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Friday, May 31, 2019
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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (122)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Bob Clampett directed, Falling Hare :
In the early 1940s Walt Disney was developing a feature film based on Roald Dahl's book Gremlin Lore, and asked the other studios to refrain from producing gremlin films. While most of the studios complied, Warner Bros. already had two cartoons too far into production - this cartoon and Russian Rhapsody (1944). As a compromise, Leon Schlesinger re-titled the cartoons to remove any reference to gremlins. The original title was Bugs Bunny and the Gremlin.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour will celebrate any holiday at the drop of a hat; we will break out the hats and hooters over Geek Pride Day. As I'm sure you are aware, Geek Pride Day, started in 2005 by a Spanish Blogger, German Martinez known online as Senor Buebo, celebrates of all things geek - sci-fi, fantasy, board games, video games, comic books, cosplay, anime, steampunk, and zombies, and much more. The holiday coincides with the anniversary of the day the first Star Wars movie was released on this date, in 1977, as well as Towel Day, in honor of Douglas Adams classic novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Now that Disney controls the Star Wars franchise, (talk about the Evil Empire,) there's no way we are going to show Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope today but we can discuss some the things that influenced George Lucas on his way to creating the classic film. Two of the many films that have been sited as influences are Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, The Hidden Fortess and the Saturday serial movie, Flash Gordon. Today The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching both films - first up, The Hidden Fortress. So get comfortable (you're going to be here awhile,) find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching our first feature.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope features the exploits of C-3PO and R2-D2. The plot of The Hidden Fortress is told from the point of view of two bickering peasants, Tahei and Matashichi. The two peasants are first shown escaping a battle, while C-3PO and R2-D2 are first shown fleeing an attack in Star Wars. Additionally, both films feature a battle-tested General - Rokurota Makabe in The Hidden Fortress and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, who assist a rebellion led by a princess and engage in a duel with a former rival whom they fought years earlier. Lucas also features many horizontal wipe scene transitions in Star Wars, a technique used thoroughly by Kurosawa in his films. Similarly, the Princess trades places with a slave girl in The Hidden Fortress, with the slave girl acting as a decoy for the real Princess.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another Gremlin-related Looney Tunes short, the 1944 Bob Clampett directed, Russian Rhapsody:
Many of the gremlins are caricatures of Warner Brothers cartoon studios staff, including Leon Schlesinger, Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, Friz Freleng. Chuck Jones, and even Robert Clampett himself. The original title was going to be Gremlins From the Kremlin.
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating Geek Pride Day by watching some of the films that influenced George Lucas and Star Wars. Next up we're going to watch the 1940 serial film, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The film was originally show in theaters in 12 separate weekly "chapters". We have found it in one conveniently packaged more than 3 hour feature (do not feel obligated to watch it all in one seating, unless you have nothing else to do - Oh wait, you're celebrating Geek Pride Day.) So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature.
