Settle in at the cinema! It’s time to have some fun with movies that begin with the letter “F”, all part of my “A-Z” of film! Remember, while these are ten GREAT movies with an “F”, they are not in… Read More ›
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Lana Turner’s Mobster Mystery! A Beverly Hills Scandal! The House Still Stands Today!
Welcome To The Hotel California! The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Blvd announces that you are at the center of the entertainment universe…the streets surrounding the hotel are lines with palm trees and movie stars: While Beverly Hills is… Read More ›
China’s Amazing Mega-Bridges! Amazingly $$$ Expensive! And A Glass Bridge Cracked!
China’s Unnecessary Mega-Bridges! What a powerful photo: poverty-stricken Chinese farmers working in the shadow of one of the world’s greatest bridges – a bridge that is so expensive to cross they will never do so in their lifetime! “Squinting up… Read More ›
Incredible Cinema With A Capital “E!” My “Movies A-Z” Countdown Continues!
Get Ready For Some “E”eccentric Cinema! My alphabetical countdown of my favorite movies – the 26-part “Movies A-Z” – continues with the letter “E” – another letter full of incredible cinema – as always, I have tried to find some… Read More ›
Happy 80th Birthday To Helen Mirren! From Her “Age Of Consent” To Controversial “Caligula!”
Happy 80th Birthday To Helen Mirren! Iconic Actress Hellen Mirren turns 80 on July 26 – and it’s time to celebrate some of her early work in film! Helen Mirren has become well known for such films as her Oscar-winning… Read More ›
Albert Brooks! “Lost In America” Criterion Collection! Three More Great Reasons To Love Him – “Taxi Driver” For One!
Albert Brooks Gets “Lost” Again! Actor/Director Albert Brooks posted this note on Twitter, letting fans know that The Criterion Collection is releasing a new, expanded blu-ray edition of his 1985 comic gem “Lost In America!” “You couldn’t change your life… Read More ›
“YMCA” Live! The Village People! The Hollywood Bowl! 17,000+ Dance-Along!
Welcome To The Hollywood Bowl! Just a short distance from Hollywood and Vine, the iconic Hollywood Bowl has a terrific lineup of performances all summer long, including tonight, when Kool & the Gang were headlining a night of funk, with… Read More ›
Movies With A “D” – Ten Classic “D” List Movies! Revenge! Sex! The Dawn Of 007!
Here Are Ten Great “D” Movies! Continuing my alphabetical countdown of movies I love, here are ten that begin with the letter “D” – they are full of sex, violence and Paul Giamatti too! Remember, these are not in order,… Read More ›
Terrific Actress Susan George! From “Straw Dogs” To “Dirty Mary” And “Mandingo”! A Controversial British Sex Kitten!
Meet Susan George! Fans of cult cinema already know this terrific Actress, Producer and Arabian horse breeder – yes, horse breeder! A woman of many talents, there are a few classic cult films that George has made that are worth… Read More ›
RIP Martin Landau! Oscar-Winning Actor And “Mission: Impossible” Star!
RIP Martin Landau… The great Actor Martin Landau died July 15th at the age of 89 following “unexpected complications”, his publicist Dick Guttman confirmed Sunday. I met this great Actor once, and he was a generous , compassionate person who… Read More ›
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