Abdulkhakim Ismailov, the Red Army solider who at the age of 28 was photographed unfurling a Hammer and Sickle atop the Reichstag during the climax of the Soviet siege of Berlin in 1945, died in his Russian hometown this week at the age of 93. The flag was made of tablecloths and the moment was staged, but Yevgeny Khaldei’s ... Read More »
We’ve said it before — we’re not the biggest fans of lists. But when someone like Quentin Tarantino is ready to share his picks for the year’s best we’re ready to listen. Thankfully, the famed director talked with The Hollywood Reporter and the rag’s Heat Vision Blog got it all on film. Check out his top 8, some big surprises ... Read More »
Earlier this week we ventured way back in time to the New York of ‘Taxi Driver‘s’ Travis Bickle. Which got us wondering about time travel. Thankfully, the good folks at Information is Beautiful have put together a handy-dandy diagram of time travel in popular film and TV over the years. Find out what Marty McFly meets the Star Trek ... Read More »
This morning we visited North Carolina, to see the set of ‘Dirty Dancing,’ so what better time to meet Meakin Armstrong, our guide to Film + Travel in the Southern US. His filmic tour of runs all the way from North Carolina to Natchitoches, Louisiana — we’re talking Grade A prime road-trip country. So take a cue from his picks ... Read More »
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