Tag: M
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The True Story of How a Teenager Created ‘M*A*S*H*’s Theme Song
If you’re a fan of M*A*S*H*, then you are well aware of “Suicide is Painless,” the show’s iconic theme song. If you’ve never heard that song, then just reading its title alone is confusing! You’re telling me the theme to M*A*S*H* is a song called “Suicide is Painless”? It is a bit baffling, and its…
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Alan Alda Asked ChatGPT To Write A M*A*S*H Episode, And It Was All About Superstitious Underwear
For “M*A*S*H” fans, the best time of year is pretty much whenever cast members from the beloved military comedic drama end up in the same place. It’s rare to see these actors and artists, now mostly in their 80s, reunite, so when they do get together, it always feels like a special celebration. The most…
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The Case for Shot-for-Shot English-Language Remakes Is Trickier Than You Think
Taking an excellent international film, and plopping directly into the Hollywood system to try and prop it up as some new, exciting thing, has been a long-derided practice of big movie studios for decades. The butchering of classic, radical films like Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse, and Fritz Lang’s M are all examples of…
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The Daily Stream: M*A*S*H Is An Endlessly Groundbreaking Anti-War Sitcom
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Series: “