Archives 2007
 
Nolan's Pop Culture Review is an online fan magazine published weekly. Old issues go into the Archives Tuesday morning and new issues go online usually by Wednesday afternoon any given week. Deadlines flex, but basically end mid-week. Editorial revisions, corrections and updates continue through Friday morning when generally the issue is considered complete and "final". Submissions are always welcome, but must be received early in the week to avoid being bumped to the next week. Thank you for your continued cooperation and support!---Nolan

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405........(December 24--31, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Happy New Year!
by Nolan B. Canova. Plus....The Top 10 Christmas Movie Challenge....Quote of the Year....Story of the Year....I Want To Thank....Most Valuable Players....The Graveyard of Fallen PCR Columns....The Year That Was, Part 2....Hooters PCR "Office Party"....Hooters: The "Lost" Pics...."CANOVA" the comic, next episode
LA FLORIDIANA -- The Keys To A Great Vacation, Part One by Will Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"  >by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Soggy Noodle Awards - First Annual  by Andy Lalino
FANGRRL -- We've Come A Long Way, Baby -- Or Have We? From 1972 To 2007  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- Time Warp Toy Box: Week 4  by ED Tucker
MATT'S RAIL -- Hitler Is Good?... NFL Gets It Right .... Story Of The Year by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- The Year That Was .... Thanks For Everything .... Finally! .... Fanboy Calendar .... They Said It .... Passing On .... Sorry I Missed You, Part 2 .... by Mike Smith

LETTERS

404........(December 17--23, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Crazed Fanboy!
by Nolan B. Canova. And:...Sad Passings....2007 Musings....The Top 10 Christmas Movies of All Time, Cont'd....CANOVA, the Comic: "Prologue"....The Year That Was, Part 1....Plus: The Tampa Film Review for December  by Nolan Canova and Terence Nuzum
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by Mike Smith
FANGRRL -- My Best of 2007 List  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- Time Warp Toy Box: Week 3  by ED Tucker
MATT'S RAIL -- Dan Fogelberg....Dark Shadows DVD Update....Top Ten Christmas Movies  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- This Week .... Movie Notes .... Those Who Can't Do, Teach .... Passing On .... Sorry I Missed You: Part One  by Mike Smith


403........(December 10--16, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Season's Bleatings.
by Nolan B. Canova. Plus....Matt's Top 10 Christmas Movies of All Time Challenge...."Canova" Comic First Installment Next Week.... PCR Writers Alert: The Upcoming Year-End Issues.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "I Am Legend"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- I'm Your Man, Unique Video Fan Club Card, Viva Knievel, "Canova"  by Andy Lalino
FANGRRL -- My Worst of 2007 List  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- Time Warp Toy Box: Week 2  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- Great Issue, Guys! .... Ike! .... No Joy In Mudville .... Here Come The Awards .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 36: The Final Chapter by Mike Smith

LETTERS

402........(December 3--9, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Moving Ahead
by Nolan B. Canova. Closure on Sandsmark. Evel Knievel, RIP....Our Creature Feature Online Store Now Open....J. Miller's "Canova" Comic Strip To Debut.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Golden Compass"  by Mike Smith
RETRORAMA -- Time Warp Toy Box: Week 1  by ED Tucker
FANGRRL -- Dr. Lisa's Devilishly Delicious December Design  by Lisa Ciurro
MATT'S RAIL -- Dot.TK Free, My Butt....Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow....And The Winner Is....Top Ten Christmas Movies?  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Fra-gee-lay! It Must Be Italian .... And So It Starts .... Evel .... Hall Of Fame Time .... Will Arnold Be Back? .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 35: Fred Ward  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

401........(November 26--December 2, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- End and Beginnings
by Nolan B. Canova. Also...To all PCR Writers....Kevin DuBrow, RIP....Robert Sandsmark, RIP
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Enchanted"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Robert Sandsmark - R.I.P., DVD Grindhouse: "Rats...Night of Terror"  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: HELP!  by ED Tucker
MATT'S RAIL -- Metal Health....Mr. Karloff....House of Dark Shadows to DVD?  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- I Know They Have Hannauka Songs, I've Heard Them .... Giving Up His Day Job .... Ho Ho Honolulu .... Hogan Knows Best? .... And So This Is Christmas .... Passing On .... Andy's Challenge .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 35: Next Week!  by Mike Smith


