What can one say about Steve McQueen that the phrase “Steve McQueen: King of Cool” doesn’t already cover? Not much. Granted, much like James Dean and Kurt Cobain, McQueen’s legend has passed into mythology and, …
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This Month in Cinema and Music History: November 29, 1895 – Choreographer Busby Berkley Born
Without Busby Berkley, the world of video in music would be entirely different from how we know it today. As the sound era began, the cameras to record the revolution were huge and bulky behemoths. …
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Ex-Presidents Meet to Celebrate Donald Trump
(Editors’ note) It’s not often that you get former US Presidents all together all in one room at the same time. Working out schedules, linguistics and security, not to costs to taxpayers themselves make the …
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This Month in Film and Music History – November 29, 1957: Film Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold Passes Away
Once upon a time, a composer of film music stood before an orchestra of live actual human beings who played real instruments. We got to know their names as well. They did more than enhance …
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This Month in Film History – November 2, 1932: Stage Actress Katherine Hepburn Makes Film Debut
From the beginning, Katherine Hepburn was different from everyone else. Hepburn ‘s parents made sure of that. Born into an upper-class family, her parents were progressive in their upbringing of the child and provided her …
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This Month in Film History – November 5, 1982: French Comic Jacques Tati Passes Away
Most cinema fans, with a basic knowledge of film history, can tell you a little bit about Charles Chaplin, his life and work. However, only true cinephiles can provide an inquisitor with the same amount …
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This Month in Film History – October 9, 1971: Iconic Film ‘The French Connection’ Shakes Status Quo
When The French Connection hit theaters on October 9th, 1971, the cops and robbers genre of film had pretty much played every tune in its arsenal. The 1930s and 40s saw to that. With Film Noir leading …
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This Month in Music History – October 2, 1967: Grateful Dead Arrested on Drug Charges
F=If you were a cop in San Francisco in the 1960s and needed a splashy drug arrest to spruce up your record, all you had to do was pay a visit to the Grateful Dead’s …
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10 Reasons Why You Want to Move to Portland, Oregon
We here at LBJBR know a good thing when we see it. When we find it, we try out best to keep it a secret because not a damn one of one of us likes …
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Nikki Haley’s New Job ( And it’s Not the Presidency)
After stepping down as the United States’s ambassador to the United Nations, there has been much speculation as to what Nikki Haley’s next job will be. For the most part, the former governor of South …
