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Robinson Crusoe on Mars
The Curiosity rover has begun snooping about for evidence of life on Mars. I’ll be watching those pictures closely for evidence of…
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The Howling
For the dog days of summer, what could be better than a movie with some canine teeth? And some claws. And a…
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Withnail and I
In Withnail and I, two English chums go “on holiday by mistake” and seek refuge from their horrid lives in a bottle…
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The French Connection
While casting about for a French wine and movie pairing, it occurred to me how much French stuff we find all around…
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The Horse Soldiers
Westerns – the Great American Movie Genre. Yes, the Italian cinema has its Spaghetti Western – Cameriere, more Sangiovese, please! But we’re talking…
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Easy Rider
Have you ever been riding your chopper down a southern U.S. highway, lookin’ for America and unable to find it? If so,…
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The Fastest Guitar Alive
The Fastest Guitar Alive” is one of those rock’n’roll movies that rock’n’roll would probably like to disown. In fact, it may have…
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The Beast with 5 Fingers
In “The Beast With Five Fingers,” the severed hand of a dead piano player comes back from the grave to… play the…
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Blood of the Vines – King of Comedy
In Martin Scorsese’s “King of Comedy,” Robert De Niro plays Rupert Pupkin, a demented fan obsessed with the late-night talk show host…
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Blood of the Vines – The Third Man
When we talk about wine, the talk always turns to Pinot Noir. It’s considered by many wine snobs to be the grape…
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Blood of the Vines – Grand Theft Auto
When Ron Howard’s first film, “Grand Theft Auto,” was made, I thought great wine was the Spanada my mom kept in the…
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Blood of the Vines – Bell, Book and Candle
Kim Novak and James Stewart may have been feeling a bit dizzy from “Vertigo” when they teamed up again less than a…