400........(November 19--25, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- PCR #400! And Happy Thanksgiving to Everybody.
by Nolan B. Canova. Also...Old Business....Another Sad Passing....Funky Fossils....Rome Wasn't Built In A Day, But....Cristina's Court and Eddie Munster....PCR Writers, Wherefore Art Thou?...For Numerology Buffs.
MOVIE REVIEW -- 2007 Holiday Movie Preview Guide  by Mike Smith
MOVIE REVIEW -- "No Country For Old Men"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Happy #400 & Thanksgrave-ing, VHS Grindhouse  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- Show Review: Renningers Antique & Collector Extravaganza  by ED Tucker
MATT'S RAIL -- Happy Thanksgiving....The Big 400....Famous Monsters of Filmland Coming to an End  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Age Is Only Relative .... Passing On .... Strike! Strike! Strike! .... How Come I've Known This Since I Was A Kid? .... Happy 400! .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 34: Robby Benson  by Mike Smith


399........(November 12--18, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Comic Books and UFOs
by Nolan B. Canova. Including: Ex-Pilots Demand Re-opening UFO Investigations. Plus...The Tampa Film Review for November by Nolan Canova and Chris Woods....And....The Tampa Giant Comic Con and Toy Show for November by Nolan Canova
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Tampa Comic Con Report - Nov. 11, 2007  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: "Mothra vs Godzilla"  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- Next Week .... Passing On .... Now I Can Concentrate On World Peace .... Golden Globe Time .... Should I Get In Line Now? .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 33: Sean Connery  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

398........(November 5--11, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Writer's Strike
by Nolan B. Canova. Plus... Star Trek Central Casting.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Bee Movie"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Halloween 2007 Wrap-Up, Screamfest '07 on Demand  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- The Giant Spider Restoration  by ED Tucker
MATT'S RAIL -- The Greatest Mom In The World....Thanks To Friends....Halloween  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Garth .... Strike One .... Down By The Lazy River .... Passing On .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 33: Next Week: Sean Connery by Mike Smith

LETTERS

397........(October 29--November 4, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Fall to Winter
by Nolan B. Canova. CULT-O-WEEN....Robert Goulet....Thanks for the Top 10 Horror Lists
MOVIE REVIEW -- "American Gangster"  by Mike Smith
THE ENLIGHTENMENT -- Halloween Potpourri part 2 -- a Casanegra Halloween.  by Terence Nuzum
RETRORAMA -- Retro-Ween  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Halloween & Horrors Overload Pt. II: Beach Theatre Terrorthon and Cult-O-Ween  by Andy Lalino
FANGRRL -- I Went To Cult-O-Ween And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt  by Lisa Ciurro
FILM BIZ 101 -- Grow or Die: Art and the Review  by Corey Castellano
MIKE'S RANT -- The Nominees Are .... Passing On .... Movie Notes .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 32: Charles Durning  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

396........(October 22--28, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Convention Weekend
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....A Late-Arriving Top Ten List....Cult-O-Ween....Creature Feature episode update....The Top 10 Horror Movies of All Time (Completed lists, FINAL APPEARANCE this issue). Plus.... The Screamfest '07 Experience  by Chris Woods....Halloweenapalooza: The Halloween Horror Picture Show '07  by C. A. Passinault
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Dan in Real Life"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Halloween & Horrors Overload -- 4 Big Events Over One Weekend  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- Screamfest 2007  by ED Tucker
FILMLOOK -- Documenting Living Saints  by Paul Guzzo
MIKE'S RANT -- Last Week .... The Gang's All Here .... And? .... Where's The Treat? .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 32: Charles Durning - Next Week!  by Mike Smith


395........(October 15--21, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- More Horror Fun
by Nolan B. Canova. The Top 10 Horror Movies of all Time Continues: Corey's list makes it in. Also...The sadding passing of comedian Joey Bishop. Plus....The Tampa Film Review for October  by Nolan Canova, Terence Nuzum, Chris Passinault and Chris Woods
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Gone Baby Gone"  by Mike Smith
FILM BIZ 101 -- Getting Started  by Corey Castellano
FANGRRL -- Tell Me Again Why I Want A Bigscreen TV?  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- “I Was a Teenage Blood Slave! - The Tricia Anderson Story”  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Terror in Orlando haunted house, Hallows Point premiere  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Passing On Part 1 .... Passing On Part 2: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersien... .... Too Bad He's Still Alive .... Welcome To The Hall .... Movie Notes .... Nobody Had To Tell Me .... .... .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 31: Armand Assante  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

