Damnation Alley let us know that a huge van could battle giant scorpions, tornadoes, floods, mutant humaniods and the greatest troubled teen actor of our time. »»
Little did Lucas and Spielberg suspect that the man that would dethrone them was busily honing his talents in a lumberyard. »»
Of the various detectives on NBC's Mystery Movie anthology series, Banacek was the coolest. Columbo was scruffy. McCloud was hickish. Quincy was coarse. McMillan was nagged by the Wife. Banacek was well-manner, well-groomed, well paid and well laid. George Peppard didn't play another cheap detective or a wealthy one who did pro bono work. His gig was recovering lost items for insurance companies for 10 percent of the value. He solved mysteries for the cash that allowed him to live royally in Boston. »»
How The West Was Won is one of only two feature length films to ever use the 3-Strip Cinerama process to tell a narrative based story. Up until that point, the cameras were primarily used for travelogues; showing audiences sights and locations that only the rich could afford to see first hand. The presentation of these films gave audiences a sense of placement within the stories, having the screen fill up their entire peripheral line of sight. »»
