Author Archives: CarlosTheDwarf
Scouting the filming locations for “The Warriors”
Walter Hill’s grimy gangland retelling of the Anabasis of Xenophon is one of my favorite movies off all time. My favorite character, if you can call it that, is the almost dystopian version of late 70′s New York that the tale is … Continue reading
James Mason says, “Thunderbird Wine has an Unusual Flavor.”
Well, that’s one way to put it, James. I drank my share of T-Bird during college and it is quite … unusual. I know it gave me unusually powerful headaches the next day. Though by the time I was drinking … Continue reading
Wonderfully Inept African Bootleg Movie Posters
The source says Ghana, but I’ve seen them sourced to other nations, too. I just love art that’s as enthusiastic and creative as it is technically incompetent. It makes me smile every time, rather than loathe. It’s the difference between … Continue reading
Slim Whitman TV Album Commercial (1980)
I recently got TV service back for the first time in almost ten years. (Mrs. Carlos became a huge NHL hockey fan), and I’m amazed at how much it’s changed even in that relatively short time. Those once-ubiquitous ads for … Continue reading
Amazing Pre-war Japanese Magazine Covers
OK, so “modernist” and “art deco” aren’t the first words that come to mind when we usually think of imperial Japan, but certain segments of the society enthusiastically embraced Western ideas and styles. I have no idea what any of … Continue reading
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