394........(October 8--14, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Horror Month Continues!
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Matt's mom passes on....The return of The Enlightenment....Readers comments glitches....My Top 10 Horror Movie list finally makes it in, as does Lisa Ciurro's!
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Eastern Promises"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando 2007  by Andy Lalino
THE ENLIGHTENMENT -- Halloween Brew: A Potpourri of Halloween Recommendations, Pt. 1--Books and Music  by Terence Nuzum
FANGRRL -- Book Review: The Birthday Party by Panos Karnezis  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- Forgotten Horrors: Blood of Dracula's Castle  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- Mom .... Movie Notes .... Don't Tell Terence .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 30: John Rhys - Davies  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

393........(October 1--7, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Horror Month
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Happy Anniversary to Sputnik....Britney....October Surprises from Crazed Fanboy....We Welcome a New Sponsor....The Top Ten Best Horror Movies of All Time. Most PCR writers have their submissions in this first issue.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Heartbreak Kid"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Let's Scare Jessica to Death..."Blecch"?  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: "The Dick Tracy Show, Volume 1"  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- Conquering Thrush .... Pay Up .... Passing On .... Gee Wally .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 29: Daniel J. Travanti by Mike Smith

392........(September 24--30, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Ahmadinejad
by Nolan B. Canova. Plus....Sad Passings....Mike's Rant upgraded....Creature Feature plans....Prepare your Top 10 Horror Movie lists
MOVIE REVIEW -- "In The Shadow of the Moon"  by Mike Smith
FILM BIZ 101 -- Goals, Part 2  by Corey Castellano
FANGRRL -- Book Review: Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: "Underdog: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1"  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Renaissance Night and The Demzarah Gypsy Show  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Happy Birthday .... Can't Wait .... Barry Bonds .... If A Mime Dies Does He Make A Sound? .... Look Out Ronnie .... Extra, Extra .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 29: Next Week  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

391........(September 17--23, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Celebrity Cesspool
by Nolan B. Canova. O.J., Britney, etc. Whatever. Also.....The Tampa Film Review for September  by Nolan Canova and Chris Woods.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "3:10 to Yuma"  by Mike Smith
FANGRRL -- Rant by Chuck Palahniuk  by Lisa Ciurro
FILMLOOK -- Reviewing a Reviewer: The Story Behind Bob Ross  by Paul Guzzo
RETRORAMA -- Loose In Las Vegas: Ray Steckler Update  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Movie Premiere: "Secrets of a Medicine Man" Documentary  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Ocean's 14 .... Barry Bonds .... Sid Won't be There .... No Shadow Puppets This Year .... She Was So Drunk (How Drunk Was She?) .... Bond. James Bond .... Whatever Happened To -- ? Chapter 28: George Dzundza  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

390........(September 10--16, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- 9/11.
by Nolan B. Canova. On the 6th anniversary of the tragedy. Also -- PCR Upgrade Progress Report .... Petraeus / Betray Us .... Britney's Meltdown
LA FLORIDIANA -- The Fabulous Architecture of the Tampa Bay Region, Part Four  by Will Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Brave One"  by Mike Smith
FANGRRL -- The Swap by Antony Moore  by Lisa Ciurro
FILM BIZ 101 -- Goals, Part 1  by Corey Castellano
RETRORAMA -- Loose in Las Vegas: Ted Mikels Update  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Ray Bradbury at 87 .... VHS Grindhouse: The Undying Monster  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Maybe He Can Room With Hinckley .... Just A Coincidence .... Finally .... Passing On  by Mike Smith


389........(September 3--9, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Early Halloween.
by Nolan B. Canova. Rob Zombie's remake of a horror classic smashes Labor Day records. Senator Larry Craig reconsiders his resignation. Hurricane Felix. The world loses Luciano Pavarotti.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Halloween"  by Mike Smith
RETRORAMA -- Loose in Las Vegas 2007  by ED Tucker
FANGRRL -- Book Review: "Dead Girls Are Easy" by Terri Garey  by Lisa Ciurro
MIKE'S RANT -- Voices Silenced .... This And That .... Larry Craig  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

