Several years ago at my old blog, while writing about the criminally unsung Night of the Juggler (1980), I lamented that the now-forty-four year old movie is increasingly difficult to find, having never been released on DVD or Blu-ray. In the 1980s and early 1990s, I was introduced to the film thanks to my beloved … Continue reading Lost and Found: Night of the Juggler
Tag: pop culture
Michelle Monday
I borrowed the screenshots below from my pal Paul’s blog. A while back he posted them in celebration of a memorable scene from one of my favorite hidden gem Michelle Pfeiffer pfilms, I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007). Television writer Rosie (Pfeiffer) is stuck next to two condescending and judgmental studio executives while waiting … Continue reading Michelle Monday
Lost and Found: Gas Pump Girls
In the grand tradition of horny teen sex comedies, Gas Pump Girls (1979) pads the running time with cheap gags and copious nudity—not that there’s anything wrong with that! It also boasts a familiar plot this sort of movie, with a band of plucky underdogs going up against a (supposedly) heartless corporate overlord. For all … Continue reading Lost and Found: Gas Pump Girls
Morgan Monday
We’ve celebrated several Michelle Mondays and Monica Mondays so far this year, but how about our first Morgan Monday? Yes, I think it’s time for one of the world’s great vixens to take center stage. Morgan Fairchild is the star of a plethora of trashy and not-so-trashy TV and film (but a lot of trashy), … Continue reading Morgan Monday
The Art of the Ad: Choose Your Vice
Mid- to late-twentieth century advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, and other legal(ish) vices offer some of the most entertaining—and groan-worthy—time capsules of their era. Here are a few groovy examples. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the two newest members of the Mile High Club. It’s always Fishnet Friday with Passport Scotch! She definitely makes Genny a little … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Choose Your Vice
Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell
Cleouna “Cleo” Moore was born ten miles southeast of Baton Rouge in Galvez, Louisiana, in either 1924 or 1929, depending on your sources. Moving to California in the mid-1940s, Moore starred in a few dozen films through the 1950s, often in B-movies and usually as the blonde bombshell. Known as “the Queen of the B-Movie … Continue reading Bombshells: Cleo Moore, the Baton Rouge Bombshell
Hot Shots of the Week: Debbie Does Paris
These stunning black and white photographs of Blondie’s Debbie Harry in a Paris hotel room were taken by Michael Haddi in 1994, for Vogue UK. Debbie was almost fifty at the time and, for my money, these might be the hottest shots of this iconic bombshell ever taken. That is really saying something.






