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  1. Stephanie T.

    Martha Stewart, get ready to decorate that jail cell....

    Let's suppose, for the sake of hypothetical argument, that Jason Pancake gets his way. All American laws forbiding insider trading are nullified and the AMEX is renamed the Pancake Exchange [PE]. Here's the likely scenario of what would follow: The market-savvy insiders (both individuals and...
  2. Stephanie T.

    Super Bowl Commercials

    I loved the Budweiser Clydesdale donkey. Such expressive ears!
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    Movies Dealing with A.I.

    If you can incorporate a few Twilight Zone eps, there's "I Sing the Body Electric," based on the Bradbury story, about an AI nanny; the story about the nasty curmudgeon who invents an AI robot version of himself in order to continue tormenting his niece after he dies; and the story about a...
  4. Stephanie T.

    Magnesium Plant Fire (Cleveland): Felt 'round the County!

    Magnesium burns very brightly, too -- that's why it's used in fireworks.
  5. Stephanie T.

    Weird Light on NJ's GSP Parkway?

    This probably isn't it, since you described the light as a "brief flash" and "like lightning," but there are several big oil refineries along the Jersey coast in the Port Reading/Perth Amboy/Sayreville areas, and they will sometimes have to burn off a big flare of gas (for one reason or...
  6. Stephanie T.

    Hungary tops World Sex League!

    Hungary, Bulgaria, and Russia? Gotta be the borscht. Or the goulash.
  7. Stephanie T.

    Anyone Hiring Middle-Easter Stunt Car Drivers?

    OK, Henry, whatever info you have that could help shed light on these clips would be welcome... (I only downloaded the ...t152, and it took long enough!) Were they filming a stunt sequence, or was this guy just an inept race car driver, or what?
  8. Stephanie T.

    Your favorite SEINFELD line

    "Care to make it interesting?" -- Kramer, "The Contest"
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    "Holy, um, crap Batman!" 'Return to the Batcave'.

    I loved it! One cute detail: the thug crew in black, ironically-labelled T-shirts in the AZ bar: the bartender in a "BARTENDER" shirt, etc. That, and the huge Roman candle that Gotham's Finest were roped to at the end. I hope CBS will treat this one to a replay someday... "SAME...
  10. Stephanie T.

    DVD Retail Stores in Fort Lauderdale, Miami?

    Do your parents have the appropriate regional DVD player? I thought that the UK and the US were in incompatible DVD regions.
  11. Stephanie T.

    HTF REVIEW: "The Donner Party" A film by Ric Burns (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    Although it would make a most excellent double feature when paired with Ravenous. :D [d&r] Seriously, though, I remember watching this in horror and thinking, "I can't believe PBS is broadcasting this!" And I thought I knew about the Donner Party before the documentary... but oh, the...
  12. Stephanie T.

    Underappreciated film scores...

    How about Elmer Bernstein's score for Animal House? It's a great score that has the relative misfortune of being upstaged by Belushi, et al. Not to mention all those great songs... And I have no idea how much positive or negative attention it garnered, but Wojiech Kilar's score for The Ninth...
  13. Stephanie T.

    Economics questions: What caused the GreatDepression? Could we have prevented it?

    Ahem. That was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, and it was a significant, though not exceptional, factor in restricting world trade, as strongly protectionist measures were in place in many of the world's leading economies at that time. IIRC. Another factor was the lack of effective regulation of the...
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    Do YOU sit through the credits?? Why?

    Would a slight hijack be acceptable here in asking which films have particularly interesting credit sequences? Some that come to mind: Being There [outtakes] Animal House [the Babs Jansen/Universal Tours offer] Something Wild [the music] Married To the Mob [Pfeiffer & Modine carry on!]...
  15. Stephanie T.

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    There's one omission in the DVD version that I've spotted (and regret): the subwoofer-powered and ominous bit of Darth Vader's theme that wrapped up the lengthy "suite" over the closing credits in the theatrical version is gone. To those of us who unabashedly sat through all the closing...
  16. Stephanie T.

