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Category: Film

Adrastos, Carnival, Film, Malakatude, New Orleans2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Shia LaBeouf

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Transformers star busted on Royal Street. The show biz malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Shia LaBeouf

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

Saturday Odds & Sods: Misunderstood

February 21, 2026February 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Carnival, Film, New Orleans

Carnival Notes: Abbott and Costello Go To Mars

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Bud and Lou mistake Carnival in New Orleans for life on Mars. Hilarity ensues. Continue reading Carnival Notes: Abbott and Costello Go To Mars

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

Saturday Odds & Sods: Sister Cry

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Carnival, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Saturday Odds & Sods: Haywire

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Film, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

Putting The Id In Idiocracy

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

All aboard for a tour of MAGA land with stops at Bizarro World, the Upside Down, and Topsy Turvy Town.

Continue reading Putting The Id In Idiocracy

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Shield For Murder (1954)

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tagline: Dame-Hungry Killer-Cop Runs Berserk. Continue reading Shield For Murder (1954)

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction1 Comment

The Talk Of The Town (1942)

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, and Edgar Buchanan. Directed by George Stevens. Screenplay by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman. Continue reading The Talk Of The Town (1942)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, MAGA, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, The Darnold

Saturday Odds & Sods: Stand

January 24, 2026January 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Crime Of Passion (1957)

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, and Royal Dano. Screenplay by Jo Eisinger. Directed by Gerd Oswald.

Continue reading Crime Of Passion (1957)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Food and Drink, Language, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Alone

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Cry Of The City (1948)

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, and Hope Emerson. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Screenplay by Richard Murphy. Continue reading Cry Of The City (1948)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Passenger

January 3, 2026January 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music

New Year’s Eve Cocktail Hour

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Good riddance, 2025. Continue reading New Year’s Eve Cocktail Hour

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack3 Comments

Horseshoe People 2.0

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A hybrid post in which Benito Mussolini meets Adrastos’ MAGA Yippie friend. Continue reading Horseshoe People 2.0

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods

The Third Act

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s Saturday on Sunday. Continue reading The Third Act

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music2 Comments

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

December 25, 2025December 24, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy Holidays from all of us at First Draft. Continue reading Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Gret Stet Politics, Immigration, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Twilight

December 20, 2025December 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Film, Jamie O, R.I.P., Television

More Than Just A Meathead

December 15, 2025 JCO

The day after he and his wife were murdered, a quick look back at the work of the late Rob Reiner. Continue reading More Than Just A Meathead

Adrastos, Film, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: Christmas In Color

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy holidays in color. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Christmas In Color

Adrastos, Film, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: Black & White Christmas Movies

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy holidays in black and white. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Black & White Christmas Movies

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods

Saturday Odds & Sods: Chest Fever

November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Sports

Saturday Odds & Sods: Going Mobile

November 22, 2025November 21, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods

Saturday Odds & Sods: Taking Flight

November 15, 2025November 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Pulp Fiction

Berlin Express (1948)

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A film noir set amidst the rubble of post-World War II Germany. Starring Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin, and Paul Lukas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Continue reading Berlin Express (1948)

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music1 Comment

The Windmills Of Your Mind

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Michel Legrand and Alan & Marilyn Bergman. Continue reading The Windmills Of Your Mind

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

The Tingler (1959)

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A campy horror classic starring Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, Pamela Lincoln, and Philip Coolidge. Produced and Directed by William Castle. Continue reading The Tingler (1959)

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music6 Comments

Werewolves Of London

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Boo from Warren Zevon, LeRoy Marinelli, and Waddy Wachtel. Continue reading Werewolves Of London

Adrastos, Congress, Film, MAGA, Political Crack

Quote Of The Day: Hunger Games Edition

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Is Team MAGA starving poor children to cover up the Epstein files? Paul Krugman thinks so. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Hunger Games Edition

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction, The Sunday Dozen4 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: Selected Scary Movies

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Boo from Adrastos. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Selected Scary Movies

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