388........(August 27--September 2, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- The Fool on the Hill.
An indictment of a Republican Senator's hypocrisy by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Not much feedback on the resignation of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Resurrecting the Champ"  by Mike Smith
FILM BIZ 101 -- So You Wanna Work In The Movies...  by Corey Castellano
ODDSERVATIONS -- A Comic Book Saturday: Comic World & Comics & Critters Too / Sat. Terrorthon!  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: "Jason of Star Command: The Complete Series"  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- The Week That Was  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

387........(August 20--26, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- The Storm.
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....We welcome a new columnist....Terence returns with Audio Philes....New content management program initiated at Crazed Fanboy....FANGRRL delayed....Plus.... The Tampa Giant Comic Con for August and It Came From The PO Box: Battle in Outer Space  by Nolan B. Canova
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Superbad"  by Mike Smith
THE AUDIO PHILES -- American Band: The Byrds, from folk rock to country rock.  by Terence Nuzum
FILM BIZ 101 -- New column!  Whadda You Wanna Do With Your Life?  by Corey Castellano
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: "Space Academy: The Complete Series"  by ED Tucker
ODDSERVATIONS -- Tampa Comic Con Chronicles .... Comic World 25th Anniversary  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Great Issue .... Who Said This?... How 'Bout Dem O's .... Barry Bonds .... Everything's Up To Date in Kansas City .... I'm a Traveling Man .... Whatever Happened To? -- Chapter 28: Next Week .... The Answer  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

386........(August 13--19, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Merv.
by Nolan B. Canova. Also... Birthday Boy, Hooters Pics. Plus... The Tampa Film Review for August  by Nolan Canova, Terence Nuzum, and Chris Woods.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Invasion"  by Mike Smith.
ODDSERVATIONS -- Birthday Bashers....Flash - Ahhh-Ah!  by Andy Lalino.
FANGRRL -- Book Review: "Fangland" by John Marks  by Lisa Ciurro.
RETRORAMA -- DVD Review: “Godzilla Raids Again”  by ED Tucker.
MIKE'S RANT -- Missed Birthdays .... Musical Notes .... Poison Me Elmo .... Barry Bonds .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 27: Brad Sullivan  by Mike Smith.


385........(August 6--12, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Bridge of Sighs
by Nolan B. Canova. More Sad Passings: Ingmar Bergman, Lee Hazelwood, Kerwin Matthews. Happy Birthday to Me as I approach my 52nd birthday, August 13th.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Becoming Jane"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Operation: Woronov  by Andy Lalino
FANGRRL -- What's In A Name?  by Lisa Ciurro
RETRORAMA -- Forgotten Horrors: “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”  by ED Tucker
MIKE'S RANT -- Happy Birthday .... Passing On .... Is This Logical?... Barry Bonds .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 27: Delayed Until Next Week  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

384........(July 30--August 5, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Tomorrow Never Knows
by Nolan B. Canova. The death of Tom Snyder at 71....Plus....ED Tucker's Retrorama debuts.....Woops! Website Down! My Bad!
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Simpsons Movie"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Stan Ridgway in Concert - July 29th, 2007 .... Remembering Ingmar Bergman and Laszlo Kovacs  by Andy Lalino
RETRORAMA -- New column!  Welcome to Retrorama!  by ED Tucker
FANGRRL -- Book Review: Resurrection Angel by William Mize  by Lisa Ciurro
MIKE'S RANT -- Art House Sorrow .... Ironic .... Geeks Rejoice .... Nice Timing....Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 26: Steve Guttenberg  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

383........(July 23--29, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Back to Business
by Nolan B. Canova. Passings: László Kovács ASC, Tammy Faye Messner. Also....Will The Internet Help Decide the Next President?...Tampa's Public Access TV Threatened.....Welcome FANGRRL.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Hairspray"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- A Tribute to Elizabeth Haslam: Memories of Haslam's Book Store  by Andy Lalino
FANGRRL -- New column!  Allow Me To Introduce Myself...  by Lisa Ciurro
MIKE'S RANT -- This Week's Issue....Happy Birthday....What About The Shat?...Going To The Hall....Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 25: Joe Pantoliano  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

382........(July 16--22, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Carrying On
by Nolan B. Canova. The sad passings of Lady Bird Johnson and character actor Charles Lane. New PCR columnists on the way. Future techno-tweaks for Crazed Fanboy. The pics from Hooters are on the TFR page. And speaking of TFR.... The Tampa Film Review for July  by Nolan Canova, Chris Woods, and Chris Passinault.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Moz Mania: Morrissey in Concert....Crowded House is Back!  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Asshole....Anyone Seen Raymond Burr?...Baseball....Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 25: Joe Pantoliano  by Mike Smith

Due in part to the popularity of the Message Board and the homepage's Readers Comments section, as of this issue, the more infrequently-used Letters to the Editor archive status will be posted on an as-needed basis only.

