RetroVision Media Presents Rogue of the Range

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U.S. Marshal Dan Doran (Johnny Mack Brown), working undercover with Sheriff Tom (Horace Murphy) of Gold Gap, stages a holdup so he can be sent to prison and gain the confidence of a jailed gang-member Jim Mitchell (George Ball.) They are allowed to escape, and Dan is made a member of the gang, secretly led by Gold Gap bank manager Lige Branscomb This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download movie. Click here to visit our Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Ride Ranger Ride

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Gene Autry is a Texas Ranger working under cover to protect an Army wagon train full of ammunition and supplies. The Army doesn't believe him at first; until the Comanches toughest guys arrive. This description was obtained from IMDb. Click here to download movie. Click here to visit our Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Recommends Plucking Failure Like Ripe Fruit; A Night of Romantic Tragedies

To quote Alfred Lord Tennyson; “Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all,” sets a suitable foundation for a night of heart warming one act plays delving into the tragic and the magic of romance, the human condition, along with the need for affection, companionship and love. Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit; A Night of Romantic Tragedies presented by No Tea Productions is a delightful piece of theater, full chock full of comedic tales; complex and not so, that cuts to the core of how people connect, disconnect and sadly never connect.

With as many as ten one act plays on the bill for any given performance, one could see a different show each night as the audience is encouraged to randomly select titles from a jar. Based on the picks, those six-seven plays will be performed that evening. We were lucky enough to enjoy:

1-900 Desperate By Christopher Durang, a really funny story of a night of desperation phone chat replete with a crew of misfits and a five year old that could use some attention.

4 am (Open All Night) by Bob Krakower, (one of my favorites) a cool story of a midnight burger flipper playing match maker to a couple of been there, done that, who’s gonna want me types.

Request Stop by Harold Pinter is another crazy thought providing experience depicting an oddball vagrant making herself bothersome as she baggers her unfortunate targets with not so odd and innocent questions. While this one is funny it is clearly designed to make you think.

Cold by David Mamet, which I must admit, I didn’t get. But sharper minds may have better luck.

Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be With You Shortly by Garth Wingfield, (another favorite) is about two screwballs awaiting their fifty minutes on the couch with their headshrinkers, chancing a conversation that happily leads to a fantasy affair and back to their sad realities. Despite its ending, it is still a lot of fun.

Breaking Even by Dan Dietz, is a goofy but hilarious short about the world’s luckiest lady hooking up with the world’s lamest loser in Las Vegas, both wanting to end their streaks the hard way.

And finally, Sure Thing by David Ives . Here we have a story of a couple meeting in a café, starting and restarting, while setting and resetting, their first, second and third impressions, over and over again until they finally make a true love connection. Yes, the message here is; there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for those willing to chase it endlessly. In our opinion, without question this was most challenging performance of the lot, due to the writer’s style calling for a rapid dialog delivery to achieve a particular dramatic impact.

This is a production we hardily recommend for your Thanksgiving Day weekend activities.

Here is what you need to know:

The Place
Under St. Marks
Opened
November 20, 2008
Closing
December 6, 2008
The Shows
Thu - Sat at 8pm; Nov 30 at 2pm (no perf Nov 27)
The Price
Admission: $15
Seniors: $12
Students: $12
The Number
212-868-4444
The Cast
Alicia Barnatchez, Brooke Eddey, Sabrina Farhi, Richard Lovejoy, Jeremy Mather, Jeff Sproul
The Director
Lindsey Moore
The Production Company
No Tea Productions

RetroVision Media Presents Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion

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This episode entitled Four Oclock starring E.G. Marshell is one of Hitchcocks best efforts in during his foray into television productions. This is truly RetroVision at its best. Click here to download the program. Click here to visit our Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents The Last Mile 1932

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Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download movie. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetriVision Media: Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary! Kinda Makes Ya Go Hmmmm

We have conflated our programming in today’s podcast as we too would like to spend more time with our families. Another reason is we are not quite sure what to think of Barack Obama’s selection of Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary. We know his is a safe bet and a Wall Street darling. We know he is the president of the New York Federal Reserve and we are aware he is a former Treasury undersecretary. And that is exactly what seems to bother us for some reason. We want to do a little more snooping around before going off halfcocked without all of our questions answered about Mr. Geithner. We got a lot of home work to do before we are satisfied this man make sense. Check back here on Monday for more on this.

After the debacle of the Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State charade, we have even far more work to do before we can let go of this transition team story before moving on to the stimulus package to be rolled out of inspection. Again stop by Monday for more.

