My First Jess Franco Film Blew My Mind! For those who are discovering Jess Franco, it’s all due to the terrific companies remastering his films for new generations. Mondo Macabro started me off with this triple set of Franco movies… Read More ›
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A Burger With A “Meat Bun!” Japan’s ALL-MEAT Burger – With Instructions!
A Burger With a “Meat” Bun! Yes, another day, another amazingly unique burger from Japan! MOS Burger has a new “Niku Niku Niku” Burger – want to know what it is? Well, it’s a burger that’s all meat, including a… Read More ›
You Want A “Wonder Woman”? Try Foxy Brown! Cleopatra Jones! Blaxploitation’s “Wonder Women!”
Look! It’s Wonder Woman! Yes, this summer’s biggest action star is female – and why not? Empowered women SHOULD rule the box office…but if we are going to talk about “Wonder Women”, what about these two? Now These Two Are… Read More ›
Monterey’s Amazing Aquarium! Magical Jellyfish! Circling Sardines At Cannery Row! A REALLY BIG Fish!
Welcome To Cannery Row! Yes, it’s a real place, immortalized in John Steinbeck’s book about the lives of workers along this famous fish canning district in Monterey Bay, California – and that town has one of the world’s best Aquariums… Read More ›
“Jaws!” 42 Years Ago, Cinema Was Changed Forever! Time To Celebrate Bruce The Great White!
5 Reasons To Celebrate This “Jaws” Birthday! 42 years ago this week, one of the great thrillers in cinema history premiered – and changed movie history forever. At that time, Hollywood routinely premiered a film in a dozen theaters across… Read More ›
The Roadhog Burger! A “XXX”-Burger! North Korea’s Mystery Meat! The Five Strangest Burgers! Cheeseburger In A Can Too!
It’s Raining Burgers! Now THAT is a sky full of tasty delight! Imagine cheeseburgers everywhere you turn – how could you ever decide which one to eat? For example, here are some of my favorites: Yes, that is a Cheeseburger… Read More ›
“Jerseylicious” Is Back! E! Online Has Seasons 5 & 6 NOW! Relive The Hilarious Hair-Pulling Hit!
Welcome Back To The Gatsby Salon! Fans of the hit series “Jerseylicious” were just given a great gift – E! is offering the last two seasons of the show online to watch! Full disclosure: my wife Alex Duda created and… Read More ›
RIP “Rocky” Director John G. Avildsen! Brilliant Movies Like “Save The Tiger” And “The Karate Kid!” Troma Too!
RIP To A Great Movie Director, John G. Avildsen! The odds are that, even if the name isn’t familiar, his work will be – RIP to the legendary Director John. G. Avildsen, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age… Read More ›
Todd Rundgren’s “Tin Foil Hat” Music Video! Todd & Donald Fagen’s Controversial Duet For “White Knight!”
Todd Rundgren Teams Up With Half Of Steely Dan! Todd’s new “White Knight” CD is full of great musical collaborations, including one very political song with Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen… Bravo to Cleopatra Records for the terrific support of Todd’s… Read More ›
Crosby Stills Nash See “Daylight Again”! Terrific Music From Stephen Stills And Graham Nash! The “Reluctant” Return Of David Crosby!
Classic Music From CSN! Crosby, Stills & Nash created some of the greatest music of our time…amid a LOT of internal squabbles, drug addictions and more… Of course, they were ALSO Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – the first “supergroup”… Read More ›
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