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THE FUTURIST! is experimenting with a tumblr account blog.This would not mean the end of this fount of information you are currently reading and have grown accustomed to, but you may be interested in seeing what he has composed or posted on this other blog.Please visit:thefuturistiswriting.tumblr.comHopefully, it will entertain you and your loved ones.

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In honor of director JOHN LANDIS' birthday today,THE FUTURIST! posts a trailer, as usual, but a trailerfrom the TRAILERS FROM HELL website which features Mr. Landis narrating over a trailer from PLANET OF THE APES (1968).Happy Birthday, Mr. Landis. THE FUTURIST!'s "See You Next Wednesday" weekly trailer featurewas originally created in reference to you and a trademark featurein most of your films.

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THE FUTURIST! is experimenting with a tumblr account blog.This would not mean the end of this fount of information you are currently reading and have grown accustomed to, but you may be interested in seeing what he has composed or posted on this other blog.Please visit:thefuturistiswriting.tumblr.comHopefully, it will entertain you and your loved ones.

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THE FUTURIST! feels a bit melancholy today ... but when doesn't he? Being that par for the course, his Saturday music post for today is a bit of music of lament from a movie that means very much to him ... so very much. One day perhaps, he will reveal why BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID is such an important movie in his life, but for now let him just present this bit of music without much

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THE CAR (1977)dir: Elliot Silverstein

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There has been a heat wave embracing the United States and THE FUTURIST! has felt it's horrible humid, sticky, suffocating, stinky hug every single minute in Utter Despair, NJ. Oh, it is so so hot. One must find shelter in their home and shopping malls and their own place of employment ... that is if these places have air conditioners or central air cooling systems. Thankfully most are equipped

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COMMANDO (1985)dir: Mark L. Lester

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Hobie: "God, you, uh, you look, uh ... you look very pretty in this candlelight."Melinda: "Well, I'm sure anyone would look amazing with all these flickering shadows and all the wine you're drinking."Hobie: "Right, right, uh ... well, I-I-I'm - I'm drinking because life moves so fast ... so unpredictably. You know, it's-it's over so fast and in the end what is it? Chekhov said a soap bubble."

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This clip from PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981)does what it does very well. 'nuff said.Except to add that the cherries at the bottom of THE FUTURIST!'s bowl are a bit mushy.Listen:LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIESfrom the film PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981)performed by Walter S. Harrah, Gene Merlino, Vern Rowe, Robert Tebow and Al VescovoMimed onscreen by Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, and Jessica Harper

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Yes, it will hurt much more ...THE FUTURIST! learned through a very reliable source thatthis song was performed in full dress and make-up outside The Hive Multi-Megaplex midnight showing ofHARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2.Prepare to receive a Stupify-ing Curse.(THE FUTURIST! wished he had been there concealedunder James Potter's Invisibility Cloak)

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THE LONE GUNMEN was a spin-off of THE X-FILES.It featured a trio of characters that were acquaintances of FBI agent Mulder. They were three nerdsof high intelligence and high paranoia. However, oft times,their seemingly loony suspicions of government malfeasance and cover-ups had a basis in cold hard truth. THE FUTURIST! liked this short lived show and its quirky humor.It was not always good, but

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REAL LIFE (1979)dir: Albert Brooks

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Peter: "Is there anything more frightening other than the destruction of the world?"Lloyd: "The knowledge that it doesn't matter one way or the other ... it's all random ... resonating aimlessly out of nothing and eventually vanishing forever. I'm not talking about the world. I'm talking about the universe ... all space ... all time ... just a temporary convulsion."

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THE FUTURIST! attended a "going away" festivity of sorts. It was a gathering of co-workers who were saying goodbye to one who decided she had had enough. This person of THE FUTURIST!'s acquaintance may not be going to anywhere better financially or appropriate to her educational background, but the parachuting from the the huge airliner of despair, aggravation, humiliation and tedious disregard

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THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1970)dir: Arthur Hiller

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Summer time is a season of memories past and future. THE FUTURIST! finds certain songs evoke those childhood flashbacks of fun, frolics, fantasy and, sometimes, regret. Everyone has those certain Summer Time Songs locked away in their brain memory vaults. The tumblers on those vaults can be easily twirled to and fro to unlock visions when hearing melodies. Speaking of the mind and the

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He did not get the position.Thanks to Old Hollywoodfor the photo.

