In response to a statement made by a writer for the New York Times that DVD technology is clearly superior in every way to VHS tape technology, I suggested that perhaps the writer lived on another planet. My point was that I still have tapes from over twenty years ago that are watchable, whereas I ...
“In the not too distant future,” one can hope that Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) will return to the airwaves and start making fun of all new movies that are horrible (maybe Gigli will be at the top of their list?) but until then, fans of the show will have to content themselves with the ...
After creating CD and DVD media for personal use, many people label their discs with felt-tip permanent markers. That’s okay if you don’t care how your CD and DVD media looks, but if you want your CD and DVD media to look as good as it sounds, consider making labels or covers. The Internet is ...
One of the highlights of Mystery Science Theater 3000 has to be the songs sung during the host segments. Just as the funny comments and pop culture references that Joel or Mike and the ‘bots make during the movie were often hit or miss, so too are the MST3K songs uneven. Even so, the worst ...
The voice of Sandy Squirrel coming out of Ilsa’s mouth in Casablanca? The voice of SpongeBob SquarePants coming out of Don Vito Corleone’s mouth as he dresses down Johnny Fontaine, who speaks like Patrick Star, in The Godfather? It shouldn’t work. But it does. And hilariously, too. In addition to Casablanca and The Godfather, the ...
Though their show ended its run more than a decade ago, the writers from “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (MST3K) still take aim at notoriously bad films. On Thursday, August 16, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett will revisit the 1966 horror film “Manos, The Hands of Fate” during RiffTrax Live. “People don’t believe ...
The trip down the DVD aisle has become a disappointment of hazardous proportions. Studios and distributors aren’t thinking retroactively enough with their releases, forsaking tentpole entertainment worthy of digital preservation for wet-behind-the-ears shows that haven’t developed a time-tested fan base yet. Do we get the wonders of ‘The A Team’ on DVD? Yes, we do. ...
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