Behold the “Summer Of Love” – when “flower power” met “free love” – and hordes of hippies boarded psychedelic buses that cross-crossed America looking for music festivals, so people could “drop out and turn on.” It was a golden, innocent… Read More ›
70’s Cinema
The “Phantom” Is Gone! An Appreciation of William Finley…
William Finley Has Died… Very sad news to post. William Finley, the star of Brian DePalma’s brilliant 1974 movie “Phantom Of The Paradise”, has died. Here is a bio I found online: “The lanky 6’4″ William Finley played the side… Read More ›
Norway’s “Dirty Harry!” Oslo’s Toughest Cop Harry Hole! Time For “Nordic Noir!”
Raise your hand if you love Dirty Harry! Now, imagine a series of crime thrillers set in Norway – starring Harry Hole, Norway’s version of “Dirty Harry!” BEHOLD BEAUTIFUL OSLO! What a gorgeous city – Oslo, Norway – the home… Read More ›
Kingpins! Slimeballs! “The Dude”! Let’s Go Bowling In The Movies!
Let’s Go Bowling! With the recent political talk about how bowling speaks to what America stands for, I thought a look at some of the most popular – and interesting – movies about bowling were in order. KINGPINS, THE DUDE,… Read More ›
Hungry Cops, Working Girls and Martyrs! These Women Can ACT!
Great Acting is inspiring – and here are 4 award-winning performances that showcase great acting by four terrific Actresses! Working Girl – Directed by Mike Nichols. Released in 1988. Melanie Griffith was Oscar nominated for Best Actress – and held… Read More ›
New York Orgies! Sex Down Under! Plato’s Retreat! “Dirty Docs!”
Hey! Watch It With The Camera! We’re Doing An Orgy Here! There are documentaries that enlighten – and inform. They are, in many ways, educational and thought-provoking. Yes, even when they are about orgies… And then there are documentaries that… Read More ›
Sex-Crazed Stars, Tabloid Wars and Tough Guys! Auto Focus, The Paper and The Long Good Friday!
Hold The Phone! I love telling someone about a great movie they may have missed. Recently, I got someone hooked on “Barton Fink”, the classic Coen Brothers film – there are a ton of great, overlooked films to share –… Read More ›
Iconic-ly Cool Movie Double Bills – McQueen, Marvin and Newman!
Look at this guy – and look how cool he is! Or this guy: And then there is this guy: PAUL NEWMAN. STEVE MCQUEEN. LEE MARVIN. THESE GUYS ARE COOL. It’s time to celebrate three of the coolest guys who… Read More ›
RIP Karen Black, Flying Stewardess! ’70’s Movie Madness!
RIP Karen Black Sad news that Karen Black has died. She was a great character Actress, and it was her role that spawned the campy classic “The stewardess is flying the plane!” The Stewardess Is Flying The Plane!: American Films… Read More ›
RIP Haji! FASTER, PUSSYCAT Star! Russ Meyer’s SEXPLOITATION CLASSICS!
Haji RIP! Sad news to report: Haji, one of the “Faster Pussycat” stars, has died… Here’s the writeup from PEOPLE online: “Her Double-D Avenger costar Kitten Natividad shared the news of her passing on her Facebook page on Saturday. No… Read More ›