How Happy Does Paul Newman Look? He was a Hollywood Icon: he was “Hud”, “The Hustler”, “Butch Cassidy” and more…a career filled with so many classic films….yet this was his favorite! “Slap Shot!” All year long, I am looking at… Read More ›
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Roger Ebert’s Cannes Film Festival Memoir! My “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has My Cannes Memories With Schwarzenegger! Prince Albert Too!
Welcome To The Cannes Film Festival! It’s the most glamorous film festival in the world – and in this #quarantinelife, it was cancelled this year for the first time since 1968, when the student protests in France that year shut… Read More ›
China Unveils The World’s Longest Bridge! From Hong Kong To The Mainland!
Behold The World’s Longest Bridge! The world’s longest sea bridge has officially opened! This 34-mile bridge connects Hong Kong and Macau to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai. And guess what? It’s going to reduce the commute by a lot!… Read More ›
Russia’s Spectacular “Glass Beach!” Ussuri Bay Is A Marvel Of Nature Over People!
This “did you know” image led me to one of the world’s most beautiful locations: a “glass beach” in Russia! A Real “Glass Beach!” This is why I love social media: there are so many amazing places in the world,… 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 ›
“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 ›
China’s Amazing Mega-Bridges! Amazingly $$$ Expensive! And A Glass Bridge Cracked!
China’s Unnecessary Mega-Bridges! What a powerful photo: poverty-stricken Chinese farmers working in the shadow of one of the world’s greatest bridges – a bridge that is so expensive to cross they will never do so in their lifetime! “Squinting up… Read More ›
Will Farrell And Amy Poehler’s “House” Burns Down! Summer 2017 Bombs On Target!
“The House” Craps Out! Summer 2017 continues to lay an egg, as the new Will Ferrell / Amy Poehler comedy “The House” was the latest casualty! This image is certainly ironic, as the film was the worst opening for the… Read More ›
“Transformers” Crashes! Scarlett Johansson’s Disastrous “Rough Night”! Summer 2017 Box Office Bombs Keep Falling!
Summer’s New Movies Continue To Crash And Burn! Hollywood’s summer box office blues continue, as another high profile film under-delivers. “Transformers: The Last Knight” will have an opening weekend around $69.1M, per industry sources. “The Last Knight” will be, by… Read More ›
RIP “Rocky” Director John G. Avildsen! Brilliant Movies Like “Save The Tiger” And “The Karate Kid!” Troma Too!
RIP To A Great Movie Director, John G. Avildsen! The odds are that, even if the name isn’t familiar, his work will be – RIP to the legendary Director John. G. Avildsen, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age… Read More ›