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THE FUTURIST! really dislikes small children.Look at how happy they are riding around in those death machines.He has no doubt if they were real Daleks, those terror tots wouldgladly fire death beams and incinerate anyone if they didn't get their way.And who the Hell thought this was a great toy for undeveloped minds?

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THE FUTURIST! is glad he is not currently living in an apartment dwelling.He would not like to find the aftermath of the above situation when arrivingto clean a full basket of personal garments.

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JAWS 2 (1978)dir: Jeannot Szwarc

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THE FUTURIST! doffs his summer straw boater to Mr. Matthew Henderson (who wishes he was British)and his wonderful encyclopedic near idiot savanttalent of summoning up songs of "twee".Tweesday has it origin in his influence.

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In near by New York State, they have passed a law legalizing marriage between persons of the same sex. This has excited the homosexual community to such an extent that they are celebrating in the streets, crying, laughing and dancing dressed as half naked bird/human hybrids in loin cloths, feathered hats and Mardi Gras masks. They are so happy to finally be able to be just as legally unhappy as

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THE FUTURIST! has, as previously stated in prior posts, a fear of bears.This is not to say he is not adverse to looking at them and their acts of random destruction and violence. Those instances only enhance his white knuckled phobia and provide evidence to relate to others. They are not cuddly and cute and sing songs while hunting for honey trees or assisting other woodland creatures out of

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"Dear World. I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck." - Actor George Sanders' suicide note before taking an overdose of Nembutal at age 66. Best roles as Addison DeWitt in ALL ABOUT EVECousin "Jack" in REBECCALord Henry Wotten in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAYThe voice of Shere Khan in THE JUNGLE BOOK

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THE WRONG BOX (1966)dir: Bryan Forbes

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THE FUTURIST! is considering going into a men's clothing line with an unnamed financial source. Several photographs have been snapped and one is below for your perusal. A fashionable line of tasteful casual wear that implies comfort with great sartorial sex appeal for traveling or just lying about vacation spots (or your own home) contemplating the expanding universe, lost loves, the meaningless

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A very quick, brief Saturday Music post due to Father's Day festivities in Utter Despair, NJ. Here's a little ditty from a very disturbing film that can be thought of in different terms ... a beautiful song about one's love to their father, the distinctive warbling of the psychotic Baby Jane Hudson portrayed by Bette Davis or an evergreen song sung by drag queen impersonators across

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MIDNIGHT RUN (1988)dir: Martin Brest

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Gene Wilder celebrates his 78th birthday today and THE FUTURIST! salutes with a song from one of his most remembered films for many people of a certain age. WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY seems ripe for a Broadway stage incarnation. What are the money people waiting for? It has ready made songs (someone could write a few more, of course) and would appeal to the family crowd that keeps

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Well, you might have noticed there was no Saturday Music Postand no usual SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY! trailer featuredthis week on THE FUTURIST!'s Observations from Utter Despair, NJ.The reason for the absence of activity on this site is thatTHE FUTURIST! started a vacation respite last Saturday nightand it shall continue until Sunday June 12, 2011.This does not mean he may not post something during

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Today is the celebration of the day of the emergence of The Amazing Frollo from his Mother's womb. It was one of the most successful escape tricks of his career.THE FUTURIST! presents this video of The Amazing Frollo who hastried to escape his career as a failed magician and decidedto pursue a career in acting or comedy or maybe, in actuality,a real professor of academia. THE FUTURIST! is not

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INTERIORS (1978)dir: Woody Allen

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May 29, 1903 was the year of birth of Bob Hope.Soon THE FUTURIST! will continue his Bob Hope Film Project.Last year, starting May 29, he began watching Bob Hope filmsin chronological order (those available for home viewing) whichstarted with THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938. The 1st wave of Hope films ended with ROAD TO RIO (1947). THE FUTURIST! will begin the 2nd part of his Hope retrospectivewith THE

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Dr. Porto, THE FUTURIST!'s acquaintance of the psychiatric profession, can be very mysterious, enigmatic and, oft times, suspected of evil manipulation. Sometimes he can be a marvel of discovery. He can make one see parts of themselves that they never explored before or enlighten areas of the mind that have never had a spotlight centered on in exposure ... however, in Dr. Porto's case it would be

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The original teaser trailerof a movie released 34 years ago today:STARS WARS (1977)dir: George LucasDid you notice? No John Williams musicin the teaser.

