Quentin Jerome Tarantino is one of the most influential director-writers working today. He was born on March 27, 1963 in Knoxville Tennessee and moved to the Los Angeles area in 1965 with his mother. Later he attended Hawthorne Christian School and Narbonne High School before dropping out at the age of 16. Shortly after, he [...]
Although the first James Bond film appeared in 1962, our favorite spy had already been capturing imaginations on the pages of Ian Fleming’s novels. Even today, the Bond phenomenon continues with books and movies galore! The following offerings are bits of Bond facts and trivia about a British hero with timeless appeal.
Beginning with the first [...]
In the movies, real estate agents are portrayed in a variety of ways. Some flattering; some not so flattering:Â The helpful mediator, the greedy shyster, or the earnest businessperson caught in the middle, etc.
Regardless of the role, they are always fun and interesting to watch, as these films featuring real estate agents will show.
Which ones [...]
People go to them for different reasons. To rest, to retreat, to grow, think, meditate, dream, and nurture.
They are places of life, and places of tomorrow.
Hollywood has its way of presenting greenhouses, as these movies featuring them will attest.
Which ones have you seen? What would you add to the list?
Green Card, starring Gerard Depardieu and [...]
There’s no business like show business, and no business quite like a family business. Even Hollywood has paid homage to this unique blend of business and pleasure.
Check out these movies featuring family businesses. What’s your favorite? What would you add to the list?
Body Waves, starring Bill Calvert and Leah Lail: A teenager sets out to [...]
Sometimes B movies get a bad buzz. They have low budgets, so-so actors, and don’t do so well at the box office. But these B movies have something the others don’t, and that’s real bees.
To pay tribute to bees and B movies all over the world, check out these films. Have you seen them? What [...]
The heat is on.
Sparks fly.
Who’s behind the welder’s mask?
Take a look and you’ll find skilled workers, men and women, dedicated to their job.
To celebrate the hard-working welder, here are some on film.
Yes, Hollywood celebrates them too:
I Love A Soldier, with Paulette Goddard and Sonny Tufts: During World War II, a young woman and her friends [...]
On the road again.
Just can’t wait to get on the road again?
Traveling doesn’t have to be a task to loathe. Instead of inciting bouts of road rage, travel can be, if you let it, a time of great reflection, planning, and productivity.
Whether you’re the occasional traveler out for a nice Sunday drive, or travel so [...]
Look.
Up in the sky.
It’s a bird. It’s a plane.
It’s a pilot flying a plane.
Pilots have always represented the notable few that do something that most of us only dream of, and that’s being in control of an airplane.
We mere mortals can only stand in awe of the skillful hands and minds that man such a [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words.
The magazine kind, and the Hollywood kind.
To pay tribute to those behind the images that catch our eye, turn our head, or make us want to run out and buy a brand new car, here are some films featuring graphic designers and illustrators:
Washington Heights, featuring Manny Perez: A young [...]
Burning bras or burning bridges, feminists have changed women’s lives forever, and for the better.
Without them, we wouldn’t have the luxury, or right, to choose career, family, both, all, or whatever we please. We would still be in the dark ages were it not for the pioneers. Thanks to their trail-blazing, we can vote, work, [...]
Featuring electricians, power plants, and of course, electricity.
Almost all professions are portrayed by Hollywood: Law, medicine, education, business, white collar, blue collar, etc.
Now it’s electricity’s turn to shine in the spotlight.
Here are some movies featuring electricity.
What would you add to the list?
Frankenstein, starring Colin Clove and Boris Karloff: With the help of electricity, Dr. Frankenstein [...]
It takes unique skill and craftsmanship to be a blacksmith, an ability that can be learned by anyone, but can’t be enjoyed by just anyone. Not everyone can know or appreciate the expertise that is often passed down from one generation to the next.
Some say it is a thing of the past. But that is [...]
Few silent cartoons were ever made due to the expense involved. At first glance, one might not realize how expensive it was to produce cartoons. However, back in the early twentieth century, artists needed to draw twenty-four separate cartoons for an individual second of airing time. This took time and money.
Stop-frame cinematography was used to [...]
