Erin Murphy – Which Witch is Which? by Ronald Sklar On the eve of the series’ 50th anniversary, the beloved Bewitched baby conjures up many magical memories. Here are some not-too-shabby resume bullet points for this former child actor: Worked closely and regularly with such theater and screen legends as Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, Maurice … Continue reading
Philomena One of the most difficult parts of filmmaking is precisely judging the tone to use in what is essentially a tragic story. If the movie turns on the emotional waterworks, the film will inevitably seem too mawkish. If the film tries to take the story with a comic bent, it opens itself up to … Continue reading
Dawn Wells Rescued! by Ronald Sklar Here’s Exhibit A of making lemonade out of lemons. Dawn Wells is most widely known for a role she played almost 50 years ago. As Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, she won audiences’ hearts and minds, but the critics were less than kind to the series. They thought it was … Continue reading
Brandon T. Jackson Goes Mythical On Us in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters by Jay S. Jacobs One day you are a raw, upcoming stand-up comedian making a name for himself in the clubs. A few years later, people think you may have goat legs. Show biz can be a crazy gig. Brandon T. Jackson … Continue reading
Idris Elba Brit Actor Wins Global Recognition & Award Noms as Well by Brad Balfour For London-born actor Idris Elba it must have been a moment of incredibly mixed emotions. On Thursday December 5th, 2013, the London premiere of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom took place. Elba, who stars in this biopic as the great South Africa leader, was there in the company … Continue reading
CeeLo Green is Lobarace: Live in Vegas You can tell by the title of this video of CeeLo Green’s recent residency in Sin City, the throw-back soul singer does not take any of the trappings of stardom too seriously. The dude wants to be the party and the party is in town. Of course, if … Continue reading
Nick Lachey – Leading the Sing-Off by Jay S. Jacobs Nick Lachey knows what it’s like to be a young aspiring a cappella singer with his eye on stardom. That was him, once upon a time (well, okay, in the way, way back 1990s). He was originally a student at the CincinnatiSchool for Creative and Performing Arts. … Continue reading
Mary Poppins As the story of the making of the film about the beloved Disney nanny is coming to theaters soon in the Tom Hanks film Saving Mr. Banks and the musical is still packing them in on Broadway, it’s time (yet again) to herald the return of Mary Poppins‘ best-known incarnation. Mary Poppins came out … Continue reading
Dallas Buyers Club Once upon a time, early on in his career, Matthew McConaughey was a respected actor. When he first broke out in the 90s with diverse roles in movies like Dazed & Confused, A Time To Kill and Lone Star, the sky seemed to be the limit for this young talent. Fast forward a … Continue reading
Billy Joel Is In a New York State of Mind by Jay S. Jacobs It isn’t often that a musician is considered to be almost synonymous with a venue where they play. On the rare occasions that something like this does happen, it is usually small clubs played early on in a career – like … Continue reading
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