America desperately needs a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington moment. President Donald J. Trump is delivering it. The 1939 movie was banned by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, General Francisco Franco, and Joseph Stalin. In fact, the film was banned in Nazi-occupied France, but one Paris theater owner defied the Germans by playing the movie non-stop…
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Elvis Presley, is arguably the most famous and recognizable entertainer in history. From music, movies and memorabilia his lifetime earnings were $4.3 billion–worth $19 billion today. His earnings since his death on August 16, 1977 far exceed that. Many of today’s celebrities could learn a thing or two from Elvis, especially when it comes to…
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1976 was the Bicentennial of America and it was a big year for me. A journalism major at Southwest Texas State University (SWT), I won statewide in reporting and columnist writing awards for news, entertainment, fine arts and humor. My confidence was high, but being honored as Investigative Reporter of the Year Award at the…
On October 9, 1973, 47 years ago today, Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s divorce was made official. The couple filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica. Under the agreed-upon settlement, they would share custody of their daughter Lisa Marie. Priscilla was to be paid $725,000 in cash, or $4,200 per month…
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If you’re like me, it was an exciting annual event to watch The Wizard of Oz on television. The classic 1939 movie taught us there’s no place like home and we all have brains, heart and courage. One of the Greatest Movies of All Time According to the Library of Congress, it’s the most viewed…
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A Hollywood Visit The most I ever laughed in a cemetery was in December 2011. I remember it well because a few days later my father died. The eccentric oddball that I am, on a Disneyland vacation with my two youngest sons, Jack and Brady, I took them to Hollywood first. Talk about weirdos, they…
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Out of all the movies of 1939, nine-year-old Jerry Parr was most impacted by the film Code of the Secret Service. There were many top box office hits that year, but the Secret Service movie was his favorite. He sat in the theater fascinated by Agent “Brass Bancroft and his partner, Gabby Watters. They went…
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Ours is a family of movie buffs dating back to the 1950s when my parents were dating. Teens in the Harlandale district on the southside of San Antonio frequented the Roxie, the Trail, the Mission and Loop 13 drive-in theaters. Families also enjoyed movies at downtown venues such as the Texas, Majestic, the Joy, the…
President Donald J. Trump blasted Joe Biden for selling out “America’s interests to China and other distant lands” during his 2020 Republican Convention acceptance speech Thursday night in front of the White House. Trump was relentless, reminding millions of viewers that Biden “supported China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, one of the greatest economic…
With many theaters still closed, Dinesh D’Souza’s most important film yet, Trump Card, will be available as video on demand and DVD on October 9 for every American to see! Watch the official trailer and share with your friends: Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker, scholar, and New York Times bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza, Trump Card is an exposé of…
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