Pre-introduction Update.
Again, it's been a while since the last updating, so I hope to get some more "new" John Cashman reviews on here soon, plus additions to the various side lists. I recently purchased a stack of TV Books (1978-1982), so there's plenty to mine. If this is your first visit to NTVBR, the particulars of my strange obsession follow. I'm still toying with the idea of a comprehensive guide, but for now this overview will have to do.
I also suggest you check out this post (and then this one) at my regular blog for a look at the fantastical art of Gary A. Viskupic, one of the illustrators for those very same 70's TV listings...
I also suggest you check out this post (and then this one) at my regular blog for a look at the fantastical art of Gary A. Viskupic, one of the illustrators for those very same 70's TV listings...
posted by psaur | Sunday, February 19, 2012
3 Comments:
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I loved reading the Newsday movie reviews as a kid. I hadn't thought about them in years, then the other night my husband was watching an old movie & couldn't quite name the very young actress who was heating up the screen. I blurted out, "That's the passionate Yvonne DeCarlo!" So now I've had to search the Internet in an effort to explain to him why I find Yvonne DeCarlo to be so passionate.
Do you have the review of "Gunga Din"? Couldn't find it on your list. I think it began with, "Simply the grandest adventure film ever made... " and ended with, "Sam Jaffe and an elephant". Abner Biberman was in there, too.
Finding your blog has been like finding buried treasure. I look forward to spending time re-reading these. Thanks again.
Thanks, jj, for the nice words and encouragement. I'm glad you enjoyed rediscovering these. That's exactly why I share them.
It's interesting to me that you quote from memory a Cashman review that's a genuine rave and not a one-line zinger like I've concentrated on here. Interesting because I've often considered compiling all the Cashman reviews I have (this site represents a fraction), kinda like a Maltin or Ebert guide. I'd then highlight the really amusing ones. That way it'd become both a comprehensive movie buff's guide and an easy perusal for the funnier stuff.
At other times, that seems like a tremendous waste of time, even for this dedicated preserver of obscurity. So I'll count your comment as a vote towards that end.
Since, statistically, there are bound to be others who saw my site, agree with your sentiment but didn't comment, I'm just gonna go ahead and count your vote as, like, four votes. And I really don't need much more encouragement than that. Consider it done!
Someday.
Keep them coming! Your blog should be so popular I won't have to explain who Hugh Pepper is.
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