This House Has A New Tenant! Yes, we have a new President, who has taken up residence in the most famous “rental property” in the world! I have been lucky enough to go to Washington DC a few times, and… Read More ›
Film Noir
“Monster Trucks” Meltdown! $115-Million Write-Off Before It Even Opened! Disastrous Movie Performances!
A “Monster” Box-Office Meltdown! This past weekend saw the release of the big-budget action film “Monster Trucks” – and it bombed, barely grossing $10-million dollars in nationwide release. The problem was well known. Before Paramount even released this movie, their… Read More ›
Clint Eastwood’s 1971 Triple Play Of Classic Films! “Dirty Harry!” “Play Misty For Me!” “The Beguiled!”
Clint Eastwood – And One Incredible Year For Film! Clint Eastwood has, over his career, had many incredible films – beginning with his “man with no name” character from early iconic westerns like this: Eastwood has become an accomplished Director… Read More ›
Hollywood’s Legendary Formosa Cafe Has Closed! Will Someone Step Up To Save It? Now Is The Time!
Goodbye To The Legendary Formosa Cafe… Alison Martino, who created the great website “Vintage Los Angeles”, posted this on Instagram tonight: “Well, it’s unfortunately official. @theformosacafe has closed and the building is for lease.” Alison told me that “Esotouric’s Secret… Read More ›
RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP Debbie Reynolds. HBO “Bright Lights” Airs Jan. 7! New Documentary Captures Their Life Together…
Update on the HBO documentary – now scheduled for Jan. 7th premiere on HBO! RIP Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds… Movie fans around the world are mourning the loss of Carrie Fisher and her Mother, the iconic Debbie Reynolds. There… Read More ›
Celebrate An “Al Martino Christmas”! Hollywood Legend Leaves Holiday Cheer! Alison Martino’s Great Inside Stories Of Her Dad’s “Godfather” Ties!
“One of the great Italian American pop crooners…” It’s An Iconic Al Martino Christmas! This holiday season I have been sharing some of my favorite holiday music, and I didn’t want to forget this classic holiday album from the iconic… Read More ›
The Death Of “Classic Hollywood”: Ladies Men, Streaming Stars And Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply”…
A couple of weeks ago, one of Hollywood’s most legendary Artists – and Ladies Man – released his first film in more than fifteen years. Yes, LADIES MAN! “So, Did Warren Beatty Really Sleep With 12,000-Plus Women?” Recently, US Magazine… Read More ›
Superstar Weng Weng Lives! The World Smallest Action Hero! My “ActionAGoGo” Review!
Meet Action Star Weng Weng! Can you imagine a new movie starring this action hero? As you can see, he’s a BIT SMALLER than his co-stars: I have written about this diminutive action star before, but now there is a… Read More ›
Happy Birthday Bruce Lee! Lee’s Amazing “Nunchuck Ping Pong!” His Brilliant Movie Career!
Happy Birthday Bruce Lee! Today would have been Bruce Lee’s 77th birthday – the greatest action movie star of all time….and here is the proof! Yes, he battles Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – and he took on “tough guy” Check Norris as… Read More ›
Classic “Nordic Noir!” Drinking In Bukowski! Hunter S. Thompson! Great Writing! Madness Off The Page!
Time To Grab A Book And Read! I spent the entire month of October highlighting horror films, so let’s get into November with some great Writers who deserve to get some attention as well! Time For Great “Nordic Noir!” Norwegian… Read More ›
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