Margot Kidd – A True Hollywood Tragedy… Working in Hollywood all these years, I was lucky enough to be around some of the best and brightest in the business. But it’s a tough industry to survive in, and here’s the… Read More ›
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“Jaws” Turns FIFTY Today! Here Are All The Celebrations Underway + Fascinating Trivia!
5 Reasons To Celebrate This “Jaws” Birthday! 50 years ago today, one of the greatest thrillers in cinema history premiered – and changed movie history forever. At that time, Hollywood routinely premiered a film in a dozen theaters across the… Read More ›
“Rocky” And “The Fonz!” How Henry Winkler Helped Sylvester Stallone’s Dream Come True!
Rocky And The Fonz! Hollywood is such a mysterious place: stars are made, careers are derailed, and for most, the spotlight never shines on them. So when I read this story – of which I knew the Muhammad Ali part… Read More ›
Happy 95th Birthday To Clint Eastwood! Here Are Some Of His Greatest Films!
Happy Birthday To Dirty Harry! Clint Eastwood turns 95 years old today…for me, his portrayal of “Dirty Harry” Callahan is his greatest work, but we could spend the entire day arguing that! You see, it’s impossible to rate his incredible… Read More ›
50 Years Of “Jaws!” I Rode The Universal Tours Tram For A Shark Closeup! “War Of The Worlds” Too!
An Iconic Movie Poster… 50 years ago this summer, this singular image, along with an immediately iconic soundtrack, wowed movie audiences as Bruce, a very unfriendly shark, bit down on the world! Actor Roy Scheider took on the mighty beast… Read More ›
Why Was “Juror #2” Buried? The Mystery Of Clint Eastwood’s “Secret” Movie!
Where Is Clint Eastwood’s New Movie? Wait, you didn’t know there WAS a new Clint Eastwood film? That’s because the studio behind it has buried it! The film is called “Juror #2”, and it’s 94 year old Eastwood’s 40th film… Read More ›
Heading “North” For “Movies A – Z”! I’ve Got “Notting Hill”, Napoleon Dynamite And Faye Dunaway’s Oscar Win!
Time To Celebrate Iconic Movie Images! If you love movies, you also love iconic movie moments – like this shot of Cary Grant being chased by a small airplane…or this shot of an Anchorman who’s “mad as hell and not… Read More ›
Steely Dan’s Brilliant Debut! A Terrific Blogger Goes “Reelin’ In The Years!”
I am a lifelong fan of the music of Steely Dan. So imagine how excited I was to read an insightful blog post about their iconic debut album! “Steely Dan” was the brainchild of the songwriting team of Walter Becker… Read More ›
Remembering Richard Pryor…A Celebration Of A Legend! Movies! Comedy! And These Classic Videos!
Time To Remember The Funniest Man Of All Time! Richard Pryor was a brilliant standup comic, actor and personality. He was also volatile – biographies of Pryor tell many of these stories – and he had a tragic personal life… Read More ›
Celebrating Lee Marvin – Hollywood’s “King Of Cool!” Here’s Angie Dickinson Wailing Away On Him!
It’s that time of year when you have to decide who you like – and everyone likes someone who knows how to play it cool…the “coolest” guy in the room… Meet Hollywood’s Coolest Guy George Clooney is currently Hollywood’s “coolest”… Read More ›
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