Laughlin didn't take the movie away from WB; his antitrust suit against Warners was because of their breach of distribution and self-serving accounting (e.g. putting "Billy Jack" on double bills, and then crediting 100% of the take to the other movie, which was usually some bomb in which the studio had a larger…

Laughlin didn't take the movie away from WB; his antitrust suit against Warners was because of their breach of distribution and self-serving accounting (e.g. putting "Billy Jack" on double bills, and then crediting 100% of the take to the other movie, which was usually some bomb in which the studio had a larger…

I've been subtracting 2 months off the cover dates.

I've been subtracting 2 months off the cover dates.

DeBartolo has reported online that he's writing a full "Avengers" parody. So that'll be one of their (2 months) articles if it's in the next issue.

DeBartolo has reported online that he's writing a full "Avengers" parody. So that'll be one of their (2 months) articles if it's in the next issue.

Mayor V, you’re absolutely correct about the way movies used to roll out across the country, until the unprecedentedly wide releases for “Godfather” and especially “Jaws” changed the distribution system.

Mayor V, you’re absolutely correct about the way movies used to roll out across the country, until the unprecedentedly wide releases for “Godfather” and especially “Jaws” changed the distribution system.

Bill Gaines sold MAD to Kinney Industries in 1961 for tax purposes.  Kinney bought Warner Brothers in 1969.  MAD started running ads in 2001.  It'd be tough to find a more gradual slope upon which to go downhill.

Bill Gaines sold MAD to Kinney Industries in 1961 for tax purposes.  Kinney bought Warner Brothers in 1969.  MAD started running ads in 2001.  It'd be tough to find a more gradual slope upon which to go downhill.

Much of what you're saying is wrong.  "The Oddfather" appeared more than half a year after "The Godfather" opened in theaters.  "Sleazy Rider" came out nearly one year after "Easy Rider."  "Butch Cassidy" 7 months, "Midnight Cowboy" 8 months, "2001: A Space Odyssey" 9 months, and so on. The current mag's movie…

Much of what you're saying is wrong.  "The Oddfather" appeared more than half a year after "The Godfather" opened in theaters.  "Sleazy Rider" came out nearly one year after "Easy Rider."  "Butch Cassidy" 7 months, "Midnight Cowboy" 8 months, "2001: A Space Odyssey" 9 months, and so on. The current mag's movie…

Either it's to minimize the "dead" visual look of solid blocks of text within the art, or they're inept psychotics.  But which?

Either it's to minimize the "dead" visual look of solid blocks of text within the art, or they're inept psychotics.  But which?

"James Bomb"?  "Tushy Galore"?  Fuck you, MAD… oh, wait.  That was 1974?  MAD's exact all-time peak in circulation?  Crap.  This is seriously messing up the premise behind the "from this instant on, MAD, which once was great, commenced sucking forever" timeline.

"James Bomb"?  "Tushy Galore"?  Fuck you, MAD… oh, wait.  That was 1974?  MAD's exact all-time peak in circulation?  Crap.  This is seriously messing up the premise behind the "from this instant on, MAD, which once was great, commenced sucking forever" timeline.

I like the way everybody is saying "Ugh, that sucked except for this one joke," and then everybody cites a different joke.

I like the way everybody is saying "Ugh, that sucked except for this one joke," and then everybody cites a different joke.

She's outlived Rhett and Scarlett's daughter.  It ain't fittin', it just ain't fittin'.  It ain't fittin'.

She's outlived Rhett and Scarlett's daughter.  It ain't fittin', it just ain't fittin'.  It ain't fittin'.