It's more than black-and-white vs. color, standard screen vs. widescreen, classical music vs. rock soundtrack. There's something else that makes films of yesteryear feel very different than modern films -- something about the rhythm and texture. But what?
New research suggests that modern movies are more engrossing — we get "lost" in them more readily — because the universe’s natural rhythm is driving the mind. Really.
Hollywood movies and TV shows are almost never filmed in the real Hollywood, a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. Some studios used to be there, but many years ago most production companies moved to other parts of the greater "LA" area. This is why tourists who go to the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St. rarely see anything interesting. But I do ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: There's a world of musical Boomers who are good enough to make some nice music, but not as a career. You hear them at parties and community events. You might even hear them practicing in a garage. These musical enthusiasts play what they can, when they can, for the fun of it -- classic pop/rock hits, cocktail jazz, easy listening standards, RB and more. If you are in an amateur band, or want to be, we hope this and subsequent articles will be helpful.
How did a young San Francisco radio station DJ go to Washington, sit in the President's chair in the White House Oval Office, then play rock 'n' roll piano with a dozen legendary performers?
It all happened to ME -- one week in 1972, and especially one amazing night. Here's my Boomer Years experience.
2007 cinema gave us revealing looks at Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Academy Award winner Julie Christie earned a Golden Globe Award for her role in Away From Her. The film, directed by actor Sarah Polley, stars Christie as Fiona, a woman slipping away to Alzheimer's. It deals with how the disease affects her relationship with her husband of almost 50 years. Olympia Dukakisco-stars in the film. Both Polley and Dukakis have collaborated with the Alzheimer’s Association by becoming Alzheimer Champions to raise awareness about Alzheimer's.
Current TV gives us creative stories, flawless acting, and the best-ever photography and editing. But we're getting just one shade in what should be a rainbow of TV. Most people like music and movies spanning many years. But what about all the terrific TV that came and went -- where is it?
Classic TV is still available -- some of it, some of the time. You just have to dig for it. Keep reading to discover where I found more than 70 terrific TV shows from yesteryear.
More than 1,000 San Diego County residents attended the "Vital Aging Conference: Caring for Yourself and Others" in June 2007, which featured information on important health concerns for older adults and family caregivers on topics, such as diabetes, nutrition, fitness, legal issues, and stress management. The conference also featured inspiring keynote speaker and vitally aging Boomer himself, Edward James Olmos.
My wish seemed so easy to fulfill. I have a wonderful collection of digital music on my home PC. I want to listen to the music on my home stereo, but it's in another room. A simple wish, but for a long time, there was no easy way to do it.
I enjoy CBS TV show "NCIS". There's a spark, an energy, that makes it appealing even after several years on the air. The NCIS characters are intelligent, the dynamics are interesting, and it is well-played by strong actors, The storylines are usually engaging and often quite clever. But I'm not sure the new spin-off "NCIS: Los Angeles" has any reason to have "NCIS" in its title.
August 29, 1966 was the final live concert by The Beatles, and I was there!
If you weren't in San Francisco that night, here's a taste of what you missed...
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A small financial tip for these hard times: If you have cable TV service, AT&T is starting to compete in some areas. Not to say they are necessarily better, but the competition itself is indeed beneficial.
I just called my cable company, Time Warner, and told them that I was considering switching to AT&T cable and high speed Internet services. That prompted the sales clerk to suddenly note that I was under an "old" plan (established less than a year earlier), and that now there are better deals.
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It's screwy: TV networks MUST have watchers -- lots of us -- or they go out of business. So why are they making it so hard to watch their shows?
I'm talking about the wacky practice of scheduling shows at odd times and odd lengths. It's in pursuit of a bone-head theory about preventing channel switching, but it more likely prevents watching in the first place.
No more small screen viewing here! iWear (from Vuzix, formerly Icuiti) projects a virtual 44" screen creating a movie theatre experience that fits in the palm of your hand and weighs in at four ounces! Now you can watch your favorite shows up close and personal.
Have you ever walked into your mom and dad's house and been blasted by the TV volume? To them, it sounds normal; to you it's too loud to even think, much less carry on a conversation.
One solution is TV Ears, a hearing device that lets people with mild to severe hearing loss hear the television clearly without disturbing others.
Ahh, the glamor of Hollywood, the excitement of film-making... Unless the movie crew has filled up your street and you just want to get home! It happened in my neighborhood (again). Here's a report.
San Diego might not be known as a hotbed of film production, but one day the one block street leading to my house once again filled with movie-making trucks, equipment, people and even actors who aren't people.
The entire economy of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer.
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