Welcome to Gigondas – this is a look back at our fall 2009 trip to France – here we are posing from this beautiful village in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region of France… And of course Paris – Alex and I love… Read More ›
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Yak Dumplings, Flesh-Eating Monkeys + Safari’s Gone Wild! Offbeat Food Travels Galore!
Yikes! Yak! He looks like he’s in a BAD mood…here’s why: In the mood for yak dumplings? Neither is he! Ok then, how about this? Want to hang out with some flesh-eating Monkeys? NO? Ok then… Want to hang out… Read More ›
Mutant Girls, “Pinky Violence” And Lady Snowblood Too! Japanese “J-Sploitation” Lives!!
Are You Hooked ON “J-Sploitation?” Here’s Why You Should Be! Time to give the new wave of Japanese Exploitation filmmakers a hand! I’ve got a new film to highlight before we go back in time to revisit an era of… Read More ›
Packing “Heat” With Mario Batali! Loving Cannes, Cooking in Ship Galleys!
Welcome To The Cote d’Azur! Here is a shot of the South of France – one of the most beautiful places in the world…the French Riviera has terrific food that captures the best of the Mediterranean: fresh local produce, garlic,… Read More ›
My Night With Prince Albert of Monaco! More Cannes Cannes Memories!
Welcome to Cannes! Time now for more stories and pictures of my trips to Cannes, France for the International Festival du Film… This is the French Riviera, one of the most beautiful places in the world – and say hello… Read More ›
Swedish Sex Kitten Christina Lindberg! The Original Queen Of “ARTSPLOITATION”!
Meet Christina Lindberg! One of the sexploitation world’s most famous Actresses WANTS to be disturbed! If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I am a fan of 60’s & 70’s exploitation films – an era of filmmaking that… Read More ›
A Fistful of Yen, Sniffing Glue and Calling Me Shirley, Too! Classic Comedy Movies!
If you know the phrase “fat, drunk & stupid”, then you know one of the funniest movies of the 70’s…or perhaps this one: “looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue”… And if you ever thought there… Read More ›
Momofuku! Pork Belly Bliss! Inventing Liquid Olives with el Bulli! Mind-Altering Food From Visionary Chefs!
This might be the best-tasting thing you will ever put in your mouth. It’s a delicious concoction from one of the greatest Chefs working today: David Chang – from his Momofuku empire. And what you see above this is food,… Read More ›
Devils! Dwarves! Caligula! Mind-Blowing Movies NOT For Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day – NOT! I know that Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate all that Mom did to make your life better…but what about the “Crazy Mothers” who spawned these films? Here are 3 films NOT to share… Read More ›
Movie Taboos, Shocking Seductions, “Mr. Tibbs”, Raging Bulls and $7,000 Cinema!
YOU TALKING TO ME? Yes I am! Time to get back to talking movies! Let’s talk some CLASSIC FILMS, like “The Godfather”: The story of Hollywood is much more entertaining that just history. It is full of iconic images like… Read More ›
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