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Mar.17.2013 VAN JOHNSON US STAMP PETITION... An underswell of support is building for the creation of a postage stamp honoring Van Johnson, the iconic actor who appeared in A Guy Named Joe, Battleground, and The Last Time I Saw Paris, among others. He co-starred with such film luminaries as Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor...	Jan.02.2013 DEMOCRACY COUNTS AT THE SKIRBALL CENTER... The Skirball Cultural Center has established itself as one of the world’s most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions, and among the leading cultural venues in Los Angeles. Its mission is to explore the connections between Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. It seeks to...
Oct.03.2012 A CINERAMA DATE IN PICTURES... Laurie and I went on a date last weekend. Joining us were my parents and several friends. We visited the historic Cinerama Dome to enjoy watching This is Cinerama and It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The evening was part of a weeklong celebration of the 60-year anniversary of...	Apr.16.2012 70 YEARS OVER TOKYO... Four days of celebration are planned on April 17th -20th at the National Museum of the US Air Force near Dayton, Ohio to remember the bombing raid over Tokyo. Led by Lt. Col. James Doolittle, it helped change the course of World War II. The invited guests include five...
Dec.28.2011 THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICAN FILM AUDIENCES... Back in 1951, MGM released a sequel to the hugely successful Father of the Bride, a motion picture starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Joan Bennett; but calling it Father’s Little Dividend… a reference to Taylor’s character and her pregnancy. Executive producer Dore Schary ...	Nov.19.2010 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEATRE PRODUCTION OF JEKYLL & HYDE If you live in the Southern California, treat yourself this weekend, or during the Thanksgiving holiday to Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical, playing at the Village Theatre in Orange. The Broadway-style show is produced by Party By Number Entertainment, Inc. And, I must say, this is great production...
May.10.2010 YOU TUBE LINK TO PRE-1906 EARTHQUAKE SAN FRANCISCO WOW... a YouTube link of San Francisco circa 1906, four days prior to the great earthquake and fire that destroyed the city on April 18th. This is the FIRST 35 mm film ever made over 104 years ago. The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero Wharf is still there . David ...