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But I have to give ChatGPT credit. When I asked the same about Indi Lapinotino, it said it didn't know of such an actor rather than make something up. But it should know him since he was in 162 episodes of My Mother the Oldsmobile.

I asked ChatGPT what made Shelley Winters a great actor and its number one thing was her talent. It's insightful because most great actors lack talent.

"Four of the Apocalypse" features Michael J Pollard who is remembered for many films, including Bonnie and Clyde, Little Fauss and Big Halsy, Roxanne, and Tango & Cash. But I remember him best for the Star Trek episode "Miri" where he played a pre-pubescent boy at the age of 27!

Gene Roddenberry and Jonathan Frakes share birthdays (19 August) -- but 31 years apart.

Much more important to me William Marshall and Angus Scrimm were also born on that day.

“Four of the Apocalypse” and the Sweet Side of Lucio Fulci Today, I should highlight Mario Bava's excellent Black Sunday. Unidis released it across Italy on 12 August 1960. But I just can't. I have to highlight Four of the Apocalypse. Cineriz released it

“Four of the Apocalypse” and the Sweet Side of Lucio Fulci

On this day in 1975, Fulci's sweetest film was released in Italy. It's my favorite Spaghetti Western by far.

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I've also written an article about the much-discussed and little-understood ending of City of the Living Dead:

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“City of the Living Dead” and Government Censorship Medusa Distribuzione released City of the Living Dead on 11 August 1980 in Italy. It did not make it to the United States for almost three years after this.City of the Living Dead was the fir

“City of the Living Dead” and Government Censorship

It still amazes me that these great Italian horror films were kept from sensitive adult eyes for years. And 20 years later, they are fine. It's nonsense.

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“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” and Iconography After years before AIP decided to distribute it, and months of dithering, they finally released The Brain That Wouldn't Die on 10 August 1962. They released it to the drive-in circuit in a double

“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” and Iconography

Is there any film with a more iconic image? I don't think so. But more than that, this is actually a good film. Make sure you watch it with a solid print. I have one!

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“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” and Iconography After years before AIP decided to distribute it, and months of dithering, they finally released The Brain That Wouldn't Die on 10 August 1962. They released it to the drive-in circuit in a double

“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” and Iconography

Is there any film with a more iconic image? I don't think so. But more than that, this is actually a good film. Make sure you watch it with a solid print. I have one!

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“Escape From LA” Disappoints Millions Escape From LA was released on 9 August 1996 to the sound of disappointed fans everywhere. But I love it!People wanted another Escape From New York. And I get that. True, I don't like it near

“Escape From LA” Disappoints Millions

Back on this day in 1996, the film was released. FYI: It didn't disappoint me. I think it's better than Escape from New York.

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“Escape From LA” Disappoints Millions Escape From LA was released on 9 August 1996 to the sound of disappointed fans everywhere. But I love it!People wanted another Escape From New York. And I get that. True, I don't like it near

“Escape From LA” Disappoints Millions

Back on this day in 1996, the film was released. FYI: It didn't disappoint me. I think it's better than Escape from New York.

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Sylvia Sidney: The Sassy Old Lady of My Youth The world was a brighter place on 8 August 1910 because that was the day Sylvia Sidney was born.I know her primarily from two films she made at the end of her life. The first was Beetlejuice.

Sylvia Sidney: The Sassy Old Lady of My Youth

I knew her from Mars Attacks! and Beetlejuice, but she was a huge star in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Little did I know, Sylvia Sidney worked with actors Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, and Fredric March -- getting top billing in almost every case. She also worked with directors Fritz Lang, Marion Gering, Alfred Hitchcock, and Dorothy Arzner.

Sylvia Sidney: The Sassy Old Lady of My Youth The world was a brighter place on 8 August 1910 because that was the day Sylvia Sidney was born.I know her primarily from two films she made at the end of her life. The first was Beetlejuice.

Sylvia Sidney: The Sassy Old Lady of My Youth

I knew her from Mars Attacks! and Beetlejuice, but she was a huge star in the 1930s and 1940s.

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I know people do taxidermy on found dead animals, but given the source, I'm thinking he just killed it.

“The Devil’s Rain” Premieres in New York The Devil's Rain premiered in New York on 7 August 1975. It premiered in Los Angeles the following week. It must have gone into wide release soon after, considering the cast it had. Leslie Halliw

“The Devil’s Rain” Premieres in New York

A brilliant mess of a film opened on this day in 1975.

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This thing has an amazing cast: Ernest Borgnine (pictured), Eddie Albert, William Shatner, Ida Lupino, Tom Skerritt, and Keenan Wynn. As far as I know, this was John Travolta's first feature film (he had small parts in several TV shows before that).

“The Devil’s Rain” Premieres in New York The Devil's Rain premiered in New York on 7 August 1975. It premiered in Los Angeles the following week. It must have gone into wide release soon after, considering the cast it had. Leslie Halliw

“The Devil’s Rain” Premieres in New York

A brilliant mess of a film opened on this day in 1975.

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Paul Bartel and His Private Parts The world gifted us Paul Bartel on 6 August 1938. But it didn't pay off for several decades.Like most people, I know him more as an actor than a director. That's simply because he shows up in

Paul Bartel and His Private Parts

Born on this day in 1938.

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I'm sticking with androids.

Private Parts is arguably Bartel's best. And most people haven't seen it. Check it out!

This is pretty awesome 😎

Clay figurine sculpture and molding 😍🥰

#crafts #clay #sculpture #art

Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.

Paul Bartel and His Private Parts The world gifted us Paul Bartel on 6 August 1938. But it didn't pay off for several decades.Like most people, I know him more as an actor than a director. That's simply because he shows up in

Paul Bartel and His Private Parts

Born on this day in 1938.

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Bob Clark, John Saxon, and Black Christmas Name two things that link Bob Clark and John Saxon. First, they were both important parts of the classic 1974 horror film Black Christmas. Second, they were both born on 5 August -- Clark in 1939

Bob Clark, John Saxon, and Black Christmas

Clark and Saxon share a birthday today so I figured I'd talk about one of the earliest and best slashers.

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I only follow emptywheel for the mangoes!

I guess we can add fearless!

I think it will be just like "computer learning." The kids with rich parents will continue to get good traditional educations and the kids with poor parents will be given this junk and the society at large will pretend this is "equality of opportunity"!

I have a feeder right outside my kitchen window. They are lovely. But over time I've come to see them as tyrannical. Very territorial, these little buggers!

Spent all day doing drywall. The good news is that I was afraid I would have to hire someone to do it but I found I'm pretty good at it. The bad news is that I'm about to collapse.