Comedy, as an art form, has never reached the appreciation it deserves. The difficulty of writing it has been well documented by an assundry of learned people throughout the annals of time. The great Punic, between Carthage and Rome couldn’t come together on whether Plato was a better philosopher or insult comic. Of course, that…
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This Month in Film History – March 29, 1976: Beloved Comedian George Burns Wins Oscar At Age of 80
It’s not often that comedies win awards, especially Academy Awards. For whatever reason, comedy has never garnered much respect from neither critic nor peers of the entertainment community. Usually, it is a small, cult of fans that rise up and preserve the comedian from a legacy of ignominy. Such was not the case for George…
The ’70s Films of Pam Grier – ‘The Big Doll House’ (1971) & ‘Women in Cages’ (1971)
Pam Grier’s next two films, The Big House/Women in Cages would acquaint her with a favorite of 1970s exploitation films, WIP (Women in Prison). They would serve as the first productions for Roger Corman’s new production company New World Pictures. As well, both films would see Ms. Grier’s roles expanding, as well as her clothing progressively disappearing. Both…
Words (A Poem of A Conflict of (Interest))
1.Words spill endlessly across the page. 2. Meaningless drivel splashing across the floor of time. 3. Is you I fear crossing my mind with a cold dense stare? 4. How do you justify loving everyone but not caring a lick 5. About tbe turtle necked Swan in the hospital gong 6. Stranded in his own…
This Month in Music History – January 2, 1969: The Beatles Begin Recording “Let it Be” Album
Released in 1970, Let it Be remains the black sheep of the original, non-compilation albums of the Beatles. Nestled in amongst some of the greatest music ever put to record, ie The White Album and Abbey Road, Let it Beremains one of the Beatles top albums, in spite of its lack of notoriety. As with most Beatle albums, the album is a classic from beginning to…
LBJBR’s Actor Chronicles – Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren has had a long and varied acting career. She has played characters that range from Elizabeth II to a young girl living in the outback in Austrailia with her grandmother, who poses nude for a painter, who awakens her sexuality. She is one of the most versatile actresses in cinema history Born Helen…
Ford Mustang: The Forgotten About Cultural Icon – Part 1
Car Mania struck the United States in the latter 1940s. World War II had ended and, for the most part, everyone’s attention turned homeward bound. Young men were coming home to resume the lives they lived and the activities they liked to pursue. One of the most popular of those activities is the car. Of…
