Admit it -- YOU were "disappointed" because they didn't screen "Wrestling
Women Meet the Aztec Mummy" or "The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves Are
Here!"
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> I also remember it well. The "Z Channel" was offered by "Theta Cable",
> which produced a monthly glossy magazine, complete with commentary on
> the movies.
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> It was in 1976 when we got "Z". A disappointment overall, since they
> showed at most three movies per week. Box office hits?? They were
> mostly unknowns. And boring. And let it be known that I have nothing
> against "independent movies".
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> We terminated our subscription in 1978...
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> John
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> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Marinacci"
> <mikalm_at_i...> wrote:
> > Ah, the Z Channel -- I remember it well.
> >
> > My dad, who's a major movie buff, sprang for it as soon as it was
> available,
> > and a wise investment it was indeed. As a 13-15 YO growing up in Santa
> > Monica, it allowed me my first glimpses of cinematic T&A,
> ultraviolence, and
> > the generally cynical attitude of post-EASY-RIDER/pre-STAR-WARS
> Hollywood.
> >
> > One of Z's great coups was somehow getting ahold of a print of THE
> > MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE around '75, and screening it a few times before Ol'
> > Blue Eyes could have it yanked from the new medium. That film has had a
> > major, permanent impact on my political worldview, and I've never
> been able
> > to play a game of solitaire without thinking of it.
> >
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> > >
> > >
> > > Somebody has made a documentary all about the Z-Channel.
> > >
> > > Amazing.
> > >
> > > http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=281
> > >
> > > There is also an article in the LA Times Calendar today.
> > >
> > > Bark!
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> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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Received on 2004-10-14 12:01:41