Veteran home video retailer Hank Huth, who once operated one of the biggest Blockbuster franchises in the country, died Aug. 24 at the age of 65 after a brief battle with cancer.
Joseph AmodeiSeptember 6, 2022
Cannes 2022 So it was, well, different. Still nice and worth attending in a lot of ways, but it was simply different. I have been attending the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film for going on twenty years now and…
Joseph AmodeiJune 6, 2022
TCM Film Fest Roars Again! Just got back to reality after attending this year’s IN PERSON Turner Classic Movies Film Festival located in the heart of Hollywood where you can see a classic film, meet a classic film star and…
Joseph AmodeiApril 29, 2022
It’s hard not to think of James Stewart when you have conversations about your favorite movie star. The reason is there is nothing bad to say about the guy. In fact, everything that Stewart aspired to came true and he…
Joseph AmodeiSeptember 8, 2021
What can I say? Yes it’s been a while. A long while it seems where so much has happened to all of us that I cannot begin to figure out where to even begin. Suffice to say that I wish…
Joseph AmodeiJuly 21, 2021
Some personal thoughts on the passing of Ennio Morricone from Joe Amodei I love movies. They have been a part of my very fabric for as long as I can remember. They have been my constant companion through life and…
Joseph AmodeiJuly 8, 2020
It’s getting hot here on the East Coast along with the rest of the country as temperatures seem to be rising every day. You can see it in people’s faces, in the conversations they are having and in the harried…
Joseph AmodeiJune 20, 2018
These last few months have been particularly engaging for me in a lot of ways. I've been remiss at putting to paper a new Presidents blog so I will attempt to make that right, here and now. It's been a…
Joseph AmodeiApril 19, 2018
February 8, 2018 - Joe Amodei reporting for Backstreets.com So I'm watching what has become known as the saddest show on television this past Tuesday night, and a Springsteen connection comes across the screen that just sends me right down to Thunder Road.…
Joseph AmodeiFebruary 9, 2018