Tag Archives: San Francisco

Andy Snowslayer: Magnum Force (1973) ‘Excuse Me Captain: Can You Fly’: Clint Eastwood Stars

Source:The New Democrat “One of my favorite scenes and lines from the Dirty Harry series. To capture hijackers, Dirty Harry poses as an airline pilot. As the jet taxi, the confounded copilot says, “Excuse me captain, can you fly?” From Andy … Continue reading

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David Hoffman: ‘1960s Conservative Describes An America Many See Today’

Source:The New Democrat  “Of course the speaker is the 1964 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. I collected these speeches back then because I was developing ideas for my 6 part television series, Making Sense of the Sixties. Barry Goldwater was … Continue reading

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New York Daily News: Nelson Rockefeller- ‘On The Future of The Republican Party: 1964 GOP Convention’

Source:The New Democrat  “Nelson Rockefeller, who died on January 26, 2017 spoke passionately about his concern for the future of Republican Party at 1964 GOP Convention.” Source:New York Daily News: Nelson Rockefeller- ‘On The Future of The Republican Party: ‘1964 … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: U.S. Representative Jackie Speier- ‘Surviving Jonestown’

Source:The New Democrat  “Jackie Speier is a congresswoman representing California’s 14th congressional district, which includes San Francisco and the peninsula. Excerpt from UNDAUNTED: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back by Jackie Speier, reprinted under a license arrangement originating with … Continue reading

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Biographics: Simon Whistler- Jim Jones Biography: ‘Progressive to Predator’

Source:The New Democrat  “Jim Jones Biography: Progressive to Predator” From Biographics Seeing this video and today’s blog post is perfect timing, because Sundance will be showing a documentary about Reverend Jim Jones this weekend which will be a two-night event. If … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Jeff Guinn- Jim Jones: ‘The Most Complete Picture To Date Of This Tragedy’

Source:The New Democrat “Jim Jones: The Most Complete Picture to Date of This Tragic Saga.” From The Film Archives I think Jeff Guinn the author of this book about Reverend Jim Jones and Jonestown makes a good point about how the … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitch Blog: Wemisse- Vertigo (1958) ‘I Need You To Be Madeline For a While’

“(My analysis of Vertigo will be divided into two parts.) In 1956 Paramount purchased two books as potential Alfred Hitchcock projects: Flamingo Feather, and D’entre Les Morts (From Among the Dead). He was planning to make Flamingo Feather first; it … Continue reading

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Paramount Pictures: Where Love Has Gone 1964: What Happens to a Family When They Lose Their Love

Source: Paramount Pictures: Where Love Has Gone 1964: What Happens to a Family When They Lose Their Love I haven’t thought about this, until I just read it, but if you’re familiar with the great Lana Turner, (as an actress … Continue reading

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Michaels Backporch: ‘Hardcopy Feb. 4, 1991 Charles Manson Pirate Prison Tapes’

Source:Michaels Backporch– from Hard Copy. “Description: Hardcopy Feb. 4, 1991 Charles Manson Pirate Prison Tapes Charles Manson Interview TV by Hard Copy was produced and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television and, for much of its time on air, was often … Continue reading

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Commonwealth Club: Charles Murray- ‘Rebuilding Liberty’

“Charles Murray, W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Author, By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission.” From the Commonwealth Club Charles Murray, at least in the first fifteen minutes of his presentation here, concentrates on what he calls over regulations. And … Continue reading

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