I don’t care for the Oscars whatsoever, but I was lucky enough to catch the presentation of the Governor’s Awards, and saw that make-up legend Dick Smith was being honored with a lifetime achievement award. That got me thinking of when I was in college, and how a friend and I were able to get him […]
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Podwit Profile: Meeting Dick Smith….
Posted: 28th February 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Dick Smith, Governor's Award, Howard Enders, Oscars, Purchase College Conservatory of Film, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Tom Savini
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Did Netflix Pull “The Boyguard” Just to Make Some Money?
Posted: 21st February 2012 by Dion in Music, News, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Apple, iTunes, Michael Jackson, Netflix, SONY Music, The Bodyguard, This is It, Whitney Houston
Internet rumors abound that the DVD rental giant Netflix, pulled from it’s streaming catalogue The Bodyguard (1992), just to boost it’s DVD sales.
EB XX Podcast Amendments and Corrections…
Posted: 19th February 2012 by Dion in Podcast, UncategorizedTags: Django, Ernest Borgnine, Franco Nero, GG Allin, SuperFuzz, Terence Hill
Here is a link to the NYC cult figure GG Allin, and his extremely bizarre stage acts… Terence Hill actually starred along side Mr. B in SuperFuzz (1980), not Franco Nero, who made the Django character famous in the Italian Spaghetti Westerns of the late 1960’s… Oops my mistake…
EB XX! The 20th Annual Borgnine Night Podcast Photo Album Follow-Up
Posted: 18th February 2012 by Dion in Ernest Borgnine, News, PodcastTags: Borgnine Night, Ernest Borgnine, Photo Album, Podcast, Tortilla Flats
The Podwits were welcomed with open arms to the 20th annual Borgnine Night at Tortilla Flats, an event at the legendary bar in New York City. Here are some photos courtesy of Yorkshire Girl and Photographer Paul from Paulpix.net :
On a Cold Chicago Day at 10:30 am, in 1929…
Posted: 17th February 2012 by Dion in News, UncategorizedTags: Al Capone, Chicago, George "Bugs" Maron, St. Valentine's Day Massacre
83 years ago this week, 2 gangs were locked in a heated power struggle over control of Chicago’s illegal alcohol industry. Dion O’Banion, leader of the mostly Irish “North-side Gang” had just been murdered and Moran had taken control. He countered back, and tried to kill the head of the “South-side Gang”, Johnny Torrio, all but debilitating the gang leader. Torrio quickly […]
Even More Creamy Goodness…
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Dion in Housekeeping, PodcastTags: Clint Eastwood, Podcast, Straight No Chaser, Thelonious Monk
Also in this week’s podcast, Dion and Brian could not think of the documentary about Thelonious Monk. It is called Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, was produced by Clint Eastwood, and released in 1988. It comes highly recommended by the Podwits and is definitely worth the price of admission.
William Friedkin’s “Cruising” Revisited
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Al Pacino, Cruising, Randy Jurgensen, William Friedkin
On the eve of interviewing retired NYPD and film legend Randy Jurgensen (PLUG for an upcoming Podwits EXCLUSIVE), my fiancée and I sat down and revisited a cult classic, William Friedkin’s Cruising. I have to say, the film gets better with every viewing.
RIP Don Cornelius 1936-2012
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Dion in News, ObituariesTags: Don Cornelius, Obituaries, Soul Train
Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius, the larger-than-life creator, producer and host of the iconic television show Soul Train, passed away from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75. Cornelius started the long running show in 1970 on local television in Chicago, and pulled strings to get performers like B.B. King and Curtis Mayfield on, before […]
Further Studying After Podcast Listening!
Posted: 28th January 2012 by Dion in Podcast, UncategorizedTags: Alternate Universe Movie Posters, Podcast
For a gander at the Awesomingly, Awesome Alternate Universe Movie Posters discussed in this week’s Podcast, please click here.
We here at The Podwits would like to wish a very Happy 95th Birthday to Mr. Ernest Borgnine and look forward to celebrating it with him and his myriad other fans at Borgnine Night at Tortilla Flats in NYC on February 15th. Happiest of happys to a fine gentleman!