Let’s Go To The Movies! Well, 2023 is in the record books, and while the various Hollywood strikes kept many highly anticipated films off the silver screen, there were enough to make it a very satisfying year at the cinema:… Read More ›
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Broadway Joe Namath’s Super Bowl Stunner! 55 Years On From Pigskin To Pop Culture Icon And Ann-Margret Chopper Flick!
The Legend Of Broadway Joe! Talk about a fun locker room! One of the NFL’s most legendary stars not only hung out with Farrah Fawcett, but it was 55 years ago yesterday – January 12 1969 – that he made… Read More ›
A Theater Puts Out A “James Bond” Warning! That Story + My 2024 “007” Review-A-Thon!
Warning! James Bond Ahead! And it has come to this: moviegoers in London are being “warned” about the content of the James Bond films! Shield Your Sensitive Eyes! Yes, these films are now being shown WITH A WARNING! As reported by… Read More ›
Give Me An “A”! Ten Classic Films That Begin With “A”! Movies “A-Z” For 2024!
Celebrating “Cinema A – Z” In 2024! I’ve done this before, but I’m back it: every week in 2024, I will be sharing my favorite movies beginning with a letter of the alphabet! Ten Great Films That Begin With the… Read More ›
Celebrate New Year’s Eve With “The Poseidon Adventure!” End The Year With Some “Hell, Upside Down!”
“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!” Now, as I spent the entire year going through some of the greatest films of… Read More ›
Celebrating “The Godfather!” The Greatest Film Of All Time Caps A Year Of 70’s Cinema!
Celebrating The Greatest Film Of All Time! My year-long look at 70’s cinema ends with my favorite film of all time. A masterpiece that gets even better and better with repeated viewings, “The Godfather” was a cultural sensation when released… Read More ›
Have You Seen “The Laughing Policeman?” Celebrating A 70’s Action-Thriller Starring Walter Matthau!
Take a moment and read that poster: ”this movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.” That’s a unique sales pitch, but it came at a time when “Dirty Harry” and other gritty… Read More ›
Mary Tyler Moore Takes On Philip Marlowe! “Gift” A Gumshoe’s Greatest Hits – Author Raymond Chandler!
“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” Now that’s “hard-boiled” writing! You want to… Read More ›
Hollywood’s Iconic “Hightower” Gets A Starring Role In A ’70’s Gem!
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 http://alisonmartino.com houses her “Vintage Los Angeles” social media – it has a wide… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” Is For “The Birds!” “Shocktober 2023” Has Alfred Hitchcock’s Bodega Bay Flying Horror!
Let’s Go “Hitch Hiking!” Looks like “Tippi has a problem with birds! Since it is “Shocktober 2023”, it’s time to celebrate one of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thrillers – for those who don’t know, my wife Alex came up with the… Read More ›
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