‘Blow-Up’ (1966)
Antonioni: Stranger in a strange land By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Rock ‘n’ rollers recall Michelangelo Antonio‘s […]
Groovy When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture
John Facenda (1913-84)
Philly icon’s movie-star turn I recently did a deep dive into Paul Wendkos’ riveting 1957 noir “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jayne Mansfield, which […]
Planters Peanuts store
This place was nuts I recently wrote about an engrossing noir from 1957, Paul Wendkos‘ “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jane Mansfield, which was […]
Belmar Restaurant Tour 2021
The tour that never was Why would you spend five hours of a cold winter’s day walking? To eat! The Belmar Restaurant Tour — besides […]
‘The Other Side of Madness’ (1971)
Where a studio film dared not go ‘The Other Side of Madness: Limited 50th Anniversary Edition’ The Film Detective $29.95 (Blu-ray) and $23.95 (DVD) 81 […]
Pop Tarts meet Good Humor
Branding crossover a slam dunk … right? When I spotted it in the ice cream aisle, my heart leaped with joy. “It” was a box […]
Easter movie picks
By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Easter represents rebirth. The birds and flowers are still doing their part, but […]
‘The Photograph’ (2020)
Issa Rae is one of my comedy heroes. “Awkward Black Girl” is something I still revisit when I need a few laughs. I decided to […]
2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Everyone knows it’s windy By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Team Gold Starflake gathered around 7 a.m. at the […]
Ginger Baker (1939-2019)
Encounter with a touchy rock god By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Cream was one of those bands — […]
The corner of Clams and Tires
My own ‘Gasoline Alley’ in Berlin, NJ One of the most salient memories of my childhood is the odor of clams giving way to the […]
Peter Fonda (1940-2019)
Farewell to the guy on the chopper By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” In 1970, when I was a […]
Two trailers
I guess I value directors over stars, because two films — one just out, another due in the fall — got me thinkin’ about goin’ […]
Mott the Hoople ’74 T-shirt
Making a Mott shirt in 7 steps As both rabid readers of MarkVoger.com are aware, I’m super-psyched to see Mott the Hoople ’74 on April […]
Super Shock Show II (Feb. 9, 2019)
Begone, winter doldrums Cool peeps. And a refuge from cabin fever. The second edition of the Super Shock Show held at Groovy Graveyard in Asbury […]
Singing for presidents
U.S. (and family) history When reading about a storied or legendary performer, typically in his or her obituary, we sometimes come across the expression that […]
‘Robin Hood’ poster
Errol takes aim in undated find Can ya believe it — a new comic shop in Eatontown, NJ, in this day and age? Me ‘n’ […]
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The ill-fated journey of Red Star #2 “This is for TV!” hollered a gentleman whose mission was to get Santa’s sleigh ready for its closeup […]
Stan Lee (1922-2018)
His comics were ‘written for everybody’ It was in 1939 that 16-year-old Stanley Lieber — better known as Stan Lee — got his first job […]
‘What Is Rock and Roll?’
A time machine set for 1977 All these years, it was in a box 3,000 miles away. In 1977, I was a second-semester freshman at […]