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  1. On 9/8/2022 at 11:31 AM, Fighting a man with a perm said:

    Regal's talk of "disco biscuits" took me back to getting drug safety talks from my then 60 year old teacher, Mr Landers, who would always warn us of the dangers of disco biscuits and red headed women.

    Mr. Landers was a wise man.

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  2. I don't recall if it was ever discussed in here or the doc thread but there is a 2021 doc available on Prime called Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror and it is fantastic. It properly starts off with British cinema's Unholy Trinity,  Witchfinder General, The Blood on Satan's Claw, and The Wicker Man , and then delves into the literary origins of British folk horror and its impact on cinema and television, including children's shows. It then jumps over to the U.S. to discuss its parallel but distinct development of the genre. From there it begins a world tour that starts in Central and South America, jumps to Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

    Even with a three hour and twelve minute running time it feels like it barely scratches the surface. But what a scratch! A ton of film clips. An army of talking heads filmed for this doc as well as archival interviews touching on a range of topics, from back-to-the-land movements, the 60's and 70's fascination with mysticism & the occult, real-life cults , Nazism,  the genre as a reaction to the feminist movement,  and on and on.  

    A must watch for any fans of folk horror. Prepare to make a long list of films and books to add to your pile.

     

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  3. I've never seen E.T. and likely never will. One of the first films I remember where the trailer clearly hit every major story beat. Alien comes to earth, meets cute with kid, kid hides him but other kids find out, government baddies show up, kids lam it with alien, alien nearly dies but recovers, says goodbye to kid, E.T. go home, the end. Every bit of it was in the trailer. No thanks.

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  4. 18 hours ago, Pedro said:

    I just saw Paul Reuben turned 70 yrs old today.  Makes me feel old. 

    One of the only male celebs to be cancelled for keeping his hands to himself.  (and Pre-Twitter too!)

    He was never actually cancelled though. He wasn't the lead in big budget films but, outside of Pee-wee, he wasn't going to be anyway. He was still cast in films and television projects between his arrest and the "big comeback" in Blow. Even his second arrest, which on it's surface was far more serious, didn't manage to end his career.

    But anyway Happy Belated Birthday Pee-wee, you magnificent bastard!

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