This is a fascinating movie story – a great film that underperformed tries it again! Check out the blu-ray release of this new Tom Cruise film! Yes, “Live Die Repeat” looks like an interesting film – except it’s actually “Edge… Read More ›
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Hollywood’s “Hightower” Movie Past! “Vintage Los Angeles” Climbs These Legendary Stairs!
Welcome To The Hollywood Hightower! I love iconic Hollywood, and it is disappearing – but there is a website that is fighting back! Alison Martino’s terrific website “Vintage Los Angeles” has a wide variety of stories about some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
RIP Joan Rivers – A World Class Person Is Gone…High Flying Memories…
RIP Joan Rivers! This is shocking news – and incredibly sad for everyone who had the good fortune to know her: Joan Rivers was one of the nicest, most genuinely warm and loving people you could ever meet. Her death… Read More ›
Leonard Maltin’s LAST EVER Movie Guide! The End Of A Pithy Era!
It’s the most widely read movie guide of all time! It weighs two pounds, it has 1,612 pages – and it’s the end of an era! Here’s what CNN is reporting: “Leonard Maltin was 18 when the first edition of… Read More ›
“Birdman” Soars! Michael Keaton’s Masterpiece! Oscar Season Begins!
2014’s Oscar Race Is Officially Underway – Behold “Birdman!” “There are streaks of 42nd Street, The Producers and Sunset Boulevard here, but otherwise, Birdman isn’t much like anything else at all. Think Black Swan directed by Mel Brooks and you’re… Read More ›
“Vintage L.A.” Noir! Celebrate LA’s Heritage, Amazing Website And Classic ’70’s Noir!
The Sign Says It All! Welcome to LA! Yes, time to visit the city of angels – well, the 70’s version at least! It was a time of innocence, at least when it came to traffic: I wanted to share… Read More ›
RIP Robin Williams! A Genuine “Class Act”! A Cannes Encounter…
RIP Robin Williams. I was lucky enough to hang out a couple of times with Robin Williams. His death is shocking and sad, for reasons we all know. As an Actor, he left behind a great body of work –… Read More ›
The Wild Bunch! Billy The Kid! Sam Peckinpah’S SOUP Tossing!
A visionary Director speaks candidly about the moviemaking process, both in his own words, and in the dialogue from a film… “If they move, kill ’em!” This iconic movie line is from “The Wild Bunch” – but it also speaks… Read More ›
“The Godfather” Screen Tests! Robert DeNiro IS Sonny Corleone! Wild Brando Godfather Trivia!
It is, quite simply, the greatest film of all time: A masterpiece that gets even better and better with repeated viewings, “The Godfather” was a cultural sensation when released in 1972, and won a slew of Oscars including Best Picture… Read More ›
“Planet Of The Apes”! Classic Science Fiction! Charlton Heston’s Masterpiece!
“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” One of the most iconic lines in science fiction history, uttered by one of Hollywood’s biggest stars…time for some “Apes” talk! With “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” in… Read More ›