In the meantime, for those living in the Tri State area, we got a couple of great theatrical performances to recommend for your pleasure.
Radio Theatre’s Dracula and Horse Trade Presents a No Tea Production of Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit, (A Night of Romantic Tragedies) A full review of Plucking Failures will be posted tomorrow. Hint, Hint! Its Great

And if all of the above is not enough, we got a great episode of the Hermits Cave attached to the back end of today’s podcast entitled; Vampire’s Desire in tribute to Dan Bianchi’s Radio Theatre
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C-YA Monday

RetroVision Media Presents Lost in the Stratosphere 1939

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Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries. But when one of the pilots loses a girl he really cared for, he cannot forgive his friend. Soon afterwards, they must work together on their most dangerous mission yet. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download movie. Click here to visit the Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Presents Jack London 1943

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Episodes in the novelist's life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Later, he signs on for a sealing voyage, tries Yukon prospecting and a brief university career, loving and leaving women along the way. Instead of riches, he gets story ideas. Suddenly, he finds success and a delectable lady; but the urge to adventure won't let him go. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Gang Bullets

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A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Dawn On the Great Divide

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Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Presents The Amazing Adventure 1936

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Cary Grant plays Earnest Bliss a rich socialite who makes a bet with his doctor that he can make a living for one year using none of his current wealth. Hey it looks like we are all going to have an opportunity to have an adventure like this soon. Click here to download. Click to visit our Store

RetroVision Media Presents American Empire 1942

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Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other. True this is one of early Hollywoods boilerplate westerns, but it is still a best bet for chilling to some mind numbing, get away from all the bad news in the news these days entertainment. Click here to download the movie. Click here to visit the RetroVision Media Store.

RetroVision Media: Are The Clintons Completely Without Pride?

While we should be writing and chatting about the vile, racist hate-o-gram from Osama Bin Laden’s number two flunky Ayman al-Zawahiri to president-elect Barack Obama and what that actually means to Americans and Muslims alike, we find our selves revisiting the Billary Clinton show again this week.

Since Monday, the story has persisted over the possibility of Hillary Clinton being seriously considered for the post of Secretary of State in the spanking new Barack Obama administration. The mainstream media has taken this story and ran so far and fast down the road with it, that it appears that Mr. Obama has lost control of the process. With all other candidates for top level positions being handled expeditiously and competently we wonder how this Clinton issue got so far out of hand so quickly. It appears thus far, Hillary has taken charge of her own future in the Obama administration.

Several theories are very plausible how this could have happened, as politicians and administrations are famous for floating ideas via the media to see how it plays to the electorate/public before they are forced to commit. But this is something that would be out of character for the young president to be, as his style to date has been very upfront and straightforward. On the other hand, clever, experienced, political operatives like team Clinton would be very much inclined to get the rumor mill started in order to trip the new guy up during his victory lap.

The crowds have barely taken a breath from cheering for president-elect Obama’s future of change and the Clintons have apparently decided to strike while the nation is focused on the impending recession/depression. With the Obama transition team, clearly eying the difficult road ahead, it is our opinion that the Clintons tried to buffalo the newbie Obama into an uncomfortable position of rejecting Hillary publicly; thereby risking pissing off those 18 million glass ceiling crackers. If indeed that is what happened, it would make sense for the Obama people to get other names out to the press and public posthaste before the next news cycle to offset any further damage.

The Clintons are going to be a difficult couple to deal with going forward, as they have tasted power and privilege and are unwilling to let go. They appear to be the types that must be publicly humiliated before they get it. Like the last couple to leave a party when the music has stopped, all the liquor and beer is gone, the hors d’oeuvres are stale and the host’s eyelids are at half-mast, they are still hanging around. Maybe the country has to just hook them up with a doggie bag to go. Perhaps Michelle and Barack will have to put a Supreme Court nomination it for them to just take a hike after Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe Ted Kennedy will have to break them off a piece of the healthcare reform power cake to satisfy these greedy ass Clintons, but it is clear they want something to go and they want something big. They appear to be the types that think the party can’t go on without them.

To think, Big Bill is going to grace the nation with a look see at his post presidential business dealings in order to get his Hillary a cushy job in the next administration. In our opinion, if the country was all that enthusiastic about the Clinton’s future in the next administration, they would be the next administration. Even though we think it is really big of Big Bill to sacrifice so much of his privacy concerning his business dealings to help his wife secure a better job in Washington, perhaps he could have insured Hillary’s future better by releasing that data during the primaries as promised. But then again, had the Clintons done that, in all likelihood we’d be right where we are now anyway.

We always knew Bill Clinton is a liar and a cheat, but now we know neither he or Hillary has any pride or self respect. Click here to download podcast.

RetroVision Media Revisits Robin Hood

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Robin Hood makes another well deserved appearance here at RetroVision Media in a timely episode entitled The Miser. During these tough economic times, it is getting harder and harder to find a rich prison to rob for the benefit of the poor as evidenced by the auto execs begging for cash from the taxpayers. Click here to download the program. Click here to visit the Movie Store if you can afford it. If you cant dont sweat it, just enjoy our site for free and share the files with a friend.

