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I've become somewhat of an oddity around here for not upgrading to Blu-Ray yet, but I'm planning on remedying that in the next year. I currently watch movies on my computer, and those movies are on DVDs. I didn't think to ask for a Blu-Ray player when buying a new computer in 2012, but in 2015...

For the past decade, give or take a few years, I've looked at the backs of TV On DVD releases from CBS Home Entertainment, and almost invariably, they say "Music has been changed for this home entertainment version". Whether the show is 60 years old (like "I Love Lucy") or 6 months old (like the...

As I mentioned earlier in the year, I'm now writing for the website Pop Geeks, and for them, I've continued to do the celebrity interviews I did for RetroJunk. This month, I did interviews with two talented and lovely performers, actress Teresa Ganzel and rocker Lita Ford. Both interviews were...

I'm currently in the process of saving up money for the Chiller Theatre convention in New Jersey in October. I have a fund of money left to me and my brother after my Mom died that can help for certain activities. My brother will be utilizing funds from there to finance a trip to New Zealand. I...

I don't know if this belongs in the TV section, since it's related to the Oscars telecast, but I wrote an article about something I noticed with the In Memoriam. The thing I noticed is that winning an Oscar is no guarantee that you'll be included in the In Memoriam at the Oscars when you die. In...

I wrote for RetroJunk from 2006 to 2013. Unfortunately, an overhaul the site went through caused it to lose a lot of readers, and in turn, that led me to look for a new site to write for. I'm now writing for my friend's site Bilateral Warp, which is another pop culture website, but one with a...

I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet. I'm intrigued by a lot of Shout! Factory's titles, but I noticed that most of them come in combo pack form, with a Blu-Ray and a DVD. My question is: Are the extras on the Blu-Ray discs also on the DVDs? Shout! Factory is one of the few major studios to still...

As I've looked at DVDs released over the course of the format, I've noticed that a lot of studios don't bother including original theatrical trailers for the movies anymore. There are some studio exceptions (Lionsgate, Fox, and occasionally Universal will include the original trailers and...

Last year, I won an eBay auction from Ginger Lynn. One of the items in the package was an autographed headshot. I measured it...It's 8 inches tall and 6 inches wide. I don't know whether it's measured by 8X6 or 6X8...I had purchased some 8X10 frames, thinking that the picture was 8X10. I looked...

Since 2010, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has held an individual ceremony for their Governor's Awards (The Lifetime Achievement Award, The Thalberg Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award). It's disappointing to see these ceremonies reduced to YouTube clips when the...

As I returned to the Forum because of Roger Ebert's death, I wanted to give you all an update on me. I'll reach 11 years at Wal-Mart in May, standing as the longest-lasting cart pusher our store has had. I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet, but I am flirting with getting one with my tax refund...

Is the material from these companies all region or Region 1 only? When a lot of Warner/MGM/Sony/etc. titles were still on the bootleg market, the DVDs were multi-region. Now that they've been released officially, has that been changed? Some of the Warner Arcive titles look appealing, and the MGM...

Hello, everybody. I hope you're all doing well right now. Work on all fronts has been keeping me busy, from my paying job to helping to set up the new RetroJunk website. Something that I enjoy about retro culture is watching broadcasts with old commercials. I've been collecting them for a while...

I recently received an e-mail asking where I've been. I last posted here in 2009. I have no problems with any of the posters here. It's just that my life has been incredibly wild over the course of the past year. Not always for the positive, though... To get the worst out of the way, last...

As you're all well aware, one of the things I occasionally do for RetroJunk is celebrity interviews. I specialize in talking to retro talents of various types, asking them about their lives growing up and their careers. My latest interview is with actress Sherilyn Fenn. I think the interview...

Another year, another birthday. I have now reached my late 20s, and it feels good. They say that every day above ground and breathing is a good one, and I couldn't agree more. I've read many people say that this decade sucks, and I'm of the mind that they're the ones who are making it suck. It's...

As many of you are well aware, I write for RetroJunk. I've written many different pieces relating to pop culture, as well as several interviews with entertainers of various sorts. I do this purely for the fun of it, and as I've grown older, I've come to object to a lot of what goes on in the...

How have things been going? I've been really tied up with a lot of stuff recently, so I haven't had much of a chance to post lately, and I must admit that the new lay-out has been a little confusing to me. I'm still out here, though, writing my articles, working at Wal-Mart and existing day to...

Before that, though, I haven't been on in a while due to getting the hang of the new forum, as well as working on several other forums. I'm still here, though. Anyway, my questions is this: For several decades, before trailers there were screens that said that the trailer was either for all...

It's been a while since I've started any threads, but I saw this on the IMDB front page and knew immediately that it had to be posted: BREAKING: Oscar’s Best Picture Nominees Will Expand to Ten – RopeofSilicon.com Movie News, Trailers, Reviews and More So, what thoughts do you guys have on...

Alan Arkin is in this movie, and he was also in "Little Miss Sunshine". Is this a sequel to that movie? The IMDB didn't really say anything one way or the other. Sincerely, John Kilduff... I haven't seen "Little Miss Sunshine" yet. I heard it was pretty good, though.

Since he worked in both movies and TV, I figured I would post this here. I just found out that Ron Silver has died today at the age of 62. Apparently, he was battling cancer for a while. Today, it claimed him. Needless to say, I'm shocked. He didn't seem like he was ill, but one never...

I recently interviewed Samantha Newark, who provided the speaking voice for the title character on "Jem And The Holograms". The interview can be found on RetroJunk...To be specific, right here: A Talk With Samantha Newark | Article So, feel free to give it a read and tell me what you think...

Another year has elapsed in my life, and I'm feeling very good. I've had my share of trouble this year...All of you have been witness to that. Despite all that, though, I've continued to grow on many levels from human to writing. I've gotten back in the swing with the 80s babes thread, and I've...

The article was partly inspired by the HTF Christmas songs thread from last year. It's interesting...I hate hearing Christmas music at work, but I love hearing it outside of work. I think that's maybe because I have a choice in the matter outside of work. Anyway, the piece I wrote for...

I don't watch the major networks that much anymore. I watch ABC for the Academy Awards and CBS for the annual American Film Institute special, but other than that, I mainly just watch cable. I'm not that familiar with the stars or shows on the major networks now...Instead, I'm learning more...

It's your old 80s fan buddy John Kilduff here. I haven't been posting that much lately. In the past 2 months, I think I've posted, like, maybe 2 or 3 times at most. I've been busy doing moderating of the message boards over at RetroJunk. There's a lot of stuff going on there. We've been...

I've been fascinated by how older actors play younger characters in the movies, and as such, I've made an article about it. It covers several examples of movies with older actors playing younger as well as a few younger actors playing older. So, give it a read and tell me what you think...

With all this talk of the CW shutting down, this thought came to mind. I would love for the CW affiliates to become syndicate networks again if the channel goes under. Why? Well, for those of you in the New York area, do these 4 words ring a bell? "New York's Movie Station!" Yep...

Yes, it's that time of year again...The time of year when I flip the digits to New York for a week or so and head down to one of my favorite destinations of all...Walt Disney World. I'm going with my Mom, but there will be an added part of the vacation as well. My brother's going to college...