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Fred Flintstone. Woody Woodpecker. They're all billiards players at heart. My Top 10 List of Cartoon (and Animated) Cue Stick Carrriers. Who would you add? http://www.billiardsmovies.com/uncategorized/top-10-cartoon-cue-stick-carriers/

Many professional billiards players have had cameos in, or technically advised on, billiards movies. A few -- Keith McCready ("The Color of Money"), Jennifer Barretta ("9 Ball"), Marcello Lotti ("The Pool Hustlers"), Efren Reyes ("Pakners") -- even had significant or starring roles. To that...

Watching Whoopi Goldberg do the tribute to "The Wizard of Oz" at this Monday's Academy Awards made me think how crazy it is she once starred in the made-for-TV billiards movie Kiss Shot. Turns out there is a lot of history between Oscar and billiards movies. Enjoy my review of that unusual...

Billiards and sex. They go together like chocolate and peanut butter, right? For some history on this pairing, and for my review of the billiards episode "Double or Nothing" from the erotic cable series Red Shoe Diaries, go to...

A number of prominent players today have assumed nicknames (e.g., "The Hitman," "Silent Assassin") that are intended to psych out their opponent to some degree. But, in billiards movies and television, intimidation extends well beyond violent monikers. It is in their honor then that I share...

What classic sitcom has one of the most memorable called combinations in billiards TV history? “I will knock the 8 and the 15 ball into the corner pocket there, but before the 8 ball goes into the corner pocket, it will kiss off the 3 there, causing the 9 ball to drop into this here side...

While there have been billiards short films since 1912 (if not earlier), I believe the 1935 movie "Bad Boy," which is available on DVD from Loving the Classics, may be the first full-length billiards movie. Let me know if you know of earlier ones. Here's my review...

As I often am, I'm humbled by the level of pool knowledge among this forum's members. Thank you for the corrections to the quiz.

Gerry Williams: I was under the impression it was a J18, and that this Joss cue was subsequently renamed the Joss N7.

Apocalypse2013 -- thanks for catching the spelling mistake on Keith McCready's name.

Guessing there are less than 10 people in this entire forum who haven't seen "The Color of Money." But, how well do you know the movie? To commemorate my 50th blog post, I just posted the Ultimate 50-Question "The Color of Money" quiz. Take the quiz and let me know how you do. If you get...

Yep, that's definitely Jimmy Piersall. Not clear if he came before or after Ted Travers. Here's a pic I found of Wilt the Stilt on the show with the Fat Man and Piersall. https://twitter.com/dennisedit/status/228670348009295872/photo/1

As was shared on this message board in late October, VCI Entertainment has released a DVD of three episodes of "Celebrity Billiards With Minnesota Fats" from 1971. (The DVD is titled Volume 1, so perhaps others will be produced later.) For anyone who likes to watch the Fat Man dazzle, either...

Nothing like an ever-growing collection of billiards movies. Nice! I wasn't aware Baltimore Bullet was on DVD. Is that region 2? Also, what is "Beso del Juego"? Is that "Kiss Shot" in Spanish? No picture to share, but I just ordered a few you may want to consider, including: "Celebrity...

I recently reviewed the snooker game show "Big Break," which was very popular in the UK for the 11 years it aired. (Pretty much the polar opposite of the US billiards game show flop "Ballbreakers.")...

Billiardshot...that's a fantastic find. Thank you! If you can think of any others (movies, tv shows, short films) that are missing, let me know.

Hi. I'm trying to find the 1991 billiards movie "A Paradise Without Billiards" from Sweden/Italy. I posted some information on my blog "8 Ball on the Silver Screen", but have been unable to locate it. Looks promising in that it's a billiards movies that is finally not all about hustlers. Any...

Love that there is a discussion in this forum about "Death Billiards." I have a blog "8 Ball on the Silver Screen," in which I review every billiards movie, tv episode, short film, and web series. Here's the review I wrote on Death Billiards. Would love your thoughts...

As follow-up to my earlier response, here's my latest blog post "Battle of the Sexes in Billiard Movies." From that post: Historically, billiards movies were movies about men, typically portrayed as cocky, brash hustlers, using their pool skills to be king of the mountain. The supporting...

Agree. Would love to read this. For my blog "8 Ball on the Silver Screen," I'm writing an article that looks at the treatment of lead women in pool movies (e.g., Turn The River; 9-Ball; Up Against the 8 Ball; Kiss Shot) compared to the treatment of men in pool movies. While the women are often...