RetroVision Media Presents We Work Again 1937

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In the 1930s, the economic depression has been especially hard on African-American families and communities. But the federal government's Works Progress Administration now provides many new opportunities for employment and advancement. Both skilled and unskilled laborers are employed in many public works projects. Others find work in a wide range of fields, including education, medicine, and even music and the performing arts. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Our Daily Bread 1934

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John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society based upon the teachings of Edward Gallafent. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia. This description obtained from IMDb. Click here to download Click here to visit our Movie Store

RetroVision Media Recommends Radio Theatre's Dracula

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We didn't check to see if Dan Bianchi of Radio Theater has a fan club yet, but we here at RetroVision Media will be the first to join after witnessing his latest Black Box Theater offering of Dracula. Now playing at the Players Theatre in the West Village NYC, Bianchi's hit adaptation of the infamous bloodsucker was resurrected for an evening of spine chilling, goose bump rising, yet fun filled entertainment.

Not to be confused with the old time radio shows of the 1920s-1950s, writer, director and music composer Dan Bianchi stamps his signature style on each original work with a unique blend of spirit, intensity and theatrical innovation. While this production of Dracula stays true to storyline, his unobtrusive staging, use of light and mild special effects allows the audience to feel as though they are experiencing the terror of this tale for the first time.

With a cast of seasoned professionals primed to perform at the highest levels of their craft, Radio Theatres Dracula is far and away a welcomed addition to the New York City theater scene this year. That being said, we would be remiss in our duties not to highlight Frank Zilinyi, (Count Dracula) gifted with the voice of gods, as he not only delivered a command performance, but visible had a lot of fun in the process. Our only question of Mr. Zilinyi is whether he is really that talented or does he simply work very hard at perfecting his technique.

Additionally, while this program is obviously designed for the minds eye, Mr. Bianchi provided two beauties, Alexandra Loren (Lucy) and Shelleen Kostabi (Mina) for those willing to brave a peak during the darkened stage performance to catch a glimpse of their bloodcurdling screams. We highly recommend this production and look forward to this theater companys work in the future.

Here is what you need to know:

The Place

Players Theatre

Opened

November 11, 2008

Closing

December 30, 2008

The Shows

Tue at 8pm

The Tickets

$20
212-352-3101
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The Kick Ass Cast!

R. Patrick Alberty (Harker), Anthony Crep(Narrator), Joe Fellman, (Van Helsing) Shelleen Kostabi (Mina), Alexandra Loren(Lucy), Chris Riquinha(Arthur), Frank Zilinyi (Dracula/Renfield)

Sound Engineer

Wes Shippee

Lighting Design

Matt Everett

Lighting Tech

Reid J. Kendall

Adapted & Directed By

Dan Bianchi

Executive Producer

Cynthia Bianchi

The Production Company

Radiotheatre

RetroVision Media Presents Captain Video

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Hey we got Captain Video, Masters of the Stratosphere for you kiddies today! Okay, we admit this has got to be the cheapest television show and production that we have on our program schedule and perhaps some of the campiest video media we have ever seen, but it is still worth your time for a laugh or two or three. Click here to download. Click to visit our Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Captain Midnight

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Captain Midnight was a daring, jut-jawed war hero who led a mysterious government group known as the Secret Squadron. Midnight, his comic sidekick Icky, and the rest of the Squadron traveled around the globe stomping out evil. When the show went into syndication, Midnight's name became Jet Jackson, and the show's title was changed. This description was obtained from IMDb. Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store

Issues Under Fire: Why Obama Should Pass On Billary Clinton for Secretary of State Post

Hillary Clinton; love or hate her, she must be respected for her never say die attitude as she and Bubba Billy keep their hands in the mix by not so quietly nudging their way into the Obama administration by any means necessary. Smiling affront cameras while coyly fending off inquiring minds of her chances for getting the Secretary of State gig, Hillary Clinton seemed rather transparent in her thrust for a power position far beyond her banishment back to the lowly Senate.

With all the surety of someone feeling as though the country owes her something for being a graceful second banana, it is a good bet she’ll try to weld her eighteen million rock throwing glass ceiling cracking supporter’s energy towards weaseling her ass back in close to the real action again.
But we say whoa there Nelly, not so fast; there are procedures and protocol that must be adhered to first. We got to make sure you are fit for the job. We got to make sure there is nothing in your background that might have been missed during the hotly contested primary run. We agree there can’t be much, because were there anything negative to be reported during the early days of campaign 08, we would have gladly been the first to blow the whistle. That being said, there is old Bubba Billy and his post presidential activities that need a fair share of scrutiny.

