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Saturday Night Fever: The Cultural Phenomena that Ended the 70s and Kicked Off the 80s in High Style, by Knute Rimkus

Rarely has a movie captured a time and place as “Saturday Night Fever” does. As a cultural artifact, “Fever” is remarkable. Bell bottoms, working-class Brooklyn and the brief reign of disco are all celebrated in the 1977 story of young Tony Manero, ruling New York dance floors at night while struggling on the city’s mean streets during the …

“THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVED IN. GETTING RICH!” Escape to Athena & back into ’70s via the ’40s, by Knute Rimkus

I like to think I’m fairly well acquainted with obscure bad movies but tonight I’m watching part of a treasure I’d never seen before: Escape to Athena – a 1979 “caper” movie set in WWII and but still oh so wonderfully steeped in the late 70s in fashion, hairdos, speech – the whole package. It’s …

Seattle PD lip-sync promo catches Rimkus’ attention

Seattle police’s lip-sync video of Macklemore’s “Downtown” (above) has rightfully drawn a lot of attention. The department still under a Department of Justice order to eliminate brutality, especially against people of color, has thoroughly embraced the Seattle rapper’s one-love vibe while putting their show on the road, blowing away police department lip-syncing videos from around …

Rimkus Reflects on Prince

Believe it or not, I’ve been to two Prince concerts. Not out of a “hometown boy made good” support kind of thing but mostly because Mrs. Rimkus was always smitten by him. And liked his music I suppose. They were electrifying shows. Those who never had the pleasure… Back in Prince’s early days, we boring …