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03.04.2025
The betting industry has been transformed by online gambling, which provides players with improved control of their gaming experiences. Gamblers access advanced
02.04.2025
Kids always get involved with the family business. If dad runs a restaurant, there's a chance the kid will work in the kitchen. If dad is a pro basketball playe
01.04.2025
I barely had time to read comics this week, and picked up such a big stack. Will I ever catch up? Best Comic of My Week: Absolute Batman #6 - The end of the fir
Is Companion everything you're looking for in a movie?
I've noticed going to cons with my kid that a lot of the youth of today are more into Japanese anime more than American superheroes. And people wonder why the c
I'm going to assume that Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet was a big hit in Czechoslovakia back in 1977 since the Iron Curtain didn't report their box office numbers
29.03.2025
The fortunes of Shaw Brothers were not doing great as the '80s arrived. The major studio that once dominated Hong Kong's box office was finding itself being edg
28.03.2025
My favorite time in sports is rapidly approaching. Come July, you can find me glued to the Tour De France. The nearly month long bicycle race is always on my TV
27.03.2025
The first (and probably only) Czechoslovakian film that I ever saw in a theater in the '80s was Alice by Jan Švankmajer. The movie played in Febuary of 1989 at
As a parent, the Tooth Fairy seemed to be the nicest of all the "creatures" that would sneak in the house after dark and visit the kid. There was always a fear
As a parent of a kid who was addicted to Sesame Street, I can confirm that Elmo likes to giggle. The little fuzzy red monster is ready to cut up if something ti
Over the last few years, we've grown accustomed to movies from Shaw Brothers being martial arts period pieces being released on Blu-ray. There are other expecta
As a kid growing up in the '70s, giant monster movies from Japan on TV were destination television. Whether it be Godzilla or Gamera, the dial was all mine when
25.03.2025
Still behind, and looking at the number of books coming out this week, that's not going to change anytime soon... Best Comic of My Week: Assorted Crisis Events
My knowledge of Czechoslovakian film is rather slim since for the most part the local arthouses weren't running Soviet Bloc movies on their big screens in the '
I grew up on army bases in West German during the early '70s when dad was stationed in the divided country. This was at the height of the Cold War so there was
21.03.2025
When my daughter was born, there was a strange moment when a delivery nurses told me that I could push the cart holding the baby to the recovery room. Looking d
Anime began arriving on VHS tapes in the late '80s and early '90s in my area. Although you had to find the extremely cool video rental shops to check it out. Vi
For groundhoppers, the pursuit of new football grounds is as much about the experience as it is about the game itself. But what if you could amplify that thrill
20.03.2025
Easter eggs have been a staple of video game culture for decades, rewarding the most dedicated players with hidden messages, secret areas, and obscure reference
The early '80s were an up and down time for the Shaw Brothers fortunes in Hong Kong. While the studio still had hit films, the number of hits declined from a de
William Marshall is an actor who played two iconic roles in his career. He spent most of the '60s and early '70s guesting on major TV shows including Star Trek
Picture this: you've run all the way home from school. You walk in, make your way upstairs, and the very first thing you do when you get to your room is turn on
19.03.2025
The hostess club is a big part of Yakuza movies. This is where the various tough guys get to sit back for a few minutes, share drinks and joke with the ladies.
When Robert Zemeckis was making Cast Away , he paused production for nearly a year so Tom Hanks could get into island shape. Instead of just sitting around, Zem
Shark Week is a holiday in my house. No other show exists in primetime during those days that doesn't feature fins and massive rows of teeth. While I have learn
18.03.2025
When you take an international cinema class odds are high that your high minded teacher is going to keep going on and on about Fellini, Visconti, Antonioni and
Chang Cheh became a major director at the Shaw Brothers studio after the success of One-Armed Swordsman with Jimmy Wang Yu in 1967. While he was busy making act
From "Breaking Bad" and "Atlanta" to "Fleabag" and "BoJack," these represent the finest scripted television series from 2015 to 2025. Given the plethora of tele
Even with a week off, I'm not even through last week's comics. It's wild. Best Comic of My Week: FML #4 - I’m starting to wonder just how autobiographical this
17.03.2025
A few weeks ago, I was watching a documentary on London's legendary La Scala cinema. One of the bonus features was items that were in the main office. Among a p
16.03.2025
DC Comics’ New Teen Titans #1-3 (1983) Written by Marv Wolfman (#1-2) Story by Marv Wolfman (#3) Script by Joey Cavalieri (#3) Penciled by George Pérez (#1), R
Blue Sunshine scared theater audiences with the fear that the generation that turned on in the '60s with LSD could be ticking bombs ready to explode as homicida
15.03.2025
For a large chunk of people, their first exposure to Lead Belly was when Nirvana played "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" on their MTV Unplugged concert. Lead B
13.03.2025
Honkai Star Rail is the latest entry in the popular Honkai series, developed by miHoYo. This RPG adventure takes players on an interstellar journey filled with
11.03.2025
Still getting caught up, but I did get into last week's comics... Best Comic of My Week: The Power Fantasy #6 - Now we know most of the players, and have a good
10.03.2025
Having more than one horror story in a movie wasn't too much of an anomaly in the '60s and '70s. American International Pictures used the format during its era
When Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers aired on PBS in the summer 1988, it quickly became a phenomenon. My college professors immediately t
09.03.2025
Gunnar Hansen scared audiences before they arrived at the theater. When The Texas Chain Saw Massacre arrived in the Fall of 1974, people got a fright just looki
During the '80s, I met up with a bunch of punk kids from Wilmington who would visit Raleigh when there were cool shows at the Brewery or a major party. What mad