- Obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments.
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Saturday, February 26, 2022
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (264)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1963 Hare-Breadth Hurry, (featuring Wile E. Coyote,) directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
This is the last cartoon to pit Wile E. Coyote against Bugs Bunny, following Operation: Rabbit, To Hare Is Human, Rabbit's Feat, and Compressed Hare. Unlike those entries, however, Wile E. Coyote acts like his persona in the Road Runner shorts, meaning he doesn't speak.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you this supercut video -
Freelance videographer Nils duMortier put together a seamless supercut of 30 of the most recognizable movie and television references made by different characters in The Office.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's choice is another (yet more familiar) 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film - The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart, Doris Day, and that damn ear worm of a song, Que Sera, Sera. Movie buffs considered this one of the "Five lost Hitchcocks" (with Rear Window, Rope, The Trouble with Harry, and Vertigo) because they were unavailable for thirty years because their rights were bought back by Alfred Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. The five movies were re-released in theaters around 1984. The film is a remake of a 1935 Gaumont-British Picture Corp. production of the same name, starring Leslie Banks and Edna Best and directed by Hitchcock. In discussing his work on the two films in an interview with François Truffaut, Hitchcock stated: "Let's say that the first version was the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional." The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this classic from Hitchcock, The Man Who Knew Too Much. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
It was during the making of this movie, when she saw how camels, goats and other "animal extras" in a marketplace scene were being treated, that Doris Day began her lifelong commitment to preventing animal abuse. She was so appalled at the conditions the animals were in that she refused to work unless they were properly fed and cared for. The production company actually had to set up "feeding stations" for the various goats, sheep, camels, et cetera, and feed them every day before Day would agree to go back to work.
Before you go -
Please keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts during this tragic time.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1963 Hare-Breadth Hurry, (featuring Wile E. Coyote,) directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
This is the last cartoon to pit Wile E. Coyote against Bugs Bunny, following Operation: Rabbit, To Hare Is Human, Rabbit's Feat, and Compressed Hare. Unlike those entries, however, Wile E. Coyote acts like his persona in the Road Runner shorts, meaning he doesn't speak.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you this supercut video -
Freelance videographer Nils duMortier put together a seamless supercut of 30 of the most recognizable movie and television references made by different characters in The Office.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's choice is another (yet more familiar) 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film - The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart, Doris Day, and that damn ear worm of a song, Que Sera, Sera. Movie buffs considered this one of the "Five lost Hitchcocks" (with Rear Window, Rope, The Trouble with Harry, and Vertigo) because they were unavailable for thirty years because their rights were bought back by Alfred Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. The five movies were re-released in theaters around 1984. The film is a remake of a 1935 Gaumont-British Picture Corp. production of the same name, starring Leslie Banks and Edna Best and directed by Hitchcock. In discussing his work on the two films in an interview with François Truffaut, Hitchcock stated: "Let's say that the first version was the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional." The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this classic from Hitchcock, The Man Who Knew Too Much. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
It was during the making of this movie, when she saw how camels, goats and other "animal extras" in a marketplace scene were being treated, that Doris Day began her lifelong commitment to preventing animal abuse. She was so appalled at the conditions the animals were in that she refused to work unless they were properly fed and cared for. The production company actually had to set up "feeding stations" for the various goats, sheep, camels, et cetera, and feed them every day before Day would agree to go back to work.
Before you go -
Please keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts during this tragic time.
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Friday, February 25, 2022
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Unfortunately, I misjudged you. You are just a stupid policeman...
Today's Monsterpiece Theatre is an adaption of the classic '60s spy thriller, Dr. No -
If only battling the high prices of doctor visits were that simple.
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If only battling the high prices of doctor visits were that simple.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (263)
Thank you for joining us today
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1963 The Million Hare, (featuring Daffy Duck,) directed by Robert McKimson.
The jetpack Daffy uses was still being perfected in real life, though it would star front and center a few years later in the James Bond film Thunderball.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you a video of something you don't see every day -
According to official reports, over 80 captive ostriches escaped from a farm in Chongzuo City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and were videotaped running down the street. I can bet this is something many of you have never seen
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's choice is the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film you may not have seen - The Wrong Man. The documentary-like thriller stars Henry Fonda as Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero, a down-on-his-luck musician, and Vera Miles as Rose, his long-suffering wife. I don't want to say too much about the film in case you haven't seen it but in both look and tone, the film differed greatly from Alfred Hitchcock's other movies of the 1950s. Hitchcock narrates the film's prologue. It's the only time he actually spoke in any of his films. Sherman Billingsley, the well-known proprietor of the Stork Club, also appeared as himself in the film. The Wrong Man marked British actor Anthony Quayles' American feature film debut. The film was also Tuesday Weld's first production, although another film in which she appeared, Rock, Rock, Rock! was released first. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this different film noir from Hitchcock, The Wrong Man. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Alfred Hitchcock utilized some of the actual real-life locations where the events took place including some of the actual witnesses. Among these are the jail cell where the real Manny Balestrero was incarcerated, the caretakers at the country inn and the inn itself, and the sanitarium where Manny's wife was committed. As much as Hitchcock hated filming his movies on location, he felt that authenticity was crucial to this film due to its real-life "elements that are stranger than all the fiction" he had filmed in his movies prior to this.
