10/11/2007
Our friends at the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications- which is thankfully back under construction- have mentioned to me that they have put up a special seasonal addition to the museum’s on-line store! It’s “Svengoolie’s Horror Picks”- a selection of some of my favorite dvds to help make the scary season more scary! Check them out, and remember that the proceeds help benefit this great treasure of a museum-which, upon completion, will be an amazing place to look at broadcasting history! If you remember the original museum, then you know how cool the new one is going to be- and any fan of local broadcasting will love all the Chicago television represented there! You can check out my picks at www.tvondvdshop.com on the MBC site.
I’ve been a part of events, tapings, and viewings at both the original museum, in that “Jetsons”-looking building, and the second location in the Cultural Center-and can’t wait for the new version- right near where the old WFLD-channel 32 –used to be (which is now the House of Blues!)
Speaking of picks- how about today’s Halloween season monstrous movie pick? Let’s go with the whole museum theme and choose –“The Relic!” Shot in Chicago, this 1997 movie was directed by Peter Hyams- who, at one point, was a news anchor here – possibly at channel 2. I always remember that he would read stories of murder, death and devastation with a weird looking smile on his face! Regardless, this story of a strange and deadly creature on the loose in a museum has plenty of scares- including an eerie scene down in the underground exhibit storage area with the creature stalking a museum employee. It’s based on an excellent novel written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (by all means, READ THE BOOK- and any of their other books- they’re favorites of mine!)
You’ll love the shots of the Field Museum and other Chicago landmarks- but, the frightening story of a reception for an new exhibit that ends up being crashed by the murderous monster might just have you looking over your shoulder next time you visit the museum campus!
I’ve been a part of events, tapings, and viewings at both the original museum, in that “Jetsons”-looking building, and the second location in the Cultural Center-and can’t wait for the new version- right near where the old WFLD-channel 32 –used to be (which is now the House of Blues!)
Speaking of picks- how about today’s Halloween season monstrous movie pick? Let’s go with the whole museum theme and choose –“The Relic!” Shot in Chicago, this 1997 movie was directed by Peter Hyams- who, at one point, was a news anchor here – possibly at channel 2. I always remember that he would read stories of murder, death and devastation with a weird looking smile on his face! Regardless, this story of a strange and deadly creature on the loose in a museum has plenty of scares- including an eerie scene down in the underground exhibit storage area with the creature stalking a museum employee. It’s based on an excellent novel written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (by all means, READ THE BOOK- and any of their other books- they’re favorites of mine!)
You’ll love the shots of the Field Museum and other Chicago landmarks- but, the frightening story of a reception for an new exhibit that ends up being crashed by the murderous monster might just have you looking over your shoulder next time you visit the museum campus!
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