must reads: “Why Is TV Suddenly Overstuffed With Buxom Bunnies, Sexy Stewardesses, and Charlie’s Angels?”
Gosh, it’s like the 60s — the early 60s — are returning with a vengeance.
retro
retro ads: 1960s Fairy Liquid commercials
Ah, I remember when I was a little girl, and those nice long chats I had with Mommy about dish soap…
John Carpenter’s The Thing (retro trailer)
“Found something in the ice. We need some help down here. Can anybody hear me?”
retro ad: 1980s Faberge shampoo commercial
Source of a catchphrase of the 80s. Because people loved shampoo that much.
Killer Elite (review)
grunt grunt grunt *glower* [insert mockney swearing] bash crash punch kick [insert closeup of unshaven stubble]
watch it: “Qwest – Every Movie”
“All rooms have every movie ever made in any language anytime, day or night.”
question of the day: Is the Hollywood Walk of Fame a relic of yesteryear… and how could we update it?
Jon Cryer got a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood yesterday. I’ve got nothing against the guy, but I thought: How quaint! Walk of Fame? So 1950s.
Drive (review)
Remember Drive Angry? (I hope you don’t.) This is not that movie. This is Drive Calm. This is Drive Cool.
Straw Dogs (1971) (retro trailer)
Gotta love this trailer. “See Straw Dogs! Starring Dustin Hoffman and some chick’s nipples!”
retro ads: a whole buncha 1980s Kenner ‘Star Wars’ toys commercials
My brothers and I were forced to play with the kids across the street because they had a Landspeeder, and we didn’t.