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From THE ROAD TO RIO (1947)

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Yesterday, THE FUTURIST! encountered two people, male and female, apparently a couple, who were dressed all in black. They both had inky black hair, obviously painted with chemical coloring and were pasty white in complexion. Could their skin actually be that pale? Was it made to appear so with the aid of some kind of talcum powder? There was a scent that surrounded them that had a hint of a

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... is there a YouTube video that features death scenes from 36 of Alfred Hitchcock's movies, that is synchronised to climax in unison?

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SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (1971)dir: John Schlesinger

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Today Willie Pollard talks about a woman named Joanwho gets lost a lot and never finds her way to her destination.This is tale (told in sleep inducing monotone) is only to lead her into a very clever metaphor using a GPS deviceto proselytize her beliefs on her audience.Sly Willie Pollard! You fooled THE FUTURIST!THE FUTURIST! was given a GPS for his car on his birthday last April 25th.So, far it

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THE FUTURIST! posts this very late entry in his Saturday Music series after a very busy weekend ... oh, boy. Usually THE FUTURIST! plans his Saturday Music features in advance. Sometimes he has had last minute inspiration. Oft times the Saturday Music post is inspired by personal experience of the past or present ... sometimes a mere quirk of happenstance. Today THE FUTURIST! posts this entry

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VIVRE SA VIE (1962)dir: Jean-Luc Godard* A special Happy Birthday trailerdedicated to THE FUTURIST!'s good friendMr. Michael Capio, faculty member of The School of Visual Arts,gallery curator and incomprehensible genius.If it wasn't for Michael showing this film to THE FUTURIST! one New Year's Eve, THE FUTURIST!would not have felt reinvigorated about the mysteriesand soul stirrings of cinema. It

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This may be how it ends.Strange, however.THE FUTURIST! is very scared of heights.*photo courtesy of OLD HOLLYWOOD

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From Woody Allen:and Albert Brooks:

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In the continual cleansing that consumes THE FUTURIST! in a semi-monthly mission, new discoveries are continuously made in the cluttered closet of his tangible memories... especially in the form of record albums. Among the many records secreted in the back of the closet, THE FUTURIST! found one of his favorite Elvis Costello recordings. The album is called TRUST and if memory serves THE FUTURIST!

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1. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF2. THE FRENCH CONNECTION3. SUMMER OF '424. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER5. DIRTY HARRY6. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE7. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE8. KLUTE9. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW10. BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

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THE BLACK MARBLE (1980)dir: Harold Becker* One of THE FUTURIST!'s favorite films.Great characters, cinematography by Owen Roizman,direction by Becker and music by Maurice Jarre & Richard Bowden.Script by the author Joseph Wambaugh from his novel.A great blending of a crime story with a love storyfeaturing nuanced characters who are all very lonely.Even the bad guy.

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After watching these videos THE FUTURIST! is so proud to be an American living in Utter Despair and no where near this American:and these Americans:Thanks to director Edgar Wright for the first video(no he did nor direct it. IT IS REAL!)and Mr. Matthew Henderson for the patriotic wrestling mania.THE FUTURIST! feels he would be man-raped in either scenario.

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NEWS FLASH:Osama Bin Laden's human shield trophy wife is no longer a member of the cast of BRAVO's proposed HOUSEWIVES OF ABBOTTABAD.

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THE FUTURIST! is in the midst of a William Friedkin Freakout Film Foray. He is trying to watch any and all Friedkin directed films in chronological order. The reasons why he is doing this can be stated thusly: 1. A person, in conversation, stated to THE FUTURIST! that Friedkin is an egomaniac bullying hack with no cinematic style.Could this be true? No style? 2. THE FUTURIST! had only seen, maybe

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Hopefully this Summer blockbuster will premiere at The Utter Despair Hive Megaplex. THE FUTURIST! thinks it should be retitled: SARTRE WARS. Is there any movie that bests blends sci-fi and despair? This could be the chance to have French wine served at the confection counter ... finally.

