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February 7, 2013
A Short Observation about Meeting the Famous Perry Mason. By Tony Piazza
Erle Perry Mason was the creation of Erle Stanley Gardner. Gardner was a bestselling author who had a total of 135 million of copies of his books available during the time of his death in the late 1960s. Eighty of his novels and short stories featured Perry Mason, a fictional defense attorney who along with [...]
January 9, 2013
My Meeting with Dr. No by Tony Piazza
Cinema Retro produced a fiftieth anniversary salute to James Bond in their release of the amazing magazine “Movie Classics,” which dedicates all of its 148 pages to the first Bond film “Dr No.” It’s a marvelous read, filled with fun information and detailed facts which more or less follow the chronology of the [...]
December 13, 2012
Christmas on “The Streets of San Francisco” by Tony Piazza
My First Christmas Party with “The Streets of San Francisco” by Tony Piazza San Francisco skyline at Christmas The Christmas season is a great time to reflect on the past. Family gatherings, friends stopping by for good cheer, sumptuous treats and colorful gifts are all part of the memories we conjure up on the days [...]
November 7, 2012
Locations of Film, Television, and Soon, My Novel- Part 5. By Tony Piazza
PART FIVE A continuation of my visit to film and television locations in the Los Angeles area as a means to “walk the walk” of my novel’s characters and bring realism to my storytelling. This week, The Los Angeles City Hall. Poster from “The War of the Worlds” courtesy Paramount Pictures The Los [...]
October 31, 2012
Locations of Film, Television, and Soon, My Novel- Part 4. By Tony Piazza
PART FOUR A continuation of my visit to film and television locations in the Los Angeles area as a means to “walk the walk” of my novel’s characters and bring realism to my storytelling. This week, The Union Station. Union Station with William Holden (1950) Union Station isn’t in my next book for [...]
October 25, 2012
Locations of Film, Television, and Soon, My Novel- Part 3. By Tony Piazza
A star is Born (1937) PART THREE A continuation of my visit to film and television locations in the Los Angeles area as a means to “walk the walk” of my novel’s characters and bring realism to my storytelling. This week, The Biltmore. The Millennium Biltmore Hotel The Biltmore is a luxury hotel [...]
October 18, 2012
Locations of Film, Television, and Soon, My Novel- Part 2. By Tony Piazza
PART TWO A continuation of my visit to film and television locations in the Los Angeles area as a means to “walk the walk” of my novel’s characters and bring realism to my storytelling. Hill Street Station What is Angel’s Flight? The title of a church hymn? A love poem by Byron? Or a [...]
October 11, 2012
Locations of Film, Television, and Soon, My Novel. By Tony Piazza
A SF Classic filmed at Bradbury Building As a writer, I try to go the extra mile for my readers. I do so by ensuring accuracy in details. In my latest novel the protagonist from Anything Short Of Murder, Tom Logan, returns. He’s got himself one humdinger of a case which finds him visiting many [...]
October 8, 2012
KSBY News Interview about Steve McQueen & Bullitt
Dan Shadwell interviews Tony Piazza, a man who met and eventually worked with Steve McQueen. He’s written an e-book called “Bullitt Points” about that encounter and donates 100% of the proceeds to The Boys Republic charity.
October 3, 2012
On the Set with Alfred Hitchcock by Tony Piazza
On the Set with Alfred Hitchcock by Tony Piazza Summer of 1976 One advantage of having two people working in the entertainment industry is that it can get you access to production locations that you’re not working on. In this case Grace Cathedral during the shooting of ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S last feature, FAMILY PLOT. I was [...]