The character Flash Gordon (created in 1934), inspired many elements of Star Wars, mostly from it's 1936 Universal serial Flash Gordon, the original property which George Lucas had sought to license before making the first Star Wars film and its sequel, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The basic plot involving the infiltration of a megalomaniacal outer-space Emperor's fortress by two heroes disguised in uniforms of soldiers of his army is drawn from Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, with Luke Skywalker and Han Solo filling the roles of Flash Gordon and Prince Barin, respectively, and Ming the Merciless/ the Emperor. The Emperor's deadly, hostile planet (the Death Star/Mongo), a sometimes scantily-clad brunette space Princess whom the hero defends (Princess Leia/Princess Aura), a big, strong, hairy, animal-like ally (Chewbacca/Prince Thun of the Lion Men), a fearsome monster found underground and/or fought in an arena by the hero (the Rancor/the Gocko or Orangopoid), a city in the sky ruled by someone who originally works with the villains but later joins the heroes (Lando/ Calrissian of Cloud City), ray-guns, and dogfighting spaceships were all elements retained from the first Universal Flash Gordon serial. The opening text crawl of Star Wars is in the same style as the text openings of each chapter of the Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe series.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Bob Clampett directed, Falling Hare :
In the early 1940s Walt Disney was developing a feature film based on Roald Dahl's book Gremlin Lore, and asked the other studios to refrain from producing gremlin films. While most of the studios complied, Warner Bros. already had two cartoons too far into production - this cartoon and Russian Rhapsody (1944). As a compromise, Leon Schlesinger re-titled the cartoons to remove any reference to gremlins. The original title was Bugs Bunny and the Gremlin.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour will celebrate any holiday at the drop of a hat; we will break out the hats and hooters over Geek Pride Day. As I'm sure you are aware, Geek Pride Day, started in 2005 by a Spanish Blogger, German Martinez known online as Senor Buebo, celebrates of all things geek - sci-fi, fantasy, board games, video games, comic books, cosplay, anime, steampunk, and zombies, and much more. The holiday coincides with the anniversary of the day the first Star Wars movie was released on this date, in 1977, as well as Towel Day, in honor of Douglas Adams classic novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Now that Disney controls the Star Wars franchise, (talk about the Evil Empire,) there's no way we are going to show Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope today but we can discuss some the things that influenced George Lucas on his way to creating the classic film. Two of the many films that have been sited as influences are Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, The Hidden Fortess and the Saturday serial movie, Flash Gordon. Today The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching both films - first up, The Hidden Fortress. So get comfortable (you're going to be here awhile,) find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching our first feature.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope features the exploits of C-3PO and R2-D2. The plot of The Hidden Fortress is told from the point of view of two bickering peasants, Tahei and Matashichi. The two peasants are first shown escaping a battle, while C-3PO and R2-D2 are first shown fleeing an attack in Star Wars. Additionally, both films feature a battle-tested General - Rokurota Makabe in The Hidden Fortress and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, who assist a rebellion led by a princess and engage in a duel with a former rival whom they fought years earlier. Lucas also features many horizontal wipe scene transitions in Star Wars, a technique used thoroughly by Kurosawa in his films. Similarly, the Princess trades places with a slave girl in The Hidden Fortress, with the slave girl acting as a decoy for the real Princess.
I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. So you can run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, while we watch another Gremlin-related Looney Tunes short, the 1944 Bob Clampett directed, Russian Rhapsody:
Many of the gremlins are caricatures of Warner Brothers cartoon studios staff, including Leon Schlesinger, Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, Friz Freleng. Chuck Jones, and even Robert Clampett himself. The original title was going to be Gremlins From the Kremlin.
Welcome back to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and as you remember we're celebrating Geek Pride Day by watching some of the films that influenced George Lucas and Star Wars. Next up we're going to watch the 1940 serial film, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The film was originally show in theaters in 12 separate weekly "chapters". We have found it in one conveniently packaged more than 3 hour feature (do not feel obligated to watch it all in one seating, unless you have nothing else to do - Oh wait, you're celebrating Geek Pride Day.) So sit back, relax and enjoy our second feature.
The character Flash Gordon (created in 1934), inspired many elements of Star Wars, mostly from it's 1936 Universal serial Flash Gordon, the original property which George Lucas had sought to license before making the first Star Wars film and its sequel, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The basic plot involving the infiltration of a megalomaniacal outer-space Emperor's fortress by two heroes disguised in uniforms of soldiers of his army is drawn from Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, with Luke Skywalker and Han Solo filling the roles of Flash Gordon and Prince Barin, respectively, and Ming the Merciless/ the Emperor. The Emperor's deadly, hostile planet (the Death Star/Mongo), a sometimes scantily-clad brunette space Princess whom the hero defends (Princess Leia/Princess Aura), a big, strong, hairy, animal-like ally (Chewbacca/Prince Thun of the Lion Men), a fearsome monster found underground and/or fought in an arena by the hero (the Rancor/the Gocko or Orangopoid), a city in the sky ruled by someone who originally works with the villains but later joins the heroes (Lando/ Calrissian of Cloud City), ray-guns, and dogfighting spaceships were all elements retained from the first Universal Flash Gordon serial. The opening text crawl of Star Wars is in the same style as the text openings of each chapter of the Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe series.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Saturday, May 18, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (121)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Bob Clampett directed, A Corny Concerto (Note that Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig don't speak in this short.):
The short is meant to be a parody of Disney's musical animation feature Fantasia and their "Silly Symphonies" shorts. There are a number of visual nods to Fantasia and the Silly Symphonies, including the use of silhouetted figures as when Fudd first appears, unnaturally colored vegetation such as purple trees, and two anthropomorphic trees as seen in Disney's Flowers and Trees.
