All posts tagged "Night Flight Plus"

“Close to Me”: Robert Smith’s claustrophobic nightmare about being trapped in a wardrobe
Night Flight’s “Video Profile: The Cure” — included in this special episode of “Radio 1990,” which originally aired on February 6, 1988 — features some of the Cure‘s best-loved videos, including their “Close to Me” video. Check...
- Posted September 4, 2018
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“I Think We’re Alone Now”: Two strangers and their shared obsession with ’80s pop icon Tiffany
Brooklyn-based filmmaker Sean Donnelly’s 2008 documentary I Think We’re Alone Now takes a lingering look at the curiously intersecting lives of two complete strangers whose mutually-shared infatuation with ’80s pop icon Tiffany has over the years become...
- Posted September 3, 2018
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He’s King Cool, you know: Donny Iris & the Cruisers were ’80s Rust Belt rock ‘n’ rollers
If you haven’t watched this classic three-hour full episode of “Night Flight” which originally aired on August 17, 1984 (featuring the original commercials as aired!), that means it’ll be new to you, but it also means you...
- Posted August 31, 2018
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Have you seen this cat?: The tale of Frank Furko’s furry friend Pudgie Wudgie, the Wondercat
Frank & the Wondercat (2015) is a lovely little love story about the relationship between an eccentric Pennsylvanian divorcee named Frank Furko and his furry friend, an orange tabby cat named Pudgie Wudgie, with whom he shared...
- Posted August 30, 2018
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The Pat Metheny Group’s “Yolanda, You Learn” video featured psychedelic travelogue postcards
“Take Off to Animation III” features videos using different types of animated effects, including the Pat Metheny Group‘s “Yolanda You Learn,” which was directed by Su Huntley & Donna Muir, the London-based artist duo collectively known as...
- Posted August 29, 2018
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“The Naked Monster” is a comedic spoof of atomic age alien invasion-themed cult classics
The Naked Monster — co-directed by Ted Newsom and Wayne Berwick, and featuring a great cast that includes Kenneth Tobey, Ron G. Wilson, Brinke Stevens, Daniel Roebuck, Cathy Cahn (as “Connie Lingus”), Forrest J. Ackerman, and scream...
- Posted August 28, 2018
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“Pantera: Screaming Black Messiahs”: A “Metal Tribute” to Dimebag Darrell’s power groovers
Pantera: Screaming Black Messiahs — now streaming on Night Flight Plus -– tells the story of Pantera, “the loudest and most disturbing act ever to hit the Billboard charts.” Clocking in at 60 minutes, this 2008 UK...
- Posted August 23, 2018
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Y&T’s “Summertime Girls” highlights this surf, sand & sun-inspired “Take Off To the Beach”
We’ve been sweatin’ our balls off this summer, and the heat doesn’t look like it’s going to be letting up any time soon, so we thought cool down and “Take Off to the Beach” again by watching...
- Posted August 22, 2018
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