RIP Andy Griffith
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RIP Andy Griffith

Not just Andy Taylor (in what is probably one of the five greatest sitcoms of all time) or Mattlock, although either--especially the first--would be enough. I really loved his show Salvage 1, in which he played an entrepreneur who launched his own private space rocket to the moon despite government interference. Mr. Griffith also…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)

Well, I’ve been spoiled, so I was due for a comeuppance sooner or later. Lately I’ve been feasting on movies made during Peter Lorre’s best period, when he was a contract player at Warner Brothers. He didn’t star in many of these films; indeed, some of his roles were depressingly scant. Still, he was…
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Holy Crapatoli!

Apparently my instincts were right when I dumped cable. They not only removed TCM from my current package, but now to get it you have to move up not one but two or three packages. The 'deal' is fifty dollars a month, for only six months, and then up to $83 (!!!) a month…
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: High Desert Kill (1989)
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: High Desert Kill (1989)

"Something is hunting the hunters in the New Mexico badlands." This was a real treat. It reminds one that TV movies used to be just as good as theatrical films. During much of the 70's and 80's, in fact, they tended to be better than theatrical offerings. TV products, after all, still had to…
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