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Chateau Marmont – Hollywood’s Celebrity Hideout Hotel

The Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood will unfortunately always be remembered as the place where Saturday Night Live comedian John Belushi died of a drug overdose. Fortunately, Chateau Marmont is also known as a lush hideaway for the rich and famous in the center of the bustling and legendary Sunset Strip. Schwab’s Drugstore, the ...

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The Classic Film Noir Era

If you consider movies a high level of entertainment and spend a lot of time in this venue it is certain that you have seen a lot of movies of the 1930’s through the 1950’s called film noir. If you haven’t then you are yet to reach the pinnacle of your movie enjoyment and you ...

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Ten Fun Places to Visit in Tucson, Arizona

There is more to Tucson, Arizona, than just a hot, dry desert during the summer months. Home to the University of Arizona, the city offers many places of culture as well as entertainment for both daytime and nighttime. Below are my ten picks of fun places to visit in Tucson: Old Tucson Studios. This is ...

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Best Movies About the Korean War

There are not many movies depicting the Korean War so naming the best is maybe not of much of a challenging. Unlike WII or Vietnam which have captured the imaginations of some of our best filmmakers, Korean War movies, especially contemporary ones, are few and far between. The following is a chronological list of movies ...

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Civil War Movies to Celebrate the Sesquicentennial

A few good Civil War movies can help any movie lover to get a better grip on the conflict that tore our nation apart one hundred and fitty years ago. During the current sesquicentennial celebration of the American Civil War some will chose to connect to that historic time by visiting battlegrounds, listening to presentations ...

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The Ten Worst Academy Award Choices for Best Actor

The Academy Awards have degenerated through the process of bloated self-importance combined with increasing obsolescence to the point where the only real enjoyment in watching the actual Oscar broadcast anymore comes from complaining about how a particular person or movie could possibly have won. Part of the problem stems from the fact that very few ...

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Five of the Best I Love Lucy Episodes

I Love Lucy ran from 1951 to 1957 and its impact on television was monumental. Comedienne Lucille Ball starred in the title role as Lucy Ricardo, the red-haired wife of Cuban band leader Ricky Ricardo, portrayed by her real life spouse Desi Arnaz. Their best friends were Fred and Ethel Mertz, an older couple who ...