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Posted by , on February 3rd, 2014 
Joel is bringing “Riffing Myself” to California for two nights in February:
February 7, 8 p.m.: Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco. Joel performs “Riffing Myself” during SF Sketchfest 2014. VIP ticket holders will join Joel post-show for an intimate meet-and-greet. More info here.
February 8, 7 p.m.: Tower Theatre, 417 Vernon Street, Roseville. Joel takes “Riffing Myself” to the Sacramento area. VIP ticket holders will participate in a post-show Q&A with Joel and can get their items signed by him. More here.
Posted by Sampo, on February 1st, 2014 
BEVERLY HILLS,CALIF. — Film and TV composer John Cacavas, whose scores include the television series “Kojak” and “Hawaii Five-O,” died Jan. 28 at his home here. He was 83. Longtime MSTies will recall his scores for the movies in episodes K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT, K15- SUPERDOME and K19- HANGAR 18.
A full obit is here.
Posted by Sampo, on February 1st, 2014 
INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA–Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, whose portrayal of a defense attorney in the 1961 drama “Judgment at Nuremberg” earned him an Academy Award, died at a hospital here Jan. 31. Schell had been having lung problems, and died from a “sudden and serious illness,” according to his agent. He was 83. MSTies will remember in the title role of the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
A full obit is here.
Posted by Sampo, on February 1st, 2014 Our pal Sarah writes:
I’d be curious to see what *good* things in cinema MST3K has led people to. For me, it was Akira Kurosawa.
When I was younger, I was vaguely aware of the existence of Kurosawa and his films. I’m quite sure I remember watching Siskel and Ebert review ‘Ran’ on their show, and hearing how much they loved it. But hey–I was about 14 at the time, what did I know about foreign films? And there, it might have ended.
Fast-forward quite a few years, to MST3K and episode 301, ‘Cave Dwellers.’ When the heroes run up against three oriental warriors, Tom says, “Oh, no, they’ve jumped right into the middle of a Kurosawa film.” Joel asks, “So it’ll start making sense?” and Tom replies, “Yep.” Then, a few seconds later, as the camera focuses in on one of the oriental warriors, Tom says, “Yep, Toshiro Mifune, right there.”
‘Cave Dwellers’ is a favorite episode of mine, and every time I watched it on my VCR, I was reminded that hey, Kurosawa films exist, and they’re supposed to be really good. Until finally, a few years later, ‘Ran’ was briefly re-released for a run on big screens. I went to see it, and was blown away. I now own that, and several other Kurosawa films, on DVD, and have many more lined up in my Netflix queue. And I might never have started watching them if it wasn’t for MST3K.
For me, I’d have to say it was the discovery of Hammer Studios movies, which I began to learn about because my riffing group was riffing them when they ran in Turner Classic Movies. They’re not all “good” I suppose, but they’re worth seeing.
What about you?
Posted by , on January 31st, 2014
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