Tony Dow – The Artist Formerly Known As Wally by Ronald Sklar These days, Leave It To Beaver’s Tony Dow stays out of trouble as a sculptor. “I’m sort of a tool hound,” Tony Dow tells me, “and I learned how to use them so that my technique caught up to my desire.” Already a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Television
Dan Cortese Goes for the Record
Dan Cortese Goes for the Record by Ronald Sklar America’s favorite dudebro is back with a hit show and a shout out to the iconic MTV Sports. TruTV bills itself not as reality TV, but as “Actuality.” True that. Its new hit series, Guinness World Records® Gone Wild, scored a whopping 1.4 million viewers in … Continue reading
Laura Prepon – Kitchen Confidential
Laura Prepon Kitchen Confidential by Ronald Sklar “I tend to play women who are intelligent and confident, not these little naïve girls,” Laura Prepon tells me. “I had moved out of my house when I was 15. Maybe it’s from that. I don’t know. But it’s a compliment that people think I have my stuff … Continue reading
Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer
Director Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer by Brad Balfour When New York-based director Spike Lee makes a film, it’s almost always an event. That’s been the case virtually from the moment he emerged as a hot young indie filmmaker breaking both the color barrier by dealing with subject matter most mainstream directors neither touched … Continue reading
Dennis Christopher – An Actor’s Life: From Fellini to Breaking Away to Django Unchained
Dennis Christopher An Actor’s Life: From Fellini to Breaking Away to Django Unchained by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t make up Dennis Christopher’s life if you tried. It has been a wild ride made up of raw talent, hard work and sheer luck and it has translated into a show business career that has been … Continue reading
Danielle Panabaker & Nicole LaLiberte – Drawing First Blood in the War of the Sexes
Danielle Panabaker & Nicole LaLiberte – Drawing First Blood in the War of the Sexes by Jay S. Jacobs The indie film Girls Against Boys is trying to be the ultimate word on men pushing women too far. A bloody mix of Thelma & Louise and Death Wish, the film looks at Shae and Lu, … Continue reading
Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson and Julie Gonzalo – Kicking Back With the Ewing Young’uns
Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson and Julie Gonzalo – Kicking Back With the Ewing Young’uns by Jay S. Jacobs TNT’s reboot of the iconic nighttime soap Dallas became one of the surprise smashes of this past television season. The new series was a savvy mix of alumni from the original 1980s series – including … Continue reading
Jay Mohr-Mohr! Mohr! Mohr! (How Do You Like It? How Do You Like It?)
Jay Mohr – Mohr! Mohr! Mohr! (How Do You Like It? How Do You Like It?) by Ronald Sklar The beloved funnyman now rocks a powerful podcast. One person not caught up in the Charlie Sheen hoopla is comedian/actor Jay Mohr. In fact, Sheen, sober, sane and coherent, chilled uncharacteristically with the put-it-there-pal Mohr, who … Continue reading
Blair Redford Knows All There Is To Know About The Lying Game
Blair Redford Knows All There Is To Know About The Lying Game by Jackie Speiss Bad boy Blair may not be so “bad” after all. Recently we got to sit down with Blair Redford, who plays Ethan on ABC Family’s original series The Lying Game. Redford may have that daring, sultry stare that brings out … Continue reading
Chris Hayes – Catching Us Up on the Twilight of the Elites
Chris Hayes – Catching Us Up on the Twilight of the Elites by Ronald Sklar MSNBC’s Chris Hayes explains the decay of authority in America, and why you’d better step up. This first decade of the 21st century has been glorious (think iPod and 30 Rock), but it’s also going down as one giant sorry-ass fuck-up. … Continue reading