Captain Midnight Commands: Catch the Wave
Ah yes, I remember it well! “During a broadcast of the Dr. Who episode Horror of Fang Rock on WTTW Chicago Channel 11, on Sunday November 22nd, 1987, at around 11:15pm, a Video “Pirate” wearing a Max...
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Zeppelins vs. Pterodactyls!
Courtesy of Mike (with the famous airship fetish) comes an immensely entertaining post from John Coulthart’s Feuilleton blog (which is via Boingboing via Jess Nevins via Airminded via The Fortean Times...
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich – The Movie
Burnt Weeny Sandwich April 30, 1969 KQED TV, San Francisco, CA 18 min. B&W and color. Originally on 16mm. Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hn1aV3VnZQg Part 2:...
View ArticleAl Jazeera on the Death of Malachi Ritscher
On January 13, 2008, Al Jazeera’s english-language station aired a story about my late friend Malachi Ritscher. As I posted here about at the time, he died on the morning November 3, 2006 when he set...
View ArticleSun Ra: “Calling Planet Earth”
Calling Planet Earth (1986) Video short by Bill Sebastian. Made at Mission Control, Boston. 13 min. “Visuals performed by Bill Sebastian on the Outerspace Visual Communicator.” Music by Sun Ra and...
View ArticleTour of Forrest J Ackerman’s Ackermansion, 1986 on Pasadena Cable TV
Via YouTube: “[In the] Summer of 1986 my old friend and then student Luis Pelayo and I ventured to the home of horror icon Forrest J Ackerman to shoot some footage to go with the appearance of 4SJ on...
View ArticleJr. Star Trek (1969)
Jr. Star Trek (1969) Produced and Directed by Peter Emshwiller Starring Peter Emshwiller: Capt. Kirk Lee Lowenstein: Spock Mark Hyams: Dr. McCoy Dave Erits: Henry Mark Harris: Sulu (and stunts) John...
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Thanatopsis (Ed Emshwiller, 1962)
Thanatopsis (1962) Becky Arnold and Mac Emshwiller in a film by Ed Emshwiller Sound design by Ed Emshwiller? A powerful film that must be almost overwhelming when shown nice and big with a good sound...
View ArticleBest Swing Dance Sequence Ever
A dance sequence with some absolutely astonishing Lindy Hopping, from Hellzapoppin’ (Universal, 1941). Things really get rolling at about 2:40 min. into the clip. No seriously, this totally kicks...
View ArticleCan’t talk…eating…
Hampster on a Piano The soundtrack song is pure evil, so mute this before playing. But do play it. Damn you, Lora. I’ll get you for this.
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