381........(July 9--15, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Summer's Peak?
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....On Readers' Comments Launch....Hitmonster....Summer Peak....Transformers...Plus....It Came From The PO Box: "Inside Section One" (book)
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"  by Mike Smith
MIKE'S RANT -- Proud Pop .... What??? (Top 10 Horror Films) ....Get In Line Now .... Break A Leg .... Doesn't She Watch The News? ... Speaking of Weird Couples .... Whatever Happened To -- ? Chapter 24: Roy Scheider  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

380........(July 2--8, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Happy Independence Day!
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Scooter Libby's "pardon"....The 60th Anniversary of The Roswell Incident....New Feature: introducing Readers Comments! Plus....An Interview with Frank Granda, Jr. of Unique Video  by Andy Lalino
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Transformers"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Crazed Conspiracies....Hot July New Wave Concerts  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- I Love Rock and Roll .... Oh Lucky Day .... Scooter .... Reunited .... Whatever Happened To -- ? Chapter 24: Roy Scheider  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

379........(June 25--July 1, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Another Challenging Week.
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Paris Hilton emerges from jail....iPhone Debuts....WWE's Chris Benoit....PO BOX Update. Plus....The Tampa Premiere of "100 Tears"  by Nolan Canova
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Live Free or Die Hard"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- My Response to Puff Chrissy's 1987 - The "Big Wrong Turn"  by Andy Lalino
MY MIDDLE TOE -- Thoughts on Chris Benoit Days Later  by Mark Terry
CREATURE'S CORNER -- Heroclix....Comics Update  by John Lewis
MIKE'S RANT -- Rest In Peace .... Idiot!... Transformers .... Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 23: Charles Martin Smith  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

378........(June 18--24, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Tears of a Clown.
by Nolan B. Canova. The anticipation of 100 Tears and the build-up to release. This Week's Crazed FanPoll: Of the 5 major films released nationally so far this summer, all sequels, which is your favorite to date? The World of Nolan and Radioactive Television back in production. Also.... It Came From The PO Box: "The Shark Is Still Working"
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Evan Almighty"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- RaxiP 4000 Commands You to See Ratatouille  by Andy Lalino
CREATURE'S CORNER -- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer....Comics News  by John Lewis
MIKE'S RANT -- Amity Road....You're Fired....Blucher!....Directors' Notes....Whatever Happened To--? Chapter 22: Warren Beatty (Cont'd from last week)  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

377........(June 11--17, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Barring Further Catastrophe.
by Nolan B. Canova. Webhost relocation woes continue with frequent outages. Fixes implemented toward week's end. Plus.... The Tampa Film Review for June  by Nolan B. Canova and Terence Nuzum
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Ocean's 13"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Comics & Critters Too - Largo's Newest Comic Book Store - Grand Opening Weekend  by Andy Lalino
CREATURE'S CORNER -- When It Rains, It Pours  by John Lewis
MIKE'S RANT -- Everything Just Goes Black....Danger, Bruce Banner....Where's Helen Slater?....Whatever Happened To --? Chapter 22: Warren Beatty  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

376........(June 4--10, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Über Changes.
by Nolan B. Canova. Crazed Fanboy.com moves to a new web host. Delays in production caused by Tropical Storm Barry.
LA FLORIDIANA -- J. Lamar McMichael -- Forgiven  by William Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Knocked Up"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Gals & Gays -- How They've Betrayed Cult Cinema  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Why Am I Smiling?...This And That....Return of The Big Macca....Big Week In TV....Whatever happened To -- ? Chapter 21: J. T. Walsh  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

375........(May 28--June 3, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Markers
by Nolan B. Canova. On the Anniversary of Star Wars.  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End mini-review....Brief website outage explained....Power outage precedes Tropical Storm Barry.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Bug"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- The Greatest Thing We Can Do to Honor the "Star Wars" 30th Anniversary is To Abolish the First Three "Episodes"....Charles Nelson Reilly Has Died....The Ed Wood of presidents calls W "The Worst"!  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- The Week That Was  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

