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It’s 7/7 – And Ringo Turns 77! Happy birthday to Ringo Starr! He’s the most famous drummer of all-time…one of four members of the greatest musical group ever…and July 7th is Ringo’s 77th birthday! Let’s talk…
70’s Cinema
Pitcher/Author/Actor Jim Bouton Shocker! “Ball Four” Writer Has Brain Disease!
A Sad Day For Sports Fans – And Fans Of GREAT Memoirs! “You spend a good piece of his life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.”… Read More ›
Olivia de Havilland’s Big $$$ “Feud” With The Makers Of The Hit Show!
Legendary Actress Olivia De Havilland turns 101 years old on July 1, but she got a head start on the holiday fireworks by filing a massive lawsuit against FX and Ryan Murphy over her depiction in the new television series… Read More ›
“Sexy Nature!” My “First Franco” Was A Wild Cut Of “Countess Perverse” With Lina Romay!
My First Jess Franco Film Blew My Mind! For those who are discovering Jess Franco, it’s all due to the terrific companies remastering his films for new generations. Mondo Macabro started me off with this triple set of Franco movies… Read More ›
You Want A “Wonder Woman”? Try Foxy Brown! Cleopatra Jones! Blaxploitation’s “Wonder Women!”
Look! It’s Wonder Woman! Yes, this summer’s biggest action star is female – and why not? Empowered women SHOULD rule the box office…but if we are going to talk about “Wonder Women”, what about these two? Now These Two Are… Read More ›
Lady Gaga! “A Star Is Born!” Bradley Cooper Directing This Classic Hollywood Story!
Bradley Cooper Directs Lady Gaga In The Classic Hollywood Story – “A Star Is Born!” Now THIS is a film I can’t wait to see! There have been a number of public appearances by Lady Gaga recently, performing for Bradley… Read More ›
007’s Greatest “Bond Girl”! Diana Rigg! Brains! Beauty! Bond’s Greatest Film As Well?
Meet 007’s Best “Bond Girl!” Some of the most empowered women roles in film were actually in the classic James Bond movies – beginning in the very first film “Dr. No”, when the first “Bond girl” emerged from the water…… Read More ›
“Jaws!” 42 Years Ago, Cinema Was Changed Forever! Time To Celebrate Bruce The Great White!
5 Reasons To Celebrate This “Jaws” Birthday! 42 years ago this week, one of the great thrillers in cinema history premiered – and changed movie history forever. At that time, Hollywood routinely premiered a film in a dozen theaters across… Read More ›
RIP “Rocky” Director John G. Avildsen! Brilliant Movies Like “Save The Tiger” And “The Karate Kid!” Troma Too!
RIP To A Great Movie Director, John G. Avildsen! The odds are that, even if the name isn’t familiar, his work will be – RIP to the legendary Director John. G. Avildsen, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age… Read More ›
Crosby Stills Nash See “Daylight Again”! Terrific Music From Stephen Stills And Graham Nash! The “Reluctant” Return Of David Crosby!
Classic Music From CSN! Crosby, Stills & Nash created some of the greatest music of our time…amid a LOT of internal squabbles, drug addictions and more… Of course, they were ALSO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – the first “supergroup”… Read More ›
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