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Some Thoughts on The Passing of Michael Ryan

I have never met a person as boundlessly enthusiastic as my Quebecois co-host Michael Ryan. We all have a reserve of positivity residing within us; some are smaller than others, but Mike’s was infinite. Upon seeing the news, posted to his Facebook page from his parents, Michele and Terry, that Mike had passed away, I …

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Extended Thoughts on ‘Herbie, the Love Bug’

Herbie, The Love Bug Written by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson Starring Dean Jones, Patricia Harty, Nicky Katt, Larry Linville, Claudia Wells When people speak of the possibility of alternate dimensions, they leave out the one closest to us all. We like to imagine a universe so similar to our own, nearly identical to the …

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‘Herbie Goes Bananas’ has a Bad Reputation

Herbie Goes Bananas Written by Don Tait, based on the novel Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford Directed By Vincent McEveety USA, 1980, imdb Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Herbie Goes Bananas podcast or read Josh‘s extended thoughts about the film. ***** Some films acquire a bad reputation that sticks like a bad smell, driving potential viewers away before they ever see it. Everyone knows that …

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‘Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo’ – A Fairytale Romance Between Car and Car

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Written By Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, based on the novel Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford Directed By Vincent McEveety USA, 1977, imdb Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo podcast or read Josh‘s extended thoughts about the film. ***** From the time that “Disney’s Folly” paid off and the first-ever …

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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 38: ‘Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo’

On this very special episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Michael rejoin the many exploits and misadventures of Herbie, the Volkswagen with a mind of its own, as he finally goes racing with Jim Douglas in Europe, in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. But this is no average podcast; you’ll find out, just as Josh …

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‘Herbie Rides Again’ deliberately breaks the sequel rule.

Herbie Rides Again Written by Bill Walsh, based on the novel Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford Directed by Robert Stevenson USA, 1974, imdb Listen to the Mousterpiece podcast about Herbie Rides Again or read Josh’s extended thoughts about the film! ***** “The first rule of all drive-in sequels: make the same damn movie you made the first time!” –Joe Bob Briggs Herbie Rides …

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