Post #109204 by Satan's Sin on Thu, Aug 19, 2004 3:24 PM

Thanks, folks -- your appreciation really means a lot --

For you midcentury fans out there, here's a post from Lotta Livin' I'm sure you'll find of interest:

So_Cal_Native_in_Texas
Modern Socialite
Post subject: 1962 movie "X-15" on DVD from MGM

Didn't know where else to post this, but the other night I got a copy of the new-to-DVD 1962 Richard Donner-directed movie X-15, with Charles Bronson, Mary Tyler Moore, James Gregory, Kenneth Tobey, and others (it was cheap, only about $10 bucks at Best Buy), and I just wanted to tell everyone that it's a very interesting glimpse at the world of then-cutting edge military technology (the X-15 program), and the widescreen video transfer of this film is really pretty darned impressive. I guess what made me think to tell everyone here about it was when I saw the classic mid-century houses and autos. Some interesting sidebits to it are the occasional mention of NASA as "the N. A. S. A." (spelled out) and the fact that notorious SoCal Congressman Bob Dornan actually has a small part in this film!

Anyway, I just noticed that it was a little-known title (I, the film maniac, had actually never even heard of it before, believe it or not) that got a decent DVD release, and since it's from the period we love so much, you might want to pick it up or at least rent it.

[ Edited by: Satan's Sin on 2004-08-19 15:25 ]