Happy Birthday Dick Clark!

Dick Clark turned 80 years old today. When I think of Dick Clark, lots of sounds and images come to mind. As I type this, "Bandstand Boogie" is playing on a continuous loop in my head... and that's a good thing because it's got a good beat and... well, you know the rest.

Below is a clip of the "Oldest Living Teenager" encountering The Dynamic Duo:

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/27/09

7 pm hour

Good Thing- Fine Young Cannibals
Whip Smart- Liz Phair
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus- John Mellencamp
He's the Greatest Dancer- Sister Sledge
Rich Girl- Hall & Oates
Way Out West- Big Star
Sour Times- Portishead
Father Christmas- The Kinks
Do Me Baby- Prince

Now & Then segment's feat. artist: John Fogerty
Haunted House (from his 2009 CD The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again)
Travelin' Band- CCR

Roll On Down the Highway- Bachman Turner Overdrive
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- The Jackson Five
Mother Mother- Tracy Bonham
Pictures of You- The Cure
She Said She Loves Me- Kleeer

8 pm hour

Just Can't Get Enough- Depeche Mode
Christmas Wrapping- The Waitresses
What's My Name- Snoop Doggy Dogg
Ants Marching- The Dave Matthews Band
Run Rudolph Run- Bryan Adams
Any Way You Want It- Journey
Walk the Dinosaur- Was (Not Was)
How To Be A Millionaire- ABC
Messin' with My Mind- Labelle
Share the Love- Boyz II Men
Would- Alice In Chains
With A Girl Like You- The Smithereens
Smilin' Faces Sometimes- The Undisputed Truth
Cum On Feel the Noize- Quiet Riot

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing
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Road House Airs On TCM!

Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Richard Widmark

I know that some read the title of this post and thought the decline of Western civilation was impending, but no... not THAT Road House! Another film titled Road House (but unrelated to the Patrick Swayze ass-kicking opus) airs Wednesday, 11/25 at 8 pm EST. This Road House stars Ida Lupino, Richard Widmark, Cornel Wilde, and Celeste Holm. Made in 1948, this noirish drama tells the story of Lily Stevens (Lupino) who takes a job as a singer at a roadhouse owned by Jefty (Widmark) and managed by his pal Pete (Wilde). Things heat up when Lily comes between Jefty and Pete. Celeste Holm offers her always reliable support as Susie, a cashier at the road house who's sweet on Pete.

It's been awhile since I've seen Road House. Ironically, the first time I saw it was on American Movie Classics... before it morphed into AMC and became the unofficial channel of that other Road House.

Below is a scene from Road House, including Lupino performing One For My Baby (and One More For the Road):

Final Results of the "What 80s Movie Should Malcolm Watch Next?" Poll

In the recent poll where I asked readers to select the 80s movie I should watch next, The Goonies were good enough to beat out the other four flicks included.

Here are the final results:

The Goonies- 37%
Field of Dreams- 25%
The Little Mermaid- 18%
Blue Velvet- 12%
A Nightmare On Elm Street- 9%

Within the next week or so, I plan to watch The Goonies; I will post my review shortly thereafter.

In case you are wondering what the grown-up "Goonies" look like, here is a recent pic:

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/20/09

7 pm hour

My Sharona- The Knack

Human Beat Box- The Fat Boys

You Be Illin'- Run DMC

End It On This- No Doubt

Easy- The Commodores

She's Mine- Steve Perry

867-5309/Jenny- Tommy Tutone

Double Retro segment:

Top of the World- The Carpenters (orig. released in 1973)

Top of the World- Shonen Knife (from the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter)

Solace of You- Living Colour

Right On Track- The Breakfast Club

Selling the Drama- Live

Night In My Veins- The Pretenders

Ways To Be Wicked- Lone Justice

Stellar Fungk- Slave

8 pm hour

What's On Your Mind- The Information Society

The Right Stuff- Vanessa Williams

Trouble- Lindsey Buckingham
Harden My Heart- Quarterflash

Too Far Apart- Wilco

Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution- Tracy Chapman

What I Like About You- The Romantics

Dream Police- Cheap Trick
Good Beat- Dee-Lite
I Ran- A Flock of Seagulls
Undercover Angel- Alan O'Day
I Kissed A Girl- Jill Sobule
English Civil War- The Clash
A Town Called Malice- The Jam
You Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: The Right Stuff by Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff
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TCM To Air Interracial Romance Triple Feature

On Friday, November 20th starting at 8 PM EST, Turner Classic Movies is airing a triple feature spotlighting interracial romance on film involving blacks and whites.