We would like to celebrate the the anniversary of the 122th birthday of Francesco Rosario Capra, one of the great American directors, known for his classic films It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life , among others. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to salute Capra by asking you to join us watch Pocketful of Miracles, his 1961 remake of his 1933 film Lady for a Day, starring Bette Davis as Apple Annie. So grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching Capra's last Hollywood film.
Before Bette Davis accepted the role, Shirley Booth was Frank Capra's first choice for Apple Annie. Booth viewed the original version of the film, Lady for a Day, and informed Capra that there was no way she could match the Oscar-nominated performance of May Robson in the original film, and politely declined the role. Capra wanted Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra to play Dave, and Shirley Jones for Queenie. After the studio turned down his alternate choice Steve McQueen, Glenn Ford was cast as Dave and helped finance the film through his production company, he asked for his girlfriend Hope Lange as Queenie.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Bob Clampett directed, A Corny Concerto (Note that Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig don't speak in this short.):
The short is meant to be a parody of Disney's musical animation feature Fantasia and their "Silly Symphonies" shorts. There are a number of visual nods to Fantasia and the Silly Symphonies, including the use of silhouetted figures as when Fudd first appears, unnaturally colored vegetation such as purple trees, and two anthropomorphic trees as seen in Disney's Flowers and Trees.
We would like to celebrate the the anniversary of the 122th birthday of Francesco Rosario Capra, one of the great American directors, known for his classic films It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life , among others. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to salute Capra by asking you to join us watch Pocketful of Miracles, his 1961 remake of his 1933 film Lady for a Day, starring Bette Davis as Apple Annie. So grab your favorite beverage, find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching Capra's last Hollywood film.
Before Bette Davis accepted the role, Shirley Booth was Frank Capra's first choice for Apple Annie. Booth viewed the original version of the film, Lady for a Day, and informed Capra that there was no way she could match the Oscar-nominated performance of May Robson in the original film, and politely declined the role. Capra wanted Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra to play Dave, and Shirley Jones for Queenie. After the studio turned down his alternate choice Steve McQueen, Glenn Ford was cast as Dave and helped finance the film through his production company, he asked for his girlfriend Hope Lange as Queenie.
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Saturday, May 11, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (120)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Chuck Jones directed, Wackiki Wabbit, (The two castaways are caricatures of writers Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese, who also provided the voices.):
Wackiki Wabbit is notable for its experimental use of strongly graphic, nearly abstract backgrounds. The title is a double play on words, with "Wackiki" suggesting both the island setting (as in Waikiki) as well as suggesting "wacky" (crazy) along with the usual Elmer Fudd speech pronunciation of "rabbit", although Elmer does not appear in this picture.
The staff here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour has no official opinion on Game of Thrones. You love it, you hate it - that's between you and your God. We do like the actor Peter Dinklage - we have been actively following his career sine The Station Agent. Both Peter Dinklage and Peter Vaughn appear in the HBO series, Game of Thrones, portraying Tyrion Lannister and Maester Aemon Targaryen respectively. Today we would like you to join us in watching a very funny but little remembered 2007 UK Frank Oz, Death At A Funeral. Dinklage went on the recreate the same role he plays in this film in the American remake of the film. So grab your favorite beverage, (you may want to finish your snacks early, the ending of this film is particularly hysterical,) find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this under appreciated comedy gem.
