I was just thinking of a flaming rum punch. No, it’s not cold enough for that. Not nearly cold enough…Wait a minute…wait a minute…Mulled wine, heavy on the cinnamon and light on the cloves. Off with you, me lad, and be lively! -Clarence OK Christmas is over but I was […]
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We’re feeling festive over here at American Pulps and decided to put together an American Pulps Christmas Movie list. Granted this isn’t a list of the best Christmas movies, there’s some that we love that aren’t on here. This is merely a list of movies that resemble our work so; […]
Most of our articles are going to be about what inspires our work here at American Pulps, the rest will be drink recipes. This isn’t a drink recipe. I wasn’t a huge Stephen King fan as a kid, probably because I tried to read The Shining in 8th Grade for […]
Sally lives and works in Pasadena California, is a USC graduate and was married to the late Richard D. Bunkall another painter. This will be the first of many posts that showcases stuff that inspires the American Pulps team. Whether it’s movies, music, art, or real life people we take out […]
John Barrymore is probably known more for being Drew Barrymore’s grandfather today than anything else. Which is unfortunate because he was considered the greatest actor of the early twentieth century in theater and on the silver screen. His performance as Hamlet on Broadway and in London is considered the best […]
“I want to take you on kind of an inebriational travelogue here.” – Tom Waits We’re going to take you on a tour of Hollywood Boulevard. Some of these spots were used as sets in movies, others frequented by famous people, and some are a little bit of both. The […]
We’re gonna take a deep dive into Film Noir. It’s an aesthetic that’s as American as apple pie, meaning it was shaped in America but influenced from people elsewhere as well. I’m gonna break this down to a few categories. 1.) The content, the story 2.) The cinematography, what is the […]
AKA the Raymond Chandler Gimlet “We sat in a corner of the bar at Victor’s and drank gimlets. ‘They don’t know how to make them here,’ he said. ‘What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. A […]
Like all listicals this articles going to have some omissions but here are the 10 Best Summer Movies according to myself right now. You ask me tomorrow and the list may change but here goes and in no particular order: Caddy Shack One of the best sports movies of all […]
The gruesome and abrupt end to Elizabeth Short’s life is as famous now as it was immediately after the discovery of her body on January 15, 1947 in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. There’s a million theories about whether or not her killer was also the Cleveland Torso Murderer or […]