Matinee at the Bijou

According to this neat blog, efforts are being made to return Matinee at the Bijou, one of my favourite PBS TV shows when I was a kid, to television. I'd certainly pay a dime to see that. Or 25 cents, if you threw in popcorn. :)

Ce n'est pas Gene Pitney!

The Baronets again, with "L'amour, ça fait pleurer", the Quebec cover version of It Hurts to be in Love. Incroyable!

Look out, he's got a non-kosher object!

Part of the pilot for Makkat Medina, the Israeli pro wrestling show! Although it's in Hebrew, I trust that you will be able to figure out that the "rabbi" character is the heel!

The Bizarroworld Elvis Presley

This is German comedian/singer Bill Ramsey's version of Bossa Nova Baby. I think it loses something in translation....

Does she come with the slot cars?

French chanteuse Dalida singing the very pretty Je n'ai jamais pu t'oublier from 1964

Rene Angelil, teen idol!

I didn't know that Rene Angelil, Mr. Celine Dion, was a teen idol back in the day, but there you have it...



He's apparently the one on the left...

Superman returns...to Istanbul?

Oh my gosh, someone has posted the Turkish knockoff version of Superman, "Supermen Donuyur", on YouTube. The entire movie...with English subtitles!

Here is the first part...