Peter Avellino
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Opening day of Blake Edwards’ REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER, 7/19/78
Opening day of ROBOCOP, 7/17/87 (and he’s still not stopping for donuts) mrpeelsardineliqueur.blogspot.com/2021/05/life-i…
Happy 6th to ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. mrpeelsardineliqueur.blogspot.com/2019/09/captiv…
Friday night with @RedHairGlasses at the Hollywood Bowl seeing @DianaRoss in concert the first time over twenty years after I sat next to her in first class on a JFK-LAX flight.
Larry King sat behind me when I I saw THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, adding an extra dimension to when he turns up at the end.
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And we're back with Operation Hit $4,000 on my GoFundMe (and I found new gifts to give people). gofundme.com/f/help-elliott…
Film essayist @PeterAPeel found this interview with Jimmy published in the New York Times on 7/28/78 and shared it with us. You can experience THE MAGIC OF LASSIE in our museum theater this week.
New York opening of Dario Argento’s THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, 7/22/70
“THE SWIMMER doesn’t race through the world of other men’s women…he crawls!” is the sort of tagline we sadly don’t get much anymore.
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This August the New Bev pays tribute to Michael Madsen and showcases a series of New Hollywood classics, plus spotlights timeless favorites, cult gems, midnights, matinees & more - all projected in glorious 35mm! Let us know what you’re most excited to see!
[THE LONG GOODBYE] What separates Altman from other directors is that time after time he can attain crowning visual effects like this and they’re so elusive they’re never precious. They’re like ribbons tying up the whole history of movies. (1973)
Check out a video mashup of movies coming to the New Bev this August! Any favorites you can spot? As always, cut together by our own @jeffsmithhere. vimeo.com/1102051588
Some thoughts on revisiting BLUE THUNDER on the Fourth of July. New at Substack. peteravellino.substack.com/p/with-your-ey…
Rosebud, Iconic Sled From ‘Citizen Kane,’ Sells for $14.75 Million at Auction hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n… via @thr
Rosebud sled sold! Fierce bidding drove the price of the iconic CITIZEN KANE prop to $11.8 million during a streamed auction today. #orsonwelles #citzenkane wellesnet.com/rosebud-sold-a…
That time I met Elliott Gould and thoughts on LITTLE MURDERS, new at the Substack. peteravellino.substack.com/p/to-challenge…
