This one is harder than most. Growing up in my house, there were several records that were on steady rotation and became the foundation of my love of music and popular culture. Michael Jackson’s Thriller. New Edition’s self-titled second album. The Ghostbusters soundtrack. And this one: I remember this cover better than any of them, mainly because of [...]
Archive for the ‘Tributes’ Category
Whitney Houston: August 9th, 1963 – February 11th, 2012.
Posted: February 12, 2012 in Music, Tributes1
IMDb’s front page reminds me that Farrah Fawcett was born on this day. This in turn reminded me to revisitwhat I wrote the day the news broke that she passed. I regret it wasn’t more of a specific tribute, but I like the fire I was writing with. I think I was getting at something [...]
Robert Loggia Revelations.
Posted: December 20, 2011 in Badass Old Guys, Comedy, Movies (S), TributesThis past fall, I went to a screening of Scarface at my local theater where they showed featurettes from the recently-released BluRay. It has some useless interviews with unrelated ‘celebrities’ who are Scarface fans, but if you push past those, it also has some fascinating Pacino outtakes (and by the way, I found out the hard way that [...]
One of the greatest boxers of all time passed away yesterday at the age of 67. (Here’s the New York Times’ obituary.) Joe Frazier was an amazing character, heavyweight champion of the world and a lifelong rival of Muhammad Ali. I’m no sportswriter, but I have always had an admiration for the sport and its practitioners, [...]
A TRIBUTE: Gene Colan.
Posted: June 25, 2011 in Awesomeness, Comics, Superheroes, Tributes, VampiresGene Colan, without question one of the greatest comic book artists of all time, died this past Thursday at the age of 84. He was best known for his early work on Daredevil and Iron Man at Marvel Comics, and also his work on characters like Batman for DC Comics, but more than anything the work [...]
Ryan Dunn died early this morning at the age of 34. Dunn achieved his fame on the TV (later film) series Jackass, where he brought a laconic charisma to some truly warped stunts and pranks. He died in a car wreck, which, it should be clarified, happened in civilian life and was not connected in any way to [...]
Born 1949. Died 2011. Rest in peace. “RIP GSH..and we do what we do and how we do because of you.And to those that don’t know tip your hat with a hand over your heart & recognize.” — Chuck D.
RIP Nathaniel Hale, 1969-2011. It’s easy to forget how many great singles that Nate Dogg lent his croon on. I made a list of all the Nate Dogg songs on my iTunes. I will probably put these on a mix for my friends, because after all, I’m not just a movie nerd. This music has [...]
“You know how it ends? We all die, that’s how it fucking ends, and you can’t bring your iPod. Sorry!” — Mike DeStefano. 2010 was a particularly strong year for comedy. Kyle Kinane, Hannibal Buress, Aziz Ansari, David Cross, and Brian Posehn all released albums that were great or better (and still worth tracking down). [...]
Overlooked By Oscar: RESTREPO (2010).
Posted: February 28, 2011 in Documentaries, Heroes, Movies (R), Tributes, WarNo one need argue with Inside Job’s well-deserved recognition in the Documentary Feature category last night. But the fact remains that it was a particularly crowded field. Aside from those documentaries that there wasn’t room enough to recognize with nominations, there were other documentaries that absolutely must be watched, regardless of temporary awards victory status. [...]
