Posts Tagged ‘Jones’
Rolling Thunder (1977)
February 15th, 2010Rolling Thunder was released unto the grindhouse circuit sometime around 1977. It was written by Paul Schrader of "Taxi Driver" fame and starred Tommy Lee Jones in one of his earliest screen performances. It also pleased a small amount of critics, with Gene Siskel listing it on his "Ten best films of 1977" and several modern day critics praising its superiority as a deathwish film.
Retro Commercial Break 92
February 7th, 2010A mixed-up batch of commercials, mostly from Super Bowl XXIX (1995) and Super Bowl XXVI (1992). Plus a few assorted ads from the late ’80s. 1. Ann Richards and Mario Cuomo share a bag of Doritos (1995). 2. Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy get ready to watch Extreme. 3. The Commish moves to Thursday. 4. Pretzel Boy, Jason Alexander, parachutes onto the field with his dog, Sparky. 5. Elijah Wood bets Jack Palance that he can’t eat just one Wavy Lays potato chip. 6. Why did a farmer drive his truck through a Pepsi Billboard? (1992) 7. The Pepsi festival is just like Woodstock. 8. Regis Philbin; Yogi Berra; Shannen Doherty; Paul Rodriguez; Jimmy Connors; Bo Jackson and Downtown Julie Brown suggest new slogans for Pepsi. 9. John Tesh announces Pepsi’s new slogan: Gotta Have It! 10. Canada Dry Ginger Ale is refreshingly grown up. 11. Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Summer Fun Pack meal. 12. Relief tastes good with assorted flavored Rolaids. 13. A naked cartoon man treats his rash with Benadryl cream (1989). 14. Hershey Park sounds like fun! 15. If Roy Rogers’ chicken isn’t the best deal in town, you’re in the wrong zip code, honey! 16. Colgate Junior is for superstars like you!
Ray Charles ! (Dj Tom Remix)
February 5th, 2010Off The Wall 30th Anniversary – Commercial Video
January 20th, 2010Originally released: August 10, 1979 Produced: by Quincy Jones/Michael Jackson The album is often hailed as his breakthrough effort and was a major success for Michael Jackson. In 1995, the RIAA certified Off the Wall at 7x Platinum for sales of 7 million in the United States alone, and the album has thus far sold 20 million copies worldwide. Quincy Jones, the musical director for Motown’s film adaptation of The Wiz (in which Jackson starred as the Scarecrow), served as the album’s producer …