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English Film Frames Mike's notities

Writing about KNIGHT RIDER

I’m currently working on a booklet about Knight Rider. I’ve been tremendously enjoying rewatching this show and am looking forward to watching a lot more.

This is a shot of KITT from the pilot episode.


During the demolition derby in the pilot episode of Knight Rider, Michael uses Ski-Mode for the first time. Check out the dummy on the passenger seat, it’s supposed to be the kid that hitched a ride with KITT.

I’ll probably post more screen shots like these in the near future, because I’ve got Knight Rider on the brain and this blog is more or less a reflection of what’s keeping me occupied geek wise.

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Boeken Film Video Vlog

GOLDFINGER: RIP SEAN CONNERY | 454

Sir Sean Connery is op 90-jarige leeftijd overleden. De acteur werd beroemd als James Bond en heeft daarnaast nog veel andere boeiende rollen gespeeld. Omdat ik in november weer elke avond een film kijk, leek het me leuk om de maand te beginnen met het bekijken van Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964). Nog steeds de tofste Bondfilm met Connery in de hoofdrol.


De livestream met DE STRIPVLOGGER vind je op zijn kanaal.

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English Film Halloween

Gillian Anderson as Morticia Addams

Christina Ricci might never have posed as her cinematic mom Morticia Addams, but the wonderful and mysterious Gillian Anderson, did.


Anderson posed as Morticia Addams in 1997 for photographer Mark Seliger for US Magazine. The 1990s, that was the decade The X-Files was very popular.

Personally, I am not waiting on a Addams Family reboot at all, but if one would ever come to pass, Anderson would be a wonderful Morticia.

Here’s another pic of the same session.

Source pic: 365 Days of Horror.

Originally published on October 12, 2017 on HalloweenCult.com.

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English Film Halloween

Wednesday Grew Up Nicely

Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the films from the 1990s, dressed up as her ‘mother’ Morticia Addams. How little Wednesday has grown up nicely.


Ricci starred as Wednesday in The Addams Family in 1991, and again in Addams Family Values in 1995. Anjelica Houston played mommy Addams in these films.

Sadly, this pic that circulated on the web in 2015 appears to be photoshopped.

Oh, well, we can always dream of Ricci playing Morticia in a fictional reboot of the franchise. Besides, plenty of movies in which Ricci stars to watch.

Originally published on October 11, 2017 on HalloweenCult.com.

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Film Strips Video Vlog

Michael Live! 10 oktober 2020


In deze livestream van zaterdag 10 oktober:

Wat gaat Dutch Comic Con doen in november in verband met het virus?
Michael neemt een social media detox?
Verlagen naar 90s comics.

Praten met filmexpert Johan de Joode over de staat van Hollywoke.

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Film Video Vlog

Wat vinden wij van….Cobra Kai! | Retro Smash afl. 2


We hebben de Netflix-serie Cobra Kai bekeken. Wat we er van vinden, wie de babe van de maand is en meer..

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Film Video Vlog

The KARATE KID: 1980s klassieker | 435


De tweede aflevering van Retro Smash van vrijdag 2 oktober 20:00 gaat over The Karate Kid en de nieuwe serie Cobra Kai, het vervolg op deze klassieker uit de jaren tachtig. Daarom heb ik als huiswerk de nieuwe serie bekijken, maar natuurlijk herkijk ik dan eerst The Karate Kid uit 1984.
Check hier de eerste aflevering van RETRO SMASH.

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Film Media Strips Video Vlog

Een heel tof retro kado & een nieuw project | 431

Vanaf vrijdag 4 september, iedere eerste vrijdag van de maand om 20:00: Retro Smash. Een nieuwe podcast/vlogcast over coole, retro zaken als tv-series, films, comics en games. De uitzending is live op vrijdagavond.

Retro Smash maak ik samen met Jacarrino van AdvertisingHeroes.nl.

Het YouTube-kanaal vind je hier.

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English Film Frames Halloween

Making screencaps of films

I can’t seem to get enough of these Halloween III: Season of the Witch screencaps. 🙂

I’ve been a fan of screencaps ever since I was a kid. I just wanted to be able to look at the action on the screen as long as possible. Slowmotion VHS helped, but sometimes you just want to study a freeze frame indefinitely, like it’s a painting or an illustration.

When I was about ten years old I tried to take photographs from the television screen. This was in the 1980s so it was an old school tv with a glass screen. Every time you took a picture, these nasty black bars would appear in the image. I didn’t know anything about the technological side of tv’s back then. Also it was very hard not to get a reflection of a window, or your mom standing in the back with a cup of tea in her hand. So when the roll of film was processed and developed, the photos were always pretty much a failure.

With digital video files, making screenshots is a lot easier. They give the best results.

Sometimes I still take a screenshot with my phone from the television screen, just for fun. Because tv’s are a lot better nowadays, most of the times they turn out pretty good. It’s a nice way to keep track of all the stuff I’m watching. I guess I’m still watching too much films and series, just like in the past. I haven’t changed much.

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English Film Frames Halloween

Halloween mood

Last screen-shot for today of Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I guess I’m in a Halloween mood today. Maybe it’s because of the weather… Oh, who am I kidding? Most of the time I’m in a Halloween mood. Halloween is the best day of the year. Period. And why not celebrate the best part of the year a little bit every day?

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English Film Frames Halloween

Witch on a BMX bike


Another screenshot from Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The witch on the BMX bike cracks me up. I love this image.

I guess a BMX Bike is quite the upgrade from a broom: as we know from the movie ET these bikes can fly just as well as a broom, and the saddle is a lot more comfortable than a piece of wood I imagine.

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English Film Frames Halloween

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

I’m a fan of movies that are taking place during Halloween. Movies such as Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.

In this film a manufacturer of Halloween masks wants to kill millions of American children. The children are supposed to wear their masks when they sit in front of the television at nine o’clock on Halloween, so that the sinister surprise in the mask will be activated. The only one who can thwart the nefarious plans is a doctor (Tom Atkins) who doesn’t exactly radiate “action hero”.

The funny thing is that this story has nothing to do with the previous Halloween movies. That by itself sounds refreshing and as a film lover I particularly enjoyed the art direction. I think it very nicely depicts what Halloween looks like in America. Those masks from the Silver Shamrock Corporation look especially attractive.