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RIP Bob Einstein, aka SuperDave Osbourne
My generation knows him best as his ever-failing stuntman character, SuperDave Osbourne but Bob comes from Comedy royalty, his brother is the master Albert Brooks and their father was Harry Einstein, aka Parkyakarkus. However, he got his start alongside Steve Martin … Continue reading
The Platinum Age of Television by David Bianculli
If you’re a fan of Fresh Air, then you are probably familiar with the author since he’s the TV Critic and sometimes guest host. I usually tune out the last 5-10 minutes of the show anyway because I tend not to … Continue reading
Bohemian Rhapsody: Worth Seeing
After some delays, a sanitized version of Queen’s story has finally hit the big screen with the blessing of Brian May and Roger Taylor, the only two remaining members who tour. Even though he retired in the late Nineties, I’m … Continue reading
Joe Bob Briggs III for Dead Heat
Joe Bob Briggs, the world’s favorite Drive-In and B-Movie guru, returned to Austin for a special 30th anniversary screening of Dead Heat, a pathetic attempt at making a hybrid Horror Comedy for Eigthies’ audiences. On the upside, it was the last film … Continue reading
Posted in In Theaters, Movies
Tagged Action, Comedy, Eighties, Horror, Special Alamo Event
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Mandy: Acquired Taste
Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow) finally returns with a new Horror flick focused on revenge. It’s another stylistic panoply of color, animation, nostalgia, sound, music, mood and dark humor. Set during the early Eighties, Mandy is a tragedy about a couple whose peaceful, … Continue reading
RIP Penny Marshall
Penny’s second career was a delightful surprise. Through the Seventies she was a minor character on The Odd Couple and Happy Days until she got a chance to star in Laverne & Shirley. My brother loved that show when he was a kid, I … Continue reading
RIP Pete Shelley
Pete came to my attention as a solo artist when I was in high school and MTV primarily showed music videos. Everyone at school was mocking his single “Homo Sapien,” because his voice lent itself to the insults hormone-filled boys … Continue reading
RIP William Goldman
William’s name may only come up easily for film buffs but to the rest of us, he’s the author behind the novel and screenplay The Princess Bride. The movie tanked when it was released 31 years ago but thanks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Eighties, Seventies, Westerns
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RIP Will Vinton
His name may ring a bell at first but let me fill you in on why. Will is the guy who “invented” Claymation, aka Animation via clay. He wasn’t necessarily the first person to use stop-motion techniques with clay-based objects, … Continue reading
Lost 80s Live
This festival tour slash concert was one of the holdups on getting off my duff to get cranking on my site with new stories. It was a concert Somara, Ayako and I went to see for the heck of it. … Continue reading
This month’s header, They Live turns 30
Given our current state of affairs, it’s only appropriate to celebrate John Carpenter’s social commentary masterpiece, released on this day. The header took a little work to get it to work and I found this anti-Trump one weeks ago. No … Continue reading
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Tagged Eighties, Header Art, Opinion, Politics, Science Fiction
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Culture Club with Tom Bailey
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. It’s…you went to see Boy George this Summer? Really? I went for two other reasons. The first was this show being a joint trip with my friend and co-worker Ayako who likes Culture Club. … Continue reading
New shirt from WizWorld #2: DuckTales! Woo hoo!
This tribute to The Disney Afternoon and now a new ongoing series on Disney XD with David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck and Kate Miccuci as Webbigail! It was a gift from my friend Ayako and I couldn’t wait to wear it. … Continue reading
RIP Gary Kurtz
This Sunday the one man who could tell George Lucas no and make Star Wars better passed over last weekend. I can only imagine how much stronger the stories could’ve been with Episodes I, II, III and VI. However, he bailed … Continue reading
The Summer of 84: Worth Seeing
I managed to catch this when it blew through Alamo for a week. Now it’s available for download and I figure Summer will be on a streaming service soon, the question is which. Given the success of It and Stranger Things, there will … Continue reading