In regard to showing theatrical films, the television landscape has changed mightily over the last 50 years. Back in 1960, there was no streaming video, no DVRs, and no DVDs. Either you saw a theatrical film when it was released, caught it at a revival house, or waited for years for it to pop up on read more
John Travolta ended up losing his day and will only get a few hours alongside Judy Garland and Katharine Hepburn. Sorry John, I’ll do better next year! Out of the multitude of Travolta’s films, there’s a handful that are considered “classic” and Saturday Night Fever read more
We’re already just two weeks away from the second (not quite annual) Fashion in Film Blogathon! If you would like to join in, just let me know. There’s still plenty of time to think of a topic if you haven’t already decided! I thought it would be fun to start the festivities a litt read more
One of the most iconic films of the seventies is Saturday Night Fever. With its numerous dance scenes and colorful club scenes, this film immortalized the disco era. Its soundtrack was the highest selling until Michael Jackson’s Thriller. And it was the debut of many young actors, including read more
Three notes: One, I watched Saturday Night Fever on Saturday, December 22nd, in celebration of the apocalypse that never came the day before. Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive. Two, this is my last film review for the year of 2012, but there are equally important posts appea read more
Jackpot! I've been searching for a clip (any clip) of Robert Mitchum hosting Saturday Night Live back in 1987. Thanks to the wonder of Twitter searches (and Tumblr ones too), I found a link to a clip recently posted on YouTube. It's of the skit "Death Be Not Deadly" in which Mitchum and Kevin Neal read more
