Retro-Musings: 1971’s “They Might Be Giants” tilts at windmills with a charm offensive…

******SPOILERS AFOOT!****** The late George C Scott (1927-1999) was one of my favorite actors.  Lately, I’ve had the chance to revisit a few of his less popular (but no less interesting) films, thanks to Kino Lorber Video and their eclectic selection of Blu-Rays.  Having recently taken a look at 1973’s “The Day of the Dolphin”…

Television’s trailblazing legend, Norman Lear: 1922-2023…

Reshaping Television To my regular readers, I hope you’ll bear with me as I do another rare digression from my usual sci-fi/fantasy/horror-related content for this column, but a television legend has passed away, and I couldn’t bring myself to focus on another subject without first paying tribute to the late, great writer/producer Norman Lear, who…