Celebrating The Power Of Cinema! I love movies, and have had a blast lately sharing some of my favorites on a special series of lists that celebrated the unique, obscure, offbeat and just plain strange films that we can all… Read More ›
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Was Jess Franco The Origin Of Darth Vader? Is His Look An Homage To A Lina Romay Cult Shocker?
Where Did Darth Vader’s Look Come From? A Jess Franco Film? OK, here’s how this radical thought began: I happened to be watching this 1974 cult exploitation film by Jess Franco: A Naked “Most Dangerous Game!” The film is vintage… Read More ›
Happy Birthday 007! James Bond Was Born 55 Years Ago With “Dr. NO!”
“Bond…James Bond.” With those three words, one of the world’s greatest movie franchises was launched – on October 5, 1962! The world’s great Secret Agent has stayed popular for more than five decades, with six different Actors putting on the… Read More ›
“American Made!” The Latest Tom Cruise Film Struggling At The Box Office!
“American Made” Is Latest Tom Cruise Box Office Disappointment… I am a Tom Cruise fan. He’s made a lot of great films, and is always willing to put it all out there – see “Magnolia” and “Tropic Thunder” as two… Read More ›
Movies With A “U”! Unknown Barbra Streisand! Mad Magazine’s Disowned Movie Debut! Oscar-Winning Gangsters And Kurt Russell Too!
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! Here… Read More ›
“Avatar” Sequels Begin Billion-Dollar Filming! Yes, James Cameron’s BILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE!
The Billon Dollar “Avatar” Sequels are Underway! Mike Fleming Jr. just broke a huge story at Deadline.com. Fleming reports that James Cameron officially began production on his “Avatar” sequels. And yes, he’s making 4 of them at once! As Fleming… Read More ›
Movies A-Z Stops On “S”! Hilarious Drinking! Evil Darth Vader! Brad Pitt TWICE!
Toast To Some GREAT Movies With An “S”! Cheers! My “Movies A-Z” list has come to the letter “S”, which as usual, is so full of great films that I left off a ton of stuff – but here are… Read More ›
RIP Harry Dean Stanton! A Great Actor! A Class Act! An American Original…
RIP Harry Dean Stanton… One of Hollywood’s most interesting, unique and singular talents passed away at the age of 91. Harry Dean Stanton is known for many great movies, but he is also known as one of the nicest, most… Read More ›
Lana Wood Homeless Update! The Former “Bond Girl” Has A Home! Natalie Wood’s Sister Struggling To Put Her LIfe Back Together!
Good News About Lana Wood! I posted a story in April about Lana Wood, who was Natalie’s sister and was being forced out of her home, along with her children. According to an update this summer on Fox News: “Her… Read More ›
Wallow In HBO’s “The Deuce!” The Big Apple’s Sleazy 42nd Street! Five Sexploitation Classic From New York’s Grindhouse Paradise!
Welcome To Times Square! Yes, it’s America’s most brightly lit playground of fun for the entire family! Times Square is well lit, filled with upbeat tourist attractions and offers all of the big chain restaurants you expect when on vacation… Read More ›