374........(May 21--27, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Who's Worst? Best? Winners, Losers, etc...
by Nolan B. Canova. Jimmy Carter calls Bush administration the worst in American history (Includes CrazedFanPoll). Also....Ye Humble Editor on WebVid once again....American Idol....On The Lot....Radioactive Television homepage refurbished. Plus....Chris Woods submits a no-holds-barred spin on The Legends of Wrestling in Tampa Bay
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- It's a Mainstream, Mainstream, Mainstream, Mainstream World  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- A Long Time Ago....Movie Notes....Idol Music....Whatever Happened To...? Next Chapter: on Hiatus till Next Week  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

373........(May 14--20, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Media Mingling
by Nolan B. Canova. My first forays into somebody else's digital video domain as I share the stage with Bob Ross, then am interviewed by Tampa Digital Studios. Also....the passings of Rev. Jerry Falwell and former MPAA Jack Valenti. Plus.... The Tampa Film Review for May  by Nolan B. Canova and Chris Woods
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Shrek the Third"  by Mike Smith
MY MIDDLE TOE -- Joe D. Casey, R.I.P.  by Mark Terry
ODDSERVATIONS -- George Miller, It's Time to Return to the Road....Tampa Comic Con - May 2007....28 Weeks Later....Local Filmmaker JD Casey Passes....July 2007 Shaping Up to be a Great New Wave Concert Month  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Wasn't That--?....Passing On....Technical Glitches, Yeah, That's The Ticket....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 20: Dennis Franz  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK.

372........(May 7--13, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- "Spider-Man 3" Breaks All Box Office Records.
by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Ye Humble Editor Lends Talents to Online Endeavor. Plus....The Tampa Giant Comic Con and Indie Fest for May
LA FLORIDIANA -- The Fabulous Architecture of the Tampa Bay Region -- Part Three  by William Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Georgia Rule"  by Mike Smith
MOVIE REVIEW -- Summer 2007 Movie Preview  by Mike Smith
MIKE'S RANT -- Maybe They Should Ban Fried Foods, Too....Do You Hear What I Hear....Movie News....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 19: Judge Reinhold  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

371........(April 30--May 6, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- "Zotz!" I Say.
by Nolan B. Canova. Sad passings of legendary Hollywood supporting players Tom Poston, Dabbs Greer, and Tommy Newsom.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Spider-Man 3"  by Mike Smith
MIKE'S RANT -- Passing On....Add One More....The True Final Frontier....While I'm Remembering Space Travelers....It's In The Numbers....No More Monkeeing Around....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 18: Michael Smith  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

370........(April 23--29, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Updates
by Nolan B. Canova. The Passing of Boris Yeltsin at 76. New, Earth-like planet found, may support life. Kryptonite discovered on Earth? Pictures from Hooters. First hosted chatroom took place this week.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "The Shark Is Still Working"  by Mike Smith
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Gamebox 1.0"  by Mike Smith
FILMLOOK -- Who Are Our Gracious Hosts Each Month At the Tampa Film Review?  by Paul Guzzo
MIKE'S RANT -- Get Back to Where You Once Belonged....In The Hall (Well, Not The Hall)....Get Well Soon....Revenge of the Chicken....Passing On....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 17: Kevin Dunny  by Mike Smith

LETTERS NOT POSTED. WILL BE COMBINED WITH ISSUE 371

369........(April 16--22, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Tragedy at Virginia Tech
. The media's "celebrification" of a madman, by Nolan B. Canova. Also...The Tampa Film Review for April  by Nolan Canova, Terence Nuzum, and Chris Woods
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Vacancy"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- "Grindhouse" - What Happened?  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Today I'm a Hokie....Revulsed....Speaking Of....Forget the Ides of March....Let's Not Forget....Movie Notes....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 16: Gary Busey  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

368........(April 9--15, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Grindhouse Redux
. The Last Word on "Grindhouse" by Nolan B. Canova. Also....Don Imus Fired Over Remarks (includes poll)....The R.I.P.s come in Threes: Bob Clark, Johnny Hart, Kurt Vonnegut....TBO.com Lists Crazed Fanboy as a Top Area Blog....Patty G. Henderson's Book Trailer. Plus.... The Sunscreen Film Fest '07:  My Personal Encounter  by Chris Woods
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Perfect Stranger"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Horror Director Bob Clark Has Been Taken From Us....Grindhouse Sneak Preview....Johnny Hart's Passing  by Andy Lalino
MATT'S RAIL -- Don Imus....The Masters of Horror....Congrats, Nol  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Black and White....Grindhouse....Passing On....Whatever Happened To..? Chapter 15: James Woods  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