Just this year alone, Bubba Billy has racked up a reported $10.1 million smackers supposedly just to flap his gums and smile for the cameras. His business consulting and public/private chat sessions has earned the “slick one” so much do-re-mi from so many yet to be disclosed verbiage fiends willing to pay any price just to hear that raspy gurgle, there may be a hesitation down the line on both sides.

Without precisely stating what requirements were in place that would put the power hungry Senator Clinton first on the short list for the State Department’s top globetrotting, meet the world, hangout with nation event planners, while shaking hands, having tea and oh yeah smiling for the cameras job, Obama aides did say nothing is written in stone until Bubba Billy’s overseas activities and fund raising were fully viewed.

Several aides involved in the vetting process did say it would be necessary for Bubba Billy to separate himself from the activities of his foundation, including raising money. It's not just what he does or says - it's the fact that the foundation is involved with foreign countries, some of which might well be in conflict with U.S. policy," "It's more than a legal problem - there are ethical problems and appearance problems." And according to a former Clinton aide, "The problem is it's going to require some sacrifice by him," . "If he's not willing to do that, it could blow up."

In our opinion, for the kind of cash old platinum tongued Bubba Billy can make at one foreign business talk, the Clintons may want to reconsider going after the high profile, got to be clean of any smelly dealings post in the Obama administration. But then again, the price of glory, power ,influence and attention is probably worth any investment to a couple like the Clintons. After living in the White House bubble for eight years with all the perks and trimmings it must be tough to just say goodbye after coming so close again. The average person might be satisfied with making a Midas mint with his mouth and calling it a life, but this duo just won’t walk into the sunset without one last government paid, whirlwind, look at us tour.

It is a real shame for Hillary Clinton, that the Billary Clinton show always seemed to be billed as a twofer. Some could argue that it was because of Bubba Billy’s performance or lack thereof during the primaries she lost to Obama. And now once again she could very well lose out on her last opportunity to grab another bow on the big stage because of Bubba Bill and his undisclosed activities. But no matter what the reason, a non selection of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State is no loss for the country in the long or short run. Thursday, we’ll be back with why Colin Powell should be left of anybody’s list for anything big in this new administration. Click here for the podcast

RetroVision Media Presents Sherlock Jr.

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Buster Keaton stars in the silent comedic master piece as a lowly movie house attendant studying to be a detective and doing a bad job on both fronts. This movie file is particularly clear with a great music sound track considering the film was made in 1924. Enjoy the movie and share it with a friend. Click here to download. Click here to visit our Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Super Sleuth Sherlock Holmes

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Ronald Howard and H. Marion Crawford in another half hour episode of Englands hottest detectives. The case of Lady Beryl is more than worth the download and will be appreciated by a friend if you chose to share. Click here to download the program. Click here to visit the Movie Store

Issue Under Fire: Should Taxpayers Bailout Auto Industry; Like We Really Have A Choice

While all the attention is being paid to the Barack Obama transition team, and who is being considered for this and that big gig, we think more attention should be paid to the needed transition teams of the bailout recipients. From AIG to G M, Ford and Chrysler to the airlines or anybody else coming around looking for a taxpayer handout, particular scrutiny should be given to those that ran these industries aground due to their shortsighted & in many cases, criminally negligent management.

If the taxpayer is going to be on the hook to keep these companies afloat (and we will) and other Americans working, then the only way to reasonably guarantee a return on our faith based investment is to gut the management of these companies from the top down. We know this reeks of socialism as the government and the taxpayer will be the de facto owners of these institutions but the country has little choice at this point.

The common sense approach is the let the citizenry know that the billions needed to “reinvent” the auto industry is necessary to keep vast numbers of Americans on their jobs and away from the unemployment line. Should these jobs be lost, many will never return. For those that are lucky enough to find another job, few will pay the same and even less will come with comparable benefits. It has been reported that we will have as many as two million more people seeking government assistance in one form or another with lousy prospects for the future.

All these newly unemployed workers will no longer be able to meet their monthly financial obligations, leading to even more over due mortgage loans, car and credit card payments, with lowered credit ratings to boot. This will inevitable lead to fewer credit worthy prospects for lending institutions to market their financial services to, leaving them stranded with dough and no way to make money off of it.

We are only now really beginning to understand the true depths of the nation’s financial condition since the country was intentionally misled regarding the correct numbers of the job losses sustained over the last two months. With jobs being the very foundation of a sound economy, it is essential that the continued bleeding of American jobs be slowed at any cost. If GM and the other US automakers are allowed to go the way of Lehman Bros. the ramifications will be far more devastating and perhaps irreversible.

While many will correctly argue that the government is indeed cherry picking winners and losers we yield to their valid criticisms, but we are confident most will see the logic. It is an unfortunate truth, that some companies have grown to big to let fall, as the damage would be so far flung and so intense it could trigger the final stage of a complete collapse of the nation’s financial underpinnings.

