“FIRST TIME YOU GOT FELT UP? GUESS WHAT – YOU WERE LISTENING TO ONE OF MY SONGS!”

Al Pacino as Phil Spector? Helen Mirren as his lawyer? Words by David Mamet?

Count me in.

This is one of those times where I don’t really care if the filmmakers sacrifice accuracy for drama. I’d tune in just to see Al Pacino shouting in a frightwig.

Too bad I don’t actually have HBO.

Convicted on “I just don’t like you”,

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HONG KONG DRUM BATTLES ARE SERIOUS DRUM BATTLES

Golden Arm Drummer vs Thunderbolt Drummer!

That’s from the film King Drummer. You can follow this link for details on it, if you like. 

Slip the drummer one,

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BARCELONA APARTMENT LIFE TOUR 2013 BONUS CONTENT: THE IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

I mentioned during this series that one good thing about flying in a new A380 is that its in-flight entertainment system is state of the art. 

To include Wi-Fi connectivity, even, though I didn’t try it. I don’t know why – probably because my previous experience suggested that I would be billed $30 for it, and I just didn’t need to check Facebook that badly.

Anyway, they had on-demand video. And so, of course, I spent flight time watching Old Stuff, because I can see Recent Hollywood Hits any old time.

Specifically, I watched these.

Of the three, I’d only seen North By Northwest before, but that was a long time ago. (It's still good, if a little cheesy.)

The Great Race is worth highlighting, if only because it ended up being an inspiration for a Saturday morning cartoon. And of course there’s Jack Lemmon hamming it up. And Natalie Wood in a bustier.

What can I say? I’m a sucker for stupid, 60s-era screwball slapstick comedy.

Start yr engines,

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