Tag: Fantasy
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FRANCHISE REWIND: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 2008 (Harrison Ford) Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm “We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.” This feels wrong, doesn’t it? There’s something off about a franchise; something that started at the beginning of the 1980s, and here it…
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Superman: The Extended Television Cut
https://archive.org/download/MixdownSupermanSupplementUncut/Mixdown%20Superman%20Supplement%20Uncut.wav We get into the weeds with this discussion of Superman, as it was seen on broadcast television. This extended version of the movie was released on Blu Ray. I acquired the film after seeing the 40th anniversary remaster in theaters last year. We also talk about film grain and edge-smoothing! © Frequent Wire, David Lawler…
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“Nobody Beats The Wiz!” The 40th Anniversary of The Wiz
https://archive.org/download/TheWizSpecialWithClips/The%20Wiz%20Special%20with%20clips.mp3 HAPPY NEW YEAR! David Lawler and David Anderson discuss the 1978 movie, The Wiz, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne, and Ted Ross. The Wiz is a 1978 American musical adventure fantasy film produced by Universal Pictures and Motown Productions, and released by Universal Pictures on October 24, 1978. A re-imagining…
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“You Will Believe: Superman’s 40th Anniversary”
https://archive.org/download/YouWillBelieveForArchive/You%20Will%20Believe%20for%20Archive.mp3 Superman is a 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner starring Christopher Reeve as Superman based on the DC Comics character of the same name. David Anderson and David Lawler discuss the 40th anniversary restoration and re-issue of this classic film. © Frequent Wire, David Lawler and David B. Anderson copyright 2018 for all…
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STAR WARS REWIND! Returning to Jedi
Hosted by DAVID B. ANDERSON and DAVID LAWLER Produced by DAVID LAWLER Edited by DAVID LAWLER RETURNING TO JEDI: A FAN DOCUMENTARY Written and Directed by Jamie Benning “Celluloid Heroes” by The Kinks (Ray Davies) “Celluloid Heroes” by Joan Jett (Ray Davies) © Frequent Wire, David Lawler and David B. Anderson copyright 2018 for all…
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STAR WARS REWIND! Building Empire
David Anderson and David Lawler provide a running commentary for Jamie Benning’s stunning fan documentary, Building Empire. Hosted by DAVID B. ANDERSON and DAVID LAWLER Produced by DAVID LAWLER Edited by DAVID LAWLER BUILDING EMPIRE: A FAN DOCUMENTARY Written and Directed by Jamie Benning © Frequent Wire, David Lawler and David B. Anderson copyright 2018…
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STAR WARS REWIND! Star Wars Begins
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth Be With You. David Anderson and David Lawler provide a running commentary for Jamie Benning’s stunning fan documentary, Star Wars Begins. Hosted by DAVID B. ANDERSON and DAVID LAWLER Produced by DAVID LAWLER Edited by DAVID LAWLER STAR WARS BEGINS: A FAN DOCUMENTARY Written and Directed by Jamie…
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“Blade Runner, 1982”
“Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it? That’s what it is to be a slave.” Blade Runner, 1982 (Harrison Ford), The Ladd Company I knew I had to end my Vintage Cable Box series with, what I regard to be, one of the greatest movies ever made. Nothing can prepare you for Blade…
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Monkees vs Macheen: “Fairy Tale”
“Once Upon a Time, In the Land of Kirshner” “Fairy Tale” was directed by James Frawley, written by Peter Meyerson, and aired on January 8, 1968. This is a memorable episode, and when you think of the series, this one’s bound to come to mind. It’s funny and unexpected. They break with the regular episode…
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Vintage Cable Box: “Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, 1983”
“Us loners got to stick together.” Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, 1983 (Peter Strauss), Columbia Pictures So three babes straight out of a Poison music video crash land on a planet of freaks who abduct them, as love-starved freaks are want to do. I’ve never understood that. Are women some incredible commodity in the…
Misadventures in Blissville 