Dancing To The Beat Of “B”! Celebrating great music one letter at a time! I’m looking at the letter “B” today – for whatever reason, this seemed like a letter for classic music from classic bands…let’s start rocking in the… Read More ›
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Was Johnny Depp Drunk At His Movie Premiere? The Daily Mail Reports From The “Orient Express!”
Johnny Depp’s Questionable Appearance At London’s “Murder On The Orient Express” Premiere! The Daily Mail UK has an in-depth story about Johnny Depp’s recent appearance at the premiere of his latest film. “Murder On The Orient Express” has an all-star… Read More ›
“Vespertine”! LA’s Best Restaurant! Food As Art! Food As Theater! The Mad Creativity Of Wizard Chef Jordan Kahn!
First, look at the dish above. This is NOT a winterscape – IT IS A PLATE OF FOOD. So is this: Now, here is the “statement of purpose” from the restaurant that serves them: “Vespertine is a gastronomical experiment seeking… Read More ›
Jayne Mansfield – 66/67! Incredible New Documentary Tells The Story Of A Cursed Hollywood Sex Kitten!
The Satanict Mystery Of Jayne Mansfield! Jayne Mansfield was one of Hollywood’s most fascinating sex kittens, an Actress who seemed to make bigger headlines off-screen than on! She hung out with Beatles, acted in sexy 60’s comedies that showed off… Read More ›
Tears For Fears! Incredible Live Performance! Iconic Band Wows L.A. With Their Biggest Hits!
Time For Some Live Tears For Fears! There is nothing better than a live performance: the energy of the crowd, the musicianship onstage – here is another great example: Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, Tears For Fears, playing all of… Read More ›
Films In The Key Of “X-Y-Z”! Great Movies To End The A-Z Countdown!
Celebrating The Power Of Cinema! I love movies, and have had a blast lately sharing some of my favorites on a special series of lists that celebrated the unique, obscure, offbeat and just plain strange films that we can all… Read More ›
Tippi Hedren! Her Reaction To The Harvey Weinstein Scandal! Her Alfred Hitchcock Harassment!
First, let me say that the accusations against Movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein are vile – I had the chance to interact with him throughout the 90’s, and he was belligerent, crass and known to be a bully towards journalists and… Read More ›
Was Jess Franco The Origin Of Darth Vader? Is His Look An Homage To A Lina Romay Cult Shocker?
Where Did Darth Vader’s Look Come From? A Jess Franco Film? OK, here’s how this radical thought began: I happened to be watching this 1974 cult exploitation film by Jess Franco: A Naked “Most Dangerous Game!” The film is vintage… Read More ›
Christina Lindberg! Wedding Singers! Willy Wonka! Ten Amazing Films With A “W”!
Smile! Withnail Has Something Special For You! Richard E. Grant can’t stop smiling, since this list of films will make everyone deliriously happy! For this edition of “Movies A-Z”, I wanted to make sure I offered a mix of the… Read More ›
A You Tube find – Classic Hollywood Dance To The Bruno Mars Beat!
Originally posted on beetleypete:
I don’t scroll around on You Tube that much, to be honest. When researching for my Significant Songs posts, I recently came across this exceptionally clever short clip, with famous dancers and actors ‘performing’ to a…