Monthly Archives: July 2009

how i won the war

Posted on July 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Lt. Goodbody (Michael Crawford) inspects the recruits (John Lennon and Roy Kinnear).

Pte. Juniper (Jack MacGowran) entertains the troops.

John Lennon in Richard Lester’s How I Won the War. 1967.

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Posted in cinema, context, music, years after the event

karl malden’s dead

Posted on July 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

Malden's dead

The pile up of dead celebrities continues. You know, a week ago, I was watching The Cincinnatti Kid and I found myself wondering whether Karl Malden was alive or dead. As it turns out, he was alive, but as of today he’s dead.

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Posted in cinema, we are the dead

mrs slocombe is dead

Posted on July 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

Mollie Sugden as Mrs Slocombe

Insert joke about her pussy here. Mollie Sugden dead at eighty-six.

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Posted in television, we are the dead

dillinger

Posted on July 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

Warren Oates is Dillinger. John Milius. 1973.

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Posted in advertising, cinema, context