DAMNATION ALLEY hosted by Joe Bob Briggs on Monstervision

Rest in Peace, Jan Michael Vincent
DAMNATION ALLEY (1977)
From Joe Bob Briggs MonsterVision on TNT

Starring George Peppard, Jan Michael Vincent, Paul Winfield.

Directed by Jack Smight

Story by Allan Sharp, Roger Zelazny

Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr.

Art Direction by William Cruse

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GREETINGS FROM 2019

Memories...You're talking about memories. 

In a recent article in the NY Post, the author discussed how Blade Runner (and Running Man) predicted the future prophetically well. I noticed one line: 

“It looked just like ‘Blade Runner,'” the author stated. “The sky was orange. I don’t want to live in that world.”

I thought that was very close to what I had said awhile back when I compared Blade Runner with the then newly released sequel. 

"I would never want to live in that world", I had said, if memory serves. (My post is here. )

Coincidence? Synchronicity? Text harvesting? Nowadays, with the ability to find something written online about anything, anywhere on the net within minutes, it wouldn't surprise me one bit that quotes and statements aren't being borrowed, copied, pasted, adjusted, etc. Of course what I said is a pretty common phrase, not out of the ordinary. But with the demand for more and more available written content online for the endless supply of news articles, posts, blogs, etc. and the growing cadre of seemingly less imaginative writers out there having to stuff all those places chock full of 'original' content, well, it makes me wonder, did I really say that originally? 

Of course not. We all say things we've heard before. That's what language is, a constant repetition of rearranged sounds we've heard before. It's fitting that the movie in question - or the words about it - is Blade Runner, where a rich and vivid past full of life can, upon closer examination, be nothing more than implants.

"Those aren't your memories, they're somebody else's. They're Tyrell's niece's."

I am also reminded of the criticism of early cable TV: "Five hundred channels and nothing on." But then again, sometimes 'Too much is never enough', to quote Billy Idol. And you can quote me on that.

Cheers from Blade Runner country 2019. 

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ONE STEP BEYOND

One Step Beyond! 

Launched at the same time as the Twilight Zone, this TV series fed the growing interest in paranormal suspense differently. Rather than creating fictional stories with supernatural twists, this series sought out 'real' stories of the supernatural and re-created them.

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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET hosted by The Cinemated Man

The Cinemated Man Christmas Special
Miracle on 34th Street (1960)
Directed George Seaton
Story by George Seaton, Valentine Davies
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography by Lloyd Ahem
Art Direction by Richard Day
 
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ISLAND OF TERROR on MONSTERMONTH!!

One of our favorites here at The Cinemated Man!
First watch the trailer...



Then watch the film! But whatever you do...
Don't Feed the Silicates!!! 
ISLAND OF TERROR (1966)
starring Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray

Directed by Terence Fisher
Story by Edward Mann, Al Ramsen
Cinematography by Reginald H. Wyer
Music by Malcolm Lockyer
Art Direction by John St. John Earl
Electronic Effects by Barry Gray
Special Visual Effects by John St. John Earl, Michael Albrechtson
 
Silicates here! Silicates there. And nor an islander to spare!  Never fear. The Cinemated Man is here! Share the fun with every one!