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 ›
70’s Cinema
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Turns FIFTY! Let’s Do The “Time Warp” Again!
It’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s Birthday! Well, doesn’t time fly when you are one of cinema’s most unlikely success stories? As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, these red lips are about to celebrate 50 years as a pop culture phenomenon! The Rocky Horror… Read More ›
“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 ›
I’ve Got “Valley Girls”, “Viva Las Vegas” And Lots Of “Dolls” Too! My “Movies A – Z” Gets Hooked On “V”!
Rock It, Elvis! Rock It! As you can see, Elvis and his pelvis are VERY excited about the ten films I am about to share with you! What could go wrong? Well, Patty Duke needs her “dolls”, and I’ve got Paul Newman’s… 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 ›
Holiday Gift Guide Goes Hollywood! Sherry Lansing’s Candid Biography Decimates “Wayne’s World!” + Five More Revealing Hollywood Memoirs!
Give The Gift Of A Great Hollywood Memoir! This holiday season, why not give the gift of Hollywood? I amsharing a close-up look at some of the best I’ve read, beginning with these revealing stories of navigating Hollywood as a… Read More ›
Barbra Streisand’s Massive 992-Page Memoir! Wild Stories And A “48 Hour” Audio Book!
Barbra Streisand’s Massive New Memoir Is Here! I’m very excited to read this, as I am a big fan of so many aspects of her career….and when I say massive, I mean MASSIVE! She clearly isn’t holding anything back, as… Read More ›
James Taylor’s “Bite Of The Apple!” His Start With The Beatles!
Introducing James Taylor! He’s one of the great singer/songwriters of modern times, but there was a time when he wasn’t known at all! Did you know that The Beatles gave Taylor his start? They signed him to their Apple record… Read More ›
Forget It Jake – It’s “Chinatown”! One Of The Greatest Films Of The 70’s…
“Forget It Jake. It’s Chinatown.” One of cinema’s greatest lines, but what does it mean? Well. as I take you through some of my favorite films from the greatest decade for cinema – the 70’s – I can share the… Read More ›
Exploring Gritty 70’s Cinema With “Straight Time!” Dustin Hoffman Fires Himself!
Dustin Hoffman Gets Gritty! You may know Dustin Hoffman for a lot of great movie roles, but I bet you don’t know him as a hardened ex-con trying to do his “Straight Time!” My year-long dive into 70’s cinema has… Read More ›
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