Welcome To “Retro” Las Vegas! This is the view of the Las Vegas Strip from my room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel – and whenever I go to Las Vegas I feel like I’m hanging out with The Rat Pack! Our… Read More ›
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70’s Cinematic Smackdowns! The Disaster Epic Battles From “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Towering Inferno!”
“Hell, Upside Down!”Take a moment to enjoy what is, without a doubt, one of the greatest movie tag lines of all time! “Hell, Upside Down!” Now, as I spend the year going through some of the greatest films of the… Read More ›
RIP William Friedkin…A Celebration Of The Director Of “The Exorcist”, “The French Connection” and More…
RIP William Friedkin… Very sad news to report: the brilliant Film Director William Friedkin has died at the age of 87…no cause of death released yet….I wanted to pay homage to one of the icons of cinema…Friedkin had an amazing… Read More ›
Have You Watched”The Late Show?” This 70’s Cult Classic Is Lily Tomlin’s Greatest Role!
Have You Seen Lily Tomlin’s Greatest Movie Role? I love Lily Tomlin – everyone knows her for her successful TV show “Grace & Frankie” with Jane Fonda – but since her breakout role on the TV show “Laugh-In” she’s always… Read More ›
Did Mickey Rooney Really Have A “Potato Fantasy” Restaurant? The Answer Is Here!
Here’s a story I just shared over on my food site “Bite! Eat! Repeat!” A funny story of celebrity endorsements gone wild! The late Actor Mickey Rooney seemed to put his name on everything, but did that include this? Click… Read More ›
Marlon Brando’s “Deliverance?” My 70’s Cinema Look At A Wild Casting Coup!
“Squeal Like A Pig!” It is one of cinema’s most iconic – and unsettling – lines. And one of film’s most intense moments of all time. I just spoke to someone who didn’t know even know that “squeal like a… Read More ›
Exploring Gritty 70’s Cinema With “Straight Time!” Dustin Hoffman Fires Himself!
Dustin Hoffman Gets Gritty! You may know Dustin Hoffman for a lot of great movie roles, but I bet you don’t know him as a hardened ex-con trying to do his “Straight Time!” My year-long dive into 70’s cinema has… Read More ›
Is Nicolas Cage AKA Superman In “The Flash?” Does Tim Burton’s Doomed “Superman Lives” Project Have A Cameo?
“Superman Lives”! Or, The Story Of How He Died! With the new movie “The Flash” opening worldwide, I read that it has a lot of cameos that are making fanboys very happy! First, did you know that Nicolas Cage was… Read More ›
Did “Flash Gordon” Lead To “Star Wars?” Celebrating Sam Jones – The Original “Han Solo”!
“Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!” Cult movie fans know that Sam Jones WAS “Flash Gordon!’ But did you know this: those are the words that led to “Star Wars!” There, do I… Read More ›
Celebrating Joan Rivers…My Trip To Cannes With Joan And Melissa Rivers!
June 8th would have been Joan’s 90th birthday…my wife and I were lucky enough to work with her for years, and she was the nicest – and funniest – person we were ever lucky enough to meet… There are true… Read More ›
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