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TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...

JOE BELL (2021) – A Review Of The New Mark Wahlberg Drama

Introduction Hindsight can be a double-edged sword. On one side, knowledge gained from life events teaches people how to make better decisions going forward. On...

Richard Pryor And Gene Wilder: An Illusion Of Friendship

Introduction From the mid-1970s through the 1980s, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor teamed up four times (Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil,...

The Beverly Hills Hotel: Hideaway to the Stars

The Beverly Hills Hotel is a legendary locale with a long history of Hollywood glitz and glamor.  A kaleidoscope where celebrities mesh into a...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD – A Look At The New QT Book

The Movie vs. The Book Quentin Tarantino recently published his first novel, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Based on his 2019 movie Once Upon...

Q&A With Novelist Martin Turnbull

We had the pleasure of sitting down recently with accomplished Old Hollywood novelist Martin Turnbull for a brief Q&A session to discuss movies, writing,...