Smile! The Awards are rolling in for one of the year’s most provocative films! A Golden Globe acting nomination, on the AFI Top Ten film list, multiple Broadcast film critic nominations and now the San Diego Critics have chosen it… Read More ›
70’s films
“Carrie!” Classic Horror! “Body Double”! Naked Thrillers From The Master Of Suspense!
THIS is how I plan to spend my Halloween… Isn’t this one of the most iconic images in film? A pig-blood-drenched Carrie White, about to exact revenge on her tormentors…a great Halloween horror film, and just one of the many… Read More ›
Wackiest Halloween Horror! Frogs! Vincent Price! Helldrivers! Old Ladies!
Time To Get Messy! Yes, Halloween is a time for movies to “let it flow”, and that means some of the wildest horror films of all time get a much deserved spotlight! You know, Shocktober is the month to revisit… 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 ›
“Vintage L.A.” Noir! Celebrate LA’s Heritage, Amazing Website And Classic ’70’s Noir!
The Sign Says It All! Welcome to LA! Yes, time to visit the city of angels – well, the 70’s version at least! It was a time of innocence, at least when it came to traffic: I wanted to share… Read More ›
The Wild Bunch! Billy The Kid! Sam Peckinpah’S SOUP Tossing!
A visionary Director speaks candidly about the moviemaking process, both in his own words, and in the dialogue from a film… “If they move, kill ’em!” This iconic movie line is from “The Wild Bunch” – but it also speaks… Read More ›
Naughty Stewardesses! Swinging Cheerleaders! Centerfold Girls! Classic 70’s Exploitation!
First thing to warn you about: not ALL movies are meant to be Oscar winners… Swinging Stewardesses! Fly “first class”, indeed! In case you missed this movie when it came out, the majesty of home video has given you the… Read More ›
Forgotten Movie Sexcapades! Big Stars! “Inserts” And “Labors Of Love!”
Boy Wonder: OK, Miss Cake, let us see exactly how far down into it we can get. Cathy Cake: Uh, into what? Boy Wonder: Into the valley of indecency. Sex! Nudity! Big Stars! Hollywood’s 70’s Sexcapades! If you are a… Read More ›
The Brilliant Black Comedy “Catch-22!” A Neglected Movie Masterpiece!
It’s “Forgotten Movie Monday”! Time to rediscover a classic slice of cinema! The phrase “Catch-22” is probably one of the most iconic in history, but do you know what it means? “That’s some catch that catch-22.” “One of the best!”… Read More ›
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