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While the grounds crew rolls out the giant tarps to protect the field,THE FUTURIST! provides this short film to idle away the time.This gets really groovy at about 2 mins in

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MARLOWE (1969)dir: Paul Bogart

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THE FUTURIST! is a bit late in posting these photos,but he has been busy the last few days.Above is the cooked boneless leg of lambwhich was mentioned in the preceding post of Easter Sunday.THE FUTURIST! apologizes to any Vegans who readthis blog ( he can think of one ) but the succulent sight of this deliciously seasoned meal is too beautiful to NOT display.And this is what it looked likewhen

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The boneless leg of lambpurchased at a Costco in Hackensack, N.J.The very same city in New Jerseythat Lex Luthor fired one of his atomic missilesat in Richard Donner's SUPERMAN (1978)4.61 pounds.Cost: $27.61This shall be THE FUTURIST!'s Easter dinner.Isn't it beautiful?________________________

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THE FUTURIST! has not much to say about The Penguin Cafe Orchestra except that their compositions add some solace to trying times. He has used their music twice before in earlier Saturday Music posts, but not this particular piece. This feels appropriate to listen to the night before Easter Sunday ... to relax and think about cooking a 4.61 pound boneless leg of lamb. Listen and think about

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THE FUTURIST! found out that The Amazing Frollo is working at The NBC Store near Rockefeller Plaza in New York. He asked The Amazing Frollo if they had any discounts on items from old NBC television programs. For instance, did they have any discounted BANACEK turtlenecks? It appears they do not. It's a pity. THE FUTURIST! was thinking of wearing one this Easter weekend with a hounds tooth sport

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THE WILD GEESE (1978)dir: Andrew V. McLaglen* Wow. What a revealing trailer!THE FUTURIST! is certain the entire cast was drunk during filming.The stench of whiskey had to be evident on set.

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As far as groin comedy goes, this isnot as incredibly ingenious as Mr. Martin's THE GREAT FLYDINI act on the The Tonight Show,but it is still very funny.

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THE FUTURIST! is not going to attend a family Easter dinner again this year. It will mark the 3rd year in a row he has decided not to be present at an Easter holiday repast. Growing up, THE FUTURIST! loved two holidays the very most ... Thanksgiving and Easter. Easter meant springtime and renewal and lovely weather and chocolate and hard boiled eggs and the public television station airing of

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CHARADE (1963)dir: Stanley DonenHappy Birthday To Director Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924)

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The Amazing Frollo is seen above in his homage to Sidney Lumet's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS.He is green screened in his version of DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie.He never finished the movie.He got hungry and did not return to the set.________________________________________________When THE FUTURIST! heard of the death of film director Sidney Lumet, his first thought was of his friend The

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Dear Pagan Gods, it was too warm last night. Utter Despair, NJ had a sudden heat wave that reached temperatures of about 80 degrees ... in APRIL! Where is the springtime? THE FUTURIST! hates the heat. He especially hates it when the sun has set and it is still warm and humid. Last night's air was full of that disgusting sense of wetness embracing your skin; it feels like the air is sweating. THE

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What wonderful comic neurotic delivery.LOVE AND DEATH (1975)One of THE FUTURIST!'s favorite comedy films of all time.

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THE FUTURIST! recalls the electric current that quaked through his young frame when he was first entertained by the opening credits of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974). The film begins in an old fashioned manner (at least in today's film experience terms) with a full slate of title, cast and crew in art deco font projected over a background of wavy shiny pink silk ... and this occurs before

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BUTLEY (1974)dir: Harold Pinter

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... Julie Andrews, could you explain what theMotion Picture Association of America seal means?

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Oh, THE FUTURIST! loves these guys.Smart and funny.Try to watch the DVD of their British television from the 60s entitled:Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also...

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THE FUTURIST! had a very frustrating week.He returned to his regular life ("regular" is the sad adjective in this sentence) and he found he could not wait for days of restive contemplation and relaxation. A good friend had compiled some "burned" CDs of music that were intended to sooth the tumults of Life's waves crashing against THE FUTURIST!'s beachhead. The song below was one of the several

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THE FUTURIST! knows this movie is held with great disregard, but he has a warm spot in his heart for the acting and the overheated story line about a how the oil industry tries to stop the discovery of a secret old Nazi formula to create energy from synthetic means. The greedy capitalist businessmen won't even stop from murder. Here is a scene that says a lot about America featuring the always

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HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978)dir: Warren Beatty and Buck Henry

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"Would you be interested in any extras for the funeral?""What extras?""How about a casket?"