With the Secretary of Treasure, big Bank Hank Paulson at the helm, clearly out of his league in handling the nation’s economic crisis, it is going to be up to the next administration along with cooperation from the other G-19 governments to restructure and re-regulate the way global business is conducted going forward. With Secretary Paulson doing an about-face on the initial use of the $700 billion bailout package of buying troubled mortgage assets, once thought to be the foundation of the so called rescue plan, he is now heading down another rocky road entirely.

Thus far, Secretary Paulson and this administration won’t even admit we are in a recession let alone the country is showing signs of a full blown a depression. While Gordon Brown of the UK acknowledged last month the Brits were teetering on the edge of a recession and prepped his nation accordingly and the Japanese today reporting they are currently experiencing a recession, we as Americans are the last to get the truth from our leadership.


From our vantage point, it is Secretary Paulson that is one of the root causes of the market’s erratic behavior and the world’s uncertainty. Secretary Paulson and company have done little else other than scare the hell out of an aging and incompetent congress by convincing them to ignore their constituents and granting Paulson a check without have the slightest understanding of what the hell was going on.

Without doubt, there are going to be others lining up to get their asses pulled out to the hot fires of red ink, and we are going to be forced to bail them out as well. The difference this time around is the country will be taking title to any and all who takes one dime of the taxpayers cash under these circumstances while relinquishing any claims to big bonuses, excessive compensation or even their continued connection to said companies.Click here for the podcast

RetroVision Media Presents More Sherlock Holmes

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Ronald Howard and side kick H. Marion Crawford crack the case of the Cunningham Heritage in this 30 min. episode of super sleuthing. Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Classic Sherlock Holmes

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Ronald Howard stars in this classic made for television Sherlock Holmes episode entitled The Shy Ballerina. Our notes say this production was filmed in France even though our boys Holmes and Watson are as British as ever. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Sky King Two

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The action continues with this episode of Sky King entitled Slight of Hand. Enjoy the program and share it with a friend. Click here to download program. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Sky King One

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We got the fifties/sixties classic Sky King to take you to the heights of crime drama and suspense in this trilogy of the cloud bound hero Click here to download this first of three episodes today. This episode is entitled Double Trouble. Click here for the Movie Store Issues Under Fire returns on Monday

RetroVision Media Presents Sky King Three

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We got another high flying episode of the great Sky King classic television series. This episode will be not only be worth your attention, but will also worthy of sharing with a friend. Click here to download the program. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media: Programming Alert!

We apologize for the delay in our podcast programming offerings for today, but we are experiencing server issues at this time. The eggheads been notified and are working feverishly to resolve the problem; well that’s what we are being told.

However, we did Jury rigged some links to get you some really cool classic television episodes of Sky King. We got a mini festival of three half hour episodes of the high flying western hero that can be downloaded from here: RetroVision Theater @ Blip.tv

Other Stuff:

Issues Under Fire audio podcast will return on Monday after a much need break from the coverage of Campaign 08 with our usual in-depth analysis of news and current events occurring around the globe.

RetroVision Theater’s Black Box Reviews will resume Wednesday and with any luck, we’ll be launching our video version of that programming shortly after Thanksgiving.

Coming Soon:

Todd Cheek, radio show host of Healthy Today-Healthier Tomorrow will be joining the RetroVision Media family with his weekly health and fitness podcast.

Issue Under Fire, the hour weekly video version should be ready for launch by 01.05.09

Plus there is lots more stuff that we can’t talk about yet, so keep hanging out with us to stay in touch.

RetroVision Media Presents Made for Each Other

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Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage. Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm. He doesn't and things get tough. A baby makes things even tougher. Been there done that! This description obtained from IMDb. If you love Jimmy Stewart and Carol Lombard, you are going to love this romantic comedy. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents King Kelly of the USA

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A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another. Complications ensue. This is a really funny romance, comedy musical that is great for kicking back to behind your cube walls while searching for that next job! Click here to download. Click here for the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Mr. Robinson Crusoe

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Yachtsman Steve Drexel bets his friends that he can swim ashore on a remote south-seas island with nothing but a toothbrush and be 'living the life of Riley' when they return. With handmade implements the lighthearted, athletic Steve improbably builds a comfortable home with all amenities...and local fauna trained to help him! Meanwhile, a grass-skirted young lady flees an unwelcome wedding on a nearby island. Steve calls her Saturday, but what is he to do with her? This description was obtained from IMDb. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Presents Mr. Imperium

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A beautiful singer/dancer turned actress and playboy crown prince turned monarch have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances. Since our very existence is based on unbridled honesty, we must advise you that this movie sucks in our opinion. Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents The War of the Robots

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An alien civilization, which facing eminent extinction, kidnaps two famous genetic scientists from Earth. A troop of soldiers is dispatched to combat the humanoid robots and rescue the victims. This really campy stuff worthy of sharing with a good online friend. Click here to download movie. Click here to visit the Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Presents T-Men 1947

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T-Men starring Dennis OKeefe and June Lockhart is about United States Treasury agents O'Brien and Genaro infiltrating a counterfeiting ring which has some dangerously good paper. This is supposedly based on several actual Treasury cases. Click here to download the movie. Click here to visit the Movie Store.

