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 ›
Action Films
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 ›
“Shocktober 2023” Showers With “Carrie”! My Celebration Of 70’s Cinema Has This Horror Masterpiece And More Stephen King!
Time For A Halloween Horror Classic! As we celebrate “Shocktober 2023”, time to we turn off all the lights and have our pants scared off! For me, a great horror film is more than slashing and shock scares…it’s a film… Read More ›
“The Stepford Wives” Is A “Shocktober” Classic! The “Rosemary’s Baby” Author Strikes Again!
Meet The Ladies Of Stepford! As we movie through Halloween season, this “Shocktober” offering is a classic slice of 70’s cinema. The 70’s were chock full of great films that have been forgotten to time…and that’s why I’ve been shining… Read More ›
“Shocktober” Gets Underway With The “Head-Spinning” 70’s Classic “The Exorcist”!
Time To Spin Your Head Around For the Greatest Horror Film Of All Time – “The Exorcist”! My year long look at the greatest decade for cinema – the 70’s – tears into Halloween season with simply put, one of… Read More ›
“Grosse Point Blank” And “Romy & Michelle” – Two GREAT High School Reunion Movies!
Have you been to a high school reunion? Well, I doubt it was like this one! Yes, as Jeremy Piven is quick to point out, this was a “killer” of a reunion, thanks to reunion attendee and professional hit man… Read More ›
“Electra Glide In Blue!” A Forgotten 70’s Masterpiece! Robert Blake’s Best Role!
“Did you know that me and Alan Ladd were exactly the same height?” All year long, I’ve been diving into some of the greatest films of the 70’s – and I want to share one of the 70’s great undiscovered… Read More ›