Lily Tomlin’s Greatest Role! I love Lily Tomlin – everyone knows her now for her successful TV show “Grace & Frankie” with Jane Fonda – but from her breakout role on the TV show “Laugh-In” to her breakout role in… Read More ›
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“Used Cars!” Al Capone! “The Usual Suspects”! Unseen Barbra Streisand And MAD Magazine Too! Ten Great “U” Movies!
Get Our Of Your Sandbox! Movies With A “U” Are Here! That’s right, Barbra Streisand’s got to get up and at ’em, because my list of “Movies A-Z” hits a “u”nique letter – and a wild group of films! For… Read More ›
Hollywood Legend Gary Kent’s “Shadows & Light!” This “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has The Wild Film Career Of This “Danger God”! His Charles Manson Encounter!
Celebrating A Hollywood Legend! When this man talks, you need to listen! Gary Warner Kent is one of Hollywood’s most legendary Stuntmen, but he was much more than that…he was also a Director, Writer, Actor AND a large part of… Read More ›
Action Classics! Hilarious Hijinks! My “Movies With A K” Has Oscar Winners, Bowlers, Rupert Pupkin and “Killer Joes” Too!
Ten Great “K” Films! A theater full of laughing patrons is something that we are NOT seeing right now due to the pandemic – and so we are all watching films at home. Time now to continue my alphabetical look… Read More ›
“Devil In A Blue Dress!” Denzel Washington’s “L.A. Noir” About Race In 1948 LA!
“A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?” A black man helps search for… Read More ›
“Do The Right Thing!” “Malcolm X!” Spike Lee’s Brilliant, Raw Take On Racism In America Resonates Today…
Spike Lee’s Oscar Winning Take On Race… After a distinguished career, Spike Lee finally won his first Oscar for Best Screenplay last year for his powerful script for the film “BlackkKlansman”, the true story of a black police officer infiltrating… Read More ›
“Pictures At A Revolution!” The Year That Two Films Dominated The Discussion Of Race In America!
This Is A “Picture From A Revolution!” This scene, when Sidney Poitier slaps a white man who had just slapped him across the face – was incendiary for its time, and it’s one one of the powerful films of 1967,… Read More ›
Movie Medical Malpractice! “The Hospital!” So “Where Does It Hurt?” This “Cult Movie Monday” Has The Diagnosis!
Ready for a “Scalpel Sharp” Dissection Of Medicine, Courtesy Of George C. Scott? Yes, in an era when we are in the midst of a medical disaster, I have chosen to escape into the world of “medical movie madness!” With… Read More ›
Movies To Help Your #QuarantineLife! Here Are Great Movies With An “I”!
Time For Some “I” Popping Cinema! My “Movies A-Z” countdown continues with a great letter – “I”! There are classic comedies, riveting dramas, Oscar-winning best pictures, and some really offbeat stuff as well, so let’s get going. Remember,this is NOT… Read More ›
It’s A Harrison Ford Blogathon! My Celebration Of His “Working Girl” Comedic Chops!
Want to know the real story of the scar on Harrison Ford’s chin? Here you go: Tess McGill: “How did you get the scar?” Jack Trainer: “Some guy pulled a knife in Detroit.” Time To Talk All Things Harrison Ford!… Read More ›
