Happy 85th Birthday Gene Hackman! Did you know that Director Alexander Payne wanted Gene Hackman to play the lead role in “Nebraska?” Just the latest bit of movie trivia from one of the screen’s greatest Actors! Time To Celebrate The… Read More ›
70’s comedies
“Grandma!” Lily Tomlin’s Calling Oscar! “The Late Show!” Lily Tomlin’s Classic Performance!
Oscar’s On The Phone For Lily Tomlin! Lily Tomlin is getting some of the bet reviews of her career for her performance in the new comedy “Grandma!” Check out the trailer: Lily Tomlin is forced to re-embrace life when her… Read More ›
“The Telephone Book!” A Legendary Mind-Blowing Obscure Cult Classic!
Time To Head Back To 42nd Street For A Grindhouse Classic! Time to celebrate an era in film when the offbeat, experimental and just plain CRAZY could get films – and released! Time to head to New York’s Times Square… Read More ›
Movie Medical Malpractice! “The Hospital!” Classic Caustic Comedy! “Where Does It Hurt?”
Ready for a “Scalpel Sharp” Dissection Of Medicine, Courtesy Of George C. Scott? Yes, in an era when “Obamacare” is such a hot button, remember there were films that took on the medical establishment and blew the doors off of… Read More ›
“Big Jim Slade”! “Fistfuls Of Yen”! It’s “The Kentucky Fried Movie”! “The Naked Gun” Prelude!
In the mood for a film that promises to be: Narrator: Brutal! Savage! Beyond Perversion! Or how about a movie that promises: Narrator: Never before has the beauty of the sexual act been so crassly exploited! Or one that offers… Read More ›
Steve Martin’s TV Years! Plus Scoundrels, Jerks and Del Griffith, Too! The Brilliance of Steve Martin!
Talk About A “Wild And Crazy” Guy! It is easy to forget just how funny someone is after they’ve entertained you for so long…you can take them for granted…so it’s always nice to go back and remember just how brilliantly… Read More ›
Raquel, Raquel! 60’s Sex Symbol And “C-C-C-Catfight Seinfeld Star” Raquel Welch!
Enter the world of sex symbols…a world of movie trailers that boldly proclaim: “Introducing Raquel Welch, the amazing star discovery of this, or any year!” Celebrating the 60’s Sex Kitten Raquel Welch! Yep, let’s go back to an era when… Read More ›
A Fistful of Yen, Sniffing Glue and Calling Me Shirley, Too! Classic Comedy Movies!
If you know the phrase “fat, drunk & stupid”, then you know one of the funniest movies of the 70’s…or perhaps this one: “looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue”… And if you ever thought there… Read More ›
Goodbye Uncle Monty! Richard Griffiths & Boozing Withnail! 5 GREAT Forgotten Cult Classics!
Goodbye Uncle Monty! The great character Actor Richard Griffiths has passed away – known for roles in “Harry Potter” and of course, as “Uncle Monty” in “Withnail & I!” 5 GREAT Cult Films! “Withnail & I” is just one of… Read More ›
Network! Broadcast News! RON BURGUNDY! Best Movies About TV!
Movies about TV. The big screen takes on all of the problems and foibles of the small screen…seems fair, since I did three posts about the best movies about movies. Let’s look at the best movies that celebrate – and… Read More ›
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