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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Beautiful Main Title Theme For "Fair Wind To Java" (Victor Young, 1953) (video)

 


Victor Young composed the music for such films as SHANE, JOHNNY GUITAR, and THE QUIET MAN.

In all, he scored more than 300 films during his career, and his music continues to be used in films to this day.

This main title theme is one of Victor Young's most beautiful compositions.


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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Charo Tries To Sneak Her Dog Aboard The Plane In "AIRPORT '79: THE CONCORDE" (video)

 


Famed singer/dancer/guitarist Charo ("Coochie! Coochie!") has a problem.

It seems she has this dog--and dogs aren't allowed on her flight.

"Please don't miscon-screw me," she beseeches the stewardess.

But rules are rules, despite her dog's own vocal objections.


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Friday, January 29, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "What Tools?" (video)

 


"Get the tools!"


"What tools?"


"The tools we've been using for the last ten years!"
 

"Oh, THOSE tools!"



(threestooges.net)  



MEET THE BARON (1933)
PARDON MY SCOTCH (1935)
3 DUMB CLUCKS (1937)
HOW HIGH IS UP (1940)



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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Half Empty Or Half Full?" (video)

 


A Stooge (usually Moe) wonders how much gas they have left in their tank.

Another Stooge then quips, "The needle is pointing halfway..."

"...I don't know if it's half-empty or half-full".

 (threestooges.net)


SOUP TO NUTS (1930)
FALSE ALARMS (1936)
DIZZY PILOTS (1943)
THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT (1962)
THE NEW 3 STOOGES (1965)
KOOK'S TOUR (1970)

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Nicholas Jarecki's "CRISIS" Starring Gary Oldman -- See New Poster and Trailer HERE!

 



Quiver Distribution Presents

"CRISIS"

Starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear & Michelle Rodriguez

In Theaters February 26th, On Digital & On Demand March 5th

 

CRISIS A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. 

A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.  

Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage).

 

WATCH THE TRAILER:

 




Starring | Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan

Written & Directed by Nicholas Jarecki

Produced by Nicholas Jarecki, Cassian Elwes

Executive Produced by Gary Oldman, Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, Samuel Reich

 Distribution | Quiver Distribution

 




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Monday, January 25, 2021

"Thanks For The Pickled Tomatoes" 65 Times! ("NIGHT WARNING", 1983)(video)

 



One of my favorite obscure horror movies is the 1983 gem, NIGHT WARNING.


In one scene, Marcia Lewis (Marge) tells Susan Tyrell (Aunt Cheryl):

"Thanks for the pickled tomatoes!"

I wondered what it would be like if she said that line 65 times in a row...

...set to music from the Yes album "Tales From Topographic Oceans."

Here then, for your viewing and listening pleasure, is the result.



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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Are You Dancing?" (video)

 


During a dance, a man asks a Stooge "Are you dancing?"

The Stooge asks "Are you asking?" The man responds "Yes, I'm asking."

Then the Stooge says "Then I'm dancing!" and dances with the man.

(threestooges.net)

HOI POLLOI (1935)
THREE SMART SAPS (1942)

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Friday, January 22, 2021

Thriller/Drama "SILENCE & DARKNESS" Now Available On VOD + Digital -- Watch Trailer HERE!

 


SILENCE & DARKNESS

Available NOW on VOD + Digital

Written & directed by: Barak Barkan

Starring: Mina Walker, Joan Glackin, and Jordan Lage



After the death of their mother, blind and deaf sisters Anna and Beth live happily in a secluded small town with Father. 

However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to question Father’s medical diagnoses and start to realize his intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined. 


WATCH THE TRAILER:


Shot in the haunting ephemeral landscapes of Vermont, and at times disturbing, SILENCE & DARKNESS carefully crafts a harrowing, and eerie portrait of two sisters forced to use every skill they have to uncover the truth about their family. 

Writer/director Barak Barkan’s feature debut takes the audience to an elliptical presence in Anna and Beth’s world, guiding our imaginations to follow them into peculiar, secret places.

“I sought to create tension between the viewer and the film, both through Anna and Beth’s interactions and Father’s backstory,” says writer/director Barak Barkan. “My goal is that while viewing the film, the audience will inhabit a constant state of curious unease—desperate to find out what led to the circumstances of this family’s life and what is going to happen next—while simultaneously fearful of the answer.”

 


SILENCE & DARKNESS is now available on VOD/Digital in the U.S. and Canada on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, as well as Direct TV, Dish Network, Vubiquity, and Deluxe Canada.

RT: 78min | Not Yet Rated

Genre: Thriller/drama | U.S.

SILENCE & DARKNESS is written and directed by Barak Barkan. Produced by Barkan, and Pablo Burn. Cinematography by Omar Nasr, edited by Colton Fordyce, and music by Bob Dylan. 




