From The Cinematic Bartender by Winthrop J Quiggy: Bronx Warrior (aka “Italian Rip-off”) Take one jigger of Escape from New York. Add two shots of The Warriors. Sprinkle with a liberal dose of Mad Max. Shake vigorously. Serve over ice…
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The song North to Alaska by Johnny Horton was the theme to the movie. The song came out before it was filmed by several months and turned out to be Johnny Horton’s last big hit. He died in an automobile…
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My earliest memories of Doris Day were when she had a TV show back in the 60’s. I don’t really remember anything from those days except that she sang the song “Que Sera, Sera” in the opening credits. But I…
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Cactus Flower was a stage play before it became a movie. One of the most interesting facts I learned about it was the fact that Lauren Bacall had played the part of Stefanie Dickinson on stage and, quite naturally, expected…
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Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid included Hanna Barbera’s Wacky Races, a fun one which involved a cross-country car race, and a spinoff called The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and another spinoff called Dastardly and Muttley in Their…
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In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on a memorable installment from the Batman TV show: The campy Batman TV series from the 1960s is one of my favorite shows. I was watching syndicated reruns of this show…
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School days! I remember going to college back in the 80’s. For the first couple of years it was a real party. Partly because I was just going to avoid the responsibility of getting a real job. Of course, until…
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Dean Martin was a singer who successfully made the transition from singer to actor. For every success in this endeavor (like Mark Walberg), there are probably at least ½ dozen who proved that it wasn’t always easy. And some who…
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“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door.” – The shortest horror story ever written This is the story of a man and his (arguably) masterpiece of speculative fiction. Richard Matheson…
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Thanks to his appearances in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Howard the Duck has found some much-needed redemption. While his 1986 movie — the first time a Marvel Comics character was adapted for the big screen — was a…
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