One of my all time favorite movies is Jaws. It could be because when I was in the Navy and we were in the middle of the ocean with no contact with other ships they would show the same movie over and over. I figure I have probably seen this and Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts [...]
The second inductee into the movie opening Hall of Fame is Pixars’ UP! Animation with a score and no dialogue is exceptionally moving. I would like to see a live action movie with this much emotion in it. As of right now Touch of Evil and UP! are the only two inductees in the Movie [...]
I have decided that I am going to begin my own Hall of Fame. It is the movie opening sequence Hall of Fame. The first inductee is the opening of Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. The original issue of the movie in 1958 was recut by the [...]
One of the funniest men for many years was Bill Murray. He has forsaken really broad comedy, like Meatballs, Ghostbusters and Caddyshack for more serious roles. Although his cameo in the recent Zombieland was awesome. Here is one of the first times I really Bill in a movie. As a camp counselor in the classic [...]
One of the all time greats is Billy Preston. He had a great solo career with many of his songs being hits, Nothing from Nothing, You are So Beautiful, Strutter. When I was working at Young Life’s Woodleaf in 1980 I would put Billy in the boom box while I was working and listen to [...]
