Pages

▼
Saturday, September 7, 2024

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles

›
It was 45 years ago today that "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles was released. The song would go to no. 1 on the UK sin...
Friday, September 6, 2024

Filmation's DC Comics Superhero Cartoons of the Sixties

›
In the late Sixties, Saturday morning television was dominated by superhero cartoons. Among these were cartoons featuring characters from DC...
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Instagram Should Restore the "Most Recent" Option to Searches

›
On the evening of August 30 I performed a search on Instagram for the hashtag. #vanessamarquez. I was searching for tributes made to my dear...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Chicano Cinema on Turner Classic Month September 24

›
Julie Carmen and Chick Vennera in The Millagro Beanfield War Last month, August, was Chicano Heritage month, a month spotlighting the histor...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Godspeed James Darren

›
James Darren who played Moondoggie in the movie Gidget (1959) and starred on the TV show The Time Tunnel , among many other roles died yest...
1 comment:
Friday, August 30, 2024

Preserving the Legacy of Vanessa Marquez

›
It was six years ago today that Vanessa Marquez was shot in the back and killed by officers of the South Pasadena, California Police Departm...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

TCM Spotlight on Studio Directors in September

›
This September TCM Spotlight is on studio directors. Every Wednesday of the month Turner Classic Movies will be showing films by such direct...