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Jan. 15th, 2021 11:14 am. A short video: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain look back on 2020
. Beginning this weekend, the Youtube channel Fear: The Home of Horror will be offering for viewing, complete and free of charge, seven of the classic Universal Monster Movies: Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I'm seeing conflicting reports on how long the movies will stay up (most consistent suggestion is about a week), and whether some countries are excluded from the offer, but if you're interested it might be worth checking out.
. Can I Play That? is a website that covers video games and video game consoles from the viewpoint of disability and accessibility.
. A poem: The Child-Eating Forest Speaks Its Mind
. World Watch OnLine is a Buckaroo Banzai fan site. The current front page news is about a new Buckaroo Banzai novel (by Earl Mac Rauch, creator and writer of the movie), but elsewhere on the site there's an essay titled "The Buckaroo Barrier", in which a fan recounts his experiences introducing people he knows to the movie. He reports that the most common reaction to a first viewing is bemusement, but every time he's been able to persuade someone to give it a second shot they've clicked with it and enjoyed it. Speaking as someone who wanted to like the movie, but whose reaction to a first viewing was bemusement, this is encouraging news; maybe I should give it a second shot...
. Beginning this weekend, the Youtube channel Fear: The Home of Horror will be offering for viewing, complete and free of charge, seven of the classic Universal Monster Movies: Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I'm seeing conflicting reports on how long the movies will stay up (most consistent suggestion is about a week), and whether some countries are excluded from the offer, but if you're interested it might be worth checking out.
. Can I Play That? is a website that covers video games and video game consoles from the viewpoint of disability and accessibility.
. A poem: The Child-Eating Forest Speaks Its Mind
. World Watch OnLine is a Buckaroo Banzai fan site. The current front page news is about a new Buckaroo Banzai novel (by Earl Mac Rauch, creator and writer of the movie), but elsewhere on the site there's an essay titled "The Buckaroo Barrier", in which a fan recounts his experiences introducing people he knows to the movie. He reports that the most common reaction to a first viewing is bemusement, but every time he's been able to persuade someone to give it a second shot they've clicked with it and enjoyed it. Speaking as someone who wanted to like the movie, but whose reaction to a first viewing was bemusement, this is encouraging news; maybe I should give it a second shot...
