The Outsiders (1983), specifically “The Complete Novel” version, is one of my favorite movies of all time. Therefore, when I saw that Barnes & Noble at Ala Moana had a book called, Staying Gold: The Oral History of The Outsiders (2025) by Danny Boy O’Connor and Jimmie Tramel available for purchase, I bought it immediately!... Continue Reading →
‘The Outsiders’ is a Timeless Classic | Movie Review
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders was released in the U.S. on March 25, 1983. The film was based on S.E. Hinton’s novel of the same name. Coppola was inspired to make the film after receiving a letter from a school librarian, Jo Ellen Misakian, at Lone Star Elementary School in Fresno, California about doing a... Continue Reading →
Ralph Macchio’s ‘Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me’ Book Was Thought-Provoking and Entertaining | Book Review
On an ordinary trip to Target, I stumbled upon three books that caught my eye. One of them was Ralph Macchio's Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me. I've never seen any of The Karate Kid movies in their entirety, except for the 2010 remake with Jaden Smith. I've only seen bits and pieces of... Continue Reading →