Movie Music Monday – The Color of Money

Born today in 1925, the legendary Paul Newman. He was in so many great movies. One of my favorites was the 1961 film The Hustler. Newman played "Fast Eddie" Felson who is a small time pool hustler who challenges Minnesota Fats played by Jackie Gleason. He would reprise that role again 25 years later in … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – The Color of Money →

Movie Music Monday – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

On this day in 1970, the 42nd Academy Awards were handed out. The Oscar for Best Song - Original For Movie went to a song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head for the film. Some felt the song had the wrong tone … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid →

Star Light, Star Bright, First Star on the Walk Tonight

65 years ago today, Hollywood started to break up the crumbling sidewalks and adding stars! I'm talking, of course, about the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was on this day that the first star was placed. Do you know whose star it was? I'll tell you in a paragraph or two. After the official groundbreaking … Continue reading Star Light, Star Bright, First Star on the Walk Tonight →

Favorite Film – The 70’s

I guess I saw this on Facebook some time ago. Somebody had the idea to post a list of your favorite films. The list was to consist of your favorites from each year of your life. So, you start with your birth year and move ahead year by year and list all the films from … Continue reading Favorite Film – The 70’s →