A look back: More architecture from the Summer Palace

I got a ton of great photos of the exceptional architecture at the Summer Palace near Beijing during our wonderful … More

Movie review: ‘Full Metal Jacket’

A young U.S. Marine in Vietnam named Gustav Hasford began writing a novel and it was ultimately published in 1979 … More

Here’s another look at the Main Street Trolley Show at the Magic Kingdom. I got the shot in October 2014. … More

Here was a tree in bloom when we visited the Summer Palace near Beijing during our wonderful trip to China … More

In the late Jonathan Demme’s 71 credits for direction, he was never typecast. He did everything from serious drama (“Philadelphia”) … More

(Caption updated on Nov. 21, 2018): Here’s a shot of the now-defunct Toulca Legs Turkey Co. along Sunset Boulevard of … More

It was a hazy day in Xi’an when we visited the city and saw the terra cotta warriors in April … More

I have written before that you’ll always be in for a rough ride with a Quentin Tarantino film. It is … More

It would take an awful lot of bad things to happen to prevent you from getting a great photo of … More

Hey, Interstates 4, 75 and 95 in Florida. You’ve got nothing on a sweet little snarl in Beijing traffic. It … More

Not all movies about basketball are as good as “Hoosiers” with Gene Hackman and its two Oscar nominations (click here … More

A beautiful sky makes for a great shot at the Plaza Rose Garden at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney … More

Blooms were about to appear when we were in Beijing in early April 2007. Here’s a shot I got of … More

OK, here’s the second cast I’ve had in six months with my Achilles surgery. Before this past June, I had … More

I had to dig deep to find “Rough Cut” and then only on VHS tape (later I’d find it on … More

I’m not sure if the crane’s still at the Polynesian Village Resort during the ongoing construction this year, but it … More

There are only a handful of films that I would evaluate as pure and absolute “crap.” It’s easy to see … More

Here’s another great shot that Allison got of the main stage during a performance at the Hollywood Studios special Villains … More

I’ve posted several photos interesting signs encountered during our visit to China in 2007 (click the link below for all … More

“Meatballs” is one of those fondly remembered films from a person’s younger days that was tremendously funny when you didn’t … More

Here’s another view of a trench of terracotta warriors at the Museum of Qin main excavation area at Xi’an in … More

I’ve written in reviews on this blog that how if an actor comes off as endearing that it makes up … More

Goofy is one of the statues at the “Hub” in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt … More