Monthly Archives: September 2014

Vintage Paperback Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Published in 1966. From the back cover: “Where did he go? OUT. What did he do? EVERYTHING. He started with an ex-girl friend and then kept right on going. He didn’t care where — discotheques, cocktail parties, un-husbanded … Continue reading

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Notes on “King Solomon’s Mines”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Even more than “Star Wars” or “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” this cheery travesty from the Cannon Group seems to start in the middle. The hero, Allan Quatermain, is given no introduction, and the details of … Continue reading

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Blast of Silence”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related

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Showtune Saturday: “I’ll Know”

Eddie Pensier writes: I’ve started a few arguments in my day (and given people cause to question my sanity) by stating that Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955) is my favorite Marlon Brando screen performance. It makes more sense … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Stacy Moran

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: According to Boobpedia, this baby-faced bombshell appeared in “Penthouse” at least 26 times. Presumably, most of those appearances took place in the ’90s, when she was at the apex of her modeling career and bushy eyebrows were still … Continue reading

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Art Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: While watching KISS ME DEADLY a few months back, I realized that the 1954 Chevy Corvette C1 is my dream car.

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Thursday Music Selection: Ride / Seagull

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Shoegaze pioneers Ride had a great sound, a fusion of psychedelic and punk energies that took to the skies the moment the tonearm was down. Here they are in their prime, from the album Nowhere: Cool lyrics too: … Continue reading

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Art Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Women Who Prowl For Men” by Robert E. Schulz, year unknown. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Docs About Movies 2: “Big Joy”

Paleo Retiree writes: Welcome to installment two in my short series about documentaries about movies, a genre that I 1) currently happen to find very lively, and 2) watched a bunch of examples of recently. (Installment one is here.) Today:

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Architecture Du Jour: The Wooden Churches of Eastern and Central Europe

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The wood churches of Eastern and Central Europe are found across a vast region encompassing northern Russia and Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and the Balkans…Three distinctive forms of wood church, found in the Ukraine and adjacent areas … Continue reading

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