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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) for The Adventure-a-Thon

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In 2285, an unaware U.S.S. Reliant stumbles across genetically created superbeing Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán) and his surviving followers, marooned on a hostile planet for 15 years as punishment for terrorizing the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew. Khan and his subjects were exiled to the conveniently located Ceti Alpha V by Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), and thanks to typical military bureaucracy, no one thought to check on Khan after he was left on the planet, not even to make sure he was still safely contained and no longer wreaking havoc. The already difficult Ceti Alpha V had been made nearly uninhabitable about six months after Khan had been left there, thanks to Ceti Alpha VI exploding, as both planets and Spinal Tap drummers tend to do.

Clifford (1994)

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It’s 2050, and creepy priest Father Clifford (Martin Short), at a location meant to look like a Christian orphanage, is talking young Roger (Ben Savage) out of running away. He understands that Roger is running away because something-something-intelligence-boredom, thus begins a heartfelt tale of his own struggles to deal with …

A Delightful Hour of Animated Shorts (Not The Kind You Wear) (Probably)

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This is my entry for the Pussy Goes Grrr! Short Animation Blogathon. Warning: Naughtiness to follow. No pictures will be unsafe, but the videos linked and the words posted are NSFW. You have been warned. We begin our hour-long program of animated shorts with a Chuck Jones double feature of …

The White Elephant Blogathon: Clara Bow and It (1927)

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Caution: Spoilers ahead! *** Truth be told, I consider The White Elephant Blogathon a chance to inflict pain, suffering, discomfort, loss of appetite and slight headache upon some poor unsuspecting soul. That’s why I proffered up Universal Soldier: The Return and Big Trouble in previous years, irritating the recipients so …

The Gone Too Soon Blogathon: Marie Prevost

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Edit 07/06/2013: For anyone interested in doing their own project on Marie Prevost, please make sure to read the note at the bottom of the page. Thank you. This post originally appeared at http://www.shebloggedbynight.com/2012/03/gone-too-soon-blogathon-marie-prevost.html and a copy can be found on the Internet Archive here. *** Almost exactly one year …

The Italian Horror Blogathon: Dario Argento’s Jenifer and Pelts

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Italian director Dario Argento is known for his giallo films featuring excessive style, bloodshed and sex. His surrealist and controversial horror thrillers of the 1970s are often cited as some of the most influential films by modern horror filmmakers. In the mid-2000s, Argento directed two episodes of the Showtime “Masters …

Carole Lombard

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Five hours late and short on promised content, I offer some lovely Carole Lombard photos in humble apology for flaking out on the Caroletennial (+3) held at Carole & Co. To explain why my offering is so late would take away from the blogathon, so look for a post later …

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