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by highwayman57
July 6th, 2018, 6:15 pm
Forum: The Reading Room
Topic: Books. What are you reading?
Replies: 829
Views: 143524

Re: Books. What are you reading?

Currently re-reading Philip Jose Farmer's Tarzan Alive!; still holds up after all these years.

David
by highwayman57
October 18th, 2017, 5:52 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Have a few more for the collection... Blu-ray Batman vs. Two-Face (new animated DC movie with Adam West & Burt Ward as the voices of Batman & Robin, and William Shatner voicing Two-Face!) The World at War (an outstanding U.K. documentary series from the early '70s about WWII) DVD Search (sho...
by highwayman57
October 15th, 2017, 11:55 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

One new movie for the pile...
Blu-ray
Inherit the Wind (1960 film starring Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, based on a real event. Only 3,000 copies made!)
by highwayman57
October 12th, 2017, 10:13 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Got some more stuff for the collection... Blu-ray Frankenstein: The Complete Legacy Collection (Eight movies; Frankenstein , The Bride of Frankenstein , Son of Frankenstein , Ghost of Frankenstein , Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man , House of Frankenstein , House of Dracula , and Abbott and Costello ...
by highwayman57
October 9th, 2017, 2:44 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

A couple more pre-orders that should arrive tomorrow:

Blu-ray
Take the Money and Run (1970 Woody Allen movie that's hilarious from beginning to end!)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Steve Martin and John Candy together mean laughs aplenty!)
by highwayman57
October 6th, 2017, 3:35 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Pre-ordered a couple more coming out this month...

Blu-ray
The Devil's Rain
The Green Slime
by highwayman57
October 5th, 2017, 10:21 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Added a number of films to the collection... Blu-ray Cult of Chucky Justice League: The New Frontier (DC animated film) Death Wish (The 1974 original with Charles Bronson) The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (Five classic comedies; The Cocoanuts , Animal Crackers , Monkey Business , Horse Fea...
by highwayman57
September 23rd, 2017, 4:48 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: The Orville
Replies: 176
Views: 49516

Re: The Orville

I've seen the three episodes that have aired so far, and I have to agree...it's pretty darned good!
by highwayman57
September 20th, 2017, 10:38 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Been a long time since I last posted in this thread, and I've acquired a boatload of Blu-rays & DVDs in the meanwhile. Today, however, I'll just list the ones I've bought during the last week or so. Blu-ray The Family The Lost World (1925 silent version, with visual effects by Willis O'Brien) Th...
by highwayman57
July 17th, 2017, 10:28 am
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: R.I.P. Martin Landau 1928-2017
Replies: 1
Views: 681

R.I.P. Martin Landau 1928-2017

Actor Martin Landau, best known for his roles on the TV series Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999 , and in the movies Ed Wood and Crimes and Misdemeanors , has passed away at the age of 89. He won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for his role in Ed Wood , in which he played real-life faded film ...
by highwayman57
April 6th, 2017, 6:38 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: R.I.P. Don Rickles 1926-2017
Replies: 3
Views: 881

R.I.P. Don Rickles 1926-2017

Legendary insult comic Don Rickles has passed away at the age of 90 from kidney failure. His career spanned six decades, and while he trained as a serious actor, he is best known for his abrasive stand-up comedy act. Here is a fine obit from Variety: Don Rickles Dead: Insult Comedian Was 90 | Variet...
by highwayman57
March 20th, 2017, 2:49 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

GRRRR!!! Be sure and check those dates on DVDs that you order. I went to put in Evil Dead this weekend and I had accidentally bought the 2013 remake which had non of the coolness factor of the 1983 original. I was going on the cover picture of the DVD box and quickly added it to the cart. There's a...
by highwayman57
March 10th, 2017, 4:04 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Another buying binge for me: Blu-ray Frankenstein Created Woman (Hammer Films, 1967. OOP disc purchased used from eBay) Timecop (1994 sci-fi movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; lots of action! Region-free disc ordered from Amazon U.K.) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia ('70s crime drama starring...
by highwayman57
February 26th, 2017, 1:45 am
Forum: The Monkey Bars
Topic: How One Soldier Used Beer to Fight Off 6,000 Enemy Troops
Replies: 1
Views: 1295

How One Soldier Used Beer to Fight Off 6,000 Enemy Troops

Private William Speakman, a British soldier, fought off waves of Chinese soldiers using rocks and beer bottles during the Korean War. Story here: How One Soldier Used Beer to Fight Off 6,000 Enemy Troops
by highwayman57
February 24th, 2017, 11:41 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

I've been on a buying spree lately: Blu-ray Hacksaw Ridge (bought at Walmart) Black Sheep (the 2007 horror-comedy from New Zealand, not the 1996 Chris Farley comedy; eBay purchase) The Final Destination (the fourth movie in the series; OOP used 3D Blu-ray purchased from eBay) The Undying Monster (19...
by highwayman57
February 24th, 2017, 8:36 pm
Forum: The Monkey Bars
Topic: The Plan to Save the Most Important Piece of the Space Race
Replies: 0
Views: 1636

The Plan to Save the Most Important Piece of the Space Race

The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" is being readied for a major conservation effort. See story here: The Plan to Save the Most Important Piece of the Space Race
by highwayman57
February 18th, 2017, 7:36 pm
Forum: The Screening Room
Topic: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?
Replies: 2830
Views: 220160

Re: DVDs...Whatcha' bought lately?

Went to Walmart and bought a couple more for the collection...

Blu-ray
Arrival
The Edge of Seventeen

Also pre-ordered the 3D Blu-ray of Doctor Strange; really looking forward to that one!