‘The U.F.O. Incident’ (1975): Creepy, Hollywoodized version of alleged real-life alien abduction
Can’t some bug-eyed outer space piece of sh*t abduct me the hell out of what passes for America today? Oh, well…one can dream.
Tag: drama
‘Angel in My Pocket’ (1969): Has this Andy Griffith film been memory-holed?
Inexplicably missing-in-action movie from TV icon Andy Griffith. On April 1st, 1968, The Andy Griffith Show broadcast its final first-run episode, ending the-then #1-rated television show in the country, after eight highly successful seasons. Just one short year (and a day) later, Universal Pictures released Griffith’s charming little family programmer, Angel in My Pocket…and America couldn’t have… Read More ‘Angel in My Pocket’ (1969): Has this Andy Griffith film been memory-holed?
‘Top Gun’ (1986): A lesson in mid ’80s Hollywood moviemaking
Hey: there are red flags in even the best relationships. I should have understood that right away when I started dating my wife all those years ago. Now, I let it slide when she said The French Connection and Bullitt were “boring.” And I said, “Fine, whatever,” when she wouldn’t let me hang up my Shaft’s Big… Read More ‘Top Gun’ (1986): A lesson in mid ’80s Hollywood moviemaking
‘The Deadly Tower’ (1975): True crime thriller brings Texas killer to the screen
In a post-holiday mood for something light, I happened upon an older Warner Bros. Archive Collection disc of The Deadly Tower, NBC’s 1975 made-for-TV movie with Disney alumnus Kurt Russell starring as infamous University of Texas sniper, Charles Whitman.
‘Christmas on the Coast’ (2018): NYC novelist returns to hometown to spark ideas – and romance
They say you can never go back home. But sometimes, it’s just what the doctor ordered to find yourself again.
‘Christmas in the Smokies’ (2015): Love, romance, & saving the family farm
It’s a story as old as the hills where it’s set, and that’s A-OK when you want some down home, feel-good holiday viewing.
‘Wall of Noise’ (1963) & ‘A Fever in the Blood’ (1961): A TV-star big-screen twin bill
Will the studio-sanctioned double-feature ever come back?
‘Queen Bee’ (1955): Does this lurid melodrama reflect Joan Crawford’s real-life persona?
“It makes me terribly cross when people oppose me.”Amen, Joan. Amen.
‘Crossroads’ (1986): No karate, kids—just the evil blues
Chasing the elusive blues is no small task…when you’re tradin’ licks with the devil.
‘Someone I Touched’ (1975): High drama leads to affairs, sex and STDs
…a.k.a.: First, You Drip.
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