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The Midnite Drive-In: Happy New Year!
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Saturday, December 31, 2016. Is a film variation of the story The Prince and the Pauper. Originally published by Mark Twain. A variety of memorable performances gelled together to create this witty, funny movie. Classic actors Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche joined forces with (then) up-and-coming Eddie Murphy, and his costar from the Saturday Night Live. As well as years together on SNL. I personally feel the movie benefits from...
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The Midnite Drive-In: March 2016
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Friday, March 25, 2016. This is my entry to A Shroud of Thought. S Favourite TV Show. The late 70's presented some of the most memorable shows in sitcom history for a young adult growing up in the 70's. Two of these were the classic ensemble cast show of Taxi. And WKRP in Cincinnati. Jim: A Space Odyssey. Orignal airdate: Sept. 25, 1979]. Important Characters in this Episode:. Rev Jim Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd). Jim would ...
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The Midnite Drive-In: Fa la la la la
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Fa la la la la. I am hoping to be back home later this week so I can write a full fledged review, but I wanted to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas, and to do another of my infrequent reminiscences from those days of yesteryear in my movie experience. Christmas Eve of 1978. My sister and I went to see the new Superman: The Movie. Why did Hollywood have to add "The Movie"? Was primitive by today...
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The Midnite Drive-In: December 2016
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Saturday, December 31, 2016. Is a film variation of the story The Prince and the Pauper. Originally published by Mark Twain. A variety of memorable performances gelled together to create this witty, funny movie. Classic actors Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche joined forces with (then) up-and-coming Eddie Murphy, and his costar from the Saturday Night Live. As well as years together on SNL. I personally feel the movie benefits from...
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The Midnite Drive-In: Following the Yellow Brick Road
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Monday, January 2, 2017. Following the Yellow Brick Road. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The original movie cut ran for 2 hours. Think about that for a minute if you will. The studio execs had conniptions over the length of the film. (No movies ran that long, unlike today when it's not uncommon to have epic movies run 2½ hours or more. Lawrence of Arabia. In 1959, television started airing the movie annually. (The first TV ai...
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The Midnite Drive-In: January 2017
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Saturday, January 28, 2017. RIP John Hurt (1940-2017). This blog has never been one for honoring passing celebrities. I usually reserve that for others because I find that dwelling on the passing of celebrities a bit too maudlin. John Hurt however was instrumental in my life in one particular aspect. And it was because of this that I present this small memento to him. I am a human being! I am a man! Hurt went on to be one of t...
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The Midnite Drive-In: November 2016
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Tuesday, November 29, 2016. This is my entry in the Cary Grant blogathon hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. This is the one with the famous Mae West line "Why don't you come up sometime and see me? To paraphrase a comment made by Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) in Ghostbusters. When Mae West invites you up to her room, you say YES! She Done Him Wrong (1933). Gus has a rival who also wants a piece of Lou. Dan (David L...
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The Midnite Drive-In: Fruitcakes and Nuts (and Bill Murray)
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Saturday, December 24, 2016. Fruitcakes and Nuts (and Bill Murray). Unless you've been living under a rock your whole life, you know the name. And you know what he represents. Goodness, kindness, philanthropy, human companionship, great employer, and fantastic all-round human being. Did you actually make it to the end of the story or did you just nod off midways through the scenes with the Ghost of Christmas Present? Down thro...
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The Midnite Drive-In: October 2016
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Monday, October 31, 2016. Disclaimer: The Midnite Drive-In is not responsible for nightmares, insomnia or fear of going to sleep as a result of reading this post. Read at your own risk. Entry #3 in the series of My Favorite Horror Movies. 1931) and The Wolf Man. 1941) are more family-friendly than the ones presented here, but this blog has never been about being "family-friendly", so beware parents. Tie: 1956 and 1978). In Eng...
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The Midnite Drive-In: June 2016
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The concession stand is open. Beer and pretzels are half-price until showtime. Thursday, June 30, 2016. Funny Business in the Old West. This is my entry in the Mel Brooks Blogathon. Sponsored by Cinematic Frontier. Is an hilarious comedy featuring Richard Pryor as a black sheriff and John Wayne as his sidekick, a drunken former gunfighter. It is beyond a doubt, in my opinion, that this movie could not have been made in the present day. But it was also going to be called Black Bart. A rather highbrow titl...
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