Alright, I’m gonna come right out and say that I know there’s a million other awesome shows out there. There’s a reason TV Critics are saying we’re living in the Second Golden Age of Television. Some honorable mentions to this list are The Man in the High Castle, Stranger Things, Mr. Mercedes, Silicon Valley, Sneaky… Continue reading What To Watch Now That Game of Thrones is Over
Tag: Pulp Fiction
What is Pulp Fiction?
Usually when we tell people we write pulp fiction the person we’re talking to will ask ‘What is Pulp Fiction?’ This happens so much we wrote an article about it on our old website when we used to go by the name of Shit Show Pulps. Ironically, that article was used against us when we… Continue reading What is Pulp Fiction?
Pulp Artists
The first publishers with the brains to realize the average person does in fact judge a book by its cover were the people who published pulp paperbacks. Below are the artists who grabbed your attention at the newsstand and sold countless magazines, paperbacks, and straight-up sleaze. Pulp art sold a hell of a lot of pulp… Continue reading Pulp Artists
Why We Love Film Noir
I once made the acquaintance of a man who told me he never watched a movie that was made before 1977 (because Star Wars debuted in ‘77). This shithead went to film school and he just wrote off everything made during the Golden Age of Hollywood. There’s a word that describes that kind of person,… Continue reading Why We Love Film Noir
Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and the Art of Cinematography and Film Editing (as well as the recipe to Fritz’s Blue Martini)
I was going to write an article about how influential Orson Welles and Fritz Lang were for us and many other people in our industry and then the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences went and pissed a lot of people off with their decision to present the awards for makeup and hairstyling, live-action… Continue reading Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and the Art of Cinematography and Film Editing (as well as the recipe to Fritz’s Blue Martini)
The Soprano’s Turns 20
The Sopranos turns 20 this week (it first aired January 10, 1999). Yeah, we feel old too. To think that Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri got poison ivy killing Mikey “Grab Bag” Palmice 20 years ago this year. Saying The Sopranos was a massive influence on the American Pulps team would be a huge understatement. If it’s not the… Continue reading The Soprano’s Turns 20
Drink Like A Character: Champagne Cocktail Recipe – The Big Sleep (1939)
Now I know that’s not a scene from The Big Sleep but it’s one of my favorites from The Godfather Part II and he mentions champagne cocktails so there ya go. Chandler liked his Gimlet’s but Marlowe’s client General Sternwood reminiscences of his champagne cocktails while in a hot house wearing a wool blanket in… Continue reading Drink Like A Character: Champagne Cocktail Recipe – The Big Sleep (1939)
American Pulps Playlist
If you’re as old as us you remember listening to the radio and waiting for the perfect song to come on to record for your mix tape. And if you’re like us, you hated when the DJ talked in the middle of the song. Well we’ve got a 2019 digital version of that for your… Continue reading American Pulps Playlist
Drink Like a Character: Clarence’s Mulled Wine Recipe – It’s A Wonderful Life
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 too busy drinking this stuff… Continue reading Drink Like a Character: Clarence’s Mulled Wine Recipe – It’s A Wonderful Life
Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies
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; Rudolph will not be represented.… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff: Christmas Movies