Frank Oz found it was impossible to make Peter Vaughan laugh on the set because he was so deeply into the crotchety character of Uncle Alfie. He was the only principal actor to refrain from "corpsing" throughout, thus there was no footage of Peter cracking up to use for the closing credit montage.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Chuck Jones directed, Wackiki Wabbit, (The two castaways are caricatures of writers Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese, who also provided the voices.):
Wackiki Wabbit is notable for its experimental use of strongly graphic, nearly abstract backgrounds. The title is a double play on words, with "Wackiki" suggesting both the island setting (as in Waikiki) as well as suggesting "wacky" (crazy) along with the usual Elmer Fudd speech pronunciation of "rabbit", although Elmer does not appear in this picture.
The staff here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour has no official opinion on Game of Thrones. You love it, you hate it - that's between you and your God. We do like the actor Peter Dinklage - we have been actively following his career sine The Station Agent. Both Peter Dinklage and Peter Vaughn appear in the HBO series, Game of Thrones, portraying Tyrion Lannister and Maester Aemon Targaryen respectively. Today we would like you to join us in watching a very funny but little remembered 2007 UK Frank Oz, Death At A Funeral. Dinklage went on the recreate the same role he plays in this film in the American remake of the film. So grab your favorite beverage, (you may want to finish your snacks early, the ending of this film is particularly hysterical,) find a comfy seat and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this under appreciated comedy gem.
Frank Oz found it was impossible to make Peter Vaughan laugh on the set because he was so deeply into the crotchety character of Uncle Alfie. He was the only principal actor to refrain from "corpsing" throughout, thus there was no footage of Peter cracking up to use for the closing credit montage.
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019
Oneirism (Thank you Oliver Sacks.) -
Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess. A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
Saturday, May 4, 2019
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (119)
Thank you for joining us today.
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Friz Freleng directed, Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk:
This is one of only two cartoons where Elmer's speech impediment is referenced in the title (without Elmer appearing), the other one is Wackiki Wabbit.
On May 17,1875, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, grandson of famed explorer Lewis Clark held the first Kentucky Derby race on land he acquired for racetrack from his uncles John & Henry Churchill. The horse, Aristides raced the 1.5 miles to win, in a field of fifteen horses, in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators. Besides drinking a bunch of Mint Juleps, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to honor the race by asking you to join us in watch the nearly forgotten 1943 Abbott and Costello comedy, It Ain't Hay. So get your snacks together, find the most comfortable place on the couch and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this comedy.
Considered by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello fans to be their "lost" film, it was never actually lost but was unavailable for viewing for many years due to legal issues with the Damon Runyon estate. The original title of this movie would have been Hold Your Horses, but it was changed to honor Abbott and Costello's success in raising money for America's war bond drive. It was so successful, that the film makers' way of describing the effort was to state that "It Ain't Hay".
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1943 Friz Freleng directed, Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk:
This is one of only two cartoons where Elmer's speech impediment is referenced in the title (without Elmer appearing), the other one is Wackiki Wabbit.
On May 17,1875, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, grandson of famed explorer Lewis Clark held the first Kentucky Derby race on land he acquired for racetrack from his uncles John & Henry Churchill. The horse, Aristides raced the 1.5 miles to win, in a field of fifteen horses, in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators. Besides drinking a bunch of Mint Juleps, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to honor the race by asking you to join us in watch the nearly forgotten 1943 Abbott and Costello comedy, It Ain't Hay. So get your snacks together, find the most comfortable place on the couch and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this comedy.
Considered by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello fans to be their "lost" film, it was never actually lost but was unavailable for viewing for many years due to legal issues with the Damon Runyon estate. The original title of this movie would have been Hold Your Horses, but it was changed to honor Abbott and Costello's success in raising money for America's war bond drive. It was so successful, that the film makers' way of describing the effort was to state that "It Ain't Hay".
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Friday, May 3, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Little known classes at the Y
(Opening the portals of hell and summoning the powers of Zog 101)
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Which Class exactly?
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