Movies
Detroit 9000
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 29, 2016 -
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Category: Crime, Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s
Beat Girl, aka Wild for Kicks
Full history here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 25, 2016 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Movies, Teenagers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Thistle Kill You
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 12, 2016 -
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Category: Humor, Movies, 1940s
STAR WARS Recipes
It never really dawned on me that fans would come up with recipes to accompany these movies, but in retrospect, it only makes sense, and the fad appears to go way back, as seen in this 1983 instance below. Will they issue a new recipe for the newest trailer?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 08, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, Food, Movies, 1980s
Bummer
"Flower children are just for plucking!"
Bare female chestal portions in film.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 31, 2016 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Pop Art, Sex Symbols, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
The Legend of Boggy Creek
Some weird viewing for your WU-vie weekend.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 25, 2016 -
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Category: Cryptozoology, Movies, Regionalism, 1970s
Marlowe
Archie Bunker, Rockford and Kato try to update 1940s noir.
Full movie behind a paywall, alas.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 19, 2016 -
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Category: Movies, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, Martial Arts, 1940s, 1960s
Miss Optometry of 1956
In line with Alex's ceaseless quest for oddball beauty queens, may we present Kipp Hamilton, who actually had a career. But she must have misremembered this honor, for all sources quote Kipp as claiming it happened in the year 1953. But such data has become easier to verify or disprove since Google added its newspaper archives.
Original story here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 14, 2016 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Movies, 1950s, Eyes and Vision
The Last Dragon
I only wish I could find the complete movie of THE LAST DRAGON for you. But barring that, you might be satisfied with the theme song and a clip.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 21, 2016 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Music, Martial Arts, 1980s
La Bruja
I regret that I cannot find a subtitled-in-English version of this Mexican film, where a mad scientist creates a formula that turns an extremely ugly woman into a beauty, as in the before-and-after pix below. But those of you who know Spanish--or who just want visuals--can enjoy the full movie.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 29, 2016 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Drugs, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Movies, 1950s
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