The one weekend a year when my love of movies, history and travel converges together is Oscar Weekend. At first I considered sitting this year out. Last years happened in early February 2020, just as the COVID-19 Pandemic was about to strike. Little did I know the next fourteen months would be a daily struggle. …
Seven Day Roadtrip Through Arizona and New Mexico. They say you experience every trip three times. First when you dream it. Second when you experience it. Third when you remember it. I’ve been wanting to take a road trip through the southern desert of Arizona and New Mexico for several years. It seems like things …
If you want to take the scenic byway through beautiful Logan Canyon on your way to Yellowstone, the Tetons and Jackson Hole Wyoming, then you should also take a moment to stop and have breakfast or lunch at a little diner known as Herm’s Inn
Driving around Hollywood and West Los Angeles there is a changing landscape. History is important in the city, but not as important as money. Little by little the Hollywood of yesterday is being torn down so more mega-mansions and high end boutiques can take there place. It’s becoming more and more difficult, but if you …
On April 03, 1924 Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska. I consider him to be one of the biggest influences on me and my love of movies. The era where he was popular in films is far ahead of when I started to watch movies, but I used to browse old movies at Somer’s …
I suppose you would have to be hiding under a rock to not know that each February or March the movie industry gathers for its biggest night of the year. My family and I are huge film buffs and have been following the Oscars for years. I have been watching all the Best Picture nominated …
There’s a reason they are called “Ghost Towns”. The people and businesses have long since disappeared, but the memories and shells remain like ghosts not knowing where to go. The western United States is riddled with them. Some have completely vanished, while others can still offer a glimpse into history. Decrepit and hollow, one can …
On February 18, 2019 it will mark the 141st anniversary of the brutal murder of John Tunstall at the hands of the Lincoln, New Mexico deputies. It would spark what has been called the bloodiest extended gunfight of the Old West. Over the next several months and even years, men were gunned down and violent …
The French Quarter in New Orleans attracts tourists of all kinds. Some come for a chance to party along Bourbon Street. In February Mardi Gras takes over and the city is nearly impossible to navigate. The sounds of drunk party goers echo through the streets as tourists stumble from bar to bar. They might try …
I can hardly believe that this is my 21st festival. I volunteered for the first fifteen years and have been on the Sundance staff for the last four. This year I worked about 75 hours a week and managed to see about 17 films. With my new Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera, I took …