The second season of Doctor Who comes to an end with this fun tale scripted by Dennis Spooner. It originally ran from 3 July to 24 July, 1965, and introduced another time traveler, the Monk (Peter Butterworth), from the same place as the Doctor, though Gallifrey isn’t mentioned by name yet. The four parts, The…
Month: May 2014
Trailer Tracks: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Stephen Herek
Bill & Ted… Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves… Not much more to say about the excellent time travel adventure these bumbling guys go on, and the fun I have watching it… And they travel in a phone booth!!
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) – Joel & Ethan Coen
The final recommendation from Some Like It Hot in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book is my second favorite Coen Brothers movie, an update on the classic Odyssey tale, and featuring some of that great old-timey music (overseen by T Bone Burnett). George Clooney is Ulysses Evert McGill, and he has just escaped…
Trailer Tracks: Fright Night (1985) – Tom Holland
As much as I love The Lost Boys, this one may be my favorite vampire movie ever, it didn’t need the remake it spawned, which wasn’t bad, but doesn’t quite compare to this one… Starring Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys and the awesome Roddy McDowall!
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1983) – Ape Boy & God Save The Queen
Cutter’s Goose flies into a storm of adventure this week with two more episodes in the much beloved, and cut too short series, Tales of the Gold Monkey. The first episode, which aired 12 January 1983, and was written by William Driskill, Andrew Schneider, and Eric Lerner, is a bit of a spin on the classic Tarzan…
Trailer Tracks: The Lost Boys (1987) – Joel Schumacher
Before he ruined Batman, Joel Schumacher made this incredibly fun vampire movie with a great cast including Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes and Alex Winter…
Leviathan Wakes (2011) – James S.A. Corey
I love a good science fiction movie or television series, but oft-times I have a hard time digging into science fiction books, the exception being Arthur C. Clarke, Star Wars and Star Trek novels with occasional deviance into other titles if they catch my attention. I’ll read all manner of books, they just have to hold my…
Trailer Tracks: Toy Story (1995) – John Lasseter
I love PIXAR movies! And going back to their first full length feature is always a joy, so I thought today’s trailer should be the one for that brilliant first feature with all those wonderful characters led by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen as Woody and Buzz…
The Rockford Files (1975) – The Real Easy Red Dog and Resurrection in Black & White
Jim Rockford (James Garner) digs into a couple of murders in this week’s installment. The first episode, The Real Easy Red Dog first aired 31 October, 1975 and was written by Cannell. The phone gag is from a cleaners, who tells Jim that his favorite brown jacket has been lost… Stefanie Powers (Hart To Hart) guest stars as…
Trailer Tracks: 2010 – The Year We Make Contact (1984) – Peter Hyams
It’s difficult to follow in the steps of a master, especially one like Kubrick, but this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, based on Arthur C. Clarke’s fantastic novels, bravely tried to do that. Some of it works, some of it doesnt, some of the effects look horrid when compared to the older original film,…
The Mind Reels 