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Continue reading →: Ten Iconic Hollywood Film Scenes (V)
The fifth in a series of ten iconic Hollywood film scenes among my all-time favorites is the Chest-Burster Scene from director Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, “Alien”. “In space no one can hear you scream” was the tagline, but when I first saw this in a packed Brooklyn theater, the screams…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1866
Song of the Day: Raiders of the Lost Ark (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link] was composed by John Williams and is performed here by the London Symphony Orchestra. It’s hard to believe … but on this date—forty years ago—in 1981, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” debuted in theaters. Directed by Steven Spielberg and…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1865
Song of the Day: My Spanish Heart, composed by Chick Corea, was the title track to his 1976 album. Check out that version here as well as this rendition [YouTube links] by “The Spanish Heart Band” (from the Grammy-winning “Best Latin Jazz Album“, “Antidote“), which includes vocals by Ruben Blades…
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Continue reading →: A Photo Trip Down Memory Lane
I’ve been doing a lot of work in my apartment, cleaning up, in anticipation of my sister‘s return from the subacute rehabilitation facility she’s been in for several months now. When she returns home in July, she will not have seen the inside of this house since mid-March. So I’ve…
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Continue reading →: The Mandalorian Finale!
After having finished season 1 of “The Mandalorian” just four days ago, I knocked out season 2 and thoroughly enjoyed it! I won’t say anything to those who have yet to see it, but the finale was so rousing that the moment the “first” of the last scenes was over…
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Continue reading →: Ten Iconic Hollywood Film Scenes (IV)
The fourth in a series of ten iconic Hollywood film scenes among my all-time favorites is another one from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock: The Shower Scene from “Psycho” (1960), with Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh, with the proviso that if you haven’t seen the film, this is a…
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Continue reading →: Yay, Mayor Bill De Blasio!
Today, in trying to explain the new system of “Ranked Choice Voting” for the upcoming Democratic Party Primary, he used the example of ranking his favorite toppings on a NYC pizza. Personally, I’m a traditionalist with pizza: Mozzarella, a little grated cheese, and a delicious sauce, with the crust baked…
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Continue reading →: Ten Iconic Hollywood Film Scenes (III)
The third in a series of ten iconic Hollywood film scenes among my all-time favorites is this classic moment in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” (1959): The Crop-Duster Scene! Check out this tense showdown between Cary Grant and a crop-duster on an empty cornfield:
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Continue reading →: Ten Iconic Hollywood Film Scenes (II)
Following up on yesterday’s “challenge”, today I post the second in a series of ten iconic Hollywood film scenes among my all-time favorites. Little surprise here … from my all-time favorite film, director William Wyler’s 1959 version of “Ben-Hur”: The Chariot Race (though this segment was actually directed by Andrew…
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Continue reading →: Ten Iconic Hollywood Film Scenes (I)
As part of a new “summer” challenge (even though the Solstice doesn’t arrive until June 20th), I will post one image and/or film sequence per day for the next ten days, of ten iconic Hollywood film scenes. There are plenty more than that, but these ten are among my all-time…
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Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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