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 ›
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Midnight Run Fist-a-phobia! Shawhank’s Zihuatanejo! Units Of Time! “Feel Good” Movies About Redemption!
Time for some “feel good” movies – stories of redemption – where characters have flaws, overcome weaknesses, make the right choices, and leave you at the end of the movie with a big smile on your face. It can also… 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 ›
Heat! Meat! Sex! Death! Oysters! Best Books About Food!
NOTHING BETTER THAN FRESHLY SHUCKED OYSTERS! I love fresh oysters! Yes, and I love Italian food, too! Like this gorgeous bowl of Linguine with Clams – oh, and burgers, too! And meat! I love it all! So what am I… Read More ›
Beatle$, eagle$, C$NY! Big $$$ Battles Of The Bands!
Abbey Road Fair to say that this is one of the most iconic pictures in music history – The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, outside the studio where they recorded their final album. Yes, “Let It Be” was released last, but… Read More ›
Just In! The World’s Biggest Burger + Breaking Bacon News!
Yes, another day goes by and one more “biggest burger” record falls! More on that ia second, but first, more from that terrific website that is fronted by the voice of Patrick Warburton, also known as “Puddy”. The Pioneer There… Read More ›
“Carrie” And More Halloween Horrors! CLASSIC Brian DePalma Thrillers!
THIS is how I plan to spend my Halloween… Isn’t this one of the most iconic images in film? A pig-blood-drenched Carrie White, about to exact revenge on her tormentors…a great Halloween horror film, and just one of the many… Read More ›
Mutiny! Bounty! Into The Wild! Kalahari! The Great Escapes!
Welcome To Paradise! Paradise. Doesn’t it look perfect? Don’t you dream about getting away from it all, leaving behind all of your cares and worries, and just enjoying an idyllic existence? Let’s Play Dress Up! Or what about traveling to… Read More ›
Scarface, Phantoms & Obsessions! A Celebration of DePalma!
Load Up For A Celebration of DePalma! Brian DePalma is one of America’s greatest living Directors. Yet he doesn’t win Oscars, he doesn’t get much attention lately, and it’s a shame, because he has made some of the best movies… Read More ›
The French Laundry! Michael Ruhlman! Best Books About Food!
Food. We all have to eat it. There’s no getting around that fact. So…if you begin by acknowledging that fact, then why not take the next logical step and try to enjoy it? FRIED OYSTERS! Growing up in the Pacific… Read More ›