Back to the ’80s: The me-decade classic Back to the Future arrives on Blu-ray
By Joe Bardi I’m not going to lie: The first thing I did after opening the excellent new Back to the Future Trilogy 25th anniversary Blu-ray package (Universal, $ 79.99 MSRP, but it’s been advertised below $ 50) was skip all the content about the movies, and jump straight into a bonus feature covering Back to the Future: The Ride. Opened at Universal Orlando in the early 1990s, BTTF: The Ride has …
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Bard doc celebrates man who made the Chelsea Hotel
“It was my duty to help the people who weren’t as fortunate,” says longtime Chelsea Hotel manager Stanley Bard of the king-size personalities, both infamous and obscure, he nurtured during his half-decade at the hotel’s helm.
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Mt. Tam’s final train remembered
Eighty-one years ago, steam trains were climbing Mount Tamalpais, carrying tourists to the summit tavern or into the redwoods of Muir Woods. At the end of October 1929, after 33 years of service, the last passenger train departed the summit and made its final trip down to the depot in Mill Valley. A charming chapter in Marin County history was over — the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway …
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