The Exorcist levitated into theaters in late December of 1973 and was #1 at the box office for six weeks; from Jan 06 – February 10, 1974 (40-yrs-ago this week). This horror classic, based on a 1971 novel by William … Continue reading
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Jumpin’ Jimminy! It’s been a mighty long time since we’ve taken a trip to the movies. (I’ve been busy with paid writing deadlines.) Let’s rectify things now with a look at the original coming attraction for John Carpenter‘s horror classic, … Continue reading
Daniel Mann‘s Willard crawled into theaters in June of 1971. This creepy tale of the socially-awkward Willard and his band of trained killer rats ended up as the eleventh top-grossing film of the year. The story is based on Stephen … Continue reading
The Groove Tube hit theaters in January of 1974. This low-budget comedy, written produced and starring Ken Shapiro, parodied television with a series of wild, off-color segments. Sketches included a kids show take-off with Koko the Clown reading illicit literature … Continue reading
Hal Ashby‘s The Last Detail sailed into theaters in December of 1973. The film follows two Navy old-timers, Billy “Badass” Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Richard “Mule” Mulhall (Otis Young) who are tasked with escorting a young sailor, Larry Meadows (Randy … Continue reading
Don Siegel‘s Dirty Harry shot into theaters in December of 1971. The film stars Clint Eastwood as San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan. Callahan, a cop who plays by his own rules, is on the trail of the psychotic … Continue reading