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 ›
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Michael Keaton! Get Me Rewrite! “The Paper!” Neglected 90’s Comedy!
Need Some More Michael Keaton? I know what you mean: after Keaton’s incredible performance in “Birdman” – a role that deserved the Academy Award for Best Actor – after seeing Keaton lay it all out there for his fans….well, I… Read More ›
“Boxcar Bertha”! Naked Barbara Hershey! Martin Scorsese’s Exploitation Classic!
Some of films greatest Directors got their start by making terrific “B’ movies! “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.” Martin Scorsese, cinema’s “man behind the curtain”, got his start by directing a drive-in classic, starring a sexy… Read More ›
“Slash” Goes The Horror! Time For The Bloody “Splat-acular” ’80’s!
Some of the greatest horror films of all time were made in the ’70’s: “The Exorcist” and “Carrie” were mainstream blockbusters, while low-budget shockers like “Last House On The Left” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” showed audiences a raw, stark… Read More ›
Rated “X” By An All-White Jury! The Incendiary “Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song!” Blaxploitation’s Brilliant Godfather!
“Rated ‘X’ By An All-White Jury!” At a time when Hollywood is under scrutiny for for what some as as Oscar failing to adequately acknowledge the film “Selma”, it’s important to remember “The Godfather of Blaxploitation”, the brilliant Melvin Van… Read More ›
Oscar 2015! Brilliant “Birdman” Soars! Winner’s List! “Whiplash” Stings!
“Birdman” Scores Best Picture! “Birdman” is so deserving of Best Picture of the year, for an audacious, inventive look at the creative process…. Time To Invite The Boys Home! So happy for “Birdman”, and all of these winners! BEST MOTION… Read More ›
Sleeping With Marlon Brando! Sleeping With Fishes! Amazing Travel Escapes!
Try To Fall Asleep Looking At This! Yes, the “northern lights” are unbelievably beautiful…I could stare up at them all night…wouldn’t get much sleep, but imagine sleeping here! As so may people are about to travel for the holidays, I… Read More ›
Brilliant “Nightcrawler”! Jake Gyllenhaal! Modern Day “Taxi Driver!”
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 ›
RIP Director Mike Nichols…A Brilliant Movie Career Remembered!
RIP Mike Nichols! The brilliant Director Mike Nichols has died of a heart attack at the age of 83. Nichols was married to New Anchor Diane Sawyer… He was a brilliant Director of stage and screen, and left us with… Read More ›
“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 ›
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