Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Captain Harlock (1978) 1.31

Arcadia - The Secret Story of Its Construction

The Mazone fleet continues to look for the Arcadia. They have searched all the planets multiple times. Queen Lafresia believes that they must be hiding among the asteroids and orders them all destroyed.

Captain Harlock continues to tell the story of his further adventures with Tochiro Oyama and Emerelda. Harlock and Oyama made Planet Heavy Meldar their home base. Commander Kiruta came looking for them. He led a fleet of SDF ships. He sent the Hoshino Force to Planet Heavy Meldar but they were destroyed by Emerelda and her space pirates.

Dexter's Laboratory 1.02

1. Dexter Dodgeball

Dexter's written excuse from his doctor (for gym class) is rejected by the PE teacher. Dexter is forced to play dodgeball.

2. Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor

Monkey is one of many heroes assembled by Rasslor, an alien, who threatens to destroy the Earth if one of them cannot defeat him in the wrestling ring. Rasslor fights Valhallen, Major Glory, Sam-R-I, and several other heroes, in addition to Monkey. Rasslor is voiced by Randy "Macho Man" Savage. This cartoon reminds me very much of Marvel Two-in-One Annual 7.

3. Dexter's Assistant

Dexter needs an assistant to help him with one of his experiments. He reluctantly give the job to Dee Dee but before he does so he gives her a new brain.

Monday, April 17, 2023

Doctor Who (1963) 11.03.X

Beneath the City of the Exxilons: The Making of Death to the Daleks (2012)
26 minutes

The people interviewed for this feature are 
  • Julian Fox, Peter Hamilton
  • Arnold Yarrow, Bellal
  • Nick Briggs, executive producer for Big Finish Productions
  • Richard Leyland, assistant floor manager
  • Michael E Briant, director
  • L. Rowland Warne, costume designer

Things discussed in this feature include
  • parallel power outages 
  • special effects
  • Dalek self destruct
  • target practice TARDIS
  • Exxilon and subterranean creature design
  • out of sequence filming

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987) 1.03

A Woman's Lot

This episode focuses on three women and some of their work in front of and behind the camera. All three were interviewed for this documentary series. They are Ginger Rogers, Katherine Hepburn, and Lucille Ball.

Other people interviewed for this episode were
  • Pandro Berman, producer
  • Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
  • Garson Kanin, director
  • Fay Kanin, writer
  • Linwood Dunn, Optical Effects

The Phil Silvers Show 2.36

His Highness Doberman

Private Duane Doberman is in love with Lillian Middleton but her mother kicks him out when she finds out that he is a soldier. Bilko finds out that Lillian's father is the head of an important company, in other words that he is rich, and does what he can to convince Lillian's parents that Doberman is actually royalty.

Saturday, April 15, 2023

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

starring Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez
directed by Roy Del Ruth

79 minutes

Private Investigator Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) is approached by Ruth Wonderly (Bebe Daniels) who needs some help finding her kid sister. Miles Archer, Spade's business partner, takes the job but turns up dead later that night. The man that Archer was tailing also turns up dead.

The police want to pin the murder on Sam when they learn that he was having an affair with Archer's wife. Sam has to think fast to avoid getting arrested. He quickly learns that the kid sister was fictional and that Wonderly is actually after something completely different. Other characters materialize who are after Wonderly and the titular black bird, the Maltese Falcon.

Sam plays the different factions off against one another as he attempts to clear his name stay alive.

Friday, April 14, 2023

Un Village Français 3.01

Le Temps des Secrets
or A Time for Secrets

28 Sep 1941

Marcel, Suzanne and a couple of their compatriots break city hall in Essarts to steal ration tickets. They run off without the tickets, in a panic. Suzanne goes back to get them and gets caught by the police.

Kollwitz, the new German commander, tells Raymond Schwartz that he is cancelling all contracts with his sawmill. Schwartz has to scramble to recover. He talks to Jeanine, his wife. She suggests that he talk to Daniel Larcher, the mayor.