“No $@%!$!! Navy’s Going To Give Some Poor *!%@!$!! Kid Eight Years In The $%!^#!! Brig Without Me Taking Him Out For The Time Of His ^%&^%$ Life.” It’s one of the many classic lines from one of the most… Read More ›
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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 ›
Cinema’s Greatest Steamy Sexy Thrillers! Classic Betrayal! Lies! Sex! Film Noir!
Time To Head Into The Dark Corners Of Film! There is a genre of film that lurks in the shadows….and includes amazing dialogue like this: “How could I have known that murder could sometimes smell like honeysuckle?” Welcome To The… 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 ›
“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 Limey! Night Moves! Classic “Action Noir”!
“Maybe He Would Find The Girl. Maybe He Would Find Himself.” This line is from the poster art for a classic 70’s film noir called “Night Moves”… It’s a great line for a movie steeped in “film noir”, which is… Read More ›
Happy 80th Birthday Jack Nicholson! His Greatest Roles! My “Jack” Moment!
“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.” Time to celebrate legendary Actor Jack Nicholson’s 80th birthday! Nicholson has an astonishing 12 Academy Award nominations, including three wins — in 1976 for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” in 1984 for “Terms of… Read More ›
Forget It, Jake! It’s Chinatown! Cynical Attitudes and Sexual Motivations!
THIS is the dusty face of film noir…from one of the greatest films ever made… Don’t You LOVE The Definition of Film Noir? If you are not a fan of the genre, you are missing out on some of the… Read More ›
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