Jun 30, 2020
DS9’s “Meridian” and the 1954 Hollywood musical that inspired it.
Perhaps more so than any other Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine leaned heavily for inspiration on the world of 20th-century film. But not every futuristic retooling of a classic movie could reach the heights of “Badda-Bing Badda-Bang,” which we...
Jun 13, 2020
Ocean’s 11 (1960) and “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.”
Long before George Clooney assembled his star-studded gang of high-rolling thieves, the original Danny Ocean—Frank Sinatra—successfully knocked off five casinos in a single night in the original 1960 Ocean’s 11. With help from Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and...