All That Jazz chasséd into theaters in late December of 1979. This semi-autobiographical musical fantasy, directed by Bob Fosse and written by Fosse and Robert Alan Aurthur, follows a film and theater director and choreographer named Joe Gideon. Gideon, played … Continue reading
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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
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
Hurray! It’s School Movies time! Quickly, everyone gather ’round and pay close attention. Today we present Safety: In Danger Out of Doors – the story of a mild-mannered school crossing guard, Karen Kingsley, who moonlights as the guardian of youth, … Continue reading
“Stunt Men – their business is danger…” Time to attach some dynamite to our Daily 70s Spot and roll it across the road. Today, we have a television promo for the New Line Cinema motion picture, Stunts, starring Robert Forster. … 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