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Lukas Kendall
Jun 30, 20241 min read
Jiminy Glick on Bill Maher
I’ve been a fan of Martin Short since the 1984 season of Saturday Night Live, which as a ten year-old I would “time tape” with our new...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 29, 20241 min read
Runaway Lockons
Update! Our CD sale is live and going strong, check out the listings at www.fsmcds.com Many thanks to composer Harrison Ingemarson for...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Siskel and Ebert
I stumbled upon a 1986 clip of Siskel and Ebert on The Tonight Show, where they dump on Three Amigos with Chevy Chase sitting right...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 22, 20241 min read
More on Ned Comstock
Above photo by Marilee Bradford I paid tribute to the late Ned Comstock, beloved librarian at USC, earlier this year—as did many people....
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Vineyard Events
A couple of upcoming events for my friends on Martha’s Vineyard: My friend Barry Rosenthal made a lovely hour-long documentary, The...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Storytelling
There is so much handwringing nowadays about how movies are bombing, the business is contracting (true) and theatrical exhibition is...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 6, 20241 min read
TV Movies
Years ago I was talking with an industry friend who explained why TV movies are no good. The reason? They don’t have to be. Sure, in the...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Farewell Uni Watch Guy
Time for one of my occasional sports posts (sorry). I love the Uni-Watch blog, with all its arcane observations about sports uniforms:...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 3, 20241 min read
The Reversal of Richard Sun
The Reversal of Richard Sun is a student film by John Milius with appearances by many of his USC buddies, including Basil Poledouris...
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Lukas Kendall
Jun 2, 20241 min read
The Empire Strikes Back 70mm Ending
Here’s something hardcore Star Wars fans know about—including me—but I hadn’t seen reconstructed: the original, slightly shorter ending...
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Lukas Kendall
May 27, 20241 min read
The Empire Strikes Back Set Visit
I love anything behind-the-scenes about my favorite movies, especially the original Star Wars films. Here’s a set visit by an English...
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Lukas Kendall
May 24, 20241 min read
Okkto
So you’ve probably heard I’ve helped start a coffee company. It’s been interesting learning about a new area of collectibles. Soundtracks...
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Lukas Kendall
May 21, 20241 min read
TMNT Coffee
We have announced our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffee at PopCultureCoffee.com! Please check out our line of TMNT coffee (either whole...
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Lukas Kendall
May 20, 20241 min read
Is It 1969 Again?
The Fall Guy—still performing decently in theaters—is being released to digital tomorrow. This is a movie that did good business,...
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Lukas Kendall
May 19, 20241 min read
The Great Contraction
What a time to be trying to make anything in the entertainment business. After a crippling double strike, creatives have discovered the...
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Lukas Kendall
May 11, 20241 min read
Pop Culture Coffee Update
I promise to finish the alphabet of cool CDs we have in stock! I was working so hard last week that my wrist got so sore and I’m...
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Lukas Kendall
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Rare Peckinpah Interview
I stumbled upon what has to be a very rare Sam Peckinpah interview, courtesy Dennis Hunt (on his YouTube channel) who had a Las...
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Lukas Kendall
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Shōgun 2024
Thumbs way up for the new version of Shōgun, which I finished watching last night. I have never read the book, or seen the 1980...
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Lukas Kendall
Apr 21, 20241 min read
MacGyver Origin Story
I used to watch MacGyver in the 1980s, as did a lot of us. The star was likable and it was fun watching him make all those gadgets out of...
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Lukas Kendall
Apr 20, 20242 min read
Colored Contact Lenses
I have a problem. I cannot un-see the colored contact lenses they are putting on actors in certain shows. The new Shogun is absolutely...
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