DAILY CALL SHEET: MARCH 27, 2024

 

Saturn 3 (1980) Love-hate triangle on a space station turns into a square when homicidal Hector the robot wants in on the action. It has impressive set design, one of the 80's coolest looking automatons, and plenty of star power in Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, and Farrah Fawcett... and yet the film is a mindboggling mess of sci-fi leftovers from the late 60's/early 70's. At some point Douglas and Fawcett drop some kind of space acid and you'll wish had some as well to help get through it all.

TIL: While not a common sight these days, the "cappello romano" was a popular hat worn by many priests for centuries. It was often called a "saturno" because its rounded top and wide, circular brim resembled the ringed planet. Unlike a bishop's mitre, the saturno had no real ceremonial use or religious meaning. Apparently, priests just liked wearing them because they looked good with cassocks.

Funny Book Philosophy: Mad Magazine 108 (1967) I haven't bothered with seeing Immaculate yet because it looks like nothing more than fancied-up nunsploitation for millennials who've never been to a drive-in before. I'll probably catch it down the line on streaming, but I hold no hopes for its portrayal of religious life. Heck, even back in the 60's, Mad Magazine knew the deal with how nuns and priests are handled in Hollywood.