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“Dinner And A Movie!” Pie One On With “Waitress”! Marshmallow Mermaid Pie...
The Tasty “Dinner And A Movie” With “Waitress”! How could you not love this adorable romantic comedy from 2007, when Keri Russell cooked up a storm to fight against her unhappy marriage. Things take a...
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Johnny Depp! Nazi Clowns! Sgt. Pepper! Three “What Were They Thinking” Movies!
Time To Go To The Movies! I love the communal movie experience: a packed theater laughing, crying, or being scared to death by the power of cinema…but cinema has another power as well: As this...
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“Hitch Hiking” #5! We Climb San Francisco’s Legendary Coit Tower! Alfred...
Welcome To San Francisco’s Coit Tower! While The Golden Gate Bridge may be San Francisco’s most iconic sight, the famous Coit Tower isn’t far behind… Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph...
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Woodstock! 49 Years Ago “Three Days Of Peace And Music” Changed America!
“Three Days Of Peace And Music” That Changed Pop Culture Forever! It is the world’s most iconic music festival of all time: Woodstock – the 1969 concert that changed pop culture – and music –...
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The 2018 “Burning Man” Controversy! What’s The Fate Of The “Orgy Dome”?
Welcome to “Burning Man!” One of pop culture’s most unique spectacles, the Burning Man Festival, is about to light up again, but this year, there is more controversy than usual about the event… As The...
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Spinal Tap’s Lawsuit Goes To $400-Million! Classic Mock Rockers Sue For A...
These Don’t “Go To Eleven”! They Go To $400-Million! Yes, speakers that “go to eleven” so they would be “one louder” is just one of the great gags from “This Is Spinal Tap”- along with, of course,...
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“Waiting”! A Terrific Memoir Of An Under-Appreciated Profession! Time To Tip...
“Waiting…The True Confessions Of A Waitress” I just finished a great memoir. The Amazon description is short and sweet: A veteran waitress dishes up a spicy and robust account of life as it really...
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After 48 Years! The Last Orson Welles Film “The Other Side Of The Wind” Is...
Finally! The Tortured Story Of Long-Lost “The Other Side Of The Wind!” John Huston, Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich may be laughing in the photo above, but there is nothing funny about the...
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Happy Birthday Brian DePalma! “Scarface!”“Carrie!” Incredible Films Like...
Happy Birthday Brian DePalma! One of cinema’s all-time greats is celebrating a birthday today, a legendary Director with an incredible body of work that continues today. Brian DePalma was born on...
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A Magical “Dinner And A Movie”! Feast On Babette’s Quail In Puff Pastry!
“Dinner And A Movie” Goes For The Gold! My latest installment of “dinner and a movie” heads overseas for a classic preparation: Quail in puff pastry – a delicious recipe from a Oscar winning film:...
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A Historical Urban Hike Through London! My “Hitch Hiking” Series #6! Alfred...
Welcome To London! I have been lucky enough to have been to London many times in my career, and have had the chance to explore many of its fun and fascinating corners…as part of my latest “Hitch...
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“Pick-Up!” A Wild 1975 Exploitation Film Lovingly Restored By Vinegar...
Get Ready For A Mind-Altering Head Trip Thanks To “Pick-Up!” Yes, that’s a clown out in a field – because the 70’s were full of exploitation films that played drive-ins across the country, but every...
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Can You Take This “Revenge?” French Thriller Pushes The Envelope!
Ready For Some Bloody “Revenge?” There is a terrific and intensely stylized French thriller from 2017 called “Revenge”, with a star making turn by Actress Matilda Lutz! Yesterday I posted a story...
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A Blogging Update! Cinema’s Wildest “Cult” Stuff Now At “JRsploitation.com!”...
Relaunching A Second Website Celebrating The World’s Wildest Cinema! For those who have followed my posts for years, I like to write about all sorts of stuff: movies, music, books, travel, food,...
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“Hitch Hiking” #7! California’s Amazing Coastline! Hitchcock’s “Family Plot”...
Welcome To Point Reyes National Seashore! One of the great things about living in a coastal state is that you can travel to some the most beautiful coastlines in the world! I live in Los Angeles, and...
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Shocktober 2018 Offers Up the Haunted House Horror “The Changeling!” Terrific...
Counting down the 31 days of “Shocktober” horror – today with a veteran Oscar-winning Actor who takes us on a “haunted house” thrill ride! “That house is not fit to live in. No one’s been able to live...
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“Friday The 13th”! #31daysofhalloween Slices Up Horror With Jason Voorhees!
“You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday…” Meet Jason Voorhees! Time to celebrate Shocktober 2018 by taking you to Camp Crystal Lake, where a young of young people, including the great...
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“Frogs!” Vincent Price! Old Ladies! #31DaysOfHalloween Goes “Campy”!
Killer Frogs And Vincent Price, Too! Behold the greatest single movie poster image of all time. Yes, even frogs can say “enough is enough!” It’s #31daysofHalloween, a perfect season for movies that...
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Killer Clowns Terrorize Halloween! #31DaysOfHorror Celebrates “It” And...
“I’m every nightmare you’ve ever had. I’m your worst dream come true. I’m everything you ever were afraid of.” One of 2017’s most anticipated films was a great addition to #31daysofHalloween – because...
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“Rosemary’s Baby” Shocks #31DaysOfHalloween! Satan Breaks Up Mia Farrow’s...
Rosemary Woodhouse: What have you done to him? What have you done to his eyes, you maniacs! Roman Castevet: HE HAS HIS FATHER’S EYES… Talk about horror! Time To Get Shocktober’d By Satan!...
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