Imagine, though, if she called you up late at night and talked to you for two hours and it was mostly apologizing for bothering you. So that it’s just one more layer of frosting. Which is just something that goes along with kind of a depressive temperament. So, there’s a lot of narcissism in self-hatred.
Cold Turkey (1971)
A giant tobacco company offers the small town of Eagle Rock, Iowa $25M if all 4,006 residents can give up smoking for 30 days. With that kind of premise, you already know that Cold Turkey is going to be a super-broad satire movie, one that you really have to be in the mood to watch.… Continue reading Cold Turkey (1971)
Lee Harvey Oswald Gun Photo: Before and After
History remains frozen solid at 214 W. Neeley St., Dallas, Texas. The home where Lee Harvey Oswald lived with his wife Marina in 1963, and where the famous picture of him holding the rifle used to assassinate JFK was taken, not only is there but the side yard is still there, largely the same. The… Continue reading Lee Harvey Oswald Gun Photo: Before and After
Kraft Suspense Theater: The Gun
It ran only from 1963 to 1965, but Kraft Suspense Theater (later titled Crisis) had some of the underpinnings of a great anthology show, much like Twilight Zone: name actors, accomplished directors, color in an era of black and white, a full hour-long slot, generous budgets, and the massive Universal lot to work with. For… Continue reading Kraft Suspense Theater: The Gun
Lola DeWitt: Talman Party Member and Walking Disaster
One of the less savory aspects of the William Talman raid in 1960 was one of the members of the party: Lola DeWitt. On March 12, 1960, TV show Perry Mason actor William Talman was arrested in West Hollywood, along with seven others, on narcotics charges after officers found marijuana. Besides Talman, we have his… Continue reading Lola DeWitt: Talman Party Member and Walking Disaster