Your classic film companion
How could we not? Today TCM celebrates its crystal anniversary: 15 years as television’s foremost platform for all things classic film. For all of us classic movie fans out there, there really aren’t enough words to express our gratitude that TCM exists—I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that it has cheered many a gloomy […]
Read MoreAny time the Animal has to shut up a crowd, you know the act’s gotta be bad. Welll… here is the one and only Beeker doing his rendition of Barbra Streisand’s Feelings, circa nineteen seventy-something-or-other. And it still absolutely tickles my funny bone to no end. (p.s.: this clip courtesy J&B Blended Scotch Whiskey.)
Read MoreMy TV is rarely tuned to any other channel (save for CNN and BBC) and tonight is just another in the long ledger of reasons why life is simply better with TCM in one’s life. Tonight their lineup features the work of one of the 20th centuries most important writers, Graham Green. Author, screenwriter, playwright […]
Read MoreThere was quite a bit of hubub today across the wires following the announcement that Hugh Jackman is to host the 81st Academy Awards in February. That’s right … Mr. Sexiest Man Alive himself. He sings, he dances, he’s a trained theatre professional and a solid actor in his own right … the fact that […]
Read MoreMy, my, my. The glories of the Internet are now fully manifest. Today I came face to face with a most cherished childhood memory. I am sure there are a lot of you out there who remember this: the 1985 TV miniseries of Alice In Wonderland featuring insanely star-studded roster of entertainers. I remember watching this snuggled […]
Read MoreMy, my, my. The glories of the Internet are now fully manifest. Today I came face to face with a most cherished childhood memory. I am sure there are a lot of you out there who remember this: the 1985 TV miniseries of Alice In Wonderland featuring insanely star-studded roster of entertainers. I remember watching this snuggled […]
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