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1. I am looking forward to Mad Max: Fury Road. I mean, really looking forward to it. Don’t get me wrong, I want to see Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but this Mad Max film has me excited. Like, edge of my seat excited. I know too much about the plot as it is, which is slightly disappointing…
“My Little Pony Tales” is a separate series from the 1980s series that brought the franchise to screens the first time. It is the second generation of characters – these are different from the ones we are used to from the first series who were retooled for the current series. In many ways this is…
Last week I presented a list of 10 albums that are great for intruducing younger listeners to rock and roll, a sort of gateway to broader musical horizons. Now I present a list of the greatest albums that have shaped rock and roll over the last 60 or so years. 1. The Beatles Please Please…
True story – I saw Breakin’ at the drive in. It was the second feature of a double bill with Streets Of Fire. It was the summer of 1984. I remember distinctly this experience as my best friend and I had taken lawn chairs and set them up in the vacant spot next to us…
Last Saturday was crazy busy. Dela had the Emerald City Feis (Irish dance competition) and August and Ciaran had their Cub Scout pinewood derby – at the same time. Let’s begin with Dela. Unfortunately since I had August and Ciaran (and Xavier and Tevye) this meant Laura was trying to take pictures and video of…
Perhaps best known for the hit song “On The Dark Side” the film Eddie And The Cruisers from 1983 is a decent look at rock and roll – sort of a companion to Ralph Bakshi’s 1981 film American Pop. it’s a decent look at music and how the industry changed over time as well as…
Brother against sister. August and Déla were playing with the Star Wars toys we recently recieved. I decided to play some appropriate music to accompany them.
Do you remember Heavy Metal? The magazine that was an anthology of science fiction and fantasy comics/graphic novels? It was the North American version of French magazine Metal Hurlant and some of those stories were made into a film back in 1981 with a connecting theme of a green glowing ball from space. Now the magazine proves to…
I am stealing this idea from another blog. The idea, at least according to the title, is “Top 10 Albums To Introduce Your Kids To” – and looking at that list I thought it was lacking. Heck, all the albums were from the same decade, and the variety was negligible. Further down in the comments…
I became familiar with Steve McQueen through his role in The Great Escape during one of the many times it was broadcast on television (remember the days when networks would air movies?). That iconic motorcycle jump is one of the more indelible images of film history. He is a captivating presence on screen and at…