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Month: September 2016

Movies

Don’t Shoot! It’s just The In-Laws!

Sep 12, 2016 Wade Sheeler 0

That smile you can’t wipe off your face when they come onto screen. They’re not doing anything noteworthy, but it’s the recognition of who these guys are, and their absolute commitment to the roles that […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1942)

Sep 11, 2016 Brandie Ashe 0

Though Chuck Jones had a long and storied career at Warner Bros., first as an animator and then as the director of some of the most groundbreaking cartoons of all time, he almost didn’t stick […]

Food & Drink

Rudolph Valentino’s “Secret” Spaghetti Sauce

Sep 9, 2016 The Retro Set 2

The man’s name was Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguella from Castellaneta, Italy. But the legend’s name is Rudolph Valentino from the magical fairyland of Silent Hollywood. He was the movie’s first ever […]

Playlists

Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Was Born

Sep 7, 2016 Jill Blake 1

He was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas, on September 7, 1936. Nicknamed “Buddy” by his mother, Holley was surrounded by music at an early age. He eventually started a country band, and together […]

Movies

A Disappearing AMERICAN BUFFALO

Sep 7, 2016 Wade Sheeler 0

I used to be in an improv group. We’d do a scene where at any point, the audience would shout out different playwrights, writers, directors, etc., and we would have to change the scene as […]

Movies

CINEMATOGRAPHER LEONETTI BREAKING AWAY FROM THE MOLD

Sep 6, 2016 The Retro Set 2

by Pamela Vetter In Breaking Away, teen angst abounds for 19-year-old young men living in Bloomington, Indiana, making the transition toward their future. The film understands the unpredictable world for teens yearning to reach adulthood. Most […]

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