367........(April 2--8, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- "Grindhouse", and the Retro Look
by Nolan B. Canova. (Includes poll on B-movies.) Also...The Crazed FanChat Room is Now Open....The Very Nutty Keith Richards (includes poll)....R.I.P.: Bob Clark....R.I.P.: John Winter (Tampa TV meteorologist)
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Grindhouse"  by Mike Smith
FILMLOOK -- The Garden State Film Fest '07  by Paul Guzzo
MIKE'S RANT -- Passing On....Trivial Notes....Dice-K....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 14: Bill Macy  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

366........(March 26--April 1, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Politics As Usual
by Nolan B. Canova. Joe Redner's run for City Council in Tampa (Crazed FanPoll introduced).
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Blades of Glory"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- VHS Grindhouse Lite - "Stryker"  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Solving The Night Stalker Mystery....Trivial Pursuit....Movie Notes....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 13: Trey Wilson  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

365........(March 19--25, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Loose Ends -- Finally!
by Nolan B. Canova. Scooter Libby Conviction....The True Tomb of Jesus? (includes poll)...Guilty Verdict for John Couey....On the 8 Fired Fed Prosecutors....Steve Stanton's Sex Change....Mike's New Rant Picture....Matt's New Rail Picture. PLUS.... Munchkin Mall Mayhem!  by ED Tucker
MOVIE REVIEW -- "TMNT"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- John Waters Goes to Court  by Andy Lalino
MATT'S RAIL -- The Shark Is Still Working....The Rondo Controversy Update  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Me And The Munchkins....Passing On....Happy Birthday....Words and Music....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 12: John Savage  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

364........(March 12--18, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- No headlines
by Nolan B. Canova. Got too behind, sorry. But not before Terence and I pounded out The Tampa Film Review for March  by Nolan B. Canova and Terence Nuzum
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Premonition"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- The New Futurians: Frederick Pohl, Harry Harrison, Prof. Rick Wilber, and Rusty Hevelin at USF  by Andy Lalino
FILMLOOK -- Gasparilla Film Fest Memories  by Paul Guzzo
MATT'S RAIL -- Rondo Awards....Brad Delp -- RIP  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Who Is That Guy....Rock and Roll Band....Was Gary Cherone Busy?...Coming Soon....Don't Mind Me, Mr. Blackmore....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 11: Treat Williams  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

363........(March 5--11, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Swimming in Film
by Nolan B. Canova. Commentary on the first-ever Gasparilla Film Festival. PLUS... Event review on the first-ever Horror and Hotties Film Festival  by Chris Woods.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "300"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Horrors & Hotties Film Festival: Aftershocks....MegaCon '07  by Andy Lalino
MATT'S RAIL -- Rondo Countdown....Scooter Me This, Batman....Bitchin' Cold  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- Scooter....Smooth Criminal....Passing On....Sounds Like?...Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 10: Scatman Crothers  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

362........(February 26--March 4, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- The 79th Academy Awards
by Nolan B. Canova. And how we picked 'em! Featuring predictions by Mike and Matt and the final tally. PLUS....MegaConned '07  by ED Tucker
LA FLORIDIANA -- An Interview With Paul Guzzo  by William Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Wild Hogs"  by Mike Smith
MATT'S RAIL -- Greetings and Salutations....The Rondos Are Here! The Rondos Are Here!...The Musicality Of It All  by Matt Drinnenberg
MIKE'S RANT -- And The Oscar Goes To....And The Anti-Oscar Goes To....The Real Deal....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 9: John Belushi  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

361........(February 19--25, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Loose Ends
by Nolan B. Canova. Orlando MegaCon no-show....Anna Nicole Smith....Britney Spears.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Pan's Lanyrinth"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- Peter Straub Lecture at USF  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Couldn't She Have Entered An Ass-Kicking Contest....Britney and Anna Nicole....Sorry--Kind of....Oops....Movie Notes....DJ....Happy Birthday....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 8: Gerrit Graham  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

