The final entry in JPiC’s Inktober 2026 is Bad Ronald. In the 1970s, Scott Jacoby was everywhere. So, when it came time to cast the title role for a made-for-television movie about a quirky boy, Scott was the obvious choice. The award-winning teen actor starred as the titular Bad Ronald in 1974, an unsettling, yet …
Tony de Meur formed The Fabulous Poodles with his friend poet/lyricist John Parsons in the late 1970s. Jumping on the budding “new wave” bandwagon, The Fabulous Poodles’ songs were filled with humorous, often sarcastic. lyrics and very “hooky” riffs. Their first album was produced by Who bassist John Entwistle, who was a fan and played …
This is the fourth week of JPiC’s Inktober 2026, and today’s featured made-for-television movie in Dark Night of the Scarecrow. By the time the 80s rolled around, made-for-television movies had worn out their welcome. Home video, specifically “direct to video” features, were coming into their own. The production values were slightly higher and distribution was …
Week Three of JPiC’s “Inktober 2026” spotlights The Legend of Lizzie Borden. After nine seasons of playing America’s favorite witch, Elizabeth Montgomery was looking to explore more challenging roles. In 1972, she tried her hand at a sort-of sequel to the popular theatrical film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Taking over the role played …
It’s Week Two of the JPiC version of Inktober 2026 – a salute to “made-for-television” horror movies. Today, it’s Crowhaven Farm. Fresh off her two-season Emmy Award-winning stint as “Carolyn Muir” in the sitcom The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, a breezy, updated take on the 1947 film, Hope Lange showed up in Crowhaven Farm. Camp …
Hey everyone! It’s October! Summer is over. Hallowe’en is approaching! Pumpkin spice has been infiltrating all of your favorite food since July. But, October also marks the arrival of Inktober, the annual drawing exercise proposed by artist Jake Parker via his “Inktober” website. Every October, Jake and his crew posts a list of 31 “prompts” …
I discovered the Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1978 when I was a junior in high school. Talk of Rocky Horror spread through the halls of my Far Northeast Philadelphia high school. Every Monday morning, there was new buzz about this raucous audience participation phenomenon that occurred every weekend evening at the TLA Cinema, an …
If you have ever seen this illusion performed in person, you know how impressive it is.
Remember the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer discovered that the voice of Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart sent him into seizures? Well…. There’s a band called Lake Street Dive. They have had a few hits on the radio and they have mounted a few tours across the country, gaining devoted fans along the way. Their …
