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Weekend Discussion Thread: GOOD Performances by Actresses in MSTed Movies

Part two of the discussion of that rare animal: the GOOD performance in a MSTed movie. This one’s for the l-l-l-l-l-l-ladies.

I didn’t have to think hard about this one: My pick is Beverly Garland, especially in “It Conquered the World.” Beverly is believable, genuine and sympathetic, despite acting opposite a giant pickle.

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Tom Servo Mega Man Mod

Odd coincidence dept: I’m not a gamer, so before this weekend, I had never heard of Mega Man. This weekend my daughter played me some of “The Protomen” a rock opera loosely based on the video game that’s either incredibly epic or wildly self-indulgent. I’d need more hearings to be sure which it […]

Weekend Discussion Thread: GOOD Performances by Actors in MSTed Movies

Picking between worst performances a while back was pretty tough. So many to choose from. But this week we’re going in search of rarer game: actually good performances.

This idea came to me because I was struck by Chester Morris’ performance in the movie we did this week for the episode guide: […]

Weekend Discussion Thread: Your Favorite Rhino Extra

Alert reader Clint pointed us to this story about a pretty severe layoff at Rhino. It’s unclear what this means for continued distribution of Rhino’s MST3K box sets, but seemed like enough of a peg to hang this question on: What’s your favorite extra on a Rhino MST3K DVD?

My pick: The “extra […]

Update: How Was the Show?

An open thread for reports from this weekend’s Cinematic Titanic shows in Chicago. If you have any photos, send ’em along and if we like ’em, we’ll use ’em!

Also: Philip Potempa of NWI.com (in nearby Indiana) needs a fact checker but his heart is in the right place.

Also: A nice little […]