Thursday, September 8, 2016

Dale A. Marzano: Author of "Roller Disco" and "Disco Roller Skating"

Dale A. Marzano was wrote for his two 1979 disco how-to instructional books "Disco Roller Skating"  and "Roller Disco".

It was currently unknown where he born and where he lives.

In 1979, he wrote the two disco how-to books.

After that it's seemed as if Dale A. Marzano faded into obscurity. It's unknown up to now and nothing much heard of.

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Manhattan Chase (2000): Godfrey Ho's Final Film

After Godfrey Ho's string of some of the films that went into either uncredited or changing Godfrey Ho into some alternate names, Godfrey went into the final film so far.

In 2000, "Manhattan Chase" was released. He is also known as Godfrey Hall for the third (and final) time after Honor and Glory and Undefeatable (both released in 1993).

According to his interview via nanarland.com, that when the time that it was released, he said that the video market were dropped, lost money and not released in Hong Kong which B-grade American films cannot released in his home country, he decided to stop making film anymore.

After that, in these days, he worked as a teacher in Multimedia Innovation Center for Polytechnic University for five years and joined Hong Kong Film Academy.

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Shyam Ramsey: Final Four Films (2003-2014)

Final shots of Shyam Ramsey's 2003 film "Dhund: The Fog"
After Shyam teamed up with Tulsi for the uncleared final time in 1996,  Shyam Ramsey returned to Bollywood after six and a half years in 2003.

His film was bombed according to Indian box office. It was called "Dhund: The Fog".

Dhund: The Fog (2003)
 Ghutan (2007)

Bachao... Inside Bhoot Hai (2010)
 Neighbours (2014)

Talaashi (1996): Tulsi Ramsey and Shyam Ramsey's Final Teamup?

After the 1993 Bollywood cult film that based on 1984 horror film "Mahakaal", the two of the infamous and unknown Ramsey brothers, Tulsi and Shyam Ramsey (when the Indian horror Zee TV show "Zee Horror Show" that both directorial job of numerous unknown episodes went underway until the next year of 1997)  returned with not only horror but the 1996 action film "Talaashi" (The Search). However, according to IMDB page in Trivia section, it says that this film delayed and it didn't got too much to have a proper release.
                        DVD front cover and back cover (contains some of scenes) of this film
The story is about Jackie who became known for SFX (special effects) that appeared on movies
and he liked his work, but the home minister has evil plans when he wanted to kill the commissioner and trap him. Rawal also named in the character.

It runs 161 minutes and it produced under Selveraj Films. It was produced by Pramod P. Shah and Ashok Sharma and it was composed the music by the duo Anand-Milind (who had also composed "Mahakaal" and other string of music compositions that heard on other Bollywood films from 1984 to 2016) .

 IMDb page of this film says that only Tulsi directed but some DVDs (one of them was pictured the front-and-back cover), says Tulsi and Shyam listed and credited as directors on the front cover (pictured). So, it is possible to unclear whether if two brothers had a final film and ended up with this so far.

After that, it is unknown if they faded into obscurity in the Bollywood movie studio world and maybe if the Ramsey brothers team era might be marked as declined its popularity since the 1970s golden era of Bollywood film.

As for Shyam, he spanned his four films afterwards.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Day My Kid Went Punk (ABC Afterschool Special)


Just six days after Black Monday (October 19, 1987), on October 25, 1987 (Sunday), "The Day My Kid Went Punk" premiered on ABC Afterschool Special.
Advertisement for TV special "The Day My Kid Went Punk"
The story about a teenage boy who decided to turn to be a punk rocker. Jay Underwood starred as Terry (the boy who turned into punk rocker). It opens in this episode with a spring concert.
Well... let's just flashforward and jump to the final scenes:
                Carl Warner (Craig Bierko) and Caroline Warner (Megan Fahey 'as Meghan Fahey')
                     
    
                                Tom (Bernie Kopell) and Mrs. Rehnquist (Jay W. MacIntosh)
It ends with a good conversation between Tom (Bernie Kopell) and Mrs. Rehnquist (Jay W. MacIntosh) among with Caroline Warner (Megan Fahey 'as Meghan Fahey') and Carl Warner (Craig Bierko) to Terry (who's now a punk rocker) during breakfast time.

Facts:
- 'The Nelsons' in this advertisement was belongs to Terry.
- In IMDb, it was listed as "Terry's sister", but in fact, the character for Megan Fahey (as Meghan Fahey) should be Caroline Warner.
- Some other characters to be portrayed:
 --- Girl in Pool (IMDb listed as Girl): played by Lucy Boryer
 --- Amy Rohnquist: Megan Pryor
 --- TV Reporter: Danny Martinez (IMDb listed as Dan Martinez)
 --- Dr. Johnson: Ronan O'Casey
 --- Corral Manager: John O'Neill (IMDb listed as Johnny O'Neill)
- One missing character on IMDb: Mr. Green (played by Michael David)
- Music by John Debney
- In some opening scenes, the Mozart's  Eine Kleine Nacht Muzik was performed by the Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra.
- The original rock songs from this special was made by Larry and Tom Weir.
- The song "Punk Rockers" was not charted and composed by Mike Hartung, Troy Johnson, Josh Freese and Matt Grindstaff.
- It was produced by Brookfield Productions, Inc.

IMDb