I typically publish these posts after we’ve lost the artist, but I didn’t want to wait that long to pay tribute to one of my favorite actors, the inimitable Harrison Ford. It would be impossible to overstate the importance of Ford to my generation (X, in case you’re new here) and to me personally. HeContinue reading “Legend: Harrison Ford”
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Jaws at 50
It had all the makings of a disaster: over budget, over time, a young and inexperienced filmmaker, and a script that was constantly changing. Because Steven Spielberg insisted on shooting on the ocean (at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts), the actors often suffered from seasickness. When composer John Williams first played the film’s iconic two-note theme,Continue reading “Jaws at 50”
The Movies of ’95, Vol. 2
These movies are all turning THIRTY this year. This list is chronological by release date, except for my personal top ten, which will appear at the end of this post. ICYMI, here is volume one of this post: https://peanut-butter-and-julie.com/2025/05/06/the-movies-of-95-vol-1/ The Brothers McMullen STARRING: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, Connie Britton, Maxine Bahns WRITTEN &Continue reading “The Movies of ’95, Vol. 2”
The Movies of ’95, Vol. 1
Featured image: Casper and Christina Ricci in Casper
Pop Quiz Answers: Oscar Edition
BY THE NUMBERS Three films have won the “Big 5” awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) – 1934’s It Happened One Night, 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and what 1991 serial killer thriller? Answer: The Silence of the Lambs Three films are tied for most Oscar winsContinue reading “Pop Quiz Answers: Oscar Edition”
Pop Quiz: Oscar Edition
Happy Oscars Day to all who celebrate! In honor of the occasion, I wrote an all-Oscar pop quiz. Answers will follow in a separate post. BY THE NUMBERS Three films have won the “Big 5” awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) – 1934’s It Happened One Night, 1975’s OneContinue reading “Pop Quiz: Oscar Edition”
Pop Quiz: Fictional Musicians Match – with Answers!
Match the fictional band or musician (numbers) to the film (letters). MUSICIAN(S) The Wonders Crucial Taunt Stillwater DuJour Skye Riley Stacee Jaxx Sex Bob-omb Soggy Bottom Boys Marvin Berry and the Starlighters Steel Dragon The Folksmen Autobahn Wyld Stallyns Barry Jive and the Uptown Five Rex Manning Citizen Dick Figrin D’an and the Modal NodesContinue reading “Pop Quiz: Fictional Musicians Match – with Answers!”
Happy New (Pop Culture) Year!
Featured image: Alan Cumming (front row center) and the cast of season three of The Traitors.
Pop Quiz: New Year’s Movie IMDb Trivia – with Answers!
Name the movie that depicts a New Year’s Eve celebration based on the trivia pulled from its IMDb page. In the opening scene, set in 1977, [title character]’s hair is styled after that of Farrah Fawcett from the popular TV series Charlie’s Angels. It was the most widely copied women’s hairstyle of the era. [1989]Continue reading “Pop Quiz: New Year’s Movie IMDb Trivia – with Answers!”
Pop Quiz: Winter Horror IMDb Trivia – with Answers!
Name the winter-set horror movie based on the trivia pulled from its IMDb page. Answers in photo collage form; collage by Nikki K. (find her on Facebook @horrorfrenzy). Thank you, Nikki!! Stanley Kubrick decided that having the hedge animals come alive (as they do in the book) was unworkable, due to restrictions in special effects,Continue reading “Pop Quiz: Winter Horror IMDb Trivia – with Answers!”
