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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Netflix Classic Film Comings + Goings – October, 2014
Last month, when I wrote about Netflix “pulling” classic films from its streaming service, a few readers pointed out that programming decisions are often predicated on licensing agreements with rights holders, and that the “pulling” can sometimes be attributed to studios choosing to … Continue reading
Take a Trip in the Hollywood Time Machine
Cancel your Saturday night plans, because I’ll be guest co-hosting the inaugural episode of Hollywood Time Machine with Alicia Mayer live tonight at 9 p.m. (ET) on L.A. Talk Radio. Guests include Victoria Wilson, author of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel True … Continue reading
Remembering Richard Kiel (1939-2014) in EEGAH (1962)
Richard Kiel was unforgettable as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977) and MOONRAKER (1979). But 15 years before he put the bite on James Bond, Kiel chomped on the scenery in a delightfully terrible drive-in classic. In EEGAH (1962), the 7 foot, 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Arch Hall Jr, EEGAH, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Retro TV, Richard Kiel
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Friday on the Couch with Will
One of the great things about being freelance, unmarried, and childless is, I can pretty much do whatever I want, whenever I want. For example, if I choose to stay home on a Friday and watch movies all day long … Continue reading
Netflix Classic Film Comings + Goings – September, 2014
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end,” said Seneca the Younger, or my freshman year guidance counselor, or the guy that sang “Closing Time” in the late ’90s. Whoever it was, it’s certainly true – and nowhere more so … Continue reading
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