Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
As you are aware, I am a big fan of the Jericho Drive-In and what they’ve done over the years. Not just satisfied with being a decent outdoor movie getaway in the Capital District, the Jericho has opened up an ice cream shop (Twist), they’ve opened their drive-ins for fundraisers and charity events, and now…
Read MoreOne of the subjects of my blog is the Royale With Cheese Movie Club, an observation of films that everyone in the world has seen – except me. Whether it was through circumstance or happenstance, I never got around to watching that film when it first came out, and after people tell me “You’ve never…
Read MoreYesterday, I took advantage of a Fandango promotion that gave movie-goers an opportunity to see the new Shazam! movie a week before its official premiere date. So I spent a few dollars and next thing I know, I’m at Colonie Center, and the new Shazam! movie is on the big screen in front of me.…
Read MoreThere was no greater time traveling comedy than Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, a low-budget film that dominated the 1988 box office and became a major success story. The movie follows the adventures of two slackers, Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) as they rode their phone booth /…
Read MoreI had no desire to watch the Super Bowl yesterday. Hell, I don’t even know who won, although I suspect that with all the memes on Facebook this morning, I wouldn’t have been happy with the results. Something about the refs giving the victory to the Patriots. That, and Maroon 5 doing the halftime show. …
Read MoreLast night, I took in a rare (for me) Monday night motion picture, as the Peter Jackson-directed documentary They Shall Not Grow Old premiered for the first date of a two-night engagement. And can I say this? The film was totally impressive. Peter Jackson took 100-year-old footage from World War I (the “Great War”) or…
Read MoreIt’s a film that took Charlie Chaplin three years to finish. He replaced his leading actress midway through the film, then brought her back when he knew he couldn’t start the film over with a new actress. This film debuted four years after the release of the first successful talking picture, The Jazz Singer. And…
Read MoreI am a huge fan of restored motion pictures and vintage films. Back when AMC was “American Movie Classics,” they would host an annual weekend “Film Preservation Festival” on TV, with commercial-free broadcasts of restored and preserved films – such as the Todd-AO version of Oklahoma, the roadshow version of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad,…
Read MoreAre you feeling … adventurous? Possibly a bit … demented? Looking for something … off the wall? Well, get yourself some popcorn, buy a soda, and step into the theater. Because we’ve got some classic cartoon shorts, just before our feature film tonight. What I’m about to show you are some very unique and mind-altering…
Read MoreSo I just came back from a late-night opening-night screening of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. And you know what… Even though I shouldn’t reveal any spoilers for this film… Even among the die-hard dedicated hard-core fans of the Star Wars series… I can’t help myself. But here’s the thing. I know you…
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