Time For Another “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! Here’s one of my favorite installments in the “dinner and a movie” series – because I got to make Julia Child’s legendary beef bourguignon recipe – and see Meryl… Read More ›
Hollywood
Surprising New Academy Award Changes Just Announced! Oscar’s New Plans Will Be Controversial!
Wow! New Academy Plans Are Surprising – We’ll See How Hollywood Reacts! This isn’t Johnny Carson’s Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scienes just revealed some changes to the Academy Awards telecast, and a few are bound to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #4! A 196 Block Hike Through New York’s Central Park! Peering Through Hitchcock’s “Rear Window!”
“Hitch Hiking” Through The Urban Jungle! For part four of my series of “Hitch Hiking” – a cool hike followed by a classic Hitchcock thriller – I decided an urban hike would be good for the film being discussed: the… Read More ›
“Dinner And A Movie” Says “Snap Out Of It!” Bite Into The “Moonstruck Eggs” Recipe! Cher Eats! Nic Cage Chews Scenery!
“Dinner And A Movie” With Cher! Anyone hungry? I am, and in the spirit of my “Dinner In A Movie” series, it’s time to share a recipe that screams out, “I need some eggs!” I could make the beautiful eggs… Read More ›
The Eagles Debut Album! “Take It Easy!” 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Winslow, Arizona! Glenn Frey Statue Now As Well!
First, the debut album… “There it was, the sound. Extraordinary blend of voices, wonderful harmony sound, just stunning.” Yes, when listeners heard this band’s first album, with those gorgeous harmonies, a new sound in country rock music was created! “Take… Read More ›
Beverly Hills 90210 Vs. Motorized Scooters! West Hollywood Bans Them Too! The Scooter Battle Is ON!
Scooters, Scooters Everywhere! Behold the new “rideshare” phonemenon! We’ve seen them seemingly everywhere, a social phenomenon that was created virtually overnight – the motorized scooters that you can rent, ride and drop off anywhere, and I mean ANYWHERE. According to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #3! Yountville California! Napa Valley’s Gorgeous Wine Country! Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic “North By Northwest!”
Welcome To Yountville! Napa Valley wine country is legendary for making great wine – and for the third in my “hitch hiking” series, my wife Alex and I are taking you on a long walk through the vineyards, where you… Read More ›
A Nicolas Cage Movie Six-Pack! I Watch Six NEW Nic Cage Films In A Single Day! Here’s How It Ended…
Nicolas Cage Rules! Let me get that out of the way first and foremost: for decades now, Nicolas Cage has put himself out there for movie lovers to enjoy – and by that I mean he’s never been afraid to… Read More ›
Terrific “American Grindhouse” Documentary Celebrates “Violence! Liquor! Sex!” Classic Cult Cinema!
“Violence! Liquor! Sex!” Talk about a “not-so-subtle” poster! I just watched a terrific documentary about “Grindhouse” cinema, and this is exactly what they were discussing! More on that documentary in a moment but first, some examples of this “sinful era… Read More ›
Ratatouille! “Dinner And A Movie” With Chef Thomas Keller’s Legendary Byaldi!
Biting Down On Greatness! If you don’t know what this is, welcome to the delicious French world of a “Ratatouille” – and I assume you’ve heard of that film, where this recipe came from! Time for the next installment of… Read More ›