Are You In A “Sad Clown” Movie Mood? Well, time to cinematically cheer up and enjoy some of this! Time For A “Happy Blue Face!” Someone asked me recently who were the most interesting – or WORST – Directors of… Read More ›
70’s classics
AJ Benza! Terrific New Memoir “’74 And Sunny”! Vintage LA History! “Ain’t It A Bitch!”
AJ Benza’s Terrific New Memoir! I am excited to share this great news: my friend AJ Benza has a knockout of a new book coming out! It’s called “’74 And Sunny”, and you need to order it now! I was… Read More ›
Sex! Togas! Bluto! Blue! School’s Out For “Animal House” And “Old School!”
“You’re my boy, Blue! You’re my boy!” There are moments in film that become immediately iconic – such as this deadly baby oil wrestling match between “Blue” and two co-eds: But let’s not forget another “Blue” character….you know: Hail “Bluto!”… Read More ›
James Taylor’s ONLY Movie! Starring A Beach Boy! The Cult Counter-Culture Classic “Two Lane Blacktop”!
James Taylor’s ONLY Movie Role! There is nothing more exhilarating for a movie buff than finding an obscure masterpiece – especially when it stars James Taylor AND the late Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson! Time to celebrate one of the… Read More ›
RIP Steely Dan’s Walter Becker! Icy Cool Steely Dan! Classic ’70’s Music!
RIP Walter Becker! Walter Becker, half of the iconic music group Steely Dan, has died. Becker wasn’t at the recent band performance in Los Angles, and reports are that Becker had been very ill and underwent surgery last month. Becker… Read More ›
Suck Down Some “White Lightning!” “Hicksploitation!” Burt Reynolds’ “Gator!” Good ‘Ol Boy Action Classics!
Grab Some Classic 70’s Sideburns And Buckle Up For Fun! “You two are more fun than going to an all-night dentist!” Thanks to our good buddy Burt Reynolds, it’s time for some of the greatest action “hicksploitation” films of the… Read More ›
Sleeping With Marlon Brando! Sleeping With Fishes! Amazing Travel Escapes!
Try To Fall Asleep Looking At This! Yes, the “northern lights” are unbelievably beautiful…I could stare up at them all night…wouldn’t get much sleep, but imagine sleeping here! As so may people are about to travel for the holidays, I… Read More ›
Killer “Girly”! Sex Kitten Vanessa Howard’s Neglected British Horror Thriller!
Hey, Girly! During Halloween season, I always seek out the best of the new – and the neglected – horror films that are available on blu-ray..and when I find a picture like this: I am curious, naturally – I mean,… Read More ›
Hollywood’s “Hightower” Movie Past! “Vintage Los Angeles” Climbs These Legendary Stairs!
Welcome To The Hollywood Hightower! I love iconic Hollywood, and it is disappearing – but there is a website that is fighting back! Alison Martino’s terrific website “Vintage Los Angeles” has a wide variety of stories about some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
Leonard Maltin’s LAST EVER Movie Guide! The End Of A Pithy Era!
It’s the most widely read movie guide of all time! It weighs two pounds, it has 1,612 pages – and it’s the end of an era! Here’s what CNN is reporting: “Leonard Maltin was 18 when the first edition of… Read More ›
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