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Category: Film

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Black Market

September 23, 2023September 22, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Black Market

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The Sunday Dozen: John Huston

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

John Huston could do it all. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: John Huston

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Chameleon

September 16, 2023September 15, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Chameleon

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The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Ben Gazzara. Written and directed by John Cassavetes. Continue reading The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie

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Odds Against Tomorrow

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, and Gloria Grahame. Directed by Robert Wise. Continue reading Odds Against Tomorrow

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Story Time1 Comment

Story Time: When Adrastos Met Sinatra

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Make it one for my baby and one more for the road.” Continue reading Story Time: When Adrastos Met Sinatra

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Pulp Fiction: The Seventh Victim

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Greenwich Village Satanist movie. Starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: The Seventh Victim

Adrastos, Climate Change, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Television1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Natural Forces

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Natural Forces

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Fog Of Scandal, Legal Docket, Political Crack

Meadows/Haldeman

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Flip. Mark, flip. Continue reading Meadows/Haldeman

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction: Julie

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, and Barry Sullivan. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: Julie

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack2 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Rainmaker

August 19, 2023August 18, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Rainmaker, make me some rain.” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Rainmaker

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction1 Comment

Pulp Fiction: Storm Warning

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, and Steve Cochran. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: Storm Warning

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Medicine, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Sports, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Private Conversation

August 12, 2023August 11, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Private Conversation

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, R.I.P.2 Comments

It Is A Good Day To Die: Robbie Robertson, R.I.P.

August 10, 2023August 13, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Robbie Robertson, 1943-2023. Continue reading It Is A Good Day To Die: Robbie Robertson, R.I.P.

Adrastos, Film, The Sunday Dozen2 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: Elia Kazan

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The films of Gadge Kazan. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Elia Kazan

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Story Time, Television, Vintage First Draft1 Comment

Story Time: The Dumbest Argument I Ever Had

July 30, 2023July 29, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Elia Kazan is Greek. He’s doing very well, you know. Continue reading Story Time: The Dumbest Argument I Ever Had

Adrastos, Climate Change, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, R.I.P., Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Untouchable

July 29, 2023July 28, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Untouchable

Cassandra, Current Affairs, Film, Political Crack, Sexism2 Comments

Kenough With Patriarchy

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 cassandraisright

Some people didn’t enjoy seeing patriarchy ridiculed. Continue reading Kenough With Patriarchy

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction1 Comment

Pulp Fiction: Shockproof

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Take a walk on the dark side with Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey, Douglas Sirk, John Alton, and Samuel Fuller. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: Shockproof

Adrastos, Bigotry, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: World In Motion

July 22, 2023July 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never end. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: World In Motion

Adrastos, Film, The Sunday Dozen3 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: Jack Nicholson

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Jack Nicholson

Adrastos, Art, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: People Got To Be Free

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: People Got To Be Free

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction: Family Plot

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern. Barbara Harris, and William Devane. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: Family Plot

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Science1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Ripple

July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Ripple

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Malakatude, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment

Say It Ain’t So, Abe

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Is Mount Rushmore a portal to commie hell or just weird? Continue reading Say It Ain’t So, Abe

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Florida Man, Food and Drink, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court

The Long Hot Summer

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of heat waves, SCOTUS, the blues, pizza, and Right-Wing Florida Weird. Continue reading The Long Hot Summer

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Get Ready

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Smokey Robinson. Continue reading Get Ready

Adrastos, Film, Legal Docket, Malakatude, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Son Of Locker Room Talk: Trump’s Bravado Defense

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

More bluster and bullshit from the Indicted Impeached Insult Comedian and his little friend Rudy. Continue reading Son Of Locker Room Talk: Trump’s Bravado Defense

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction: The Verdict (1946)

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Joan Loring. Directed by Don Siegel. Continue reading Pulp Fiction: The Verdict (1946)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, LBGTQ Rights, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Wicked Rain

June 24, 2023June 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Wicked Rain

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