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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Q: Where Did The "STAR WARS" Slanted Titles Concept Come From? A: Serials... (video)

 


Just as "Star Wars" was inspired by the "Flash Gordon" serials of the 30s and 40s...

...so was its distinctive slanted-font opening plot synopsis.

Several of the classic serials pioneered the use of this device.

Here are some of them...

Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe (1940)
Buck Rogers (1939)
The Green Hornet (1940)
The Phantom Creeps (1939)


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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "It's An Octopus!" (video)

 


The Stooges sometimes encounter something they can't explain...

...usually when it seems to be attacking them...

...and they often assume this strange, unknown foe must be an octopus!

(threestooges.net)

SITTER DOWNERS, THE (1937)
WE WANT OUR MUMMY (1939)
SPOOK LOUDER (1943)
BRIDELESS GROOM (1947)
WHAM-BAM-SLAM! (1955)

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Uncooperative Objects" (video)

 


A Stooge has a battle with an uncooperative object.


As if the Stooges didn't have enough trouble with animate objects...

...they were likewise frustrated, put upon, and outwitted...

...by just about every inanimate object they encountered!

(threestooges.net)

THREE MISSING LINKS (1938)
OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE (1939)
LOCO BOY MAKES GOOD (1942)
A BIRD IN THE HEAD (1946)
SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS (1947)
HOKUS POKUS (1949)
GENTS IN A JAM (1952)

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "You Wanna Make A Fool Outta The Doctor?" (video)

 


When a Stooge falls down unconscious...

...a doctor comes up, puts his head to the Stooge's chest, and concludes that the Stooge is dead.

That Stooge then immediately "comes back to life"...

...followed by Moe yelling to him "Lay down! You wanna make a fool outta the doctor?!"

(threestooges.net)

SOUP TO NUTS (1930)
FRIGHT NIGHT (1947)

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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Your Mother And My Mother" (video)

 


Whenever Curly feels threatened by a bully...

...he appeals to the surly fellow's better nature by reminding him...

"Your mother and my mother are both mothers!"

(threestooges.net)

HALF SHOT SHOOTERS (1936)
WEE WEE MONSIEUR (1938)

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Your Shoe's Untied!" (video)

 


When Curly is boxing with an opponent, Curly tells the opponent that his shoe is untied.

When the opponent looks down at his shoe, Curly gives him a punch in the jaw.

The backfires for Curly because the opponent shows no signs of pain from the punch, then he punches Curly back even harder.

(threestooges.net)

PUNCH DRUNKS (1934)
GRIPS, GRUNTS, AND GROANS (1937)


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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Mary McCartney To Direct Abbey Road Studios Doc "IF THESE WALLS COULD SING" From Mercury Studios & John Battsek

 


MERCURY STUDIOS ANNOUNCE "IF THESE WALLS COULD SING" - THE FIRST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY ON THE WORLD-FAMOUS ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS DIRECTED BY MARY McCARTNEY

 

If These Walls Could Sing is produced by multi award-winner John Battsek (One Day In September, Searching For Sugar Man, Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars) as Mercury inks new development deal with Battsek’s Ventureland


The documentary will form the centrepiece of Abbey Road Studios’ 90th anniversary celebrations which begin in November this year



London, 12 January 2021: Mercury Studios, the music-first content studio from Universal Music Group, has announced If These Walls Could Sing, the untold story of the world-famous Abbey Road Studios, directed by celebrated British photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney. The feature-length documentary will be produced by Academy Award®, BAFTA and Prime Time Emmy Award-winner John Battsek following a new development deal between Mercury Studios and Battsek’s Ventureland. Development of the documentary has been overseen and will be executive produced by Universal Music UK’s Marc Robinson and Mercury Studios CEO, Alice Webb.


Mary McCartney brings a unique and personal perspective on the history of Abbey Road. She says, “Some of my earliest memories as a young child come from time spent at Abbey Road. I’ve long wanted to tell the story of this historic place and I couldn’t be collaborating with a better team than John and Mercury Studios to make this creative ambition a reality.”


Alice Webb says, “Mercury Studios could not be partnering with a more visionary and passionate team than Mary McCartney and John Battsek to tell Abbey Road Studios’ incredible story on film for the first time. We are passionate about showcasing work of pioneering film makers of the highest quality – which is why we are delighted Mary is bringing her creative vision to this project.”


Isabel Garvey, Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios, said, “If these walls could sing. I have lost count how many times I’ve heard that said at Abbey Road Studios over the years. I can’t wait for some of these stories to finally come to life in what will become a timeless documentary.”


