Bobby Darin was born 75 years ago

  This  series, called ‘The Bobby Darin Show,’ debuted on January 19, 1973. The emphasis was more on the music this time, regulars included Tommy Amato, Geoff Edwards and Dick Bakalyan. In addition to presenting long music sets, every week a different city was profiled in musical-comedy blackout sketches. What viewers didn’t know at the […]

The Legend is Gone…

Ismét távozott egy legenda, s e világ haszontalan viszontagságait égi örömmel cserélte fel: Falk. Peter Falk.  A hunyoró, kissé bicegő alak, akinek minden alakításából a szeretni való és szeretni tudó, alázatos és esendő emberi ember sugárzik. Mindenféle pozőrségtől, mesterkéltségtől mentesen, egyszerűen és őszintén. Mindig kicsit vesztes volt, de legalább is a vesztesekkel együttérző.  Hol tragikus […]

James Taylor’s Fire and Rain

  Fire and Rain” is a folk/rock song written and performed by James Taylor. As a song on his second album, Sweet Baby James, the song engendered widespread attention for him. The album was released in February 1970, with the song being released as a single that month. “Fire and Rain” quickly rose to number […]

My favorite “contemporary” movies

First of all you need to know about me, that I’ve mostly watched movies from the ’60s-’70s, but I’ve recently discovered some impressive new films. Welcome is a 2009 French film directed by Philippe Lioret. It stars Vincent Lindon and features Firat Ayverdi and Derya Ayverdi in their inaugural roles. The film was released on […]