What did Rosemary actually see? When Roman Polanski was looking for the ideal image Rosemary would see when she finally gazed into the baby’s crib, they wanted something that would generate pure spontaneous fright and astonishment. Day after day they tried to generate the certain look Roman wanted. They tried grotesque and gassly figures of […]
Marvel Studios Negotiating
While the super hero movie industry is still well within the refractory period from their last major release of “End Game”, there is a search for new super heroes to jump in and pump up the genre. (I know, enough with the innuendos) With the luke warn acceptance of “Wanda Vision“, a series that takes […]
Harold & Maude Prequel
You might not know that the movie ‘Harold and Maude” (1971) was a smoldering classic in the eyes of Paramount. So much so that they made what was later to be the first ‘prequel’ before it was considered an option to leverage movies with measured popularity but steaming potential. Now if you know anything about […]
Gunga Galunga
Who can forget Carl’s story-telling about the time he was a looper for the Dali Lama… “So, I’m on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one – big hitter, the Lama – long, into a ten-thousand foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do […]
Death Grip Test
“We need something new and different” shouted D.C. Fontana the writer of this episode. She was speaking to Leonard and Bill as they did their walk-thru for blocking, preparing for that days shooting of “The Enterprise Incident” (Season 3, Episode 2) airing in September of 1968. Leonard suggested, “How about I give Bill a hard […]
Captain’s Dark Mess
Remember when you sat in front of the TV each day, a fudgesicle in one hand and a glass of ‘Rootin’ Tootin’ Raspberry’ Funny Face drink-mix in the other when Captain Kangaroo would come on. Those were the days… But did you know the dark secret of Mr. Green jeans, the Captain’s friend and associate […]
Sea Hunt is back!
That right! The spine tingling underwater drama of Mike Nelson taking on the world’s problems from a child loosing his bike in a drainage ditch to a B-1b bomber accidentally dropping it’s load of undetonated hydrogen bombs deep in an adversarial lake area like Russia or Texas. NBC has a habit of taking old and […]
The Emu is OUT!
That’s right! The Emu is gone. “We’re tired of chasing that stupid angry bird all over the studio lot” said the production manager of those ongoing Liberty Mutual commercials. “We need something more manageable”. Time for nephew Tab Chicken to step in. Tab is a struggling print model that was told at a young age […]
According to Whoopie
Last week, Chainsaw’s aunt, Ilean (not his Chinese aunt Irean) was in the hot seat as a guest on The View. In a moment of superiority and total authority, Whoopi Goldberg said that Joe Biden should appoint his wife Dr. Jill Biden Surgeon General. Whopie continued. “She’s a hell of a doctor”. “I’m hoping Dr. […]
Say the Magic Word
“Say the magic word and win $100 dollars” Famous words always announced by Groucho Marx as he began his show ‘You bet your life’. Back in the ’50’s when his program was so popular, there was bonus when someone said whatever the selected “magic word” was in conversation, then a bird would drop. What bird? […]