360........(February 12--18, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Weirdness and News
by Nolan B. Canova. The Tampa Film Review for February, and Loren Cass: A Florida Indie Film Review  by Nolan B. Canova....Plus....Weird Magic in Sanford, FL!  by ED Tucker
LA FLORIDIANA -- Ginnie Springs - - Skunk Ape Central?...Just What Happened on the Wacaser Farm in 1956?  by William Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Breach"  by Mike Smith
MIKE'S RANT -- Concerts....The British Oscars....Passing On....Movie Notes....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 7: Josh Mostel  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

359........(February 5--11, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- The Weirdness Continues...
by Nolan B. Canova. Unprecedented tornado activity in Florida....The female astro-nut arrested for attemtped murder....PLUS: The Florida Extravaganza and Collectibles Show 2007  by ED Tucker
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Norbit"  by Mike Smith
FILMLOOK -- The Former Oliva Cigar Factory To Host Art & Film  by Paul Guzzo
ODDSERVATIONS -- FAIL! FAIL! ROCK & ROLL!....Monty Python Invades Tampa (sort of): Spamalot!  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- The Stars At Night Are Big And Bright....While You've Got Them Crossed....Very Creative....Let The Wookie Win....3Vs and David Lee....Passing On....Congratulations....May 22, 2008....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 6: Geoffrey Lewis  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

358........(January 29--February 4, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Weird Week.
by Nolan B. Canova. Ice from space? Strange fish reports. Filmmaker updates.
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Because I Said So"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- FX Show 2007 - Quick Report  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Congratulations--Never Mind....Speaking of Death....What The Hell Was He Taking?...Who Reads The PCR....Go Colts....Passing On....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 5: William Smith  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

357........(January 22--28, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Politics...As Usual.
by Nolan B. Canova. Hillary's candidacy confirmed....Hillary vs Obama?...Bush's State of the Union Address....E. Howard Hunt Dead at 88....Also...On The Town: Hooters Get-together, and Terence meets Dinosaur, Jr! PLUS...Final Oscar Nominations
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Smokin' Aces"  by Mike Smith
MOVIE REVIEW -- Oscar Nominations: Reaction  by Mike Smith
FILMLOOK -- The Tampa Film Review: A Retrospective  by Paul Guzzo
ODDSERVATIONS -- Ordinary World....How About that Jackie Earle Haley?!?  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Sniff Sniff....Love That JEH!...They Can't All Be Winners....Da Bears....American Idol....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 4: John Cazale  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

356........(January 15--21, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Big Week.
by Nolan B. Canova. Writing my ass off to cover ED Tucker's visit to Tampa (Spider Invasion) and the Tampa Film Review for January (3rd Anniversary!).
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Letters From Iwo Jima"  by Mike Smith
THE AUDIO PHILES -- The Top 20 Albums of 2006  by Terence Nuzum
ODDSERVATIONS -- Putzo's Top 10 Worst Moments in Fandom....The Giant Spider Invasion starring Ed Tucker....Goodbye to Yvonne De Carlo  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Whatever Gets You Through The Night....Passing On....Movie News....Awards Time....Oscar Time....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 3: Dennis Christopher  by Mike Smith

NO LETTERS THIS WEEK

355........(January 8--14, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Stuff I Meant To Get To
by Nolan B. Canova. Saddam Hussein....UFOs Over O'Hare....Rock From Space....Multi-Media Comeback....Tampa Film Review Reminder....Yvonne DeCarlo Dead at 84
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Alpha Dog"  by Mike Smith
ODDSERVATIONS -- DVD Grindhouse: Horror Classics - 50 Movie Pack DVD Collection (Part 2)  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- Happy Birthday....Hall Of Fame News....Passing On....Movie News....Whatever Happened To...? Chapter 2: Barry Miller  by Mike Smith

LETTERS

354........(January 1--7, 2007)
FRONTPAGE -- Shake-ups For The New Year
by Nolan B. Canova.
LA FLORIDIANA -- 2006: The Year in Retrospect  by William Moriaty
MOVIE REVIEW -- "Little Children"  by Mike Smith, PLUS The Top 10 Movies of 2006  by Mike Smith
FILMLOOK -- An Open Letter To The Publishers of Creative Loafing  by Paul Guzzo
ODDSERVATIONS -- A Message from PUTZO, the Clown Who Loves Lousy Fandom!....Don Dohler is Gone  by Andy Lalino
MIKE'S RANT -- What A Swinger....So Does Billy Preston Own "Get Back"?....Don Dohler....Indy 4....Whatever Happened To..? Chapter 1: Tim McIntire  by Mike Smith

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