Publication Day
Not movie related but… TRANSGESSIONS, my latest collection of short stories is out now as an eBook and paperback. You can order your copy here. If you like it please consider leaving a review on Amazon and Goodreads.
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Who’s That Knocking At My Door (Martin Scorsese)
I had just returned from a year in Vietnam, home on leave for about a month before going to Fort Polk in Louisiana, when I read a review about a film by a young filmmaker I had never heard of before. His name was Martin Scorsese. The film, Who’s That Knocking at My Door, was […]
Eight Documentaries
I have been watching a few documentaries over the past few months and thought I share an opinion or two. If yout are interested in rock and roll, New York City history, or baseball there is something here for you. Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind Directed by Ethan Coen this documentary is filled with […]
Johnny Staccato
In the 1950s television, there was no one cooler than John Cassavetes’ as “Johnny Staccato.” Cool Jazz, hot women, and bad dudes. The setting is Greenwich Village. “Peter Gunn,” a more successful show in the ratings, had more of a Hollywood glitz to it and less grit even though like “Johnny Staccato,” was set in […]
Revisiting Bonnie and Clyde
“This here’s Miss Bonnie Parker and I’m Clyde Barrow. We rob Banks!” – Warren Beatty. I first saw Arthur Penn’s now iconic Bonnie and Clyde soon after its release in 1967. It was at a Manhattan theater (Loew’s 34th Street) and watching the film, you could tell the audience was unsure how to respond […]
Five Recent Documentaries
George Carlin’s American Dream Judd Apatow’s two-part documentary on the iconic comedian is both serious and wickedly entertaining. His work still hits all the hot button issues we’re facing today: global warming, abortion, book banning, viruses, and more. A must see! Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres A fascinating look […]
My Article in The Dark Pages
My article on Barbara Stanwyck and Double Indemnity is one of many excellent noir topics in the year-end issue of The Dark Pages.
My Favorite Brunette
As a kid growing up and falling in love with movies, Bob Hope was always on the TV screen, not just in old films but on TV specials that seemed to pop up all the time. Hope’s best period on the big screen began in the late 1930s with movies like The Cat […]
Half a Hero (1953)
This post is my contribtuion to the CMBA’s HIDDEN CLASSICS BLogathon. These are the forgotten gems, the underrated ones that deserve more attention. You can discover more “Hidden Classic Gem” by clicking on this link. America in the early 1950s was on a high. The war was over; the boys were home, a baby boom […]
6 Films 6 Decades Blogathon
Here is my contribution to the National Classic Film Day Blogathon: 6 Films-6 Decades Six favorite films, one from each decade beginning with the 1920s through 1970s. It was hard just picking one film. How do I choose between The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity? I picked one from each decade, but did I pick […]