If These Walls Could Sing marks the first time Abbey Road has opened its doors to a feature length documentary and will be the centrepiece of the legendary recording studios’ 90th anniversary celebrations which begin in November this year. It will tell countless stories featuring an all-star cast of interviews, unparalleled access to the studios and, of course, a spellbinding soundtrack. 



About Mercury Studios:
Mercury Studios is a multi-faceted music content studio, established to develop, produce, globally distribute and invest in innovative, music-rooted storytelling across a range of media including film, television, podcasting, publishing and live-streamed performance. Mercury Studios creates an open space for experimentation to unleash and amplify both emerging and established artists. 


Led by CEO Alice Webb and with offices in London and Los Angeles, Mercury Studios harnesses its established relationships with best-in-class talent from music and film, seamlessly bridging the two worlds to create a completely distinctive community of trailblazers driven by original IP, innovation and collaboration.


Taking its name from the iconic Mercury Records label, Mercury Studios is built on the foundations of world-leading producer and distributor Eagle Rock Entertainment and powered by Universal Music Group. 



About Ventureland:
Ventureland is a creative studio dedicated to making standout documentaries, feature films and television.


Led by executive producers Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown and multi-award winning producer John Battsek (Academy Award-winning Searching For Sugar Man and One Day in September, BAFTA Award-winning Hillsborough and The Imposter, Primetime Emmy Award-winning Manhunt and The Tillman Story, Peabody Award-winning Listen to Me Marlon and Grammy Nominated Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars). With the team’s shared experience of producing high-profile and award-winning work alongside the world’s top filmmakers and studios, Ventureland is at the crossroads of art, creativity, and social impact.


Most recently Ventureland has produced BIFA and Critics Circle Nominated Rising Phoenix (Netflix); Ready For War (Showtime); AKA Jane Roe (FX); The Life & Trials of Oscar Pistorius (ESPN); American Rapstar (SXSW ’20); Til Kingdom Come (DOCNYC) and Kirby Jenner (Quibi).



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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Sword Stabbing Through The Wall" (video)

 


A villain tries to stab a Stooge(s)...

...but the sword goes through the wall...

...and stabs a person in the back on the other side.

(threestooges.net)

MUMMY'S DUMMIES (1948)
DOPEY DICKS (1950)
THREE ARABIAN NUTS (1951)

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

All The Toni Basil Scenes In "Village Of The Giants" (1965)(video)

 


Toni Basil is a famed singer, dancer, and choreographer.

EASY RIDER (1969) was probably her most high-profile film role.

And most people probably know her from her classic "Mickey" music video.

But for many of us, the first time we ever saw her...

...was as a red-haired go-go dancer in VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS (1965).


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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "You Can't Get Arrested!" (video)

 


This time, the Stooges actually want to get into jail...

...so when they see a cop tying his shoe on a bench...

...the Stooges kick him in the behind, causing him to fall down on the bench.

When that doesn't work, they proceed to Plan B!

(threestooges.net)

SO LONG MR. CHUMPS (1941)
THREE SMART SAPS (1942)

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Friday, January 8, 2021

Liam Neeson Stars In "THE MARKSMAN" In Theaters on January 15th -- See Trailer HERE!

 


"THE MARKSMAN"

Directed by ROBERT LORENZ

Stars LIAM NEESON, KATHERYN WINNICK, TERESA RUIZ, and JUAN PABLO RABA

IN THEATERS ON JANUARY 15th



Hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he fends off eviction notices and tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. 


But everything changes when Hanson, an ex-Marine, witnesses 11-year-old migrant Miguel (Jacob Perez) fleeing with his mother Rosa (Teresa Ruiz) from drug cartel assassins led by the ruthless Mauricio (Juan Pablo Raba).


After being caught in a shoot-out, an injured Rosa begs Jim to take her son to safety to her family in Chicago. Defying his step-daughter Sarah (Katheryn Winnick), Jim sneaks Miguel out of the local U.S. Customs and Border Patrol station and together, they hit the road with the group of killers in pursuit. 

 

 

Jim and Miguel slowly begin to overcome their differences and begin to forge an unlikely friendship, while Mauricio and his fellow assassins blaze a cold-blooded trail, hot on their heels. 

 

 Watch the Official Trailer HERE!


Directed By: Robert Lorenz
Written By: Chris Charles & Danny Kravitz and Robert Lorenz


Starring: Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Teresa Ruiz, Juan Pablo Raba
Produced By: Tai Duncan, Mark Williams, Warren Goz, Eric Gold, Robert Lorenz

TheMarksmanMovie.com


  

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Simpsons: "Steamed Hams" w/ Music From "The Fly" By Howard Shore (video)

 


The "Steamed Hams" scene from "The Simpsons" has been done to death...

