Three Travel Books That Gave Me Wanderlust! I love books. I love to read. I love to travel. I am about to take a plane, a boat, a train and who knows what else…with that setup, I also know there… Read More ›
Obscure Movies
A Historical Urban Hike Through London! My “Hitch Hiking” Series #6! Alfred Hitchcock’s Thames River Swim To Promote The Provocative “Frenzy”!
Welcome To London! I have been lucky enough to have been to London many times in my career, and have had the chance to explore many of its fun and fascinating corners…as part of my latest “Hitch Hiking” series, I… Read More ›
A Magical “Dinner And A Movie”! Feast On Babette’s Quail In Puff Pastry!
“Dinner And A Movie” Goes For The Gold! My latest installment of “dinner and a movie” heads overseas for a classic preparation: Quail in puff pastry – a delicious recipe from a Oscar winning film: Babette’s Feast! This classic 1987… Read More ›
Happy Birthday Brian DePalma! “Scarface!” “Carrie!” Incredible Films Like “Blow Out” And “Phantom Of The Paradise”! Hilarious Casting Trivia With “Star Wars” Too!
Happy Birthday Brian DePalma! One of cinema’s all-time greats is celebrating a birthday today, a legendary Director with an incredible body of work that continues today. Brian DePalma was born on September 11, 1940. His incredible career is marked with… Read More ›
After 48 Years! The Last Orson Welles Film “The Other Side Of The Wind” Is Released! Bravo Netflix!!!
Finally! The Tortured Story Of Long-Lost “The Other Side Of The Wind!” John Huston, Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich may be laughing in the photo above, but there is nothing funny about the torturous route that the legendary Director’s last… Read More ›
Spinal Tap’s Lawsuit Goes To $400-Million! Classic Mock Rockers Sue For A Piece Of The Cinematic Pie!
These Don’t “Go To Eleven”! They Go To $400-Million! Yes, speakers that “go to eleven” so they would be “one louder” is just one of the great gags from “This Is Spinal Tap”- along with, of course, “Hello, Cleveland!” One… Read More ›
The 2018 “Burning Man” Controversy! What’s The Fate Of The “Orgy Dome”?
Welcome to “Burning Man!” One of pop culture’s most unique spectacles, the Burning Man Festival, is about to light up again, but this year, there is more controversy than usual about the event… As The Daily Mail reports: “Tens of… Read More ›
