Monday, December 27, 2021
Forbidden Planet - 1956
This movie was well-received by the public AND the critics AND even made money. Everyone wins. Link in comments.
Monday, December 13, 2021
Firestone Presents
Firestone released the first of its “Your Favorite Christmas” series in 1962 and the last one in 1968. If you got your car serviced by Firestone - during the holidays - they would gift you with a brand new self-promoting Christmas record. Enclosed please find all seven records extant. Link in comments.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Sunday, November 28, 2021
The Hellstrom Chronicle - 1972
A visual feast of a documentary about insects. A Professor Hellstrom narrates and pleads his case. There is a twist at the end. Link in comments. This is reposted so you won't miss your chance to see this thing.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Dune - Alternative Edition Redux - 2012
This was gifted to Archive.Org by someone who remains anonymous - an inside job perhaps. The Archive.Org link is dead but you can still get it right here. Link in comments.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Creepier Yet
These new and improved Magical Fairy Decorations - and myself - would again like to be the first to wish you and yours the happiest of all possible holiday seasons with no more weirdness or creepyness than is absolutely neccessary.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Happy Holidays
The Magical Drummer Boy Fairy Decoration informs me that he is too old for this and wants to retire. You're fired.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Sting - The Bride
After appearing in DUNE, Gordon Sumner( Sting ) went on to do the movie THE BRIDE. This excerpt has a special moment at the 2 minute mark. Link in comments.
Sunday, October 10, 2021
The Endless Summer - 1966
Bruce Brown made four of these surf films which did stir up interest in Surfing. This was the first one. Link in comments.
Sunday, September 26, 2021
ZARDOZ - 1974
After making DELIVERANCE John Boorman brought us this Sci-Fi film starring Sean Connery. The movie resists easy analysis which is to say we could argue about it for hours. Link in comments.
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Logan's Run - 1976
Roger Ebert gave this three stars and Gene Siskel gave it zero. I think it's worth watching. Link in comments.
Monday, September 6, 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
ELIMINATORS - 1986
Denise Crosby - the granddaughter of Bing - did this Science Fiction film. After that she did Star Trek The Next Generation. Link in comments.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Forbidden Planet - 1956
Leslie Nielsen co-stars and plays it straight. Anne Francis sports one of the world's first miniskirts. Enjoy it and the movie in glorious CinemaScope. Link in comments.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
Mystery Men - 1999
I love this thing. If it lacks flow blame it on journeyman director Kinka Usher. Link in comments. This movie lost 35 Million dollars.
Friday, June 18, 2021
The Apple - 1980
The Golan-Globus business plan was to buy cheap scripts and make them into cheap films. There was a big demand for product in the early eighties and Golan-Globus delivered THE APPLE, DEATHWISH, LIFEFORCE, and lots more. Link in comments.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Radio Now Live - Firesign Theatre - 2001
Here is the one I missed. It was recorded live on a West Coast tour in 1999. The material is mostly taken from Firesign's previous albums. If you are a completist you must have this. Link in comments.
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Monday, March 29, 2021
Judson Fountain - The Old Woman Of Haunted House
Judson was heard on the Incorrect Music show on WFMU as hosted by Irwin Chusid. Judson self-published a number of recordings. Link in comments.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Where The Action Is - Pilot Episode
Lip-synching by Jan and Dean, Chad and Jeremy, Dick and Deedee, Bobby Rydell, and lots more.
Sunday, March 7, 2021
David Ossman Interview - 2016
Dave Ossman discusses all things Firesign. It turns out SONY has the rights to a lot of FST material and so can choose to reissue it or just sit on it. So it goes. Link in comments.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Incorrect Music - 2000
Music expert, author, and WFMU DJ Irwin Chusid sifted a lot of music to find what he describes as Incorrect or Outsider Music. He wrote a great book about this which you may be able to find. He also did a WFMU show called Incorrect Music with the clever and quick Michelle Boule' for some years. The show has ended and Irwin is retired. But. There still a way you can download a giant bunch of these shows and you will find that way in the comments.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Firesign Theatre - Boom Dot Bust - 1999 - Updated!
A reviewer said: "Boom Dot Bust" is wonderful--and totally unexpected. After waiting 20 years for a new creation ("The Three Faces of Al" was good, but Nick Danger was not new) I felt let down by "Give Me Imortality..." which was funny but pretty shallow. I was thinking "you can't catch lightning in a bottle twice" when "BDB" arrived. It was like finding a Firesign record from 1975 that I hadn't heard before. It has everything I love about Firesign: layer-upon-layer of delightful word-play, satire, and verbal slapstick. Just like "Bozos" you can listen over and over, with repeated pleasures-of-discovery. The 4 or 5 have recaptured their old magic. My wife and kids don't understand any of it, though I've tried and tried to explain my "Uh Clem" license plate. If you enjoyed any classic Firesign, you'll enjoy Boom Dot Bust". Link in comments.
Monday, February 15, 2021
Mera Dil
Here is my favorite Bollywood music video. Link in comments. By the way - it has been decided that this blog contains SENSITIVE CONTENT! Did one of you park a swear-word somewhere?
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Firesign Theatre - Alternative Rose Parade - Video
On 1/1/2000 the Firesign Theatre rang in the new millennium by broadcasting from the Pacifica radio studios and giving us The Alternative Rose Parade. Listeners were encouraged to tune in the actual Rose Parade television broadcast - with no sound - and listen to the Firesign radio commentary instead. Enjoy. The Firesign voice-over begins at the 2:18 minute mark. Link in comments.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
The Van Halen Story - The Early Years
2003. The promotional material calls this an amazing documentary about the formative years of the best rock and roll band ever. Link in comments.
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