What movies have you seen recently?
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This week my Alma Mata is celebrating its upgrade from college to university status. I had a really good time so of course I’m thinking about my time there. During my rumination's a memory came back of watching the movie FM from 1978 in the Student Union. I did not remember anything about it except it was about a rock music station. So I figured I’d check it out and see how it looks from 45 years in the future.
This was the film that gave Martin Mull his first starring role. The film did poorly at the box office but the soundtrack did well. The title track by Steely Dan - FM(No Static At All) was a hit and remains a Classic Rock/Oldies staple.
The plot is formulaic. Wacky, renegade DJ’s and program director try and fight off corporate take over. The film loses credibility when “rebel” DJ’s are playing the most mainstream rock of time such as Linda Ronstadt(shown in concert), Foreigner, Boz Scaggs, etc. The bad corporate people wanted to *gasp* play ads for the military. The Vietnam War and the concurrent anti war movement was already well in the rear view mirror.
It was a weird period for rock music, the innovations of the 60s and the first part of the 70s had run out of steam, the music was a facsimile of the recent past and “punk/new wave” while the rage in the UK was still a few years away here. The soundtrack with a few exceptions sticks to that exact time period and the film plot reflects that in all its cringe.
For me it was kind of fun to watch as a one shot time piece.
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This week my Alma Mata is celebrating its upgrade from college to university status. I had a really good time so of course I’m thinking about my time there. During my rumination's a memory came back of watching the movie FM from 1978 in the Student Union. I did not remember anything about it except it was about a rock music station. So I figured I’d check it out and see how it looks from 45 years in the future.
This was the film that gave Martin Mull his first starring role. The film did poorly at the box office but the soundtrack did well. The title track by Steely Dan - FM(No Static At All) was a hit and remains a Classic Rock/Oldies staple.
The plot is formulaic. Wacky, renegade DJ’s and program director try and fight off corporate take over. The film loses credibility when “rebel” DJ’s are playing the most mainstream rock of time such as Linda Ronstadt(shown in concert), Foreigner, REO Speedwagon etc. The bad corporate people wanted to *gasp* play ads for the military. The Vietnam War and the concurrent anti war movement was already well in the rear view mirror.
It was a weird period for rock music, the innovations of the 60s and the first part of the 70s had run out of steam, the music was a facsimile of the recent past and “punk/new wave” while the rage in the UK was still a few years away here. The soundtrack with a few exceptions sticks to that exact time period and the film plot reflects that in all its cringe.
For me it was kind of fun to watch as a one shot time piece.
I have never heard of it.
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This week my Alma Mata is celebrating its upgrade from college to university status. I had a really good time so of course I’m thinking about my time there. During my rumination's a memory came back of watching the movie FM from 1978 in the Student Union. I did not remember anything about it except it was about a rock music station. So I figured I’d check it out and see how it looks from 45 years in the future.
This was the film that gave Martin Mull his first starring role. The film did poorly at the box office but the soundtrack did well. The title track by Steely Dan - FM(No Static At All) was a hit and remains a Classic Rock/Oldies staple.
The plot is formulaic. Wacky, renegade DJ’s and program director try and fight off corporate take over. The film loses credibility when “rebel” DJ’s are playing the most mainstream rock of time such as Linda Ronstadt(shown in concert), Foreigner, REO Speedwagon etc. The bad corporate people wanted to *gasp* play ads for the military. The Vietnam War and the concurrent anti war movement was already well in the rear view mirror.
It was a weird period for rock music, the innovations of the 60s and the first part of the 70s had run out of steam, the music was a facsimile of the recent past and “punk/new wave” while the rage in the UK was still a few years away here. The soundtrack with a few exceptions sticks to that exact time period and the film plot reflects that in all its cringe.
For me it was kind of fun to watch as a one shot time piece.
I have never heard of it.
It did not do well the time and quickly sunk into oblivion. It is only on YouTube now and how long that will last is anybody’s quess.
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Big (1988)
I realized the other day that I did not have this DVD. I have the VHS tape, which is packed away somewhere, but not the DVD. So I checked my budget and bought it, and it is the extended edition. The extended edition comes with scenes that Penny Marshall cut out for one reason or another. The DVD comes with the theatrical version and the extended version. George Lucus should take note of that.
This is such a nice movie.
One thing the added scenes showed was how rough Josh's friend, Billy, had it at home.
I recommend the extended edition of Big.
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I realized the other day that I did not have this DVD. I have the VHS tape, which is packed away somewhere, but not the DVD. So I checked my budget and bought it, and it is the extended edition. The extended edition comes with scenes that Penny Marshall cut out for one reason or another. The DVD comes with the theatrical version and the extended version. George Lucus should take note of that.
This is such a nice movie.
One thing the added scenes showed was how rough Josh's friend, Billy, had it at home.
I recommend the extended edition of Big.
Good to know.
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Last night I watched:
Son of Frankenstein [1939]
<=>"The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . .
<=>*The bcreating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !"
With Boris Karloff as the "Monster", Basil Rathbone as the son of Frankenstein, and Bela Lugosi as Ygor...all three with good performances of characters important to the story.
The movie is not great but it is good.
Certainly worth watching if you are exploring the classic Universal Horror stories.
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Last night I watched:
Son of Frankenstein [1939]
<=>"The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . .
<=>*The bcreating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !"
With Boris Karloff as the "Monster", Basil Rathbone as the son of Frankenstein, and Bela Lugosi as Ygor...all three with good performances of characters important to the story.
The movie is not great but it is good.
Certainly worth watching if you are exploring the classic Universal Horror stories.
Not a bad film, if you can get over some of pacing of the film and acting in general.
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I was referring to The Cloverfield Paradox
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