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PENELOPE SPHEERIS: FILMING ROCK & ROLL

Nora NovakFebruary 5, 2020

Penelope Spheeris jolted the cinema world with her debut feature The Decline of Western Civilization in 1981, a blistering look at the LA punk scene, and then c...

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Steve Baratta on TOMORROW WITH TOM SNYDER: A RECONSIDERATIONSome of my favorites from the Tomorrow Show: Noel Neill, Jack Larson, and Robert Shayne from The Adventures of Superman with author Gary Grossman who had written the first in depth book on the series; Tom Petty, I don't remember if he performed, he probably did, I remember the interview;
Michael on VAMPIRA ACTRESS MAILA NURMI: THE LAST INTERVIEW – PART 2Wow, fascinating, like others have said, it's like you're right there in the room during the interview. Thanks for this! Must say though, I've read a lot about Jimmy and his interactions with people in Hollywood/New York then, and from what I've read, in the end, he seemed to dismiss
Tommy on CANDY CLARK: THE ACTRESS WHO FELL TO EARTHGreat to read this! I have zero idea why Candy Clark isn't a top tier actor, she's been great in everything she's in (why isn't she in more...). I saw the first released version of MWFTE with a pal of mine (now sadly deceased), and we talked about it for

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