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Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1963 The Million Hare, (featuring Daffy Duck,) directed by Robert McKimson.
The jetpack Daffy uses was still being perfected in real life, though it would star front and center a few years later in the James Bond film Thunderball.
We here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you a video of something you don't see every day -
According to official reports, over 80 captive ostriches escaped from a farm in Chongzuo City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and were videotaped running down the street. I can bet this is something many of you have never seen
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's choice is the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film you may not have seen - The Wrong Man. The documentary-like thriller stars Henry Fonda as Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero, a down-on-his-luck musician, and Vera Miles as Rose, his long-suffering wife. I don't want to say too much about the film in case you haven't seen it but in both look and tone, the film differed greatly from Alfred Hitchcock's other movies of the 1950s. Hitchcock narrates the film's prologue. It's the only time he actually spoke in any of his films. Sherman Billingsley, the well-known proprietor of the Stork Club, also appeared as himself in the film. The Wrong Man marked British actor Anthony Quayles' American feature film debut. The film was also Tuesday Weld's first production, although another film in which she appeared, Rock, Rock, Rock! was released first. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this different film noir from Hitchcock, The Wrong Man. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Alfred Hitchcock utilized some of the actual real-life locations where the events took place including some of the actual witnesses. Among these are the jail cell where the real Manny Balestrero was incarcerated, the caretakers at the country inn and the inn itself, and the sanitarium where Manny's wife was committed. As much as Hitchcock hated filming his movies on location, he felt that authenticity was crucial to this film due to its real-life "elements that are stranger than all the fiction" he had filmed in his movies prior to this.
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Keep him calm and stay on his good side
Today's Monsterpiece Theatre is an adaption of the '90s Broadway drama, Conservations with My Father -
So today's lesson is a simple one - don't eat someone else's cookies or prepare to run to save your furry blue hide.
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So today's lesson is a simple one - don't eat someone else's cookies or prepare to run to save your furry blue hide.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Monday, February 14, 2022
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Saturday, February 12, 2022
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (262)
ACME would like to wishes all of their friends and family a happy and healthy New Year!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1963 Devil's Feud Cake, (featuring Yosemite Sam,) directed by Friz Freleng.
A common fan rumor is that when this cartoon was shown in the movie theaters in 1963, the Devil greeted Yosemite Sam by asking, "Well, who in Hell are you?", and that for TV airings, both domestic and international, the line was changed to, "What the Devil is your name?" This rumor has since been proven false, as the "What the Devil" line has shown to exist on 35mm theatrical prints of this cartoon.
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you Apple's annual Chinese New Year's short film - The Comeback:
Director Zhang Meng and director of photography Luo Dong shot this film for Apple, a heartwarming Chinese New Year film, entirely on an iPhone 13 Pro, making use of the smartphone’s three cameras (without any additional lenses).
So you you can make a film like this with your iPhone (as long as you have a multinational corporation with deep pockets to back you.)
Another facet of the Lunar New Year celebration, is about traditions. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to start a tradition with your family by watching one of the crowning achievement of the Second Golden Era of Chinese Cinema, the animation classic, Da Nao Tian Gong (sometimes known in English as Uproar in Heaven) based on the Legend of The Monkey King. Once again, if you can't watch this today, please put it on a list of films you much watch.
The Wan Brothers are credited with establishing the Chinese animation industry and had produced the first ever Chinese feature film, Princess Iron Fan, in 1941. It had originally been intended to animate this story in the early 1940's, but both World War II and the subsequent Civil War between the Communist and Nationalist forces delayed this project. It was launched shortly after Wan Laiming took over management of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1954 and brought his three brothers onto the project in 1963. Not only did the film receive praise within China, but it received kudos from the international film community as well. Unfortunately, it was also the last great animated feature to come from China for many years as it, and the Shanghai Animation Studio, fell victim to the Cultural Revolution the year after it was released.
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A common fan rumor is that when this cartoon was shown in the movie theaters in 1963, the Devil greeted Yosemite Sam by asking, "Well, who in Hell are you?", and that for TV airings, both domestic and international, the line was changed to, "What the Devil is your name?" This rumor has since been proven false, as the "What the Devil" line has shown to exist on 35mm theatrical prints of this cartoon.
