Hot Shots of the Week: Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I. was one of my absolute favorite hour-long dramas on television during my Gen-X childhood, when TV and comic books were often my best friends. Magnum was—is—the coolest cat around because, A.) good writing, and B.) Tom Selleck. The actor imbued Vietnam vet and private investigator Thomas Magnum with an utterly unique charm and … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Magnum P.I.

Hot Shots of the Week: Barbarella’s Excess and Ecstasy

Barbarella (1968) is one of the best, and most campy, cult gems ever made, and I love it unreasonably and unconditionally. In a film full of memorably hot scenes, one of the hottest comes when Barbarella is trapped by Durand-Durand in his deadly “Excessive Machine.” Through controls operated by Durand-Durand, the machine strips Barbarella of … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Barbarella’s Excess and Ecstasy

Hot Shots of the Week: A Memorable Introduction

In the annals of gratuitous character introductions, few hold a candle to how we meet camp counselor Terry in Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981). Before we see her face, director Stephen Minor begins with a tight shot of Terry’s, um, well, tight ass. As we watch it bounce hypnotically through the woods, we see … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: A Memorable Introduction

Hot Shots of the Week: Fill ‘er Up

As much as I love doing the Random Image posts, they can take a bit of time to put together. I was trying to think of alternatives when I remembered one of my favorite cult movie sites Cinema Retro runs a semi-regular feature called, amusingly, “Gratuitously Sexy Photos of the Week.” So, in the spirit … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Fill ‘er Up