The Ballad Of Irving / Frank Gallop (1966)
Frank Gallop’s 1966 novelty song ‘The Ballad of Irving’ — the story of the 142nd fastest gun in the West and a Dr. Demento staple. Worth another spin.
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Ambulance (2022)
Our review of Michael Bay’s Ambulance (2022): glad to have known NOTHING going in — the pretense of the early Fast films is gone, and it’s just a wild ride.
The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny storms the reading public!
Rolf Stibbe discusses his book The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny — an adventure tale he researched to ‘get it right.’ Watch the video post.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor / Travesty Ltd.
A novelty-record post on Travesty Ltd.’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor’ — sometimes in a novelty record it isn’t the melody that hits you (there isn’t one).
Existential Blues / Tom “T-Bone” Stankus
Tom ‘T-Bone’ Stankus’s ‘Existential Blues’ — a Dr. Demento’s Funny Five entry and a testament to Tim’s love of novelty records.
Brazil (1985)
Our Universally Loved column on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) — ‘might be just as useful and is perhaps a modern masterpiece’ — opening with a riff on brazil nuts.
I Wanna Kiss Her / Tim Cavanaugh
Tim Cavanaugh’s novelty song ‘I Wanna Kiss Her’ sparks Tim’s memories of associating movies with where he saw them — like a VHS from Parkside Video, with Jeff Miller as usher.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Long before it howled onto screens, John Landis carried the An American Werewolf in London script with him for over a decade. Tim digs into how the director of Animal House and The Blues Brothers poured his passion project into one of horror-comedy’s defining films.
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Some films click instantly; Dear Evan Hansen needed time to percolate. Tim’s Universally Loved column finally found its hook for Universal’s 2021 musical drama — read the review that took its time coming together.
AMC NETWORKS LAUNCHES BOOK PUBLISHING ARM
AMC Networks Publishing is open for business. The new book publishing arm launches with four fan-focused original titles — books based on Shudder’s Creepshow from Greg Nicotero and Acorn TV’s Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, plus two brand-new comic series. Here’s the full lineup.