Sedens

A person who remains a resident of the place or region of his birth. (Many of us born on this small island off the coast of America are doomed to being Sedens.)



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A perfect gift for your batchelor uncle

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (225)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1956 A Star Is Bored (featuring Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam), directed by Friz Freleng.



This is one of only four Warner Bros. cartoons in which Bugs Bunny is pitted against all three of his main antagonists, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck. The other three are This Is a Life?, Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers and Bunny: Bugs Bunny's 51 1/2 Anniversary Spectacular.


We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider for today's feature. Today's choice is the 1953 The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur), Henri-Georges Clouzot's tense thriller starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, and Peter Van Eyck. The film brought Clouzot international fame and enabled him to direct his next thriller, the masterpiece Les Diaboliques, (both screenplays, Clouzot was successfully able to obtain before Alfred Hitchcock was able to get them.) The ironic ending will still manage to shock you, if you don't know about it. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this tense film, The Wages of Fear. So sit on the edge of your seat, tightly grip your neighbor and enjoy the film.



The film is historical significance as it was one of the first foreign films which, without being dubbed, was widely released in Great Britain. In the early 50s, it was held that British audiences would not stand for a subtitled film, and foreign films rarely got beyond the big cities except through specialized outlets such as film societies. However, this film was a huge box-office hit, and led to a brief period when other subtitled films were given a general release in British cinemas. None did anything like as well at the box-office and the trend quickly petered out. It was pointed out that large sections of The Wages Of Fear contain no dialogue at all, and that many lines of dialogue are in English as there are several American characters - perhaps these may have been factors in the film's success.



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It all can change in a moment

Maud was never the same after she went the the notion store, that time, without proper undergarments



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I guess there's a huge need for buying shoes this way

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Oh, we got letters

Especially after our tagline, Invite the neighborhood kids over to enjoy cornholing by the pool!"

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A conversation on a Tuesday afternoon

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Spoondrift -

Showery sprinkling of sea-water or fine spray swept from the tops of the waves.



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A recently discovered book written by Albert Camus

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (224)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Merrie Melodies Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1956 Half-Fare Hare, directed by Robert McKimson.



The cartoon features the song Carolina in the Morning, rather than the more obvious choice Chattanooga Choo Choo; Carolina in the Morning's faster melodic rhythm and emphatic downbeats complement the timing of the action in the cartoon.


Before the start of our feature presentation, ACME Eagle Hand Soap would like to wish English singer, songwriter, vegetarian, animal rights supporter and all around grump Steven Morrissey of The Smiths a very Happy Birthday, but heavens knows he's probably miserably now.



Whatever you do, please don't mention The Simpsons to the birthday boy..


We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider for today's feature. Today's choice is the 1953, Mr Hulot’s Holiday  Jacques Tati's nearly silent comedy classic featuring himself in the title role. Although Jacques Tati wrote, directed and starred in only five feature films between 1948 and 1974, and in all but the first he plays the character, M. Hulot, is is considered by many among the world's greatest directors. Hulot isn't an unusual name in France, and Tati may have borrowed it from an architect he knew with a peculiar walk. Tati owes debts to both Charlie Chaplin, for his pantomime skill and use of sound effects, and Buster Keaton for his insistence on wide-angle shots. Rowan Atkinson cites this film as one of the influences for his Mr. Bean character. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this warm and funny vacation, Mr. Hulot's Vacation. So sit back, get comfortable and enjoy the film.



Jacques Tati decided to set production on the beach at Saint-Marc-Sur-Mer, in Saint-Nazarre. He chose the location because he felt that it had a plain, universal quality of postwar beach resorts across France. Most of the establishments and setup of the town were authentic, although Tati did add some sets, such as Martine's family's rental property and the souvenir shop. A statue of Hulot stands on the promenade overlooking the beach at Saint-Marc-Sur-Mer.



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Right church, wrong pew

Billy Eishner had to find another congregation after the unfortunate incident.

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It's better than being a Honey Bucket cleaner

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Just Say No

You just don't smoke dope out of the head of a national hero. We're not savages.

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From the desk of C. Brown

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Noctivagant -

Someone who wanders in the night.



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In case your Pandemic benefits have run out

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (223)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1956 Barbary Coast Bunny (featuring Nasty Canasta,) directed by Chuck Jones.



The winning hand that Bugs has in the climatic poker game with Nasty Canasta that he describes as a "Two Pair. A Pair of Ones and another Pair of Ones." That result is called a Quad of Aces, the highest value of a Four of a Kind that can only be topped by a Straight Flush or a Royal Flush.


