Indie Cine

Archive for the 'Little Bit of That' Category

Aug 06 2008

Appaloosa Trailer, The West is the Best

In the 1950’s Hollywood was producing around forty westerns per year, that number fell to twenty during the 60’s, around ten per year in the 1970’s through 90’s, and in the new millennium, we are lucky to get five westerns each year. But when those westerns are of the caliber of 2007’s “3:10 [...]

One response so far

Jul 02 2008

My VHS Love Story, Before You Read Another One

Published by dwhitney under Little Bit of That

Many video/music formats have come and gone, laserdiscs, minidiscs, floppy discs. And while you may not be able to buy a new VHS or cassette tape of the newest film or hottest song, I don’t think we have seen the last out of these plastic wonders. You see, for as long as they sell 1978 [...]

No responses yet

Jun 25 2008

Carlin’s Encore

Published by dwhitney under Little Bit of That

It is always sad when someone dies. However, the load is always lighter when the deceased happened to be a comedian. Instead of slow moving video montages, state funerals, or memorial golf tournaments, we get stand up! Comedians have always laughed in the face of tragedy, and thankfully, we now get to remember George Carlin [...]

No responses yet

Jun 16 2008

Film Junkie Anyone?

I found these amusing videos over at SlashFilm which were created by Scott Vincent, (who I believe was the director of many “Chappelle’s Show” episodes) for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

No responses yet

May 16 2008

Where in the World is Sci-Fi Architecture?

This architectural wonder, or disaster if you will, is a 1963 Charles Deaton design titled “The Sculptured House” which sits high above I-70 on Genesse Mountain as you ascend into the Rockies just beyond Denver. As I live in this marvelous area, I have always made it a point to look out my window and [...]

No responses yet