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Paramount Studios, 1970: Let’s Film on the Studio Today

One sub-niche of 1960s and 1970s television is the show that demonstrates the studio backlot for what it is. It’s a fascinating […]

4 Aces, located in Palmdale, California, is every Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford and B-Minus-film noir from 1949 to 1960 wrapped up […]

At one time, it was assumed that New York City was the world and the world was New York City. So, films […]

How bad can a movie be yet look fantastic? Ocean’s 11 (1960) is a heist film famous for its slick Rat Pack, […]

Deception happens seamlessly. Two Rodeo Drive is an example of a deception that successfully integrated itself into the fabric of the Beverly […]

The Land of the Giants television show from 1969 was pure visual candy. It had to be, since the plots were thin […]

In Twilight Zone’s second season show, “A Hundred Yards Over the Rim” (1961), Christian Horn, the leader of a wagon train from […]

I will not name the well-established artist who I’m sure Alex Prager’s work is often compared to, but I will say that, like […]

It’s the part of the I Love Lucy TV series that stands out in so many viewers’ minds: Hollywood and the Beverly […]

With these photos of Universal Studios in 1972, understand the context: this was the studio at one of its lowest points. Its big, […]