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The movie Short Circuit premiered on May 9 1986. The movie was about a military robot in the S.A.I.N.T. series (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) that was struck by lightening and became sentient. He escaped from the military, changed his name from Number Five to Johnny Five, and became friends with Stephanie (Ally Sheedy). Fisher Stevens played Ben Jabituya, a character of Indian ancestry. He has since said he wouldn't have played the role if offered now and would encourage it to be played by someone of actual Indian heritage. Instead of stop motion or CGI, the film relied on puppetry and practical effects. The theme song "Who's Johnny" was the debut single of El DeBarge. It was his only number one single after leaving DeBarge. ("Short Circuit" Film Event)

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What's Up, Doc? (1972) Peter Bogdanovich

December 27th 2024

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Little Muppet Sesame Things #97

Kermit: All I can see are millions of frogs on tiny crutches.

This line is the start of Max's road to a heel-face turn. His little "Crutches?" comment is sadly adorable as he's realizing that this whole organization isn't right.

And we see him trying to fight back, but he hasn't reached that level of thinking for himself fully.

Doc Hopper: Max, I've done my best with that frog, now's the time to do my worst. Open the door. Max: No, YOU open the door! Doc Hopper: What? Max: I'm through, Doc. The frog is right. You're asking him to do something terrible. I can't be a part of it. It's a moral decision and I'll stand by it. Doc Hopper: I'll double your percentage. Max: I'll open the door.

You're not there, yet, Max, but good attempt.

Also:

Doc Hopper: Listen, we're a small business but we've expanded. Expanded! Just like you frogs expand. Don't you frogs expand? [puffs his cheeks] Kermit: That's a myth. Doc Hopper: What? Kermit: Myth! Myth! Myth: Yeth?

Hi again, Carol.

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Magic Hour (2025): Is Pure Magic

The 2025 film Magic Hour is pure magic. A tale of an underdog so buried under mediocrity that digging out is not assured. Jacqueline Christy writes and directs this sublime look at dreams unfulfilled and chasing said dreams to a conclusion. Satisfactory or not. The story In Magic Hour Harriet lives a pretty mediocre life. Her husband Bob is fooling around and her daughter Emma disregards her…

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Joe the King

Summary: A semi-autobigraphical account based on the life of director Frank Whaley and his brother.

Minimalist bridge between fiction and non-fiction with bleak cinematography and excellent performances all around.

Rating: 3.5/5

Photo credit: IMDb

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290 - The Front Page (w/ Roxana Hadadi) (70s Spectacular - 1974)

1974 brings us to one of the final films of Billy Wilder, which also reunited a screen duo beloved by both Oscar and audiences, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Vulture writer Roxana Hadadi is back to the show to talk about The Front Page, an oft-adapted farce about newspapermen getting wrapped up in the case of an escaped convict. Most famously retold in a gender swapped version in His Girl Friday, this version stumbles to deliver the best of this director-star trio and missed Oscar's good graces despite multiple nominations in the decade for Mathau and Lemmon, including Lemmon's win the previous year.

This episode, we talk about the victory lap made by Francis Ford Coppola with The Godfather Part II and The Conversation both earning Oscar love. We also talk about the film's apoliticism was atypical of the moment, our love for Ingrid Bergman's Supporting Actress speech, and the hubbub over the acceptance speech for Best Documentary Feature Hearts and Minds.

Topics also include disaster movies becoming the splashy Hollywood product, The Godfather Part II Supporting Actor nominations, and Anderson Cooper talking about his mom hooking up with Marlon Brando.

The 1974 Academy Awards

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Wishing a happy birthday to actor Austin Pendleton! Here's some Skidoo art to celebrate!

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An Early Holiday Junket on the L.E.S.

Yeah, I know it’s weeks away, but we needed some Christmas early this year, know’m sayin’? So when I had the opportunity to review a holiday show at Pangea last night (see below) I enjoyed the evening abroad to the full. Riding shotgun on the adventure was documentary-maker Heather Quinlan, who took some of the better pictures you see below (the uncredited ones are mine) The night got off to an…

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Little Muppet Sesame Things #95

Doc: Max, follow that frog! (Max starts to drive off, leaving Doc behind) Doc: MAX! (Max backs up) Doc: Follow that frog with me in the car!!

First of all, Charles Durning was a great villain here. Second, I love these jokes.

Also, Max is adorable.

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Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Comedy Cinema 🎥...Hello Again (1987) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #comedy #romance #romcom #romanticcomedy #helloagain #shelleylong #CorbinBernsen #judithivey #GabrielByrne #SelaWard #austinpendleton #thorfields #carrienye #LynneThigpen #IlleanaDouglas #vintage #VHS #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsascomedycinema

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My MCM aka Movie Crush Monday about a brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. A Beautiful Mind one of my favorite biography film starring Russell Crowe & the beautiful Jennifer Connelly

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Based on the true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr, who seemed to be guaranteed a promising future when he won international acclaim as a result of his pioneering work in the field. After he is recruited to assist the military with top-secret code-breaking duties, the high-pressure job takes its toll on him, and he begins to develop a mental illness.

#MCM #MovieCrushMonday #AJBMCM #ABeautifulMind #JohnNash #JohnForbesNashJr #RussellCrowe #EdHarris #jenniferConnelly #ChristopherPlummer #PaulBettany #JoshLucas #AdamGoldberg #AnthonyRapp #AustinPendleton #JasonGrayStanford #VivienCardone

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The Front Page (1974) Billy Wilder

March 12th 2024