    How to get rid of an old, battered, dirty futon?

    Are you near a body of water? Maybe you can give your futon a Viking funeral... Just don't get caught! ;)
  17. Stephanie T.

    Wild Woman Of Russia

    I wonder if there was such a woman with this problem. Best known, and genetically identified in, Mexico's famous Gomez family...
  18. Stephanie T.

    The lovable clay duo is back!

    Actually, I was thinking of Mr. Bill and Sluggo... Love Nick Park's productions, though! :emoji_thumbsup:
  19. Stephanie T.

    Is Pink Floyd Dead?

    I just heard this on NPR's "All Things Considered": the #1-selling book in Iran right now is a compilation of Pink Floyd lyrics, translated into Farsi. :cool:
  20. Stephanie T.

    Production assistant has been caught stealing hundreds of thousands from Lucasfilm.

    Newsflash: USC Film School has called George Lucas; wants original print of THX 1138 back, along with shares of proceeds from theatrical releases and sales and rentals of same, plus royalties for every reference to THX 1138 in Lucas' Star Wars films. :D
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    Anyone seen John Carpenter's "Dark Star" ?

    Thanks, Steve! To paraphrase the bomb, that was fun!
  22. Stephanie T.

    Anyone seen John Carpenter's "Dark Star" ?

    Yes, that captures the essence of it. I liked the realistic sordidness of the set -- IIRC, the crew's living area was thoroughly dishevelled, with well-worn porno mags, empty food serving containers, the 8-tracks, and probably some dirty laundry scattered about on the floor. Very eau de dorm...
  23. Stephanie T.

    The curse of the Madden cover

    The '72 Dolphins' exclusive lock on "perfection"?
  24. Stephanie T.

    Anyone seen John Carpenter's "Dark Star" ?

    Yes, any movie featuring a rectangular thermonuclear weapon in the midst of an epistemological crisis is worth a look-see! I believe Dan O'Bannon played the guy who first found (and then took care of) the beachball alien. First hilarious bit: when the crew is just getting on each other's...
  25. Stephanie T.

    Anyone else miss Joe Bob Briggs from TNT?

    Yes. Especially for the pre-show rundown of the sex & violence: 2 gun deaths, 6 zombie victims, many dismembered zombies, 1 chainsaw scene,...
  26. Stephanie T.

    I would really love to see a GOOD remake of 'CARNIVAL OF SOULS'.

    I'm with Chad R. on this. The original was so well done, why stage a remake? Besides, no remake on DVD would have all of those (ahem) Herk perks. :D Seriously, though... how would you express the young woman's alienation and spiritual disturbance (hell, she's a walking spiritual...
  27. Stephanie T.

    Brain Salad Surgery... What were these guys on???

    Sounds like the overall consensus is, it's a flawed, over-the-top album, but... "still, it turned me on". [d&r] What, no one will admit to having been intrigued by the H.R. Giger painting on the covers? Very creepy stuff, guys, and especially novel prior to the movie Alien popularized the...
  28. Stephanie T.

    When is someone gonna start a B-Movie Channel?

    And I'd finally get to see The Last Dinosaur again, in all its "seamy" glory! :D Arguably, though, since we already have the USA network, FX, and Lifetime, we're more than halfway there already. (Just add Russ Meyer flicks and stir?)
  29. Stephanie T.

    Movies with Shocking Endings? Name only.

    Suspicion -- but not in a good way (damn Selznick!) Inside Daisy Clover The Fly [both versions] Invasion of the Body Snatchers [both versions] Seconds The Graduate The Mechanic Pelham One, Two, Three The Candidate Young Frankenstein Annie Hall, Manhattan, Hannah and Her...
  30. Stephanie T.

    What songs would you play at your funeral?

    Well, I'm happy to amuse you with my cyber-imaginary-mockup-funeral. What does a girl have to do to get some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, anyway -- drop dead? ;) One more: the instrumental theme from "Six Feet Under". :emoji_thumbsup:
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