RetroVision Media Presents Time Traveler

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Two guys head back in time to find a cure for a raging disease in 1975

This is a fairly good made for TV flick from the old days of programming at ABC.

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RetroVision Media Presents Curse of King Tuts Tomb

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When archaeologists open up the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutenankamen, they see an inscription that places a curse on anyone who violates the tomb. Soon people who were involved with the excavation begin dying mysteriously. Raymond Burr stars in a really, really, really big way. In Fact, his is as big as we have every seen him on the big or small screen. Click here to download. Click here for the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents The Big Combo

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Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing the department too much money with no results. Diamond makes one last attempt to uncover evidence against Brown by going to Brown's girlfriend, Susan Lowell. This description obtained from IMDb.

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RetroVision Media Presents Three Came Home

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The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII. Separated from her husband and with a young son to care for she has many difficulties to face. This description obtained from IMDb.

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RetroVision Media: Obama's Transition Team, Only Super Heroes Need Apply

No rest for the weary, as President elect Barack Obama readies himself for his first presidential intelligence meeting. In today’s meeting he’ll be advised as to the true status of the nation's security. According to China View News, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Michael McConnell will lead the first briefing. This is why the country needed a new president with a good strong heart, as the classified intelligence Obama will be privy too may have stopped John McCain’s heart on the spot.

One can only imagine the true state of the nation’s affairs on all levels after the incompetent management of this current administration. President elect Obama would be smart to keep the engine running, while he assess the mess being laid at his feet. Today’s briefing is just one of many over the next few weeks in preparation for the world’s truly toughest job.

Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald had a headline reading; Wanted: Superheroes for new mission. This is indeed the feeling of the day as Obama begins to form his base crew for the massive undertaking of fixing the broken world.
With the global financial markets off their axes, a global ecosystem threatening failure, global starvation not far behind, a dwindling supply of fresh water along with near future shortages of oil supplies, we are going to need the best American talent we have to join the effort of the Obama team.

While most are gathering and regaining their senses after the historic achievement, the election of Barack Obama is only a tiny first step. What America and the world is about to face, will take a Herculean effort, a lot of grey matter, a ton of good will, the willingness to sacrifice equitably and most of all patients. The mess we are in and have spread like a virus to others took decades to bare its toxic fruits and it is going to take more than a day to reforest, restock and rebuild.

Our immediate needs of jobs with a living wage and health care benefits, investment in training and education are primary domestic concerns that the citizenry will look for first for signs of progress. The rate of foreclosures, the national economy, the rapid but sensible reduction of troops from Iraq, the carefully, modestly and strategically deployment of the needed military presence in Afghanistan with measurable and quantifiable indicators of success, all while keeping the promise of tax cuts for the middle class, will be on the front burners.

With all of the above on the new president’s plate, he’ll still need to pay close attention to the Israeli-Palestinian never ending drama with a mindset to finally bring that issue to a resolution. This will be a lot more doable than it was three days ago, if Israel gives the nod to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in their upcoming elections in Feb. But she is currently in a tight battle with ultra hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu. If crazy Ben gets in, all bets are off.

At this juncture, out going Secretary Condoleezza Rice is just wasting taxpayer dollars on a last ditch effort to seal the so called peace deal that was initiated in Annapolis last year. With the Israeli elections coming in February, most in the region are simply awaiting the next American president to work with. In our opinion, Secretary Rice was never taken very seriously and Barack Obama will be responsible for restructuring workable proposals the fringe elements in both camps might find actionable.

Then of course there is always Iran and their insatiable love for nukes, the reappraisal of all free trade agreements, the Russian plans for their deployment of counter measures to our plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. In a speech to their Federal assembly, President Medvedev said “Russia had no inherent conflict with America” and invited the new administration to start anew with Moscow. But he didn’t actually congratulate Barack Obama on the win in his speech; that reportedly came later in a telegram. What was that about, we wonder.

But as if all that were not enough, we still got that nagging national debt of what is projected to exceed twelve trillion dollars, with off the hook entitlement programs adding to it by the second. If we mix in the beggars from the US auto industry doing their best buddy can you spare a buck impressions with the airlines not far behind, with the haters hating on the extreme right, and the high expectations from the extreme left, Barack Obama and the first family-elect will be celebrating their last worry free seasonal holidays for quite some time. Click here to download the podcast.

