FUNNYMAN WILL FERRELL TAKES HIS SOCCER SERIOUSLY
Who knew? Comedian Will Ferrell is a man who takes his football seriously—even though, like all Americans, he calls it soccer. When we met in New York to talk about his latest movie, the political...
View ArticleBARTENDER BOB HAS A STORY—MANY STORIES—TO TELL
My favourite New York bar has long been Fanelli’s, a gritty, beer-and-burger joint on Soho’s Prince Street. Said to be the second-oldest continuously operating bar in the city, it’s a popular...
View ArticleTIPPI HEDREN: HITCHCOCK MADE MY LIFE A LIVING HELL
He was the Master of Suspense, knighted by the Queen and revered by film critics everywhere. But to Tippi Hedren, who starred in two of his best-known movies, Sir Alfred Hitchcock was a creepy...
View ArticleARLINGTON WEST—A SUNDAY MEMORIAL
The thousands of weekend tourists who descend on Santa Monica Pier and the surrounding beaches are confronted with a sobering and emotional scene. Every Sunday the organisation Veterans for...
View ArticleOLYMPIC PARK: WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?
Two million visitors poured through the gates of the Olympic Stadium to watch the world’s top athletes perform during the London 2012 Olympics. And now the athletes have gone home and the massive...
View ArticleIF YOU’RE A MENTAL PATIENT YOU CAN’T WATCH WOODSTOCK
The world is full of movie lists ….best and worst, most suitable for children, raunchiest, most violent ..etc etc. But I came across a bizarrely interesting one from Napa State Mental Hospital in...
View ArticleKATE MIDDLETON’S COUSIN STRIPS FOR PLAYBOY
The Duchess of Cambridge is not likely to be amused but her cousin, a stripper and dancer in Sunderland nightclubs, is cashing in on their relationship by posing for Playboy. Katrina Darling, 22,...
View ArticleTONY SCOTT: BRAIN CANCER?
Tony Scott, the British-born director and producer who committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, had inoperable brain cancer according to sources but his family have...
View ArticleFIFTY YEARS ON…..WHO WILL BE THE NEXT BABY JANE?
With most of this year’s top 25 grossing films either sequels or remakes I suppose it was inevitable that Hollywood would pull out the creepy 1962 thriller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? for an...
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