Welcome To Hollywood! It’s the entertainment capital of the world…where dreams come true and anyone can be a star… It is also a tough place to live – and a brutal business of auditions, networking, and rejection… An Appreciation Of… Read More ›
Phantom Of The Paradise
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 ›
Cult Classic “Phantom Of The Paradise!” Guillermo del Toro Talks Up Paul Williams! Great New Special Edition!
Time To Settle A Beef – With Beef! If you know who Beef is, then you will be thrilled to hear about a terrific new special edition of Beef’s movie! It is, as the movie trailer proclaims: “A Cinematic Odyssey… Read More ›
Paul Williams Still Alive! Phantom Of The Paradise! Soundtrack Of The 70’s!
Here’s a Hollywood story for you: it’s the story of a terrific documentary about the Artist behind one of my favorite films of all time, and how it ended up with that Artist tweeting me! Paul Williams Still Alive Before… Read More ›
The “Phantom” Is Gone! An Appreciation of William Finley…
William Finley Has Died… Very sad news to post. William Finley, the star of Brian DePalma’s brilliant 1974 movie “Phantom Of The Paradise”, has died. Here is a bio I found online: “The lanky 6’4″ William Finley played the side… Read More ›
Scarface, Phantoms & Obsessions! A Celebration of DePalma!
Load Up For A Celebration of DePalma! Brian DePalma is one of America’s greatest living Directors. Yet he doesn’t win Oscars, he doesn’t get much attention lately, and it’s a shame, because he has made some of the best movies… Read More ›
Ten More Lost 70’s Gems!
I heard from two people asking about films I left off my overlooked 70’s classics list, and so I have come up with ten more overlooked films to share. Yes, I own every one of the movies I write about…. Read More ›
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