A Whiff of Smiff (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
It’s another edition of Feel Good Friday and what better way to feel good this first FGF of 2009 than with a little fiddlin’? Now, this idn’t the way they fiddle in the Great State of Kentucky, but, that’s ok. Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor had it going on. Gene Kelly rightfully gets a lotta props [...]
Flavorpill San Francisco Events (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Thursday Jan 1 (12:45, 2:50, 4:55, 7 & 9pm) @ The Castro Theatre We all know Rihanna's "Umbrella," but who needs to stand under her Pro Tools-kissed parapluie when you can get wet with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds in what is possibly the best movie musical of all time? Kelly and Stanley Donen's co-direction — not to mention Kelly's now iconic choreography — bring Arthur Freed and...
IOL (Free subscription) | 12/26/2008
Jason Grove will be battling temperatures down to -35°C on Mount Vinson near the South Pole as South Africans celebrate New Year.
LINKFINDERS.INFO (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
*This is a compilation of Holiday tunes by various artists dating from the 1940s to the early 2000s.* Each volume can be downloaded individually. *Disc 1:* 01. James Earl Jones - Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus 02. Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark Feat. Ted Dale's Orchestra - Baby, It's Cold Outside 03. Cary Grant - Christmas Lullaby 04. Bing Crosby - The Littlest Angel 05. Claudine Longet - Snow 06....
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Hugh Jackman isn't the first actor - or the first Australian (Paul Hogan was a co-host in 1987) - to host the Academy Awards. Here's a look at Oscar hosts through the years since the ceremony was first televised in 1953:
Movielady "Reviews" (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Yikes! You mean there's more?
AskMen.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Even if you've never watched it, you're already humming the title track to this classic musical.
THE OUTRAGED SPLEEN OF ZION (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Moses Supposes Singin' in the Rain ~ 1952 Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor So then I saw what looked like a sea of living glass ablaze with lightning. The Righteous Victorious who had conquered the Beast, destroyed his image, and vanquished the number of his name all stood together upon this sea of flaming glass playing harps given to them by God ~ They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and they...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
WC Fields may have advised his fellow-actors never to work with animals or children, but it seems that nobody passed it on to Donald O'Connor, best known for his performance alongside Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
(Our series of random October days continues. Find more here, and also here.) October 22, 1968, is a Tuesday. Apollo 7, the first flight of the Apollo program, returns from an 11-day mission. The three-way presidential race continues between Republican Richard Nixon, Democrat Hubert Humphrey, and independent George Wallace; Nixon gives a speech in Toledo, [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Innovative service allows unhappy consumers to obtain hassle-free refunds and product replacements TRACY, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A consumer advocacy service called LetterChamp has had many great successes helping its clients obtain cash refunds or product replacements from manufacturers, retailers and service providers around the country. "Although many companies claim to offer excellent...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Movie hardman JASON STATHAM has shattered his tough guy image by confessing he is addicted to U.S. reality TV show SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
I grew up reading Charlotte's Web and watching Mister Ed and the Francis (the Talking Mule, with Donald O'Connor) movies on TV, so I have a very warm spot in my heart for talking animals. They can inspire wondrous flights of fantasy, lift the spirits with good-natured humor, and lead to a deep and abiding respect for nature and the environment. Of course, watching the Yogi Bear cartoons once made...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
For Teen Vogue's October issue, they picked none other than High School Musical star Zac Efron to grace the cover. The theme of the issue is young Hollywood, which is fitting since Efron's much anticipated High School Musical 3 will...
SPA.... (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Finding Truth in Sedona - Where Have All the Celebrities Gone Located somewhere between Shangri-La and La-La-Land, Sedona, Arizona is a truly beautiful place. It is surrounded by stunning red rock formations and miles of malarkey. This year, as in years past, about four million tourists are expe...
