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Trench coat, cigar, Peugeot: Wandering with Columbo In each episode, we’ll bring you a little Hollywood history, glamor, & behind the scenes as we walk

Was this Jeff Goldblum’s first acting role (as an extra)??Get your champagne (or coffee) and cake and join us while we d...
21/06/2025

Was this Jeff Goldblum’s first acting role (as an extra)??

Get your champagne (or coffee) and cake and join us while we discuss a Case of Immunity starring Hector Elizondo, Sal Mineo, and Peter Falk. We chat about possible inspirations for the plot, Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres estate, Hector Elizondo’s career and more!

1. Jeff Goldblum as a protester.
2. It’s always nice to see a familiar face. The doc in A Case of Immunity also appeared in Forgotten Lady.
3. Exterior of Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres Estate
4. This dress is similar to the dresses seen in Candidate for Crime and Deadly State of Mind. Burton Miller did costumes for Candidate and Immunity, but Grady Hunt was costume designer for Deadly State of Mind.
5. Our podcast episode snack inspiration came from the cakes in the kitchen from the bakery around the corner.
6. Dueling drink fountains.
7. Fun 70s food! What is the pink stuff???
8. Some of Paul’s research on Sal Mineo.
9. Two films directed by Ted Post, who also directed this episode.

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“I’d rather not translate it. It’s, uh, earthy humor.” The cold coffee tips Columbo off in A Case of Immunity. Get your...
20/06/2025

“I’d rather not translate it. It’s, uh, earthy humor.”

The cold coffee tips Columbo off in A Case of Immunity.

Get your champagne (or coffee) and cake and join us while we discuss a Case of Immunity starring Hector Elizondo, Sal Mineo, and Peter Falk. We chat about possible inspirations for the plot, Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres estate, Hector Elizondo’s career and more!

Photos:
1. Earthy humor
2. Once again, glasses/contact lenses get Columbo thinking. Can you recall the other episode where contacts help solve the case?
3. Rahman’s driver’s license.
4. Liz is also looking for those tasty snacks. Protester’s sandwich fits the bill!
5. Hector Elizondo as Hassan Salah
6. Elizondo’s other role in a film with a fictional country: The Princess Diaries.

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“You wanna move a little?You’re blocking my shot.”Mike Lally as the photographer has a great little back and forth with ...
19/06/2025

“You wanna move a little?
You’re blocking my shot.”

Mike Lally as the photographer has a great little back and forth with Columbo.

Get your champagne (or coffee) and cake and join us while we discuss a Case of Immunity starring Hector Elizondo, Sal Mineo, and Peter Falk. We chat about possible inspirations for the plot, Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres estate, Hector Elizondo’s career and more!

Photos:
1.Lally and Falk
2. Lally and Falk
3. Falk and Elizondo - playing Hassan Salah
4. Filmed at the Green Acres Estate in LA
5. Green Acres gardens
6. Sal Mineo as Rahmin Habib
7. Is this really Arabic? Reddit says it might be…

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Come Out To Vidiots for a late night screening of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness - the third installment in his Evil Dead ...
08/05/2025

Come Out To Vidiots for a late night screening of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness - the third installment in his Evil Dead series where Laris McDade will open the screening with a brief intro. This Friday at 9:45pm May 9, 2025.

Paul's son - Laris McDade will be wrapping out his two year Exploring The Arts internship (founded by Susan Benedetto and Tony Bennett) at Vidiots!

Photos:
1. Laris has convinced Paul to watch many many many horror films and Twin Peaks!!
2. Showtime at Vidiots!
3. Laris & Felix during their visit to the Evil Dead Immersive Experience at the Mystic Museum.
4. Laris pays tribute to his favorite director David Lynch at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank.

“It won’t take much to break your story.” Spoiler: Columbo does not get the murderer in the end.Our most recent podcast ...
15/03/2025

“It won’t take much to break your story.”

Spoiler:
Columbo does not get the murderer in the end.

Our most recent podcast episode - Forgotten Lady - is available wherever you listen! Or click the link in our bio!

Photos:
✨”It won’t take much to break your story.” … The end of the episode - one of the few (only?) ones where Columbo doesn’t get the murderer in the end.
✨Ned Diamond dance studio.
✨A close up of the unique windows - could this have been at Universal studios? Liz looked for quite a while to find this spot with no luck.
✨Grace Wheeler, ballerina-ninja-assassin, sneaks out to the car for the gun. The props here felt like part of a real home.
✨The colors in the screening room were so vibrant - grass green and bright fuscia-purple. And here’s the brandy inspiration for our drink.
✨Ice cream for dog. This location still serves ice cream.
✨Francine York plays Sgt. Leftkowitz and Starred in a few Ted V Mikels' films.
✨”Are you insinuating that I’m not strong enough to carry the show by myself?” Grace is very close to losing it.
✨Army Archerd played himself and wore this amazing suit in a few other interviews.

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“Have you taken leave of your senses?”Grace Wheeler, played by Janet Leigh, is pretty gracious towards Columbo as he pok...
14/03/2025

“Have you taken leave of your senses?”

Grace Wheeler, played by Janet Leigh, is pretty gracious towards Columbo as he pokes around her yard during her fancy party.

And how about those feathery pant cuffs??

Get your brandy and bread roll (or ice cream) and join us as we chat about Forgotten Lady.

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Photos:
✨Grace Wheeler catches Columbo climbing/falling down her tree.
✨Tony Curtis Autobiography on CD. Tony and Janet were married for several years.
✨”Was he down in the dumps, depressed?” Columbo seems to really bother Raymond.
✨The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema gave John Payne a mediocre footnote
✨John Payne's photo in The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema
Forgotten Lady poster
✨Janet Leigh's autobiography and another biography on Janet - Paul, of course, had to read them.
✨Alma and her empty Le Cruset pot. The camera seems to have gotten a bit too close in this scene.