First up is the 1964 drama One Potato, Two Potato starring Barbara Barrie ("Nana" on Suddenly Susan), Bernie Hamilton (Capt. Dobey in the series Starsky and Hutch), and Richard Mulligan (Soap and Empty Nest). One of the earliest to deal with interracial marriage, the movie tells the story of a white divorcée (Barrie) with a young daughter who marries a black co-worker (Hamilton). Things are fine until her ex-husband (Mulligan) returns and sues for full custody of their daughter, claiming that a mixed racial household is an improper environment to raise the child.

The 2nd film is the 1970 comedy-drama The Landlord starring Beau Bridges as the son of a wealthy landlady who takes over managing a building in a black Brooklyn ghetto. Bridges gets involved in the lives of some of his tenants, including the wife (Diana Sands) of a radical (Louis Gossett Jr.). The cast also features Pearl Bailey, Lee Grant, and Robert Klein.

Wrapping up the triple feature is another film from 1970, the boxing drama The Great White Hope. A fictionalized account of the life of early 20th century heavyweight champion Jack Johnson , the movie stars a lean, mean James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson and Jane Alexander as his wife Eleanor Backman. Rounding out the cast are Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, and Moses Gunn.

For more background on the films airing during the triple feature, please visit the link below.

Interracial Romance On TCM

Click here for an interview from last year featuring TCM host Robert Osbourne and film historian Donald Bogle discussing interracial romance on film.

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the "What 80s Movie Should Malcolm Watch Next?" Poll... Thank You

Because the recent poll where I asked readers to vote for the movie they thought I should watch next received such a positive response, I thought I'd do a sequel... with a twist. This time I've selected five movies from the 1980s that I'm interested in seeing, but haven't. The movie with the most votes is the one I will watch next. Once I watch it, I'll post a review. Feel free to post in the comments section why you feel that I should watch the movie that you chose.

Before you say "I can't believe you haven't seen (fill in the blank)", stop and consider that unless you're a movie critic, there probably are holes in your film watching experience too. :-)

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/13/09

7 pm hour

Rockit- Herbie Hancock
Helen Says- Hank
Allison Road- The Gin Blossoms
Broken Wings- Mr. Mister
Mama Feelgood- Lyn Collins
Groove Line- Heatwave
Losing My Religion- R.E.M.

Common Thread segment: Neil Young belated 64th b-day tribute (born on 11/12/45)
This Note's for You
Wonderin'
Heart of Gold
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Rockin' In the Free World

Because of Love- Janet Jackson
Uptown Festival- Shalamar
Hong Kong Garden- Siouxsie and the Banshees

8 pm

Goody Two Shoes- Adam Ant
Meeting In the Ladies' Room- Klymaxx
War- Edwin Starr
Screaming Night Hog- Steppenwolf
Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
Afternoons & Coffeespoons- Crash Test Dummies
Der Komissar- After the Fire

On the Flip Side:
Any Major Dude Will Tell You- Steely Dan (B-side to Rikki, Don't Lose That Number)

You Wear It Well- Rod Stewart
What You Get Is What You See- Tina Turner
Basket Case- Green Day
When It Began- The Replacements
99 Luftballoons- Nena
Animal- Def Leppard

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: This Note's for You by Neil Young



Neil young - This Note's For You
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Mr. King vs. The Beauty Queen

During a Wednesday appearance on Larry King Live, former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean objected to the line of questioning by the suspenders-wearing talk show host. According to her, King was being inappropriate. If you love awkward television as much as I do, I think you'll get a chuckle or two from the following clip (which features The Young Turks' take on the incident).

Steven Tyler Remaining with Aerosmith

It looks as if stories reporting Steven Tyler's departure from Aerosmith were premature. On Tuesday night, Tyler appeared onstage with The Joe Perry Project. In addition to announcing that he is not leaving Aerosmith, Tyler performed Walk This Way with The JPP. For more on the latest installment of As the Band Turns, please check out the following story:

Steven Tyler Staying with Aerosmith