The Hotel Pennsylvania in midtown Manhattan was one of the true bargains in a city where bargains are few and far between. Located right across the street from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station around 7th Av and 33rd, I’d recommended the place to a few friends in need of a place to stay. You…
Luke Haines is Dead
Just a note – to cleanse the palette, so to speak, following my entry on Pete Walker — I’d just like to say that IT’S FREAKING COLD IN THIS HERE BEE-YOTCH!. For those not in the know, Dallas experienced a surprise mini snow storm Wednesday. Once again the DISD did NOT call a snow day,…
Frightmare
Frightmare (1974)Produced and Directed: Pete WalkerWritten: Pete Walker, David McGillivrayStarring: Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah FairfaxMedia Blasters/ Color / 1:85 anamorphic 16:9 / 83 m. Call me a glutton for punishment, but the allure of finding the ultimate “creepy horror movie” has led me down some pretty dodgy paths. Hearing that Pete Walker‘s “Frightmare” was…
Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop
I spent part of the weekend catching up on some listening. I’m talking about music here. I bought the new Luke Haines album, the amusingly titled Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop, a couple of weeks ago but didn’t really give it more than a cursory listen. Dug in a little deeper…wow…what a…
The Honeymoon Killers
The Honeymoon Killers (1969)Directed and written: Leonard KastleProduced: Warren SteibelStarring: Tony LoBianco, Shirley Stoler, Doris RobertsCriterion Collection/ B&W / 1:85 anamorphic 16:9 / 115 m. I must’ve seen The Honeymoon Killers about 15 times. It became one of my favorite films back in the early 90s. Some of my friends still quote lines from the…
The Man from Planet X
This year, I plan on documenting my viewing habits with a bit more disipline than usual. With this in mind, I give you a little review of the very first film I’ve watched in the year 2007: The Man from Planet X (1951)Director: Edgar UlmerProduced and written: Aubrey Wisberg and Jack PollexfenStarring: Robert Clarke, Margaret…
Happy New…whatever
First thing’s first, I apologize for the lengthy, techie posts that I put up last month. Let’s just say I was a little taken by the LCD. And although I believe I touched on some genuinely relevant points, I don’t know if anybody really knew what the heck I was saying…this poor craftsman won’t blame…
Aspect Ratio and the Necessity of Enhanced DVDs
The 16:9 widescreen TV revolution has forced me to come to terms with the often misunderstood topic of DVD aspect ratios. It turns out some of the disks in my collection — including “2001: A Space Odyssey” — are now almost unwatchable, thanks to obsolete video technology that is still being practiced by some manufacturers…
I Bought a Flat Screen TV
Flat-screened televisions have made an incredible leap into the mainstream this year thanks to plummeting prices and the growing awareness of the free HDTV programming which is broadcast over the airwaves in many major metropolitan regions. So, like many Americans, I decided to take the plunge and “get wet” this season. After a few weeks…
Snow Day?
Sorry about the posts. I moved up to the new blogger beta via google and I’ve been having problems posting from my Mac at work…The lame article about the avocados should’ve been posted days ago…and this post should’ve been up yesterday. I’m a bad boy. Dallas received it’s one-time-only yearly .33 inches of snow yesterday,…