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to share with you Apple's annual Chinese New Year's short film - The Comeback:
Director Zhang Meng and director of photography Luo Dong shot this film for Apple, a heartwarming Chinese New Year film, entirely on an iPhone 13 Pro, making use of the smartphone’s three cameras (without any additional lenses).
So you you can make a film like this with your iPhone (as long as you have a multinational corporation with deep pockets to back you.)
Another facet of the Lunar New Year celebration, is about traditions. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to start a tradition with your family by watching one of the crowning achievement of the Second Golden Era of Chinese Cinema, the animation classic, Da Nao Tian Gong (sometimes known in English as Uproar in Heaven) based on the Legend of The Monkey King. Once again, if you can't watch this today, please put it on a list of films you much watch.
The Wan Brothers are credited with establishing the Chinese animation industry and had produced the first ever Chinese feature film, Princess Iron Fan, in 1941. It had originally been intended to animate this story in the early 1940's, but both World War II and the subsequent Civil War between the Communist and Nationalist forces delayed this project. It was launched shortly after Wan Laiming took over management of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1954 and brought his three brothers onto the project in 1963. Not only did the film receive praise within China, but it received kudos from the international film community as well. Unfortunately, it was also the last great animated feature to come from China for many years as it, and the Shanghai Animation Studio, fell victim to the Cultural Revolution the year after it was released.
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Friday, February 11, 2022
George found out the hard way -
Never let Steve McQueen check out your record collection.
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
How come we haven't seen any buffalo?
Today's Monsterpiece Theatre is an adaption of the epic blockbuster, Dances with Wolves
A lovely sentiment about not letting our differences keep us apart but please, don't be like Alister, close your mouth while chewing cookies.
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A lovely sentiment about not letting our differences keep us apart but please, don't be like Alister, close your mouth while chewing cookies.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Monday, February 7, 2022
Brothers of the Bung
One who brews beer. (Stop snickering, thats what it means. Get your mind out of the gutter.)
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Sunday, February 6, 2022
Saturday, February 5, 2022
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (261)
ACME would like to wishes all of their friends and family a happy and healthy New Year!
Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, the 1962 Shishkabugs, (featuring Yosemite Sam,) directed by Friz Freleng. (With only 5 minutes and 5 seconds of footage (not counting the credits and cards), Shishkabugs is the shortest Bugs Bunny short made in the Golden Age of American animation.)
This is also a rare cartoon where Yosemite Sam is in the role of a victim instead of being the aggressor; in this case the villain/aggressor is the Spoiled King.
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, today's episode of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is sponsored by Watsons (think CVS, only bigger):
Hopefully everyone can embrace each other’s kung fu style and overcome any challenges to make this year’s celebration a great one.
We are just starting the Lunar New Year celebrations and we're sure you may already need a break from your family. Here at ACME, we can think of no better way to relax than watching a classic police thiller. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Andrew Lau's 2002 taut policier, Infernal Affairs, starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. (This is original version of Martin Scorsese’s Oscar winning movie The Departed,) So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
The film had been selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Martin Scorsese, director of The Departed, claims he was unaware that his film was a remake of this one during filming (which seems a little suspect, given his encyclopedic knowledge of film.) When referencing this film as the inspiration for the Best Picture-winning The Departed, the announcer at the 79th Academy Awards mistakenly identified the Hong Kong production as Japanese.
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This is also a rare cartoon where Yosemite Sam is in the role of a victim instead of being the aggressor; in this case the villain/aggressor is the Spoiled King.
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, today's episode of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour is sponsored by Watsons (think CVS, only bigger):
Hopefully everyone can embrace each other’s kung fu style and overcome any challenges to make this year’s celebration a great one.
We are just starting the Lunar New Year celebrations and we're sure you may already need a break from your family. Here at ACME, we can think of no better way to relax than watching a classic police thiller. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching Andrew Lau's 2002 taut policier, Infernal Affairs, starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. (This is original version of Martin Scorsese’s Oscar winning movie The Departed,) So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
The film had been selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Martin Scorsese, director of The Departed, claims he was unaware that his film was a remake of this one during filming (which seems a little suspect, given his encyclopedic knowledge of film.) When referencing this film as the inspiration for the Best Picture-winning The Departed, the announcer at the 79th Academy Awards mistakenly identified the Hong Kong production as Japanese.
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Friday, February 4, 2022
On this date, after many years,
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Thursday, February 3, 2022
What drama, what pathos, what acting!
Today Monsterpiece Theatre is a personal favorite of Alister Cookie, the adaption of the classic tale, Little Red Riding Cookie
Remember Alister, no one can eat just one.
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Remember Alister, no one can eat just one.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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