When one thinks of the iconic characters of Tarzan and Jane most think of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan who starred in the early MGM Tarzan movies – Edgar Rice Burroughs himself was so enamored with Maureen O’Sullivan that he told the studio heads that Maureen should play the heroine in all movies based on…
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‘Rumours’ – Fleetwood Mac (Review)
‘The Chain’ is a significant highlight for not only the entirety of ‘Rumours’, but of most of Fleetwood Mac’s career, as well: memorable guitar riffs synchronize with percussion while vocalists harmonize with accuracy that takes many professionals years to master. The introduction is an important fixture, as the opening guitar hook, with its notable ‘twang’, properly demonstrates not only an important effect on the sound, but also establishes the sound direction of the entire record and showcases the quality of the production, giving subtle hints and details that wouldn’t otherwise be noticeable.
Battlestar Galactica: Greetings from Earth – Review
“Greetings from Earth” was a special two hour episode that has the our ragtag fleet finally encountering the first humans that were not part of the original Twelve Colonies, unfortunately part of that encounter involves Space Nazis.
City Beneath the Sea (1971) – Review
Writer, producer, and director Irwin Allen is probably most known as the “Master of Disaster” because of his successes with such films as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, but in the 1960s he was most notably a producer of high adventure science fiction television shows. Programs such as Lost in Space, Voyage to…
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) – Review
Tarzan and the Trappers is the result of producer Sol Lesser trying to get a Tarzan television series off the ground but when all three networks turned it down he decided to edit three pilots together into one 70 minute long black and white movie. Who cares if it’s a bit of a disjointed mess?