RetroVision Media Presents The Jackie Robinson Story 1950

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Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. This description obtained from IMDb Click here to download Click here for the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents Abraham Lincoln 1930

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Brief vignettes about Lincoln's early life include his birth, early jobs, (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the assassination. This description obtained from IMDb Click here to download Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVisionn Media: America Wins and The World Loves It

America won this time and a worried watching world loved it.
Barack Obama being elected President of these United States sent a very clear message around the globe that a new way is on the way.
Tears of joy and elation were supported by a collective sigh of relief that the early dark days of this twenty first century may be coming to a close. With a nation weary from waging war, fighting a losing battle with the economy and potentially adjusting to a new world order, the country may have averted a national catastrophe with global consequences.

Finally America has something to look forward to other than more bad news about everything. Suddenly, people are thinking no matter how badly things get in the near future, they are bound to change for the better. On November 4th America prove that anything is possible if we work together to make it happen. A simple word like hope that was laughed at and ridiculed for lacking substance was all Barack Obama needed to offer his blossoming support a reason to take a chance on his message of change.

His lack of experience, his supposedly untested judgment and his short time in congress garnered little traction with voters at any step in the process. Starting with the primaries through the general election, his adversaries never understood the level of hopelessness the nation was immersed in. America was seeing that other developed industrial nations were finding ways to educate their kids and work forces, while providing adequate healthcare. America began to see countries like China, India and Russia play catch up, while taking our jobs in doing so. America began to see that cowboy/gunship diplomacy was leading the country's world image and position to ruin. But even more importantly, Americans began to realize that the very freedoms we have taken for granted were systematically being taken from us.

Enter Barack Obama, bringing a fresh new face to the scene, with a fresh new message, and a fresh new outlook. With an impressive set of credentials, a unique and interesting background and superior communication skills, nobody was going to stop him from attracting the attentions of an electorate hungering for a way out of these dark times. The country had been trashed so thoroughly by the very ones claiming to have the experience and leadership to set things right, that too few could be persuaded to follow their line of reasoning.

America has awaken in the nick of time to save its self further embarrassment and humiliation on the world stage as this new edition, ready to launch on January 21st 09 is already being eagerly anticipated by an adoring world at large. We all have much to look forward to as the days we have lived through and tolerating now are truly painful and depressing.

Since the election of George W. Bush in 2000, America and ultimately the rest of the world has been living under an increasingly dark cloud. Day after day we have become accustomed to receiving and accepting bad news. Each passing day’s problems, tragically always seemed worse than the day before. But on this new day, we are all able to see a flicker of light. Not much mind you, but just enough to take a collective deep breath before we confront the difficult challenges before us. It would be ludicrous to fathom a fantasy panacea but at least we are confronting those challenges as a united culture through the finding of a common ground.

This new version of America is already resonating in most places on the planet as we have shown the international community that America is really America. The America we showed the world yesterday is the America others will want to replicate. This is the example of democracy the world will want to emulate voluntarily. There should be no need to bring democracy to others at the point of a gun. There should be no need to instigate revolution and engage in nation building, since we have shown all by our actions how a true democracy works. The world has seen the best of America in the past, has seen the worst of America’s present and is about to see America at its coolest in the very near future.

Yes, we; all citizens of the world have much to look forward to as we transition into the next American administration. This is an administration offering a chance for hope, opportunity and a peaceful coexistence with our neighbors. This is an administration willing to talk to our foes as much as we support our friends. This is an administration, leveled with pragmatism that promises to govern from the center where all views are considered equally and fairly. This looks like the changes America should have entertained and embraced decades ago. But, as the saying goes; better late than never. Long live the American spirit! Long live America
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RetroVision Media Presents Slashed Dreams

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A couple on vacation in the woods is stalked by a pair of rapists

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RetroVision Media Presents Sherwood Forest’s Robin Hood

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RetroVision Media: Will America Awaken To A New Day Wednesday Morning, Or Just Another Day

As defined by Wikipedia, a Banana Republic is a pejorative term for a small country that is politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture (e.g., bananas), and ruled by a small, self-elected, wealthy, and corrupt clique.[1] It is most commonly used for countries in Central America such as El Salvador, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.

In some cases, these nations have kept the government structures that were modeled after the colonial Spanish ruling clique, with a small, largely leisure class on the top, and a large, poorly educated and poorly paid working class of peons, though it might have the (fake) trappings of modernity (such as styling itself a republic with a president etc.)

Frequently the subject of mockery and humor, and usually presided over by a dictatorial military junta that exaggerates its own power and importance—"the epaulettes of a banana republic generalissimo" are proverbially of considerable size, usually portrayed in satire with a pair of mops—a banana republic also typically has large wealth inequities, poor infrastructure, poor schools, a "backward" economy, low capital spending, a reliance on foreign capital and money printing, budget deficits, and a weakening currency. Banana republics are typically also highly prone to revolutions and coups.

