Pop Length: 2:37 Label: UNI Records…
The Whistleblower Film Review
Heading into the last month of Spring and the first of Summer is always a juncture where I begin an accounting, of sorts. An attempt in…
Originally posted on Riding the High Country:
There’s something very attractive about movies involving or based around journalists, at least I think so anyway. Classic era Hollywood…
TMT: “Good!”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. I’d been holding this one back for a while,…
In Praise of Her Bond Groove: Shirley Bassey
It’s clear to me, with the release of Bond 23 (AKA the next James Bond film), Skyfall, later this year, and its recently unleashed teaser trailer, I…
Future Classic Movies: Children of Men
My blogging colleague, and confirmed TCM addict, over at Paula’s Cinema Club had a most interesting idea for her blogathon, titled the Future Classic Movies. Paula posited…
Same Song, Different Movie: Gayne’s Adagio by Aram Khachaturian
Continuing my thoughts from February regarding the use of song in film, “needle dropped” tunes are not officially considered part of a film score — those orchestral, choral, or instrumental pieces some consider background music. I think both are utilized as cues by filmmakers for a specific purpose or to elicit certain reactions by the audience. I’m fascinated by this in general, and movie soundtracks have specifically intrigued me.
Friday Forgotten Song: Al Hirt’s Flight of the Bumblebee
As I mentioned some weeks ago, I remain a fan of the ahead of its time, little seen, and under-appreciated masked crime fighter TV series from…
TMT: Sharply Touching My Emotions
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Chasing the continuing Versus AFI: 10 Top 10 arc I have…
TMT: Two of Us on the Eve
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time series that was begun here. Since I am continuing my Versus AFI: 10 Top 10 arc, this time looking at the Fantasy genre, it was only fitting I’d chronicle another of them in this series. Sometimes, triangulating, or even estimating, a date when such a movie experience occurred is the hardest aspect to achieve in these posts. This, however, was one of the easiest.
Versus AFI: 10 Top 10 – Fantasy
Previous: Sci-Fi [Note: I moved this post up from its regular 13th publication date because that lands on Mother’s Day this month.] This is the continuation of a…
Same Song, Different Movie: Street Life by Will Jennings & Joe Sample
Continuing my thoughts from last February regarding the use of song in film, I’ll reiterate some that I’ve previously said. “Needle dropped” tunes are not considered…
TMT: “Your suggested arrival time is 1 hour before the movie.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Last year, I did one of these for a…
It Rains... You Get Wet 