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“They Live” … again?
According to an interview in Salon, "Rowdy" Roddie Piper has been approached by producers seeking to make a remake of "They Live". There's been talk about a remake of "They…
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‘Post-Hypnotic Suggestion’ — “The Two Ronnies”
“The Two Ronnies” was a British comedy team of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. Their BBC program of the same name involved a variety of different comedy modes, including sketches, monologues, serials and the show closer, a parody of news programs. Short jokes (Ronnie Corbet was significantly shorter than his partner) were also a stock component of their repertoire.
Ronnie B: And now a sketch about an enormous embarrassment at a small, intimate party. Ronnie Corbett will play the small, intimate party.
Ronnie C: And Ronnie Barker will play the enormous embarrassment.
Their most impressive production was “The Picnic”, a half-hour show, the day in the life of a minor noble family and their servants, which had no dialog just sight and sound gags. The series is available in DVD only in Region 2 PAL formats.
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RIP Elisabeth Slayden
The BBC has announced that Elisabeth Slayden, who played Sarah Jane Smith, one of the Doctor's longest-running companions on the British series Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane…
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The “Bridey Murphy” phenomenon
[amtap book:isbn=B001K26Z5G] [amtap book:isbn=0385260032] [amtap amazon:asin=B000GUADS8] [amtap amazon:asin=B002DNZFZW] History: It all started with a simple phone call and it ended with a world-wide phenomenon. Morey Bernstein was the third-generation owner…
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A Milestone (of sorts)
Or perhaps a millstone of sorts: it can be a little of both. I just passed getting my 2,000th spam comment. Not exactly sure what that means, but I'm sure…
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‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar’ by Edgar Allan Poe is one of his shortest stories but is also one of his most effective.
The unidentified narrator is summoned to the deathbed of an old acquaintance, whom he had mesmerized in the past. The acquaintance, one M. Valdemar, expressed his desire to be placed in a mesmeric trance just before death.
This Week in Comics — 2011/04/06
Two stories involving puppets this week, one in the colloquial sense and one in the literal sense.
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“The She-Creature” (1956)
Video ID not provided: Please check your shortcode.IT CAN AND DID HAPPEN!
HYPNOTIZED!
Reincarnated as a Monster from Hell!
IT CAN AND DID HAPPEN!
Based on authentic facts you’ve been reading about …
So says the advertisements for “The She-Creature”, a 1956 film from American International Pictures, a low-budget production company that takes shameless advantage of the Bridey Murphy phenomenon and the increased interest in the subject of reincarnation in the American public in producing this movie.