Entwistle... just because.

What will Spike Lee have to whine about now? LOL

Hate to break it to you sourpuss, but those ladies do a better cover than 95% of the Zep cover bands out there. They are into the MUSIC and are smart enough to leave the Zep costumes and other tripe out of it.

Deliverance on Netfix

Watch out for those old hippies driving Priuses too fast down Benedict canyon. They aren't high, but they are texting while driving.

The "don't cry in front of the Mexicans" got a huge laugh. That was the line I was referring to above. Another favorite of mine was the scene where Cliff was explaining to Clem at Spahn ranch what "the requirements" were for his boss's car. I won't say more about the scene but it ranked up their with the scene where Cliff and Bruce Lee caused a problem for the wife of the stunt coordinator. A little Manson Family trivia (nothing to do with anything in the film): Steve Grogan (aka: Clem) was a ranch hand at Spahn Ranch before Charlie and company arrived and convinced George Spahn to let them stay there. Clem was later implicated in the murder of another ranch hand Donald "Shorty" Shea (killed on Manson's orders) and was eventually tried and convicted along with Manson and fellow family member Bruce Davis. To date Grogan (Clem) has been the only convicted Manson family murderer to have been paroled. Part of his parole consideration was based on the fact that Clem later helped investigators find the body of Shorty Shea found at the ranch in 1977 eight years after the murder took place. Hey Stider, I don't recall but did you hear any "n-words" in this film? I don't remember any, and if so that alone makes this film very different than most other QT films.

"The Born Losers" (1967) starring Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack

When I saw the film the biggest laugh in the theater came at the "don't cry...." quote outside of Musso and Frank grill.

"Redondo". I ride my bike down there from just north of Palos Verdes (Rat beach) to Marina Del Rey and back a couple of times per week. In the mid '60s my uncle owned a home just up the beach in Hermosa right on the Strand. I still go to Redondo to have a 'fire chief' mai tai at Tony's on the pier and watch the sunset every now and then. Sunsets still look the same from that vantage point, you forget about all the crap going on back behind you across the rest of the country. So you moved from sunny SoCal to ass freezing upstate NY as a kid? That is a crime brother. This state/region has many problems but lousy weather ain't one of them.

Rick, you have done your share of breaking balls too LOL! Me--- I try to stay on the sidelines of all he sports drama here.

*******SPOILER ALERT*********** (soundtrack below) * * * * * * * * * Well since you already posted the link to the song list I'll go ahead post the soundtrack as found on youtube. If you haven't seen the film and enjoy being surprised by the music as it appears in a film don't listen. For those of us who lived in SoCal 50 years ago the songs and the radio advertisements will take you back to that time as if you are traveling in a time machine listening to KHJ 'Boss Radio' on your AM radio during that fateful summer in '69 while riding your Schwinn Sting Ray bike, skateboarding to local market to buy a ice cream, cruising down the blvd in a convertible, laying on the beach or whatever. As odd as it seems Los Angeles was a much smaller place 50 years ago even as it was still a huge city... just so many fewer people. If you didn't live here back then you won't appreciate this film the way some of us do. Tarantino effectively turns back the clock for 2 hours and 39 minutes and puts us right back where we were a few weeks after we had put a man on the moon and before a band of depraved evil hippies stole any innocence that was still left in the City of Angels.

I had forgotten about the Cinerama screen curvature, last film I saw there was "Quest For Fire" how long ago was that? I had wanted to see Hateful Eight there... well, we all know how QT got screwed by that gawd awful Disney company on that deal. Yeah, if you are seated more center the soft images on the corners of the curved screen aren't that noticeable. I saw no big problems with the quality of the 70mm print other than a few flecks of negative dirt which are common on release prints, but this one seemed pretty clean. And I happen to enjoy that slight "jump" you see at the splice points that you no longer see on digital projections. To me it all has an aesthetic quality which digital never has; same as vinyl records over mp3. Yes Strider, the sound in the dome was the other reason I wanted to see it there. QT's choices of music as we all know are about 25% of the creation in his films. QT always knows exactly the right song for the right moment. As he writes his screenplays he hears the songs and sees the images.... and often knows which actors he wants long before pre-production or any story boarding. I always enjoyed his story of how he acquired for Reservoir Dogs the song 'Stuck in the Middle" (Stealers Wheel) by pretty much begging the publisher to help him out even as he was a virtual unknown at the time. He basically spent most of his music budget on that song, but it was the best song for that scene and he knew it. Strider, I'm surprised you went to El Coyote given the owner's politics.... hehehe! Personally I've never liked the food there all that much. After the film I considered a dog and a beer over at Carney's but instead ended up having a Philly cheesesteak at Boo's on the corner of Fountain and Virgil. Ain't it too bad we still don't have Tiny Naylors? That was always the place to go after seeing a movie in Hollywood--- so much has changed. Today the ridiculous numbers of street vendors taking up every inch of the sidewalk out in front of The Chinese is an absolute CRIME. It's just too much.

Sean, I'm not a football fan---- although I have been known to pick some winners.... hehehe...

I just saw the film today at the ArcLight / Cinerama Dome and was very happy with the quality of the print. To me it was well worth it to see it in 70mm as it will probably be one of the last films you will be able to see in this format. Years ago a 70mm print would only cost a theater about $1500 back when Technicolor and Deluxe were still cranking out their respective film labs here locally in Hollywood. Today I would guess that a single 70mm print probably costs around $20-30k. This movie was shot on Kodak 35mm color negative film and I believe Fotokem in Burbank did the negative processing. For those who see it in 70mm it is bright, steady, and although slightly more grainy than a 35mm print, I would say the far better viewing experience.