...and then done to death some more. And some more. And yet some more. And then, even still some more.

Which makes it just the perfect thing for us to do just once more for old times' sake.


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Tickets On Sale Now For Premiere of "WRONG TURN" Reboot


 

Tickets On Sale Now For The Exclusive Event Cinema Premiere of ‘Wrong Turn’ Reboot

 

WHAT: Fathom Events and Saban Films have teamed up once again to bring horror reboot Wrong Turn from Mike P. Nelson to theaters across the US for a one-night exclusive event on January 26th, 2021.  

The premiere will also include bonus features of the film, which stars Charlotte Vega (The Lodgers), Matthew Modine (“Stranger Things”, 47 Meters Down), Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night, Haunt), and Bill Sage (“Hap and Leonard”).

Wrong Turn follows a group of friends hiking the Appalachian Trail, who are confronted by 'The Foundation', a community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years. The franchise reboot was written by Alan B. McElroy, the writer of the original film. Robert Kulzer, Constantin Film, in association with James Harris, Tea Shop Productions, produced.

 

WHEN: January 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (local time)


WHO: Fathom Events, Saban Films, and Constantin Film


WHERE: Tickets for this premiere event can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

 


About Fathom Events


Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L)., Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.

About Saban Films

Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America.  Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President, Shanan Becker, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.

About Constantin Film

Constantin Film has been synonymous with quality and success for over 40 years. It has played a crucial role in establishing German cinema both nationally and internationally. Between 1977, when Bernd Eichinger established the company, and today, Constantin Film has emerged as the most successful independent production and distribution company in the German media industry. Constantin Film's operations include German and English language motion picture theatrical production, theatrical distribution, home entertainment distribution, licensing and television production.

Constantin Film's diverse slate includes box office hits and award-winning films alike, ranging from comic book to literary adaptations, historical dramas, action and genre, among them THE NEVERENDING STORY, THE FANTASTIC FOUR film franchise, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, NOWHERE IN AFRICA, DOWNFALL, PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER, THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX, POPE JOAN, THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS, FACK JU GOEHTE 1-3, three of the biggest ever German box office hits, the RESIDENT EVIL film franchise and MONSTER HUNTER.

In the ever growing field of TV and streaming platforms, Constantin Film has also been stepping up its television production business, including BLACK BEAUTY for Disney+, global hit series SHADOWHUNTERS and PERFUME, the highly anticipated series adaption of WE CHILDREN FROM BAHNHOF ZOO and numerous other shows for major streaming platforms and broadcasters in Germany and around the world. Constantin Film will also produce a RESIDENT EVIL series for Netflix, which is set to start production soon.
 


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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Four Werewolves In One Episode Of... "THE RIFLEMAN"! (video)

 


The episode entitled "The Mind Reader" (S1 E40, 1959)...

...has three guest stars who had appeared or would appear as werewolves.

Michael Landon played the lupine lead in "I Was A Teenage Werewolf" (1957).

Steven Ritch was the title terror in the previous year's "The Werewolf" (1956).

And John Carradine would howl it up in the 1981 Joe Dante classic "The Howling."

This episode is a real werewolf triple-header!

Oh, and the fourth werewolf?

Chuck Connors himself, who co-starred in Fox TV's "Werewolf" (1987)!


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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "N-B-C Chimes" (video)

 


When several hard objects are dropped on the floor...

...or on somebody's head...

...they make the sound of the NBC chime.

(threestooges.net)

BACK TO THE WOODS (1937)
SO LONG MR. CHUMPS (1941)
THREE LOAN WOLVES (1946)
FIDDLERS THREE (1948)
I'M A MONKEY'S UNCLE (1948)
THE GHOST TALKS (1949)
HOKUS POKUS (1949)
THREE HAMS ON RYE (1950)
TRICKY DICKS (1953)
MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER (1957)

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Hopalong Cassidy Being A Total Bada$$ #7 ("Lost Canyon", 1942) (video)

 


Hoppy's Bar-20 friend Johnny is missing and presumed dead...

...after being wrongly accused of bank robbery and hunted by a posse.

When a crooked land baron makes the mistake of mouthing off about it in Hoppy's presence...


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Sunday, January 3, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "The Bird On Larry's Back" (video)

 


The dinner bird's burning up, and Moe has to act quick...

...so he takes it out of the oven and sets it down on the nearest convenient surface...

...which just happens to be Larry's back!

(threestooges.net)

CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944)
G.I. WANNA HOME (1946)

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Saturday, January 2, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Stuffing The Turkey" (video)

 


The boys are always ending up as chefs...

...although their idea of "stuffing" a turkey...

...is anything but appetizing.

(threestooges.net)

AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE (1941)
CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944)
LISTEN, JUDGE (1952)


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