Remembrances from a Ubiquitous "Law & Order" Guest Actor: An Interview with...
One of the best things about the epic "Law & Order" TV franchise is how often each series tapped into the reservoir of talented, New York-based actors who come from a strong theater background for...
View ArticleCameron Watson and Christina Pickles Explain How to "Break a Hip"
A few weeks ago I blogged about the very funny web series "Break a Hip," created by Cameron Watson and starring Christina Pickles. The series depicts the friendship between a lonely retired English...
View ArticleBelated Obituary & Tribute to Phyllis Davis (1940-2013)
Just over two years ago, I started reading things on the internet that indicated actress Phyllis Davis had passed away. The first inkling I learned about it was a posting on Davis's IMDB Message Board...
View ArticleThe Unilateral Disintegration of the Academy Awards® by Dawn Hudson & Cheryl...
Anyone with a vested, or even casual, interest in movies has heard by now of the controversy that has enveloped the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which annually awards the so-called...
View Article"Flat Top" to "The Great Escape" to "Midway": An Interview with Producer...
Walter Mirisch's remarkable career as a film producer is characterized by three words: quality, humility, and integrity. Mirisch's work embodies the best aspects of Hollywood filmmaking by creating...
View ArticleDenise Matthews: The Actress Formerly Known as "Vanity"
The 88th Annual Academy Awards® has just ended and I've already got a bone to pick with them in terms of their choices and exclusions for their annual "In Memoriam" section. The late singer/actress...
View ArticleMedium Cool: An Interview with Actress Marianna Hill
One of the best, most underrated, most versatile actresses working in films and television during the 1960s and 1970s was the chameleon-like Marianna Hill. With a flair for foreign accents and a...
View ArticleEmotions & Images: An Interview with actress & artist Belinda Montgomery
In the 1970s, actress Belinda Montgomery made a name for herself playing vulnerable, imperiled heroines in a variety of television guest roles and Movies of the Week that made her a primetime fixture...
View ArticleLois Chiles remembers Roger Moore
Actress Lois Chiles, a friend of this blog, asked me to share with the public her memories of her friend & colleague Roger Moore, who passed away today in Switzerland at age 89. She played NASA...
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