I recently came across some fairly unique marketing that was used for the movie ROAR, a movie which was covered on The Industry in 2021,  It's a series of ROAR comic strips were made and printed in British comic books to help spread the word a…

Recently Criterion, the prestige DVD makers, had one of their flash sales. Fifty percent off! Normally, I am able to resist such things, but I decided I would get one for my daughter (Bottle Rocket). However, while I was browsing the site, I came ac…

The first episode of my LET IT RIDE podcast, The Jockey Club has been released. Well, it's the episode before the first episode. An episode zero.  In it I speak with Blake Howard from One HEAT Minute Productions, the king of podcasts that look…

Fort the last few weeks I've been working on another podcast, this time about my favorite movie, Let It Ride. The podcast is called The Jockey Club. Each episode will feature me speaking with a different guest (a fan, a horse racing expert, a movie…

Books Tandet, A. Joseph. The Lawyer and The Little Prince.  iUniverse, December 4, 2008.  Wilder, Gene. Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search For Love And Art. St. Martins Press, March 1, 2005. McKecknie, Donna and Lawrence, Greg. Time Ste…

By Dan Delgado Note: This blog post spoils most Marathon Man, but since it's been over 45 years I think it's okay.    I love the move Marathon Man.   I first saw it when I was a kid, about nine years old I think (which by the way,…

(NOTE: I wrote this blog post in 2013 after coming from a AG screening) By Dan Delgado When you think of the 1970’s classic American Graffiti, what comes to mind? Crazy kids out all night having a good time? Bittersweet nostalgia?  The …

Links Terry Runte site: Terry Runte - Stories & more with Parker Bennett Super Mario Bros Movie Archive: Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive -- News/Update Archive (smbmovie.com) Music from Epidemic Sound: Premium Music for Content Creator…

Articles Raftery, Brian. What Do George Clooney, Nazareth, and a 16-Foot Mechanical Bear Have in Common? The Ringer, August 31, 2020.  https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/8/31/21406226/grizzly-ii-george-clooney-laura-dern-john-rhys-davies …

Resources Lloyd v. California Pictures Corp https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/136/638.html   Curtis, James. Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges Published in hardcover by Harcort Brace Jovanovich, 1982. h…