Ron Hart, Author at Book and Film Globe

Seven Famous People Who Died Just Shy of 100

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment Al Hirschfeld, Betty White, Candido Camero Guerra, George Burns, Hugh Downs, Lillian Gish, Mitch Miller, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Betty White is In Illustrious Company

MUSIC TELEVISION

‘Get Back,’ Haters

December 7, 2021December 14, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Billy Preston, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

For the true believers, Peter Jackson saves The Beatles

FILM

The Best of Ned Beatty

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back to School, Burt Reynolds, Deliverance, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Network, Paddy Chayefsky, Rango, Superman, White Lightning

Remembering one of the great character actors, who died Sunday at age 83

Memoir Music NON-FICTION

‘Rockers’ Book Brings to Life the Making of the Legendary Reggae Film

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Dillinger, Grace Jones, Jessica Lange, King Tubby, Rockers, Ted Bafaloukos

The golden age of rude boys, from Jamaica to New York and beyond

Actors CREATORS TELEVISION

Jerry Stiller, RIP

May 12, 2020May 14, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Frank Costanza, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld

The Best of Frank Costanza

COMICS CREATORS Remembrance Writers

The Five Best Drucker-DeBartolo Mad Magazine Parodies

April 16, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment

Mort Drucker, RIP

TELEVISION

Five Great Films to Watch for Free on Pluto TV

March 18, 2020March 20, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, David Lynch, Fear of a Black Hat, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale, John Hurt, Pluto TV, Robert Mitchum, Rusty Cundieff, The Conversation, The Elephant Man, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle, Throw Momma From The Train

Hearkening back to the golden age of channel surfing

DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION

Who Tipped off the FBI About the McMillion$ Scam?

March 5, 2020April 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Frank Colombo, HBO, Jerry Colombo, Mark Wahlberg, McDonald's, McMillion$, Robin Colombo, Uncle Jerry

HBO documentary series will (hopefully) reveal all on March 9

COMICS CREATORS

Drew Friedman Draws All the Presidents

December 10, 2019December 13, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Abraham Lincoln, All The Presidents, Barack Obama, Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum, Donald Trump, Drawn to Presidents, Drew Friedman, interview, Jared Kushner, MAD Magazine, Mel Brooks, New Yorker Obama cover, Norman Rockwell, Ohio State University Library

The BFG Interview

CLASSICS FILM

Five Things to Watch After Dolemite is My Name

November 6, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dolemite, Dolemite Is My Name, Rudy Ray Moore, Yaphet Kotto

The Best of Rudy Ray Moore

Netflix TELEVISION

Kidhunter

September 3, 2019September 12, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Anna Torv, Charlize Theron, David Fincher, Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff, Mindhunter

A Nervous Dad Tries to Enjoy ‘Mindhunter: Season 2’

CREATORS FILM TELEVISION Writers YouTube

The BFG Interview: Jon Hurwitz, Co-Showrunner of ‘Cobra Kai’

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Cobra Kai, Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Jon Hurwitz, Ralph Macchio, Robert Mark Kamen, The Karate Kid, William Zabka

We Sweep the Leg with One of The Minds Behind YouTube’s Hit ‘Karate Kid’ Revival

Netflix TELEVISION

I Survived My Kondoization

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Kon-Mari, Marie Kondo, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo

And Squeezed Out a Few Sparks Along the Way

Food Music NON-FICTION

Cooking With the Beasties

December 27, 2018December 21, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ad Rock, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Book, Grand Royal, Mike D, Paul's Boutique, Roy Choi

The ‘Beastie Boys Book’ Contains Multitudes. Even Roy Choi Recipes.