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The blog for the cult Manhattan cable-access TV show that offers viewers the best in "everything from high art to low trash... and back again!" Find links to rare footage, original reviews, and reflections on pop culture and arthouse cinema.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

‘Obsolete’? Not at all. Necessary TV rarities, now on a great YouTube channel

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The "Husbands" host a telethon: Gazzara and Cassavetes standing, Falk in wheelchair (left). At this point it is truly impossible...

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Disc-o-rama: My latest DVD reviews

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Readers of this blog might be unaware that I also review new DVD releases regularly for the Disc Dish website. I'm quite proud of ...

Monday, February 27, 2012

The fabric of old Hollywood: the Rat Pack, Martin and Lewis, and Roddy McDowall’s home movies

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Show-business documentaries are often intended to serve as introductions for the uninitiated. They also drive diehard fans a little crazy, b...

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Politically correct comedy from Dean and Jer

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Yes, it's Labor Day time again, folks, so the Jer footage must flow. Here is a rarity from The Colgate Comedy Hour that I've never ...

Friday, December 21, 2007

Merry Happy Holly thing: Dean and Frank

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Real holiday cheer is hard to obtain (unless one is disposed to altering one's "headspace" in front of coworkers or relatives ...

Friday, November 2, 2007

Dean Martin, Jack Benny salute Johnny's 10th

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Like this blog, the Funhouse cable-access show covers a broad range of topics (high art, low trash, blah blah), and I've noticed that th...

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