Good morning and welcome to Tuesday, gentle readers! Here's hoping that your week is off to a great start!
Wowza, folks, I've done a quick glance at the day -- at least, the day so far as it matters to SciFiHistory.Net -- and it's definitely heavy with birthday citations. What an incredible assortment of talent in front of and behind-the-scenes awaits you on your journey of discovery through the daily citations. There are some heavy hitters in there as well, I might add, so be prepared to give it a very thorough once-over, as they say, and I think you'll be happily surprised with the rundown. There are also a few movie launches in there, too, but not as many as I'd like to see. I do have a handful awaiting posting from the archives, but I'm kinda/sorta short on time this morning as I have some volunteer work to get to this afternoon, and the clock is winding down a bit.
Yesterday, I did have a full slate of movie watching. I finished up the new release of the camp classic Barbarella (1968) and posted a review (link here). Over the years, it's been suggested to me by a great many that it's a flick that I should heartily love, but I've honestly always found it more than a bit flat in the story department. While I'm not as familiar with the source material as I should be (copies are available on Amazon.com at a horrific price), I've seen enough to know that the film and the original comic strip aren't quite in sync so far as characters and sensibilities go. Suffice it to say, I can see why it's always been considered a camp film, and I can understand why it's occasionally praised for some of its production details. However ... as a good story? Meh. Hardly.
But ... to each his own, as they say ...
I also screened two others that I'm only just starting to pen reviews for, so keep your eyes peeled. They'll likely be up tomorrow or Thursday, as time permits.
Here's the real reason that you're here ...
Wowza, folks, I've done a quick glance at the day -- at least, the day so far as it matters to SciFiHistory.Net -- and it's definitely heavy with birthday citations. What an incredible assortment of talent in front of and behind-the-scenes awaits you on your journey of discovery through the daily citations. There are some heavy hitters in there as well, I might add, so be prepared to give it a very thorough once-over, as they say, and I think you'll be happily surprised with the rundown. There are also a few movie launches in there, too, but not as many as I'd like to see. I do have a handful awaiting posting from the archives, but I'm kinda/sorta short on time this morning as I have some volunteer work to get to this afternoon, and the clock is winding down a bit.
Yesterday, I did have a full slate of movie watching. I finished up the new release of the camp classic Barbarella (1968) and posted a review (link here). Over the years, it's been suggested to me by a great many that it's a flick that I should heartily love, but I've honestly always found it more than a bit flat in the story department. While I'm not as familiar with the source material as I should be (copies are available on Amazon.com at a horrific price), I've seen enough to know that the film and the original comic strip aren't quite in sync so far as characters and sensibilities go. Suffice it to say, I can see why it's always been considered a camp film, and I can understand why it's occasionally praised for some of its production details. However ... as a good story? Meh. Hardly.
But ... to each his own, as they say ...
I also screened two others that I'm only just starting to pen reviews for, so keep your eyes peeled. They'll likely be up tomorrow or Thursday, as time permits.
Here's the real reason that you're here ...
As always, thanks for reading ... thanks for sharing ... thanks for being a fan ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
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