Recently, retired NYPD legend turned actor, producer, and author Randy Jurgensen was asked to give a colloquium on his book, “Circle of Six: The True Story of New York’s Most Notorious Cop-Killer and The Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him“, at a ceremony in Westchester New York, followed by a Q & A moderated by the […]
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Jurgensen Live
Posted: 13th June 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Podcast, Podwits ExclusiveTags: 1960's, 1970's, Circle of Six, Harlem, JFK Assassination, Lenny Bruce, NYPD, Randy Jurgensen
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Siri Tells John Malkovich a “Better” Joke…
Posted: 29th May 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Electronics, TechnologyTags: Apple iPod, John Malkovich, Sirri, The Aristocrats
In the popular new iPhone ads, John Malkovich asks Siri two one-word questions, to which she replies about the meaning of life, the weather, and then a joke. But in this parody courtesy of the Slacktory channel on YouTube, Mr. Malkovich is not impressed by her two jokes, so Siri decides to recite the stand-alone classic “The Aristocrats”, as applied […]
A Short Doc on John Baldessari
Posted: 24th May 2012 by Dion in Art, Celebrities, Film, NewsTags: John Baldessari, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Tom Waits
I stumbled across this and couldn’t believe how marvelous it was. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art commissioned this film for a night honoring photographer and artist John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood, narrated by the man, the myth, the legend: Tom Waits. I wish filmmakers would use this as an example of how good a short […]
Podwit Profile: Jackie Gleason
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Music, Podwit ProfileTags: Bobby Hatchett, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason
Here at the Podwits, we try our best to bring our interests to you, the reader (and listener), while trying to then attach our spin on the subject, and perhaps shed light on something our audience might not have been aware of. Today’s subject is a profile on a man who, unless you’ve lived under a […]
I Wanna Be Free…
Posted: 4th March 2012 by Tiberius in Celebrities, History, Music, News, Obituaries, TelevisionTags: Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, The Brady Bunch, The Monkees
The death of Davy Jones on February 29th, 2012 really hit me hard…
“Do It Like This”
Posted: 4th March 2012 by Tiberius in Celebrities, Film, History, News, Obituaries, Science Fiction, Television, ToysTags: Battlestar Galactica, Ralph McQuarrie, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back
So many of the images I love were born out of an artist whose work is known by so many, but whose name is not. Ralph McQuarrie created many of the worlds movie and television fans dream of visiting. Our first impressions of the STAR WARS films are thanks to him!
“An Evening With Jurgensen” – Part 1
Posted: 22nd February 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Podcast, Podwits ExclusiveTags: 1960's, 1970's, Circle of Six, Film, George Carlin, Harlem, Korean War, Lenny Bruce, NYPD, Officer Phil Cardillo, Randy Jurgensen, The Brink's Job, The French Connection, The Godfather, William Friedkin
So the name Randy Jurgensen doesn’t sound familiar to you? Well, believe it or not you know him. The retired NYPD Detective 1st Grade and film icon has acted in and produced dozens of films, and has worked on some of New York City’s most famous cases. His book, Circle of Six, is his real-life […]
"An Evening With Jurgensen" - Part 1 [ 1:00:46 ] Hide Player | Play in Popup | Download (448)Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man…!
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Tiberius in Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Spider-Man
While that new Superman looks ridiculous so far, albeit I’ve only seen still photos, the newest incarnation of Spider-Man looks… wait for it… AMAZING!
Shatner to Takei: “Drop Dead”
Posted: 10th January 2012 by J. Marcus in Celebrities, NewsTags: Carrie Fisher, George Takei, Shatfish, Star Trek, Star Wars, William Shatner
OK, so that headline was about as irresponsible as the one I cribbed it from, but the sentiment still stands as the Shatfish debacle just got serious.
Podwit Profile: Vincent Price
Posted: 6th January 2012 by Dion in Art, Celebrities, Film, History, Literature, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Art, Cooking, Mary Price, Vincent Price
I know what you are thinking… A Podwit Profile on Vincent Price? Will we just rehash what everyone already knows about his film career and more, specifically his horror catalog? Haven’t we heard that before? Well, as I do think his acting career deserves an in-depth look, I will instead focus on 2 parts of his […]