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Lately, I've been doing a lot of research on early billiards sketch comedies... some of these are probably familiar, hopefully not all. If you're aware of others, please share. The blog post I wrote includes clips to watch all the scenes from. Enjoy...

For those who love billiards movies as much as I do, a new film about billiards -- "Night to Be Gone" -- is making its way around the country, with an upcoming screening in Brooklyn, NY on Thur, 11/9. Director Loren Marsh will be present to talk about the movie and the pool shots, which were...

If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, how many words is a good billiards poster worth? I don't know, but I've looked at a lot of billiards movie posters over the years. This is my Top 10 list. Any you would add? Note: this is not an endorsement of these movies.

Bowling. Chess. Ballooning. They've all been on the cover of Sports Illustrated (US). But, not billiards. Fortunately, I've discovered more than 170 other magazines that have put billiards professionals or billiards imagery on their covers. They span 100 years, criss-crossing the globe and...

Recently, as I was doing some research for an upcoming post on my blog 8 Ball on the Silver Screen, I started to identify billiards magazines, past and present, from around the world. I’ve found 61 so far, most no longer published. You can see sample covers of each one here. Which ones am I...

Over the years, I've identified almost 150 billiards-themed print advertisements for non-billiards products. (So, no Brunswick ads, no TV commercials, etc. Just print.) My uncle, who is a creative director for an ad agency, and I had fun discussing our favorites. Read the full blog post. If...

Recently found this poster and trailer for a 2019 Chinese billiards movie called "Metal Billiard" (or "Alloy Billiards") about a dude who shoots pool with a metal arm. Trailer looks entertaining, though subtitles would help :unsure: Have found snippets online, but looking for any knowledge of...

Over the past few months, I was doing some research on how and when billiards has featured into game shows over the years. I wrote this blog post recently that addresses some of the history, but I imagine I left out some examples. Curious to hear your thoughts...

There wasn't much press, and I still can't find it on IMDB, but in May 2020 a new carom billiards movie came out of South Korea called Sixball. I found it for free, with English subtitles, and it's worth the watch. Here's my review, which also includes links to the trailer and to the video...

For my 200th blog post on billiards movies and TV shows, I tried to celebrate the sport by honoring the Top 10 Pool Players Playing Pool in movies and TV episodes. http://www.billiardsmovies.com/top-10-pool-players-playing-pool-in-movies/ Note 1: This list intentionally excludes those...

Want respect in pool? Try acting like a man. Earlier this month, Bravo aired the gender-bending social experiment series In a Man's World. The first episode "Emily" starred Emily Duddy, who turned into "Alex" in order to highlight sexism in the sport. Here's my review...

I'm assuming many of you saw the news that Rutger Hauer has been cast to star in the upcoming snooker movie "Break." As such, I went into my archives and surfaced the interview I did with the movie's writer/director Michael Elkin. Here's my blog post -- enjoy...

How many of you billiards players are also comic book fans? If you are, I hope you will enjoy my list of the Top 12 Billiards Comic Book Covers. http://www.billiardsmovies.com/uncategorized/top-12-billiard-comic-book-covers/ Special thanks to Pool & Billiards Magazine (Nov, 2015) and Gary...

We have all experienced it. A movie that looks like it will be about billiards, based on the compelling poster. But, when we watch the film, we find out it has little or nothing to do with the sport. :angry: It's time to end the #NotABilliardsMovie deceit. Here's my list of the Top 15 worst...

Did anyone catch the 2014 Taiwanese movie Second Chance now on DVD? Eight professional women's billiards players in one movie. I just watched it. My review is here: http://www.billiardsmovies.com/billiards-movies-2/second-chance/ If you saw it, what did you think?

What are the best billiards commercials of all time? In January 2015, I tried to answer this question with my original Top 10 Billiards Commercial List. Realizing I had omitted too many good ones, this morning, I published Another Top 10 Billiards Commercial List. If you haven't seen all...

When's the last time you had sex on a pool table? Wait - don't answer that. Instead, take a look at my list of The Top 10 Bedroom Billiards Scenes from movies. It seems there's something about a stick, balls, flat baize surface, and 30" pool table height that provokes the cinematic...

I'm looking everywhere....does anyone have any leads on how to find three billiards short films -- Take a Cue (1939), Champion of the Cue (1945), or Nineball (2007)? My discussion of these three films is below...

Hey, I'm working on a blog post about the best cameos by professional billiards players in movies or television shows. Who are some of your favorites? Aside from the obvious ones (e.g., Keith McCready is "The Color of Money," Jimmy White in "Legend of the Dragon", Jennifer Barretta in...

Most of us love the "Werewolves of London" scene in The Color of Money. But what about songs that are specifically about billiards? Or music videos that focus on billiards? After listening to the lyrics to "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, I put together my Top 10 Billiards Song (Lyrics) and...