Barry Bowe's Blog, page 68
February 2, 2020
Black Sunday
Black Sunday Black Sunday is the powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the President of the United States in attendance. What a prefect day to mention the 1977 movie Black Sunday Super Bowl Sunday with […]
February 1, 2020
Overlooking Central Park
Overlooking Central Park Central Park is an urban park in New York City located, as its name implies, in the center of Manhattan island between the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side. I lived in Manhattan in the old days twenty-three blocks south of Central Park, on Park Avenue, two blocks from the […]
Shot Caller
Shot Caller A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California. I rarely consider watching any movies made after the early 2000’s because that’s when they made what I call REAL movies, no CGI and no […]
January 31, 2020
30th Street Station
30th Street Station 30th Street Station is one of my favorite Philadelphia landmarks. So it’s no surprise that I pay homage to 30th Street in my new crime novel The Dead Stripper which will become available on March 1st. My Friend (the sidekick) drops off Steve Piasecki (the main character) at 30th Street Station […]
Before Jimmy McGill
Before Jimmy McGill Bob Odenkirk is the star of Better Call Saul. Below is a clip from the show’s first episode in 2015 and it provides a perfect introduction to Jimmy McGill. Bob Odenkirk racked up 117 acting credits before Jimmy McGill since first appearing in a couple episodes of Cableville, USA way back in […]
January 30, 2020
The Godfather Homage
The Godfather Homage The Godfather is my favorite book/movie ever. I bought the hardcover in 1969 when I lived in Manhattan and I still have it – although the jacket’s long gone. Steve wakes up on the couch one morning and immediately knows exactly how long he slept. That’s because he put The Godfather movie […]
January 28, 2020
The Valachi Papers
THE VALACHI PAPERS I was living at 35 East 35th Street in the late 1960s, a prime Manhattan address. That’s Park Avenue & 35th Street, two blocks from the Empire State Building & six blocks from Madison Square Garden. A building with an awning & obsequious doormen. Took that a picture last year and it […]
January 27, 2020
Goldfinger
(click arrow to watch trailer – 3-second delay) 1964 – what an interesting year in my life. The Phillies blew the pennant – I got married – & United Artists released GOLDFINGER. IMDB describes the movie like so: “While investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold […]
Johnny Depp
My Favorite Son kept hyping my about DONNIE BRASCO. So I watched it. Fuggedaboutit. And Johnny Depp. Fuggedaboutit. No fungazy when it comes to acting. Don’t know the man. Never will. Wouldn’t wanta have a beer with him. Comes across as an asshole in real life. But as an actor, madone. Ninety acting credits as […]
January 26, 2020
Sons of Anarchy
A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. SONS OF ANARCHY is my default pick on my list of six favorite TV Crime Shows. Picked it because it’s a perfect tie-in to BORN TO BE WILD – & I need a sixth pick. Only watched a couple […]
