I may just dislocate something trying to pat myself on the back for discovering this... and I was so excited that I started working on getting it online mere moments after I found it! Here is an uber-rare clip from the final episode of "The Brady Bunch Hour," which was only broadcast in the USA once...

Frank Henenlotter and John Zacherle on the set of Frankenhooker. For lovers of sleazy cult cinema, writer-director Frank Henenlotter is a god... and not merely for the six whacked out films he's made in the past three decades. I can say without hesitation that there's a ton of movies that I never wo...

As Robert Redford gives a brilliant performance in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, co-star Dustin Hoffman is possessed by the soul of a retarded chipmunk. Sadly, the footage of Hoffman's ensuing rampage, when he terrorized the cast and crew, no longer exists. _____________________________________________ I...

By the late '60s, the Hollywood studio system was crumbling and independent filmmakers were invading drive-ins with a vengeance. Many actors found themselves without studio contracts, and they had to seek work elsewhere. That probably explains how Russ Tamblyn (WEST SIDE STORY, THE HAUNTING) wound u...

Alfred Hitchcock was one of a kind. In an era when director's didn't have household names, Hitch shattered that rule by beaming into living rooms each week as host of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Although he'd already had a successful career up until that point, the TV series made a star of the man ...

For those who've wondered where the hell the picture and slogan on my new site banner came from, here's your answer. It was 40 years ago today.... Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.... No wait, that's not right! (Sounds right though!) It was 40 years ago today when THE CUBE debuted on NBC's aptly ...

In early 1998, there were two attempts to satirize Martha Stewart (pre-insider trading scandal) in sitcom format. The first, and better of the two, was "Style & Substance" with Jean Smart ("Designing Women," "Samantha Who?"); the second was the Judith Light ("Who's the Boss," "Ugly Betty") vehic...

It's Valentine's Day, so time once again for sexual depravity... ________________________________________ WARNING! What follows is shockingly perverse... but innocently cute! Reader discretion is strongly advised. Companion Dick is standing up today,Pointing ahead, leading the way.From the hairs on ...

I've shortened the name of the site to simply Vinnie Rattolle's and have been working on trying to come up with a new banner... This still from BRAIN DAMAGE was unquestionably my favorite banner, but it's too big... and a bit too perverse to appear on every page of the site (there is a lot of kid's ...

For decades, Lily Tomlin has been performing her original character Edith Ann, an obnoxious little girl with a penchant for telling tall tales and ratting out her quirky family. In the '90s, there were three attempts to give Edith Ann her own weekly animated show. Unfortunately, however, none of the...