While we don’t want to suggest America can be exactly described as the aforementioned, there are enough similarities to make a prima-facie case for the US heading down that road. By no stretch of the imagination, are we a small country, however, we are not nearly as big, wealthy and influential as we once were. Additionally, we are competing far more with many others we’d out classed with ease in the recent past.

When considering the stiffing caste system that is gripping the nation due to the richest one percent maintaining control of the lion’s share of the country’s wealth, one could successfully argue that we too are being ruled by a small, self elected (Gore vs. Bush) wealthy and corrupt clique. We too can be described as a country now living at the whim of a small, largely leisure class at the top, with a large, poorly educated and poorly paid working class of peons, though it might have the (fake) trappings of modernity.

When considering the world’s most recent opinion of our presidential leadership as fodder for mockery and humor, along with wealth inequities, poor infrastructure, poor schools, a “backward" economy, a reliance on foreign capital and money printing, budget deficits, and a weakening currency, we think the picture should be crystallizing for the reader of this posting quite nicely by now.

If one adds the fact that the nation’s electorate will be going to the polls in droves tomorrow, while still facing long lines with unreasonable wait times, old and in some cases outdated voting apparatus/technologies and the threat of shameless voter suppression, one has to give pause to those who can see the what America is becoming. With a battery of lawyers being forced to fan out across the country to assist voters that may be intentionally stripped of their most basic and fundamental right (an American’s right to vote) because of our inability or unwillingness to address blatantly corrupt methods and measures of the electoral process, election after election, leaves one with the feeling that a comparison of the US and a Central American dictatorship is not all that much of a stretch.

No matter how funny the jokes are that have been used to get a laugh at those below the border, we too are now showing all the sign and characteristics of an out of control ruling class. To go a step further, we too have been lead the last eight years by an intellectually deprived leadership. Relying far more on brawn than brains the current administration and the flunkies they use to manage the masses expectations, have brought the country right to the edge of its breaking point. They have broken the economy, they have broken the military, the have broken the back of the American worker and if they are not checked, the will break the very will and spirit of the American citizenry.

This they we speak of are that same faceless crew that has been pulling the strings behind the curtain of unadulterated wealth while using the masses as tools. These are those who promised to use the nation’s human resources to build a better country and contribute positively to the world. But in reality they simply used those precious resources to build private kingdoms for themselves. Little guys like Joe the Plumber was the latest and most egregiously use and abused tool.

It was unfortunate to see Joe the plumber allowing himself to be reduced to a mere composite of a real human being and a symbol to be flown like a flag. It was even worse to witness him play the stooge for a ruling class that will have little use for Joe after November 4th. But as dumb as Joe is, we can still learn some valuable lessons from his circumstance. Joe may not have the IQ of a toilet plunger, but he showed a thinking America exactly how that ruling class, has no compunction in letting a man make an idiot out of himself while they try to make idiots out of the country.

No one will every really know what Joe the plumber is being promised for his loyalty to a Republican Party that is controlled by the very entities that are keeping Joe in his soon to be permanent socioeconomic status. Perhaps a book, movie or record deal is in Joe’s future, a reality show or simply a large deposit in his bank account by an anonymous friend. Maybe Joe will take his morally ill gotten gains to the bank and be happy for the opportunity. But again, the likelihood is, poor old Joe will never achieve the dreams he is reported to aspire. The cruel irony that Joe will probably to come to realize is he was unwittingly snaking the one guy that had his best interest at heart; Barack Obama

But on this day, the day before the big day of Campaign 08, we want to make sure all Americans fully realize what is at stake. The very future of America and the world hinges upon us getting this election right, getting it done cleanly and without a hint of impropriety. However at this stage of the game, all has been said and all has been done and its up to Americans now to vote smart. If a majority of us do what we know down deep is right, we’ll all awaken Wednesday to a new day and not just another day. Click here for the podcast

RetroVision Media Presents Behave Yourself

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Who knew that an adorable little Welsh terrier could have such dangerous ties? When William "Bill" Denny (Farley Granger) is followed home by a little dog one day, he is totally oblivious to the danger and mayhem he has let himself in for. The dog is oddly the wanted by the mob, who are in turn wanted by the police. Add a skeptical but interfering mother-in-law, and you have plot in which poor Bill fumbling around in, trying, comically, to figure out what is going on, while getting the dog to "Behave Yourself." This description obtained from IMDb Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store

RetroVision Media Presents The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

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Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, Harold is a mild-mannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the aisle. But losing his job destroys that dream, and when he finds a particularly potent drink at his local bar, he goes on a very strange and funny rampage (with a lion in tow) This description obtained from IMDb Click here to download. Click here to visit the Movie Store