More of Those Novel Ideas for Promoting Movies
Never one to pass up on a chance to hunt down movie memorabilia my journeys take me to countless thrift shops and second hand stores. I usually circle the VHS […]
My Forbidden Past (1951)
Picture this. New Orleans, Ava Gardner and Robert Mitchum. Sounds like a sure fire Noir thriller with Mitch and Ava flirting in the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street dodging bullets and […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 2
With morning comes breakfast and at the Monster Bash you can head on in to the screening room and grab some cereal and watch cartoons if you’d like. Make sure […]
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
“The measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it.” A love story unlike any other I can recall finds the stunning Ava Gardner toying with men […]
Night of the Iguana (1964)
I probably knew more about what went on behind the scenes of this John Huston production then anything that actually happened in the film. Therefore I thought it was about time […]
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
This star studded flick feeds into my love of the disaster movie where we the viewers get to play spot the star while awaiting the final reel to see who is going […]
Champion (1949)
One of the great things that can happen to a classic movie fan is when your offspring want to see so many of the great films of yesteryear. So a couple […]
Ride Vaquero! (1953)
One would think that a film starring long time leading man Robert Taylor opposite sultry Ava Gardner would result in one of the years more memorable on screen romances. In reality what […]
The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney
Authored by Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes. Released by Gallery Books. Having finally put down this recent release encompassing much of Mickey’s private and professional life I’m tempted […]
The Kidnapping of the President (1979)
Returning to his homeland, William Shatner stars in this interesting “what if” Canadian production where he actually plays an American secret service agent in charge of rescuing President Hal Holbrook […]
Singapore (1947)
“It was five long years since I’d been here but nothing was changed. From every corner memories came back to me. Things I’d hoped I’d forgotten.” So says Fred MacMurray’s […]
How about Robert Taylor?
I find it amazing how so many people in my circle of friends really have no idea who Robert Taylor is. It’s a shame that he hasn’t somehow stayed on […]
