The Doobie Brothers Live: “Another Park, Another Sunday”
Today we have The Doobie Brothers performing Another Park, Another Sunday live at The Wolf Trap.
The Forgotten Story of Wyatt Earp and the Fixed Heavyweight Title Fight
When most people hear the name Wyatt Earp they think of the brave lawman who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral. You know the hero of countless movies, books, and tv shows. Historians may have a slightly more tarnished image.
Did you know that…
…At the start of the 20th century, most people did not see Earp as a demigod of frontier justice, but rather as a dirty referee who fixed the heavyweight championship, running away before many in the crowd realized what had happened.
Click over to The Guardian and read The Forgotten Story of Wyatt Earp and the Fixed Heavyweight Title Fight by Les Carpenter. You’ll never see Wyatt Earp in quite the same light!
“War Pigs” Trailer starring Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell and Mickey Rourke
Today we have the trailer for War Pigs starring Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell and Mickey Rourke.
15 Things You May Not Know (Have Forgotten) About Momento
Michael Arbeiter and Mental_Floss present 15 Things You May Not Know About Momento. (And wouldn’t 15 Things You May Have Forgotten About Momento been a cooler title?) Here are three of my favorites…
1. THE NOLAN BROTHERS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP.
In the summer of 1996, a 26-year-old Christopher Nolan set off from his Chicago home on a 2,000-mile drive toward his new life in Los Angeles with his 20-year-old brother Jonathan along for the ride. In lieu of the license plate game, the Nolan boys passed the time by chatting about potential creative projects, notably Jonathan’s idea for a film about a man with anterograde amnesia.
3. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ORIGINALLY WANTED A BIGGER STAR FOR THE MAIN ROLE.
Before deciding that the relatively unknown Guy Pearce would be more effective (not to mention affordable) in the role of the amnesia-stricken Leonard, Nolan considered some big-name actors like Brad Pitt, Charlie Sheen, and Thomas Jane for the part. Aaron Eckhart, a rising star who would later appear in 2008’s The Dark Knight for Nolan, was also in contention for the part.
11. NOLAN WANTED TO MAKE A NONLINEAR FILM BECAUSE OF A SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ABOUT PIZZA DELIVERY.
The complicated chronology of Memento was more than just a stylistic preference to Nolan—it was a cultural necessity in a pre-DVR world. With more and more people watching movies on television leading up to Memento’s release, the director felt films were increasingly sacrificing narrative quality in favor of accessibility to viewers opting to leave the room.“I think that film narrative has been held back by television,” Nolan told the Los Angeles Times. “It comes down to what I call the pizza delivery scenario: If a pizza arrives while you’re watching TV, you have to answer the door, deal with the man, and then be able to get straight back into the story, having missed three or four minutes. With Memento, on the other hand, if you come in three minutes late you miss the whole movie.”
“Which Film is the Noirest Film of All?”
Adam Frost and Melanie Patrick have created an infographic [part of which is seen above] that answers the questions, “What makes a film noir?” and “Which is the noirest film of all?”
While their #1 choice isn’t my #1 favorite film noir [that honor goes to The Big Heat], it is my #2 favorite noir.
Well done Mr. Frost and Ms. Patrick!
Source: BFI.
Final Trailer from “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is Here!
The final trailer for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is here and it looks great!
Our Visit with the Legendary Jim Ivey
Had a great visit today with my old buddy, Jim Ivey. The stars aligned because several of our friends were able to join us.
That’s Mike Sikes in the first row seated next to our guest of honor. Second row is Cliff Weikal, John [Who is that again?] Beatty, Wild Bill Black and me. Rob Smith took the photo!
Jim Ivey is a legend… celebrated political cartoonist… author… owner of The Cartoon Museum… one of the founding fathers of OrlandoCon… known in some circles as the Inside Straight Man and all-round nice guy.
We had a great time reminiscing [some of us have been friends for forty years or more] and catching up. Hopefully we’ll be able to do it again in the not-to-distant-future.
18 Fun Facts About “The Blues Brothers”
Roger Cormier and Mental_Floss present 18 Fun Facts About The Blues Brothers. Here are three of my favorites…
6. ONE OF THE STUNT DRIVERS WAS JOHN WAYNE’S SON.
The Duke’s youngest son, Ethan Wayne, began acting in 1970. But he supplemented his work in front of the camera with a handful of stunting stints.10. THE STUDIO WANTED THE BAND WHO SANG “CAR WASH” INSTEAD OF ARETHA FRANKLIN.
Universal Pictures wanted new acts like Rose Royce, the band behind hits like “Car Wash” and “I Wanna Get Next to You.” But Aykroyd and company said no. Universal later generated a PR effort to get Franklin an Oscar nomination for her performance. The movie helped revitalize her career.12. PAUL REUBENS HAS A SMALL BUT VISIBLE ROLE.
The actor best known as Pee-wee Herman played a waiter at Chez Paul, before the band is fully back together.
10 New Amazing Bets You’ll Always Win
Today we have 10 New Amazing Bets You’ll Always Win… unless you’re betting with someone else who reads this blog.
The Twilight Zone’s All Time Scariest Episode
Ryan McSwain posted his choices for the Top 13 Scariest Episodes of The Twilight Zone. His list is solid and worth a read…
…and if you’re wondering, my choices for the scariest episodes would be…
3. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
2. To Serve Man
1. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
The New Trailer for “Spectre” James Bond 007 is Here!
The new trailer for Spectre, the new James Bond movie is here!
Stunt Woman Gladys Ingle
Until recently I had never heard of Gladys Ingle of the 13 BLACK CATS. In the video below Ingle changes planes in mid-air to replace a missing wheel.
She Carried His Heart in a Silken Shroud!
Two famous sayings come to mind for this morning’s post…
A reporter once asked Stephen King why he writes such scary stories. King answered, “It is because I have the heart of a small boy… and I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
The second quote is when a person in love tells his/her lover: “I give you my heart.”
It seems that Frankenstein author Mary Shelley took the second quote literally. After her husband died Shelley…
…kept the heart in a silken shroud, and is said to have carried it with her nearly everywhere for years. In 1852, a year after she died, Percy’s heart was found in her desk. It was wrapped in the pages of one of his last poems, Adonais…
Source: Mental_Floss.
8 Tips for Beating a Claw Machine
Erin McCarthy and Mental_Floss present 8 Tips for Beating a Claw Machine.
Truth be told, I didn’t think that claw machines could be beat… or maybe I was just thinking of Baron Von Raschke.
Post Modern Jukebox featuring Sarah Reich
And without further adieu… or any adieu, I present Post Modern Jukebox featuring Sarah Reich.