I believe the mother accidentally killed the girl after punishing her too severely after wetting the bed. The timeline and the other forensic evidence at the scene (that which wasn't botched by the local keystone cops) all points to it being someone in the home. My gut tells me that the kooky mother living vicariously through her daughter with that bizarre beauty pageant stuff was too emotionally wound up and something went wrong. Then having BOTH parents immediately lawyer up with their own separate council.... that just doesn't seem how innocent people behave after the death of a child. I think the mother did it accidentally; and the ransom/kidnapping note had her quirky rambling style all over it.

Rick, The shot has been replicated by other snipers more than once. Talk to any current Army/Marine/Navy(SEAL) sniper and they will tell you that Oswald's shot was not as difficult as some conspiracy folks would lead you to believe. Nobody is claiming that Oswald was the greatest rifleman in the world, and certainly luck my play into it, but his shot was not something that needed a second shooter. There was no second shooter. It has also been pointed out more than once that JFK's wounds were consistent with rear entry to the head. Many people who watched the Zapruder film assume that because JFK's head flew backward that the shot came from the front. That is how it looks in movies.... or from a shotgun blast. When round of that caliber enters the skull it creates tremendous pressure inside of the cranium and then upon the projectile exiting the other side the "jet effect" of brain and other matter causes the head to move in the DIRECTION OF the shot--- to the entry side. Just remember that films, books, newspapers, television shows etc are all seeking COMMERCIAL bottom lines---- i.e. MONEY. Therefore any new "theory" that grabs attention means somebody is getting paid.... and clearly many people are willing to buy into it. Even a documentary on Youtube has commercial value as you know. The more views the more $$$. The only mildly entertaining theory I ever heard was that the Florida Mafia wanted to kill JFK so that RFK would no longer be the Attorney General. That the "mob" felt betrayed after helping JFK's father win the election against Nixon for JFK by shady voting in Chicago with the help of mayor Daley, and then later RFK as the top lawman in the country went after mob interests. Thus by eliminating JFK then eventually LBJ would appoint a different Attorney General because it was well known that not only did RFK hate Johnson, but so did his brother. But in the end that is only entertaining to read; the mafia was all about business, and a move like that if discovered would be very bad for business.

The Tigers pulled off a great win last night in Anaheim giving Zimmerman his first win in 18 starts.

Oswald in fact DID fire the fatal shot. For people to continue to believe that an ex-Marine with a bolt action rifle from from an elevated firing position shooting at a slow moving convertible on a clear dry day could not make that shot isn't paying attention. At the heart of most of these "conspiracy theories" is generally someone SELLING (for profit) another book, another movie, or some other means to 'click bait' on the internet to SELL web traffic to advertisers. Oswald killed Kennedy. He was the lone shooter. If there was any conspiracy in an around the event it was only the embarrassment of the FBI and the CIA (after the event) who should have been ahead of the curve on Oswald and should have coordinated better to keep an eye on him. The government failed that day to protect the commander in chief, careers were at stake, fingers were pointed, but nobody stepped up to admit they dropped the ball. There are MANY crazy and or evil people out there and you can't keep tabs on all of them. Here in the USA we live in a free open society and with that comes the good with the bad.

And yet still 100% better than Live Aid in '85 LOL! Lighten up Francis!

1.98 million is low for that neighborhood. The house looks like it is in bad need of a lot of remodeling.

Great photos! Thanks for posting those Strider! I had read that the film was originally set to open on the 50th anniversary of Sharon Tate's murder. But after Sharon's sister complaining, and a personal phone conversation with Tarantino, a decision was made to change the date. Did you read that too Strider?

QT undoubtedly makes a lot of money from his films, but I would suggest he earns every penny because they always sell, and usually sell big. This will be QT's 9th film; he previously has said he would only make 10 films... or stop when he turns age 60... whichever comes first. He has recently said that this may end up being his last film; he isn't sure what is left to do. So no, I wouldn't put him into the "cash grab" category per se. When I think of "cash grabbers" I think of Spielberg (Indiana Jones series), George Lucas (StarWars), and let's not forget Francis Coppolla and the really terrible Godfather part III. I don't agree with everything Tarrantino has done. I really didn't love Inglorious Bastards or the Kill Bill films... just not my thing. But Jackie Brown is one of the best Hollywood films in the last 30 years, and appreciated the art of FILM QT did in Django and Hateful 8. Film has gone away as an art form, everything now is done digitally--- it just isn't the same and never will be the same again. Today about 80% of Hollywood films are made for what people in China like to watch. Transformers, CGI, big explosions every 3 minutes, but very little interesting dialog or plot development. HOLLYWOOD is doing the "cash grab" when they do films that are safe for the bottom line and pandering to what the Chinese public like to consume just because they will spend the money is NOT art. It's like going to McDonalds when you could go to A class steakhouse. I also appreciate QT for doing the films he wants to do. 100% control of what he does. In that alone he could be compared to Led Zeppelin; doing what they want, not what the are told to do by the record label. And QT's feud with that asshole Spike Lee is worth the price of admission for me. Lee accuses Tarantino of being a racist, and Tarantino IGNORES all of that crap and doesn't apologize for what he makes. Steve, you don't have to like QT's politics to appreciate his art. I am able to compartmentalize that. I'm just happy there is still a director out there who appreciates the history of film and is not a slave to the Hollywood media moguls.

I get most of my books on ebay now. I find used HARDCOVER books for really reasonable prices--- sometimes just a few bucks and with free shipping. "Homeless" is a bad term to use for drug addicts and crazy people. Until we start addressing the problem and stop encouraging people to just camp out on the streets in our California cities, it will only get worse. Funny how there aren't the same problems in Bismark North Dakotoa. LA, Portland, Seattle, and SF need to "call in the scoops".