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The Reel Life Perspective Show
Kyle Newman and I were guests on The Reel Life Perspective Show last night, where we discussed Pop Culture Coffee along with other fun...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 6, 20241 min read


Clint Eastwood Sings Lalo Schifrin
A friend, who shall remain nameless, just let me know about a 45rpm single that Clint Eastwood recorded of “Burning Bridges” from Lalo...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 5, 20241 min read


The Gathering by John Barry
Happy Fourth, everybody! But I stumbled across a Christmas movie, or more specifically a TV movie: The Gathering (1977), with music by...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 4, 20241 min read


The Acolyte
This is not a TV review. I guess this is a review of all the fuss. The fuss is nuts. I’m referring, if you don’t know, to the newest Star...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Jiminy Glick on Bill Maher
I’ve been a fan of Martin Short since the 1984 season of Saturday Night Live, which as a ten year-old I would “time tape” with our new...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 30, 20241 min read


Runaway Lockons
Update! Our CD sale is live and going strong, check out the listings at www.fsmcds.com Many thanks to composer Harrison Ingemarson for...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 29, 20241 min read


Siskel and Ebert
I stumbled upon a 1986 clip of Siskel and Ebert on The Tonight Show, where they dump on Three Amigos with Chevy Chase sitting right...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 23, 20241 min read


More on Ned Comstock
Above photo by Marilee Bradford I paid tribute to the late Ned Comstock, beloved librarian at USC, earlier this year—as did many people....
Lukas Kendall
Jun 22, 20241 min read


Vineyard Events
A couple of upcoming events for my friends on Martha’s Vineyard: My friend Barry Rosenthal made a lovely hour-long documentary, The...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Storytelling
There is so much handwringing nowadays about how movies are bombing, the business is contracting (true) and theatrical exhibition is...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 10, 20241 min read


TV Movies
Years ago I was talking with an industry friend who explained why TV movies are no good. The reason? They don’t have to be. Sure, in the...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Farewell Uni Watch Guy
Time for one of my occasional sports posts (sorry). I love the Uni-Watch blog, with all its arcane observations about sports uniforms:...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 4, 20241 min read


The Reversal of Richard Sun
The Reversal of Richard Sun is a student film by John Milius with appearances by many of his USC buddies, including Basil Poledouris...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 3, 20241 min read


The Empire Strikes Back 70mm Ending
Here’s something hardcore Star Wars fans know about—including me—but I hadn’t seen reconstructed: the original, slightly shorter ending...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 2, 20241 min read


The Empire Strikes Back Set Visit
I love anything behind-the-scenes about my favorite movies, especially the original Star Wars films. Here’s a set visit by an English...
Lukas Kendall
May 27, 20241 min read


Okkto
So you’ve probably heard I’ve helped start a coffee company. It’s been interesting learning about a new area of collectibles. Soundtracks...
Lukas Kendall
May 24, 20241 min read


TMNT Coffee
We have announced our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffee at PopCultureCoffee.com! Please check out our line of TMNT coffee (either whole...
Lukas Kendall
May 21, 20241 min read


Is It 1969 Again?
The Fall Guy—still performing decently in theaters—is being released to digital tomorrow. This is a movie that did good business,...
Lukas Kendall
May 20, 20241 min read


The Great Contraction
What a time to be trying to make anything in the entertainment business. After a crippling double strike, creatives have discovered the...
Lukas Kendall
May 19, 20241 min read


Pop Culture Coffee Update
I promise to finish the alphabet of cool CDs we have in stock! I was working so hard last week that my wrist got so sore and I’m...
Lukas Kendall
May 11, 20241 min read
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