A great clip from the film Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington. Look for Frankie Manning in this clip. He was the choreographer and taught Denzel how to Lindy. This dance scene is held at what was to be a re-creation of Roseland Ballroom in New York but Malcolm X danced mostly at the Savoy Ballroom, the birthplace of Lindy. The civil rights leader, Malcolm X, wrote in his autobiography how much he loved the lindy hop.

The Princess and the Goblin (Hungarian: A Hercegn s a kobold) is a 1992 animated adaptation of George MacDonald’s 1872 book of the same name. It was the first animated feature from Wales, and the 25th full-length cartoon from Hungary. The film was produced by the Welsh television station S4C, and the Cardiff-based Siriol studio, along with Hungary’s Pannonia and Japan’s NHK. Costing million, the film teamed producer/screenwriter Robert Lyons with director Jzsef Gmes (from 1982′s Heroic Times). Most of the principal animation was produced at the Siriol facilities. Originally released in 1992 and 1993 across Europe, The Princess and the Goblin was picked up for North American release by Hemdale Releasing for a summer release in 1994. The film was a critical and commercial disappointment there, only grossing US.1 million from 795 venues. In a desperate attempt to counter its bad reviews, Hemdale asked several movie critics to view the film with their children, and asked those children for their comments on the film; these were subsequently included in its newspaper promotion. Mentioned in the advertisements were Michael Medved’s daughter, Sarah, and Bob Campbell’s four-year-old daughter (“It gets 91 stars!”). The idea came from Hemdale executives who thought animated films from the Disney company were preferred over those from other studios. The Princess and the Goblin received a Seal of Approval from the Dove Foundation, and the Film Advisory Board’s Award of …

I’ve made commercial videos in the past, but this is the official installment of my commercial volumes. I’ll take you through the journey of 90s commercials from 1991-1996. All from my personal collection. Here we go. Here are a string of commercials that aired on Fox 5 in July ’92: 1. Dial-A-Mattress 2. GNC (Amino 1000) 3. Promo for “Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation” 4. National Recovery Institutes Group 5. Taking Charge PSA (That dog seemed pretty dehydrated. Were they making this dog die of thirst just to shoot this PSA.) 6. Snapple 7. Promo for “Melrose Place” (3 days away. The countdown continues) 8. Listerine 9. Best Health’s soda (they doing the tango) 10. Best Health’s spring water Iced Tea (hahaha…the bad Elvis impersonator.) 11. Promo for “Good Day First Edition” 12. Petland Discounts 13. Nissan 14. Nissan 15. Promo for “In Living Color” , “Rachel Gunn, RN” and “Married…With Children” 16. Room Plus Furniture Inc. 17. Tegrin 18. Klondike Ice Cream Sandwiches (I could go for one right about now.) 19. Promo for “In Living Color”, “Rachel Gunn, RN” and “Married…With Children” 20. Promo for “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures” 21. Fox 5 Station ID 22. American Lung Asociation PSA (with the Peanuts Gang…Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus) 23. Earl Scheib (I’ve read stories about their service. They don’t do a good job with their paint job. But, their jingle is catchy, but misleading.) 24. Schick Tracer 25. Try-A-Bed (hmm…almost look like the …