Opening Titles and Song: High Plains Drifter (1973)
Crack the whip [idiom] To behave in a domineering manner; demand hard work and efficiency from those under one’s control. Having finished another go around with…
A Song For This Day (and year): Wishing on a Star
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…
Winter’s Tear: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Same Song, Different Movie: “Cry to Me” by Solomon Burke
Originally posted on Paula's Cinema Club:
The idea for this post is shamelessly borrowed with permission from my friend Michael at It Rains … You…
Reblogged » Best Christmas Movies of All Time, Ranked – Thrillist
Just in time for the upcoming festivities, a wonderfully mixed list care of the good folk over at Thrillist. With the holiday season approaching, we’re making…
Thanks(giving) 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 that’s not him pictured above, btw) is…
Friday Forgotten Film – The Uninvited (1944)
“That’s not because there are most ghosts here then other places, mind you. It’s just that people who live here about are strangely aware of them.…
Opening Titles and Song: Prince of Darkness (1987)
“Let’s talk about our beliefs, and what we can learn about them. We believe nature is solid, and time a constant. Matter has substance and time…
Best Album Covers: Yesterday and Today
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…
Forty Year Friday – SANTANA “FESTIVAL” AND “MOONFLOWER”
Originally posted on KamerTunesBlog:
Artist: SANTANA Album: FESTIVAL and MOONFLOWER [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] I’ve enjoyed…
Fall Back: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Guest Post – Spotlight On: Writer Director, John Milius. Master of “The Guy Flick”!
Greetings all and sundry. Being one of those fortunate individuals who has learned through the years to never disregard serendipity when it falls in your lap.…
“Opening The X-Files” is Now Available on Amazon Kindle and Google Books!
Originally posted on the m0vie blog:
Hi guys! Just a quick update to let you know that my new book, Opening The X-Files: A Critical…
Best Album Covers: Heart Like a Wheel
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…
Same Song, Different Movie: Run Through The Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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,…
Friday Forgotten Song – Time Out of Mind by Steely Dan
Yes, Abbey Road the last album they actually recorded together, but technically the breakup-laden Let It Be their final “release.” Almost a given, or for that matter, a…
Friday Forgotten Film – North Sea Hijack aka “ffolkes” (1980)
Admiral Brindsen: “I suppose you’re one of those fellows who does the Times crossword puzzle in ten minutes.” ffolkes: “I have never taken ten minutes.” Sir…
Best Album Covers: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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…
Summer’s Heat: Year of Bests – 2017
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: The Low End Theory
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…
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