The Marx Brothers were always known for a very frenetic style of comedy in their films. Anything could, and usually did, happen. Things like story and plot usually took a back seat to just making sure the boys had plenty […]

All film fans have their dark secrets. I’m going to admit to one right now. Deep breath…though several Hitchcock films are among my favorite films, my experience with the master of suspense is not as deep as I would like […]

Director Roger Corman has played an interesting role in film history. He is considered by many to be the king of low-budget B-movies and over time he has given first big breaks to many other filmmakers. Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, […]

I’m not exactly a motorcycle kind of guy. Though, the one time I have ridden on one the experience was pretty strange. It was when I visited Indonesia almost 15 years ago. I was just a passenger, but this village […]

I’ve only tried to play golf twice in my life. I had a couple of friends in high school who liked to golf and they dragged me along for a couple of rounds. Needless to say, I struggled. I think […]

In the winter time people come here to our Colorado mountains for the skiing. In the summer, when the snow is gone, they head to the mountains for white water rafting. One year when my brother and his family came […]

A few years ago my family and I spent our summer vacation seeing what is often referred to as “The Grand Circle.” It’s an area covering parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah that includes many of our National […]

If you’ve followed this column at all over the last several years, then you know that I occasionally like to visit the realm of the Three Stooges. I grew up watching their films as they were a UHF television staple […]

Even those who don’t know much about silent comedies know the names of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Those who dig a little deeper may know of Harold Lloyd, but today we’re going to look at a silent comedian who […]

I have the utmost respect for the stunt performers who put their lives on the line to bring us all sorts of big screen thrills. However, I still find them to be outshined by some of the death-defying feats done […]