Recordings by the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, James Brown and the Doors are among the songs that have been named as the 2010 inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame, reports rollingstone.com. Twenty-five recordings from various genres will be added to the Hall, which currently includes 851 songs altogether. Songs are eligible 25 years after [...]
Jose here. Although we don't have anything resembling Thanksgiving in my culture (Penélope Cruz was talking about that on Letterman the other day ) I have a special place in my heart (and stomach) for turkey, gravy and pumpkin pie. I also feel very grateful for the following: Technicolor, Woody Allen banter, Judy Garland's smile, the millisecond of suspense between normal talking and spontaneous...
Award Central: Actor has enjoyed performing wide range of roles -- No British movie star of the past 50 years is more iconic than Michael Caine, with his golden hair, glasses and Cockney accent.
Photo: Wyman/WireImage.com; Walter/WireImage.com Recordings by the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, the Doors, James Brown and Janis Joplin have been named as 2010 inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Twenty-five recordings from a variety of genres will be added to the Grammy Hall, which currently includes 851 titles altogether (songs are eligible 25 years after release [...]
Music News: Satchmo tunes jazz up 2010 roster -- The Recording Academy announced 25 additions to its Grammy Hall of Fame on Tuesday, adding to a roster of timeless tunes that now includes 851 titles.
Welcome to Video Games Blogger’s grand opening of our Gamer T-shirts Store! For the past month we’ve been working hard together with Splitreason to get our very own gaming merchandise created by them, and late last week the first classic game T-shirt designs got printed. These are the first two shirts out of seven ideas we [...]
This takes some balls. Joseph Gordon-Levitt did his first gig hosting Saturday Night Live this past weekend. He took the stage looking like a guy who could barely contain his excitement, and proceeded to launch into a recreation of one of the most famous song and dance numbers from any film musical: Donald O'Connor's 'Make 'em Laugh' from Singin' in the Rain. And he nailed it! OK, so 'Make 'em Laugh'...
It wasn't that long ago that a trip to the corner video shop was the most convenient way to get a movie. These days you can stay at home and get movies from a movie download site. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site. Below is a small sample.
In the Midwestern heartland, police are encountering a new social evil: trafficking, often involving women and children who are forced to work as prostitutes or unpaid labour; and the outcomes can be brutal. Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to dub it a modern form of slavery. Figures from the State Department reveal that 17,500...
Boston native Russell Ferguson competed in the Top 14 on reality show So You Think You Can Dance last night, performing a suave foxtrot with partner Noelle. Bostonist caught up with Russell yesterday in between rehearsals and costume fittings to talk about his experience on the show so far. We asked how how it felt to be representing Boston on a national stage. He said, "It feels good. It's about...
I was feeling a little guilty after that whole "ohhh I love Gene Kelly, he's the dancing man for me" debacle, so I'm here to re-claim my love for Fred Astaire and convince everyone else of it, too. Born in 1899, Fred began working a show business at the age of 5 with his older sister Adele. His first screen test noted, "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Dances a little." Honestly,...
Cyd Charisse (March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) : After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually focussed on her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953) and Silk Stockings (1957). Last year I did a post on Charisse . Sadly she...
This is a guest post by Michael Ravnitzky, with titles suggested by Katherine Brosnan. Regrettably, many classic Film Noir movies are not currently available on Netflix. While a few of the films identified below are available on DVD (in unrestored and unremastered form), many are not. Want to learn more about the amazing world of film noir? Check out the website for the Film Noir Foundation (http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org)...
The Gap is suddenly on a Glee-ful mission to remind us it still exists with their first television campaign in over two years. “Go Christmas! Go Hanukkah! Go Kwanzaa! Go Solstice???!” Stop trying to make “Go Solstice” happen! It’s not going to happen. I’d light everything I ever purchased from the Gap since 2000 on