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Get your brandy and bread roll (or ice cream) and join us as we chat about Forgotten Lady starring Janet Leigh, Peter Fa...
13/03/2025

Get your brandy and bread roll (or ice cream) and join us as we chat about Forgotten Lady starring Janet Leigh, Peter Falk, John Payne, Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe and more. We discuss Tony Curtis’s autobiography, 1970s fashion, Pasadena filming locations, bloopers and much, much more.

Our most recent podcast episode is available wherever you listen! Or click the link in our bio!

Photos:
✨Grace Wheeler in another excellent nightgown with her former dance partner, Ned Diamond.
✨Columbo looking dapper in a suit.
✨Dr. Henry Wheeler, ready for bed, watches his lovely wife on TV.
✨Forgotten Lady poster
✨In 1961, curiously, John Payne couldn't guess his mystery guest Janet Leight on What's My Line?
✨Paul’s brandy
✨Liz’s brandy and bread roll (King Hawaiian), inspired by Alma and Raymond’s dinner in the kitchen

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20/01/2025

RIP David Lynch

One of Paul’s first written and edited video pieces was on David Lynch in celebration of his 52nd Birthday. It aired on a southern morning television show called Waay Too Early which aired in the Tennessee Valley Area in ‘Huntsvegas’ / Huntsville, Alabama back in January 20, 1998.

It’s been a week!Take a break to travel back in time and join us as we sip martinis and talk all things Deadly State of ...
10/11/2024

It’s been a week!

Take a break to travel back in time and join us as we sip martinis and talk all things Deadly State of Mind starring Lesley Ann Warren, George Hamilton, Bruce Kirby, Peter Falk, and others.

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Photos:
✨Nadia in another excellent nightgown .
✨The penthouse living room is full of lovely shades of buttery yellow.
✨George Hamilton as Dr. Mark Collier is tying up loose ends (aka Mrs. Donner)
✨Mrs. Donner suddenly feels very warm.
✨The party-goers are snacking on pretzels, mints, and a tray of mystery hors d'oeuvres. You know how much Liz loves a good party scene. And these guests were the nicest ever.
✨Nadia’s balcony view. IMDd.com has a filming location for this but it’s hard to know for sure!
✨Columbo chats with his prime suspect.
✨A couple more of George Hamilton’s films: Love at First Bite and Evel Knievel.
✨Mercedes McCambridge and George Hamilton in Angel Baby.




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"He was MY dog."Get your dry martini and pretzels and join us as we chat about Deadly State of Mind starring Lesley Ann ...
30/10/2024

"He was MY dog."

Get your dry martini and pretzels and join us as we chat about Deadly State of Mind starring Lesley Ann Warren, George Hamilton, Bruce Kirby, Peter Falk, and others.

Our latest podcast episode is available wherever you listen! Or click the link in our bio!

Photos:
✨Nadia under hypnosis talking about her dog, played by Lesley Ann Warren
✨"Your father watched you dive?" - George Hamilton as Dr. Mark Collier
✨Columbo as the rat in the maze, chasing a piece of egg (aka a suspect)
✨Yes, we had to discuss sofas again. Also, Nadia's dress is the same as Mrs. Hayward's pink dress at Nelson Hayward's surprise birthday party for her in Candidate for Crime. Nadia's is just a shade darker than Victoria's.
✨Here's Nora Chandler's sofa from Requiem for a Falling Star - it's the same as Nadia's!
✨And you might remember this photo from before - Liz found a similar one at a local thrift store. If only there was a room for it in at her house!




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Oskar Werner rocks a spectacular bowl haircut in Playback.Get your brandy, Lay's chips and burgers and join us as we dis...
29/08/2024

Oskar Werner rocks a spectacular bowl haircut in Playback.

Get your brandy, Lay's chips and burgers and join us as we discuss Playback starring Oskar Werner, Gena Rowlands, Herbert Jefferson Jr., Peter Falk, and others.

We chat filming locations, Roger Corman, Jack Hill, bowl haircuts, and much, much more.

Photos:
1. Harold's haircut
2. Bowl cuts abound in the McDade family in the 70s-80s.
3. Columbo doesn't understand why there wasn't another camera in the study.
4. Paul's gourmet dinner inspired by the episode.
5. Liz's tasty snack, also inspired by the show.

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"Artists somehow stumble onto the best life in the world, and I have no complaints."Rest in peace Gena Rowland. We had t...
28/08/2024

"Artists somehow stumble onto the best life in the world, and I have no complaints."
Rest in peace Gena Rowland.

We had the pleasure of rewatching her performance in Playback for our latest podcast episode!

Get your brandy, Lay's chips and burgers and join us as we discuss Playback starring Oskar Werner, Gena Rowlands, Herbert Jefferson Jr., Peter Falk, and others.

We chat filming locations, Roger Corman, Jack Hill, bowl haircuts, and much, much more.

Some of the books/movies/actors we discussed:
-Rich man, poor man.
-Jules and Jim
-Lola Montez
-Sea of Love
-Deathship

Photos from our conversation:
1. Gena Rowlands may have worn her own gown in this episode. It's lovely and unique.
2. Elizabeth and Harold in the bedroom.
3. Creepy Clown helps Columbo solve the case.
4. Another excellent couch in the background.
5. Herbert Jefferson Jr. plays the security guard.
6. Books we discussed in this episode.
7. Booker Bradshaw and other screenwriters - Obituary written by Emory Holmes II.
8. Columbo in the Van Wyck garden.

More photos (including Paul's bowl cut) coming out tomorrow :) )!

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