Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
"Personally, Veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young." -–Ida Corwin (Eve Arden), Mildred Pierce (Listen to Eve quip nasty here, and watch the Mildred Pierce trailer after the jump.
Let's fold scarves (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Juno I love this film. I love it for a variety of reasons but the main one may be because of the wonderful performances. Allison Janney is the Eve Arden of her day. Ellen Page is a tiny young Sigourney Weaver. JK Simmons is quirky. Michael Cera is awkward and shy in a way I beat he nowhere near resembles [...]
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Monica Rodero and Dan Schuchart are a lovely young couple, on stage and off. Their natural charm and the easy kindness toward each other are big parts of the appeal of the very appealing "Gone, Gone, Gone," their hourlong duet. It closes a run ...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Theater review: "The Little Dog Laughed," Douglas Carter Beane's Tony-nominated play about Hollywood, plays at Seattle's Intiman Theatre Aug. 15-Sept. 13, 2008; reviewed by Misha Berson.
ABC TV (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Several magazine writers go south of the border to find the prettiest girl. CAST: Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden DIR: John H. Auer (1945)
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Question: There was a hauntingly beautiful song for a wine ad done by Orson Welles in the late '70s. In the ad he said, "We will sell no wine before its time." Do you know who performed this song?
First Offenders (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
By Alison Can I ask you something personal? Certain aspects of your life, mainly those having to do with communication. Have they seemed a little... I don't know... unbelievably fucked up in the past month or so? If you've been...
The World Almanac (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Today is the 121st day of 2008 and the 42nd day of spring. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States. In 1803, representatives of the United States and France concluded negotiations...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Your birthday today: You are frank and very outspoken and sometimes unintentionally hurt others' feelings. You are faithful, dependable, and conscientious. To those you love you are devoted and have their deep and sincere affection. Frankly, Iva Louise Zimmerman's would be a good place to start looking for outspoken companions to help you celebrate this day. If she's not available today, perhaps you...
Edward Copeland on Film (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
By Edward Copeland Nearly every time you see Eve Arden on screen in black-and-white, she seemed to have a cigarette firmly ensconced in her hand. Somehow it was appropriate that embers would be slowly dripping off her smoke since inevitably sparks would be flying from the dialogue emanating from her lips. In fact, her photo should appear next to the definition of wisecrack in the dictionary. Born...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Kid From Brooklyn, the Danny Kaye Bio Musical, to Make Chicago Premiere, Aiming for NYCThe Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Musical, seen in popular regional engagements in Florida and Los Angeles, will make its Chicago premiere May 28 at the Mercury Theater.The Windy City run of the musical biography of entertainer Kaye (1913-1987) officially opens June 7 and continues to Aug. 24 "before making its...
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Or - “Living Proof That The Powers Do Not Always Make The Hero…” In a very real way, to study the history of today’s subject is to study the history of the Legion itself. Initially a smiling young teen with what I’ll charitably call “limited” superhuman abilities, she was at the center of one of the LSH’s first great [...]
WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
This Saturday, Cinematheque is screening the legal classic, Anatomy of a Murder. Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Anatomy of a Murder USA, 1959, 35mm, b/w, 161 min. Directed by Otto Preminger With James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden The...
I Am A Child Of Television (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Once upon a time, a long time ago – back when television didn't have pictures and was called radio – there was a show called Our Miss Brooks . Our Miss Brooks – which in due time actually got pictures and became a television show – starred the fabulous and amazing Eve Arden as a high school teacher named Connie Brooks, Gale Gordon (who would later play Mr. Mooney on The Lucy Show and would appear in...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Doris Day's second film, MY DREAM IS YOURS, is the second movie I saw while visiting my daughter's class on American movie musicals at USC earlier this week. Happily, the print screened was in very nice shape with good color. The movie has a wonderful lead actress, a solid cast, a good score (including "I'll String Along With You" and the title song), plus great "retro" Hollywood atmosphere. What's...
