I know, as of late, I have been blogging my natural born ass off about the Jacksons. And really, I need to give them a rest and let thier ears stop burning with me talking of them so much.
Beleive it or not, there is actually more to my life than just Michael Jackson and his family. (Gasp and shockwaves!)
I really, really love old films. Everything from silent movies of the 1920 (and even earlier!) to more contemporary things like The Hangover! LOL.
But recently, since I live on Turner Classic Movies, I have started watching the showcases they have every Saturday morning.
Last summer it was ALL the Tarzan movies ever made and after the first 12 I got tired of seeing a man in the jungle in a loincloth.
Now they've begun showing movie theatre serials.
Before we had television and episodes of shows liek CSI and Big Bang Theory and Seinfeld, you had to go to the movies to see comedies and action sagas.
Every week at the theatre a new "episode" would air.
On TCM for four weeks, I sat and watched a serial from 1933 called "The Perils of Pauline" in which a girl travels the globe with her father trying to gather ingredients for a biohazard-like gas. I didn't like it so much cause the ending was so damn anti-climactic I wanted to scream and shout.
Seriously, if this were 1933, I'd be demanding my nickel back at the box office. It was sucky.
But just when I was ready to throw in the towel with the serials, Ben Mankiewicz opened his mouth and announced something amazing.
TCM was going to be airing the 15 chapter serial of Dick Tracy starrying R. Byrd.
I was really excited because I've actually seen some of the Dick Tracy numbers on TCM before and I have admit, it was pretty good.
TCM is airing the spider series in which a gang of bad guy's kidnap's Tracy's brother, gives him something of a lobotomy and uses him for evil. Farfetched for sure, but it gives a good action experirence. And the fighting scenes beat the hell out of Pauline's! Pauline's looked like they were in fast forward with ants in thier butts.
Dick Tracy's fighting looks more real. Though I know it's all staged.
But it really is a good thing with Dick Tracy on now and I suggest if you get a chance to check it out int he next few Saturdays on TCM. At 11 am.
More next time!
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