July 2006

The Monday Movie Quiz #113

Put this pic with this music. Know the movie? Send me an email by late Sunday night. If you're right, expect to see your name in next week's fire-breathing winners circle.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 31, 2006 2:29 AM

Last week's Movie Quiz winners

Last week's quiz movie was Anatomy of a Murder (1959), starring the quartet of fine stars in the above poster and directed by Otto Preminger, and with, as quiz winner Michael Kelly was first to identify, "title sequence designed by the great Saul Bass." Speaking of those titles, native New Yorker Joe Rosenberg wrote: "Did you know they painted those "bodies" all over the streets of New York prior to the release? I can remember almost every corner had one of those logos out on the street-- it was wacky."

One of last week's clues was a mention of the classic jazz album with the logo on the cover. Of course, I was referring to the soundtrack by Duke Ellington, and I realize, as Hank Parmer pointed out, that I made it sound like a separate, non-related album. That's because, in a way, it was. Jim Youngdahl put his finger on what I've always found slightly odd about it: "Great movie, great album . . . but is it me, or did the score not really fit the movie so well? The music seemed more action-oriented than the plot of the movie."

So congratulations and a drink with Arthur O'Connell (on you) to the following quiz winners: Wayne Palmer, Mark Gisleson (welcome back, Wege!), Rev K, Heather Cumming, Michael Kelly, Jim Youngdahl, Hank Parmer, Christina O'Sullivan, Joe Rosenberg, E. Yarber, Margali, Tim McDonough, Corey Anderson, Bill Hearne, and Kevin Musolino. And special congratulations to Eric Castro, who wins the grand prize, The Toxic Avenger: The Novel!

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 31, 2006 12:13 AM

The Electric Prunes sell out!

Here's a radio commercial from 1968 featuring The Prunes shilling for the Vox wah-wah pedal.("You can even make your git-tar sound like a sit-tar!")

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 29, 2006 5:35 PM

The Picture of Dorian Dole

Lebanon and Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan-- and Bob Dole having his portrait painted is big news. Here's the B.S. story to go with the stupid picture above. It's full of cutesy, Doley crap like this:

"'When I left this building 10 years ago, I said it was up to the electorate to decide my future address. In their wisdom, they decided they would rather see me in commercials than in the Oval Office,' he said, poking fun of his TV ads hawking Viagra and Pepsi after losing his 1996 bid for the White House."

(The real truth, Bob, is that if we could have voted on the commercials, you wouldn't have been in those, either.)

What struck me about the painting is that, even though it's meant to be a picture of Dole in his prime-- meaning, decades ago-- the real-life, 83-year-old Dole standing beside the portrait actually looked younger. Well, kind of-- and then, with the aid of Photoshop, I took a closer look at his face:

I've heard about faces like that-- they appear in the nightmares of guests on The Jeff Rense Show. And then I took a closer look at plastic surgery's "giveaway zone," Dole's hand:

Usually a shrivelled paw like that comes with three wishes (but don't take 'em!).

It's obvious that something unnatural is at work, but whether it involves the picture isn't clear. But beware, Bob-- whatever it is, don't overdo it. After all, you don't want to end up like . . . this!

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 26, 2006 4:17 PM

Great Picture Sleeves of the 20th Century

Cream-- "Anyone for Tennis" b/w "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (1968 - Polydor Japan), featuring the mighty Ginger Baker.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 25, 2006 9:19 PM

The Monday Movie Quiz #112

The clue this time is one of the most recognized movie logos ever designed, as well as the cover of a great jazz album. Let's see, though, how well-known it is with the name of the movie removed from the picture.

Got it? Then send me an email by late Sunday with the film's title. If you're correct, expect to see your name in next week's dissected winners circle.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 23, 2006 9:47 PM

Last week's Movie Quiz winners

Last week's three picture clues were from the 1932 masterpiece by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Der Traum des Allan Grey, aka The Strange Adventure of David Gray, aka Vampyr (1932). Like two other surrealistic greats of its time, Cocteau's Blood of a Poet and Bunuel and Dali's Un chien andalou, the strange inventiveness of its other-worldly images never stops, but Vampyr has little of their playfulness-- the film is a slow-moving, mostly silent nightmare and one of the best horror movies of all time.

Just a handful of winners this week, so even louder kudos than usual for coming through on a tough quiz to the following: Wayne Palmer, E. Yarber, Christina O'Sullivan and Hank Parmer. And special congratulations to quiz newcomer Margali, who wins the grand prize, Punk Attitude.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 23, 2006 9:01 PM

Jackie Chan, Concert Crasher

"But they loved me as Drunken Master!"

You've probably heard about Jackie Chan hopping onstage drunk at a Hong Kong pop concert by singer Jonathan Lee, and maybe even Jackie's next day apology. (He says it was the only time he ever did it, and Jackie's one of the few movie stars I'm willing to take at his word.) But what you perhaps haven't seen is the bootleg video of the event, complete with English subtitles.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 20, 2006 12:52 AM

The Monday Movie Quiz #111

Hey, I never said the quizzes would be every Monday, did I?

But here's a new one, from an old and very famous film.

Know it? If not, you've got a great movie in your future, once you find out what it is. If you do know it, send me an email by late Sunday; if you got it right, expect to see your name in the next winners circle (whenever that may be). Good luck.

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 17, 2006 2:51 AM

Last month's Movie Quiz winners

The movie a few weeks ago was Peter Jackson's real masterpiece, Meet the Feebles (1989), still the funniest X-rated Muppet parody ever made. The pic above is the opening logo from a website devoted to this movie, complete with audio and video. It's so thorough, it even has a still of Miss Heidi's astounding (and nude) udders, in close-up even!

Congratulations to the faithful few who not only identified the movie, but who have returned for weeks after to see their names in the winners circle. So here they are: Bill Hearne, Wayne Palmer, Steve Perry, and Hank Parmer. And special congrats to Christina O'Sullivan, if she's still checking in-- she wins the grand prize, a "Best of" set by The Ramones (or something like it-- it's been so long, I can't remember.)

Posted by Steve Monaco at July 17, 2006 2:24 AM

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