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Last night, it was decided that Utter Despair, N.J. needed a theme song.The theme would not have any official significance, unless it was brought before the town council ... this was merely a pipe dream by several patrons and employees at The Third Man Cinema Pub.The idea to think of an appropriate town song was most likely a way to forget present worries and troubles among those involved in the

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One day THE FUTURIST! would liketo buy a suitable bookcase that would display his film books in a less shoddy manner.Look at this!It is obviously made of cheap particle boardwith a faux wood veneer.The shelves are bending due to their less than sturdy strength.Today, he moved some books about.(these are only some of his film books.)It was only this very day that he noticedhow awful this bookcase

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The innocent appearing & charming Jack De'Ath.He is seen here at his pub with a slight Artful Dodger-likeair about him and, in THE FUTURIST!'s opinion,bears a resemblance to a very young Peter Cook.He has just called the bartender Queen Dick-toria._____________________________________THE FUTURIST! considers himself a very proper gentleman. He rarely uses obscenities of any sort while conversing

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Was Elizabeth Taylor EVER on WHAT'S MY LINE?

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SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (1959)dir: Joseph L. MankiewiczElizabeth Taylor - Feb. 27, 1932 - Mar. 23, 2011

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THE FUTURIST! as a child loved Fred Astaire movies... principally the films he made at RKO with Ginger Rogers. He was told by his mother that he sat on the floor of the living room transfixed by those old black and white images as Astaire and Ginger performed their foot work magic that was interspersed between the screwball plots of the films. THE FUTURIST! never found the later MGM color musical

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Mr. Brooks makes comedy look so easy.A bit of comedy shtick that looks so simple,but must have required a lot of creativeplanning in its comedy construction.Not as easy as it appears.

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The motion picture THE STERILE CUCKOO from 1969 might be the only trivia THE FUTURIST! would associate with the song COME SATURDAY MORNING. But, according to Wikipedia, it has lyrics by Dory Previn and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1969 Academy Awards. It, also, reached #17 on the Billboard Charts in 1970.THE FUTURIST! thought of this song recently. He was going through some old

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THE FUTURIST! finds this particular post especially pleasing for St.Patrick's Day, as well for as the reason it was designed. Rehearsals began today at The Utter Despair Community Center for The Utter Despair Community Theater Players' production of THE FUTURIST!: THE MUSICAL!Justin Shuman is seen below doing a rendition of OLD DEVIL MOON from the Broadway musical hit FINIAN'S RAINBOW (music by

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THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)dir: Jerry Lewis*Jerry Lewis turns 85 years old today.

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* A handshake (without joy buzzer) toOtto the waiter from The Third Man Cinema Pubfor his suggestion of posting this illuminating video

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This girl ...... is the type of young girl you would see at The Hive Shopping Mall in Utter Despair, N.J.She and her friends walk blindly toward you with her iPod connected to her head oblivious of her surroundingschattering away to her similarly hyperbolic comrades.She is breathless, frenetic like a chipmunk with a newlydiscovered acorn and dressed in clothes purchased on herparents' credit card

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Besides loving his ritual of the Sunday Morning Movie,Matthew Henderson loves the occasional ritualof something he calls The Burger Club.This involves him eating hamburgers.Security cameras picked up evidence of him awaiting a burger which containedgrilled onions, jalapenos, BBQ sauce and lettuce.(THE FUTURIST!'s stomach would find those club dues rather taxing)___________________________________

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As usual, Orson would do anything for a check.However, he stays in character and is the funniest one of the trio.

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THE FUTURIST! heard this song at his place of business.He had never head of Fitz and the Tantrums, but their sound reminded him of the music of the 1960s. It has that smoke-filled melancholy sound of darkened lounges and girls in slinky beaded dresses ... men in pale blue suits and dark ties... wearing really shiny black shoes with subtly patterned argyle socks ... and smoking cigarettes ... with

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BARRY LYNDON (1975)dir: Stanley Kubrick

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THE BIG SLEEP (1978)Not a very good remake or adaptation of Raymond Chandler's detective classic.The director, Michael Winner, decided to have thisversion take place in then modern London.It just did not fit the purely American character ofLos Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. Interesting to give a look at as a movie oddity,but even more interesting and beautiful is the poster artcreated by the

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THE FUTURIST! loves you Mel and laments the lost old days of funny stories told on talk shows by master comedians.

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