Twenty-Five Years (Plus) and Still Climbing
As my contribution to the Tony Scott Blogathon, hosted at Seetimaar — Diary of a Movie Lover, I’m re-publishing and updating my 25th Anniversary celebratory piece on…
TMT: In Another Galaxy at The Chinese
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time series that was begun here. Leave it to my good friend, author John Kenneth Muir, for finally getting me to put this one online. His stellar commemoration piece from Wednesday, Memory Bank: Waiting in Line to see Star Wars (1977), is not to be missed, and includes images of those times that served as the spur for this download of mine:
“But, in my heart, I suppose I do understand why some fans chose to stand in line awaiting a new release in the popular old franchise. Standing-in-line is a communal experience first, one allowing fans to connect to other Star Wars fans and to plug-in to the community’s sense of enthusiasm and excitement And secondly, standing-in-line now likely qualifies as a nostalgic experience for older fans, at least for ones of my (advanced) age.”
TMT: “Your suggested arrival time is 1 hour before the movie.”
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Last year, I did one of these for a…
Reprise: Lee or Li?
Recently, Spike TV rolled out its two-hour “I Am Bruce Lee” documentary special (with more than passing references to the Ultimate Fighting Championship stable) earlier this month. It made me think back to the original and iconic Bruce Lee, someone I’ve long admired (and still ponder about from time to time). Then, I thought of the more recent martial arts movie hero (even though he’s pretty much kicking back from big screen martial arts film these days), Jet Li.
Los Angeles: Recommended Viewing
Previous: Recommended Listening As I finish my look at the wonderful gift my bride of 23 years gave me for our recent wedding anniversary, this is the…
Los Angeles: Recommended Reading
I consider myself pretty damn lucky for a number of reasons. I have a wonderful family and live in a place where I’d want to move,…
TMT: Alone with the Japanese Syndicate
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Along with my proclivity to snag just about anything,…
TMT: No, I Can’t Forget It, Walsh
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. Though this motion picture is in-between milestone anniversaries (those…
TMT: Before Unicorn Dreams
This is the next entry in a Theatre… a Movie… and a Time, a series that was begun here. This one covers a sci-fi film, one that’ll celebrate…
Free Fall Film Review
With the upcoming L.A. Times Festival of Books right around the corner, it means springtime is here in the southland. No wonder I feel so freakin’…
It Rains... You Get Wet 