Recently Hillary Clinton compared herself to Rocky Balboa the character of the classic movie “Rocky.” I thought, huh? Doesn’t she know the ending of the movie? Rocky lost to Apollo Creed, a black boxer. Is she predicting her doom? Dah Hilliary… Read this most interesting article on Hilliary At the movies with Hillary –...

I woke up this morning to the sad news of Charlton Heston’s passing. I thought about all the movies I’ve seen with him and picked out my absolute favorite. I remember when I first saw “The Planet of the Apes,” (1968) and the scene which impress me most. In the movie George Taylor the astronaut (Charlton Heston) lands on earth years into the future to find that man was the beast and apes were the rulers. And I remember how angry I...

OK I am going to go on a political rant…I watched the O’Reilly Factor last night, (please do not stone me) and he had a segment on how Hollywood is producing movies that are Anti-anything American. O’Reilly quoted from a letter written by Samuel Goldwyn to one of his producers on November 9, 1961… “I feel we each must execute today a higher degree of self-discipline, and self-censorship than ever before. We should never...

Hollywood Forbidden Collection Vol. 2 has been released. This DVD set has 5 other controversial (for the day) pre-code movies. It has 2 of my very own favorites. The DVD also has a documentary on pre-code movies titled “Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin, and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood.” And although, these films are dated they still shock, stun, titillate us. “The Divorcee” (1930), with Norma Shearer; “A Free...

Legendary actor Richard Widmark died at age 93 on Monday 3/24. I remember Widmark for the eerie role he played in the 1947 thriller “Kiss of Death.” The most unforgettable scene in this film is the one where he ties up an old lady to a wheelchair and just throws her down the stairs as he malevolently cracks up. It is the most realistic role of a psychotic I’ve ever seen anyone play. Film critics described Widmark’s performance...

The Visit a 1964 movie starring legendary actors Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman is a intriguing movie. The movie blends all the ingredients of the dark side of human nature: greed, revenge and corruption. If you want to know the meaning of the cliché “money can buy anything,” this is the movie to watch. It will bring anyone that watches it to their knees. It’s the kind of movie that makes you think of what human beings are capable...