Trailer Tuesday: Dog Day Afternoon

In September of 1975 Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon was released. The film garnered excellent reviews and was based on a LIFE Magazine article describing a Brooklyn bank robbery in 1972. Al Pacino starred in the film as Sonny and … Continue reading

Music for Mondays: Ohio Players ‘Love Rollercoaster’

Happy Monday, good people. Time to get our week started off right with some funky honey from the Ohio Players. Put your dancin’ heels on and enjoy the ‘Players performing “Love Rollercoaster” on The Midnight Special. “Love Rollercoaster” was released … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: Death Race 2000

Better late than never, we have a Trailer Tuesday entry. Click-to-play below and enjoy the one minute of insanity that is the Death Race 2000 trailer. Death Race 2000 released in April, 1975 and was produced by Roger Corman, directed … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: Doc Savage: Man of Bronze

Doc Savage: Man of Bronze starred Tarzan’s Ron Ely and hit theaters in June of 1975. Savage, intended to be a series (much like Tarzan,) was a campy adventure filled with hammy acting and hokey special effects and fared poorly … Continue reading

TV Time: NBC’s Super Season Promo (’75)

Here’s a nifty promo from 1975 for NBC’s upcoming Fall “Super Season.” Turns out Tony Curtis’s McCoy and Glenn Ford and Julie Harris in The Family Holvak weren’t very “Super” in the ratings department. Still, Disney and the Sunday Mystery … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Kiss, ‘Rock and Roll All Night’

First released in April of 1975, Kiss’s “Rock and Roll All Night,” from the album Dressed to Kill, rose to #57 on the Billboard chart. However, the song truly exploded six months later when a live version of the tune … Continue reading