Want A Slice Of Pasta Pie? I love food. I love Italian food. And I just might love this dish most of all! Imagine being served a beautifully prepared cake – but when you cut into it, you get this!… Read More ›
Movies
Hey “Jackass”! “Cult Movie Monday” Has Ten Movies With A “J”! Jaws! John Wick! “Show Me The “J” And Joan Rivers Too!
“Jaws” Indeed! As we are slowing navigating our way out of this #quarantinelife, I have found the time to re-visit some of my favorite films. For this edition of “Cult Movie Monday”, find a nice place to relax and get… Read More ›
“Devil In A Blue Dress!” Denzel Washington’s “L.A. Noir” About Race In 1948 LA!
“A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?” A black man helps search for… Read More ›
“Do The Right Thing!” “Malcolm X!” Spike Lee’s Brilliant, Raw Take On Racism In America Resonates Today…
Spike Lee’s Oscar Winning Take On Race… After a distinguished career, Spike Lee finally won his first Oscar for Best Screenplay last year for his powerful script for the film “BlackkKlansman”, the true story of a black police officer infiltrating… Read More ›
“Pictures At A Revolution!” The Year That Two Films Dominated The Discussion Of Race In America!
This Is A “Picture From A Revolution!” This scene, when Sidney Poitier slaps a white man who had just slapped him across the face – was incendiary for its time, and it’s one one of the powerful films of 1967,… Read More ›
The Powerful Memoir “Black Like Me!” A Timeless Exploration Of Race And Racism On This Wednesday Bookmobile…
Traveling Through The South As A Black Man… This “Wednesday Bookmobile” is traveling to the past in order to address the present. “Black Like Me” may have been published 59 years ago, but it shows how much more still needs… Read More ›
“The Wrong Missy!” Raucous, Raunchy Star-Making Performance By Lauren Lapkus On Netflix Is My “Cult Movie Monday”!
“The Wrong Missy!” David Spade plays an uptight sales guy who goes on a disastrous, but really funny, first date. Tim thinks he’s invited the woman of his dreams on a work retreat to Hawaii, realizing too late he mistakenly… Read More ›
Kendall Jenner’s Fyre Festival $$$ Fine! The Fallout From This Music Disaster Continues!
The $90,000 Instagram Post! Remember this social media post from Kendall Jenner? Well, after being paid $275,000 to share it, she has now agreed to pay $90k for doing so! the 24-year-old Jenner has agreed to pay a $90,000 settlement… Read More ›
Director Robert Wise! From “Sound Of Music” To “West Side Story” And “Star Trek!” This “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has His Terrific Story!
An Incredible Directing Career Gets A Terrific Film Biography! I love books about Hollywood history. there are usually two kinds: one is all gossip and scandal – these are fun to read but don’t give much insight into the filmmaking… Read More ›
Movie Medical Malpractice! “The Hospital!” So “Where Does It Hurt?” This “Cult Movie Monday” Has The Diagnosis!
Ready for a “Scalpel Sharp” Dissection Of Medicine, Courtesy Of George C. Scott? Yes, in an era when we are in the midst of a medical disaster, I have chosen to escape into the world of “medical movie madness!” With… Read More ›
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