We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider for today's feature. Today's choice is the 1953 Pickup on South Street, Samual Fuller's Red Scare film-noir classic starring starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and Thelma Ritter. The film is based from an original idea by Samuel Fuller originally called Pickpocket, it received somewhat mixed reviews but over the years, critical appraisals of the film have warmed considerably and with many claiming it a film-noir classic. Pickup on South Street is also note-worthy thanks to the amazing performance from Thelma Ritter, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Pickup on South Street. So sit back, get comfortable and enjoy the film.



FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had lunch with Samuel Fuller and studio head Darryl F. Zanuck, and said how much he detested Fuller’s work and especially Pickup on South Street. Hoover objected to Widmark’s unpatriotic character especially his line “Are you waving the flag at me?”, the scene of a Federal agent bribing an informer and other things. Zanuck backed Fuller up, telling Hoover he knew nothing about making movies, but removed references to the FBI in the film’s advertising.



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Not all crowns make you royal

Nevil finally reallized that his constant eating of Imperial margarine had no bearing on the line of succession to the British throne.



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Henry 'Hal the Butcher' Doof

Mr. Doof is one of the oldest film editors at ACME. He was one of the first graduates of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He worked at Warner Bros. Studios until he started working on Looney Tunes shorts. Mr. Doof specialized on working on Standard and Practices issues for the studio. He was known for making the Private Snafu cartoons palatable for a general audience. Here he is seen with one of his world famous collection of gimmick ribbon cutting scissors.



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It worked too well for it's own good

Unfortunately, it has a habit of attaching itself to the user's waistline, rather than picking up stray fat.

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At 4:26 PM EST, on a Tuesday

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Pregreening

Creeping forwards while waiting for a red light to change



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Now that libraries are opening again, recoil in terror!

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (222)

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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Merrie Melodies Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1956 Napoleon Bunny-Part, directed by Friz Freleng.



The songs on Napoleon's jukebox are:

    St. Louis XIV Blues - Duc d'Ellington
    Bastile Boogie - Count d'Basie
    III Coins in the Fontanbleu - No artist listed, since the title just filled up the slip! (This is the one      Bugs, a.k.a. "Josephine", plays on the jukebox)
    I Ain't Got No Body: The Guillotiners (Bugs didn't read off this one).


We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider for today's feature. Today's choice is the 1952 Howard Hawks' western, The Big Sky, starring Kirk Douglas. This film is one of Howard Hawks' least-known films, perhaps because it was butchered by the studio and left for dead. According to Peter Bogdanovich's interview with Hawks, the movie was doing big business in its 141-minute version, and greedy studio heads decided that they could squeeze in one more show per day if they cut 20 minutes from it. They did, and the film flopped. Today, a restored version exists, but the excised footage was taken from a 16mm print, and the quality doesn't exactly match. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching The Big Sky. So sit back, get comfortable and enjoy the film.



Howard Hawks considered Charlton Heston, Robert Mitchum or Sydney Chaplin for the role of Boone Caudill. Hawks considered Marlon Brando for either of the lead roles, but his asking price was too high.



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The Day we got on Mother's last good nerve

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Hugh Richard Chubbman

Mr. Chubbman was once ACME's COO. After the incident, (see above photo,) we are legally barred by court order from mentioning anything else about him, including: his career, the store where he purchased the tools involved, the brand name of the contractor bags involved, or the prison he is still incarcerated in.

According to our legal department, 'the less said, the better.'



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I can barely look at this one now

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The Ranting of a Feckless 6 years old

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Optotoxical

a look that could kill, normally from a parent or spouse



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Get this for mom on Mother's Day

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The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (221)

Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1956 Rabbitson Crusoe (featuring Yosemite Sam), directed by Friz Freleng.



Bugs also sings Trade Winds while lost at sea in Gorilla My Dreams.


We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider for today's feature. Today's choice is the 1953 Otto Preminger film noir classic, Angel Face, starring Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, and Herbert Marshall. The film has an odd history. It was meant as a punishment for Jean Simmons, who wanted to break her film contract with Howard Hughes, who obtained it without her knowledge. Otto Preminger was known as a perfectionist who had little to no regard for most actors. Hollywood lore has it, when Robert Mitchum got fed up with repeated re-takes in which Preminger ordered him to slap Jean Simmons across the face, he turned around and slapped Preminger, asking whether it was this way he wanted it. Preminger immediately demanded of producer Howard Hughes that Mitchum be replaced. Hughes refused (besides Ida Lupino, apparently no body fucks with Robert Mitchem.) The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Angel Face. So sit back, get comfortable and enjoy the film.



At first Otto Preminger refused to direct this movie, because he hated the script. The normally reclusive Howard Hughes personally picked up Preminger in his car and persuaded him to make the movie. "I'm going to get even with that little bitch," Hughes told Preminger, referring to Jean Simmons, "and you're going to help me." He gave Preminger permission to rewrite the script, and promised him a bonus if he could finish the picture in 18 days. By that time Simmons' contract with Hughes would have expired.



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