December 3, 1911– Nino Rota At 14-years-old and feeling highly romantic, I couldn't have been more captivated by the Franco Zeffirelli film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet (1968). Most assuredly, the memory of the sight of the naked backside of Leonard … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Composer, Nino Rota
December 3, 1911– Nino Rota At 14 years old and feeling highly romantic, I couldn’t have been more captivated by the Franco Zeffirelli film version of William Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet (1968). Most assuredly, the memory of the sight of the naked backside of Leonard … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Federico Fellini
January 29, 1920- Federico Fellini is one of the few directors with his name as part of the title of his films (apologies to Lee Daniels). Fellini Satyricon, Fellini Roma, Fellini's Casanova. In the history of cinema, has there been a series of films that are so intimately … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Composer, Nino Rota
December 3, 1911- Nino Rota At 14 years old & feeling highly romantic, I couldn’t have been more captivated by the Franco Zeffirelli film version of Romeo & Juliet (1968). Most assuredly, … [Read more...]
#WatchNow: Bob Fosse’s “Hey Big Spender” & “The Rich Man’s Frug” Are Still BEYOND!
Bob Fosse's groundbreaking choreographic inventions like; the chick walk, the fan kick, the hinge walk and the drag step are SO influential, it's hard to believe he created them … [Read more...]
RIP: Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg died today at 83. She came from Sweden to America to enter the Miss Universe pageant and by the mid-1950s, after several modeling jobs, she finally broke into films. She … [Read more...]
