Rita Hayworth on Rita Hayworth

When a reporter asked Rita Hayworth “What do you think when you look at yourself in the mirror after waking up in the morning?” she replied “Darling, I don`t wake up till the afternoon.”

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J Edgar

Make no mistake;  Leonard DiCaprio is superb in this Eastwood flick even without the  help of the great makeup support  that he got playing J Edgar Hoover as this movie spans Hoover’s life from the 1920’s through the Nixon administration - 8 president’s went  in & out of office in Hoover’s tenure  according to the film. Not many movies pull off this  decades of time passage so  well,  with   J Edgar’s entertainment value attributable to DiCaprio’s terrific acting talent and the things  presented here we didn’t know about Hoover.  I give this a solid 8 out of 10 for  the fact I learned more about things Hoover did than  I ever did from history class in High School and the acting is solid. OK to watch with  Mom  & Dad,  but not for my kids until they were 12 or 13 or so due to some  violence  and some relationship “concerns” or issues that are exposed in the movie that  a conservative  preteen might not be ready for.

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Vintage Triumph

A smiling Marlon Brando and 2 happy gals on his hog, really looks like  an early Triumph Bonneville,  for his  promo for “The Wild One”, 1953

 

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Boy George back at it NYE, Australia

Musician that I am,  when I heard Boy George belt  a few acapella bars  of the  jazz standard “Cry Me a River” on Carson late one night many moons ago I’ve been a fan of Boy George  ever since. Apparently, the  Culture Club has resurrected!

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Industry in transition: Movie Theaters

Ticket prices climb and attendance continues to decline.

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The Dark Night Rises Footage

For anyone who doesn’t live in NYC and doesn’t care about possible spoilers, here’s what someone shot down on Wall Street yesterday around the massive The Dark Knight Rises production.

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In Time...

… is a modern era, 21st Century  version of Robin Hood, a substantial thriller/suspense SciFi flick with a powerful premise that adds interesting philosophical social  conscious to the  concept  “time is money” where: your life's cycles are bartered like money,  except when time runs out,   you die.  Safe my kids once they were 14 or older (language, violence, death), and OK to watch with and Dad both. On a scale of 5, easily a 3.

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Three Musketeer's

The 2011 iteration  of Dumas’ Three Musketeer’s  is by far is the best ever  (others were ‘73 and ‘93),  so join Athos, Aramis, and Porthos as the story unfolds how they unite with D'Artagnan,  combining forces   to battle the sinister Cardinal and  Ma’lady plotting to  incite the English into  launching a war against the  French,  which  serves segway into what certain to  be a  sequel   to  his series. Several supporting  character roles all  excel here -  and it’s great to see Orlando Bloom  back  on the big screen again in his part. Safe for  my boys  when they were 12  or older,  and good family fun to enjoy with Mom and Dad also. An easy 6 out of a 10 point rating system.

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RIP Andy Rooney

I feel the loss  of his life in my life,  and  with sadness share of Mr. Rooney’s  passing:

 http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/05/us/obit-andy-rooney/index.html

Death by Misadventure

RIP Amy