JOHNNY'S BLOG - 2

TEXAS  DETOUR   - A HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC CRIME THRILLER MOVIE A trip across the United States takes a wrong turn when three California teenagers have their van stolen. Stranded in a backwoods town with the sheriff refusing to help, the trio decides to settle scores while getting justice. Texas Detour is a 1978 American action–crime thriller that blends drama, tension, and gritty storytelling. The film was produced, written, and directed by Howard Avedis , known for his work in low-budget genre cinema during the 1970s. The film stars Patric Wayne (Clay McCarthy) and Priscilla Barnes (Claudia Hunter) in the main cast, along with Mitch Vogel (Dale McCarthy) and Lindsay Bloom (Sugar McCarthy). The film also stars R.G. Armstrong (Sheriff Burt), Anthony James (Beau Hunter), and Cameron Mitchel (John Hunter). It’s a classic late-70s drive-in exploitation thriller , known more for its gritty, sensational elements than for critical acclaim. If you want to see critically ...

                   HELEN OF TROY   -  THE  STORY BEHIND  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD                                                      The Love of Helen and Paris   by   Jacques-Louis David   (oil on canvas, 1788, Louvre, Paris). Helen of Troy, known as the most beautiful woman in the world, was a pivotal figure in Greek mythology whose elopement with Paris of Troy triggered the Trojan War . As the daughter of Zeus and Leda, she was married to King Menelaus of Sparta before leaving with Paris, leading to a ten-year siege.   Today, the phrase " The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships " is most commo...

    LOLITA  -   A  PRECOCIOUSLY  SEDUCTIVE  GIRL Lolita is a "precociously seductive" or sexually alluring young girl. The term stems from the title character in Nabokov’s novel Lolita and is used to describe a person or situation that resembles the book's themes. "Lolita" primarily refers to a term for a sexually precocious young girl, originating from Vladimir Nabokov’s 1955 novel about an adult man's obsession with his adolescent stepdaughter. It is also a distinct, modest Japanese street fashion subculture that emphasizes doll-like, Victorian-inspired outfits and originates from the Spanish diminutive of "Dolores". Two films and various stage adaptations were made based on Nabokov's novel, Lolita. The most prominent being the 1997 movie starring Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith and Frank Langella. The most acclaimed Lolita-based movies were made in 1962 and 1997. Dominique Swain is an American actress best known for pl...