Grab A Coffin And Spend The Night! I have a “Shocktober” edition of “What The Friday”, and it takes place at Dracula’s house – well, castle that is! Yes, this is real! A few years ago, someone was lucky enough… Read More ›
70’s Cinema
The Shelly Winters Blogathon! “Lolita”! Shelley’s Brilliant Performance in Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece!
Time for a Blogathon that begins with some very pointed, and deeply hurtful dialogue directed at our honoree: Charlotte Haze: “Hum, you just touch me and I… I… I go as limp as a noodle. It scares me.” Humbert Humbert:… Read More ›
#31DaysOfHalloween Begins With Three “Inside Your House” Horrors!
Lock Your Doors! Shocktober Is Here! Here, let me help you through the door…NOT! I love the month of October, also affectionately known as “Shocktober”, because I celebrate both “#31DaysOfHalloween” AND “#31DaysOfHorror”. To get the month started, don’t both locking… Read More ›
“IT: Chapter Two” Is Here! Time To Countdown 7 Great Stephen King Adaptations! “Carrie” Casting! “Shining” Secrets! Zihautanejo Directions!
Pennywise Is Back! Horror fans will be in heaven this weekend, as “IT: Chapter II” will break box office records around the world! Reviews have been strong for the “IT: Chapter Two” – so get in line for a good… Read More ›
“Mistakes Were Made!” Cult Actress Fiona Lewis Drives Wednesday’s Bookmobile From The Swinging 60’s To A Chateau In France!
Celebrating Cult Movie Star Fiona Lewis! Here’s how watching a movie leads me to a great new book! I came across Actress Fiona Lewis when I watched the classic 70’s Vincent Price film “Dr. Phibes Rises Again!” Curious about her,… Read More ›
“Hell, Upside Down!” Classic 70’s Disaster Movies – And Their Big Star Feuds – Are My “Cult Movie Monday!”
“Hell, Upside Down!” Take a moment to enjoy what is, without a doubt, one of the greatest movie tag lines of all time! “Hell, Upside Down!” Time to enjoy some classic movie mayhem. And time also to have a celebrity… Read More ›
The Moon Landing Was Faked! “Capricorn One” Blasts Off As “Cult Movie Monday” Stages An Outer Space Conspiracy!
“There was one event of really enormous importance that had almost no witnesses. And the only verification we have . . . came from a TV camera”. Writer-Director Peter Hyams has a point: what if the Apollo 11 moon landing… Read More ›
A Terrific Biography Of “Cult Movie” Actress Claudia Jennings – From “Gator Bait” To Tragedy…
A Terrific Memoir Has The Story Of Claudia Jennings! She was an Actress and Model who starred in some of the best “drive-in” movies of the 70’s – but as you will see, she was so much more than “Gator… Read More ›
Daniel Craig’s Rocky 007 Finale! Debate: The Best Bond? The Worst 007?
His Name Is Bond…James Bond! These words are one of the most iconic phrases in motion picture history: “My name is Bond. James Bond.” And the films are a phenomenal achievement in longevity as well: in fact, Daniel Craig is… Read More ›
RIP Jim Bouton – Great Pitcher And “Ball Four” Author Wrote The Best Sports Book Ever…
A Sad Day For Sports Fans – And Fans Of GREAT Memoirs! Jim Bouton, whose groundbreaking book Ball Four was one of the first tell-all books in sports, has died at age 80. He passed today in Massachusetts from a… Read More ›