Once upon a time, a lonely Scottish woman dreamed a dream of being a world renowned singer. With a little help from a millionaire producer, an exploitative TV show, and the Internet, she became one and now, Susan Boyle is one of the most recognizable names in reality competitive TV history. So then, who wouldn't want to [...]
Some of you may have noticed that any articles that have slipped off the front page now have moderated comments. I was forced to do this by huge waves of spam hitting my blog -- it's getting worse all the time actually, dozens of spam comments to be weeded out every day. But I'm delighted that people still comment on older articles. Two recent comments I wanted to draw attention to: anonymous (sign...
I grew up in Brooklyn, but moved to Los Angeles to make it in show business. I was an actor, writer and acting teacher. I worked in the Comedy Store and Improv for years, and wrote the play The Biz with George Clooney acting in it. I was a staff writer for the HBO series Kilroy, produced by Clooney and I wrote for the show Charles In Charge. I have worked with Rosemarie Clooney, George Clooney, Michael...
In 1979 my parents took me to see the film, Starting Over , starring Burt Reynolds as a recently divorced man torn between his new girlfriend (Jill Clayburgh) and his ex-wife (Candice Bergen). I still adore this movie today, but I'm especially fond of it for introducing me to the wonderful Frances Sternhagen, who plays Burt's sister-in-law. She and her onscreen husband, Charles Durning, make a delightful...
Turn on your television during prime time on any given day and most times you will see the same type of characters in different clothes with a show that basically follows the same pattern. Television for women can be summed up into three or four main characters, the slut, the mom, the smart one and the exotic [...] Related posts: Sharon Quinn to host KINDRED Launch Premiere Event in NYC PLUS Model...
Calvin Klein Hosiery @Vente-Privee Vente-Privee has Calvin Klein Hosiery for women and men on sale -at up to 70% off, from now until Tuesday night, November 3rd. Please note this is a membership site, but for a limited time, registration is free and no invitation is required. Please note: This is a UK based company and [...]
If you've never seen Del Shores' Sordid Lives , you're missing out on a fabulous film that features almost everything I love in life--gorgeous gay guys, Tammy "Stand by Your Man" Wynette, Designing Women (Delta Burke), the lovely Olivia Newton-John (whom I've adored forever), and hilarious black comedy (about white trash) that will make you wet yourself. But in between all the laughs is...
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Filed under: We're Just Sayin' Here's former First Lady Laura Bush at an event in NYC on Monday (left), Jack Nicholson as The Joker in "Batman" (center), and Delta Burke at an awards show in L.A. this past weekend (right).All three have got killer smiles.We're just sayin'. See ... Permalink
…So we get special editions of te original on DVD/Blu-Ray. It’s pretty much a fact, a remake means the original film gets the special edition treatment. Here are five choices. 1.American Gothic: A bunch of modern city dwellers get stuck on a remote island inhabited by a family which has left the 1920’s and have “kids” [...]
61st Primetime Emmy Awards8/7c CBS Tina Fey, who received an Emmy last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony for her Sarah Palin impersonation on Saturday Night Live, could walk away from the Nokia Theatre tonight with even more hardware. She's ...
"Drop Dead Diva" is the story of a beautiful-but-vapid model who has a fatal car accident and is reincarnated into the body of a recently deceased attorney -- Jane ( Brooke Elliott ) -- who just happens to be plus size. This week, Delta Burke and Liza Minnelli guest star as two psychic sisters suing each other over their competing businesses. "I've spent my life being told you are too...
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As we mentioned last month, Paula Abdul will be appearing on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva. Notice how she takes a jab at American Idol by saying it's "nice being the only judge". While funny, we're not too sure that'll help get her old job back! That is if there's any hope left for that! Watch the [...]
Storyline: Nick, a somewhat chauvanistic advertising exec flaming lob, has his growth turned haywire when a fluke calamity enables him to heed what women conclude. At ruling earliest every bit of he wants to achieve is disencumbe himself of this expletive, until a wacky psycologist (played to completion via through Bette Midler) shows him that this could come abou used to his convenience! His ruling...