Friday, April 25, 2025

WarGames (1983)

 


Directed by John Badham. Free with ads on Youtube. Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Dabney Coleman. I saw this in the theater. A big hit. William A. Fraker cinematography.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wargames-1983


https://collider.com/1980s-thriller-national-security-wargames/


https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/33820

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=312

Summer Rental (1985)

 




Directed by Carl Reiner. Free with ads on Youtube. John Candy, Rip Torn, Karen Austin, Richard Crenna, John Larroquette, Kerri Green, Joey Lawrence. I also have this DVD. Another one of those movies that it seems nobody else likes but me.

Lakewood Drive-In Theater, Carson Street, Lakewood, California

 


Fox Theater, Riverside, California

 


Brickskeller

 



https://untappd.com/b/pittsburgh-brewing-company-brickskeller/400666

1980s Carl's Jr Search for the Giant Chicken Commercial

 


Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Cornbread with Hot Peppers 2025

 


 


https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/cornbread-with-hot-peppers.html

Flamingo Drive-In Theater sign, Dal Passo Road, Hobbs, New Mexico

 


Albuquerque, New Mexico

 


  • Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
  • 1943 Feb.
  • Photograph shows the KiMo theater with marquee advertising Alfred Hitchcock movie, "Shadow of a Doubt".
  • https://www.loc.gov/item/2017846757/

1980 Honey Bran cereal commercial

 


https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=1165

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Tic-Tac-Dough

 


Wink Martindale game show. 1978-86 but several versions, networks, and syndicated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-Tac-Dough



High Rollers

 


Wink Martindale has died at 91. 1987-88 game show syndicated and several earlier versions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Rollers


Golden Spike Drive-In, Omaha, Nebraska

 


The Four Seasons

 


1984 CBS. Jack Weston, Tony Roberts, Marcia Rodd, Allan Arbus, Joanna Kerns.13 episodes.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086716/

https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/four_seasons/



[Miller Walker store, Augusta, Ga.]

 


Sunday, April 13, 2025

Drive (2011)

 


Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Found on Tubi. Ryan Gosling, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(2011_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drive-2011

https://www.theringer.com/2021/09/16/movies/drive-10-year-anniversary-ryan-gosling-nicolas-winding-refn

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52343/drive/


Long Acre Square, New York, N.Y.

 


Hippodrome, New York

 


The Casino [Theatre], New York

 


ABC Thunderball 1981 Sunday Night Movie promo

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

The Name of the Rose (1986)

 


Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Found on Tubi. Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, William Hickey. I also have this book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-name-of-the-rose-1986


https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thenameoftheroserkempley_a0caf3.htm

Fallen (1998)

 


Directed by Gregory Hoblit. Found on Tubi. Denzel Washington, Elias Koteas, James Gandolfini, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_(1998_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fallen-1998


https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-REVIEW-Cops-vs-Demons-in-Fallen-3015794.php


https://screenrant.com/denzel-washington-fallen-movie-only-horror-underrated/

Nuart Theater, Blackfoot, Idaho

 


Buckhorn