Something Old, Nothing New (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Someone should really write a biography of Joe Pasternak , the Hungarian refugee producer who saved Universal -- with his Deanna Durbin movies and Destry Rides Again -- and then moved to MGM and made stars out of Mario Lanza, Jane Powell and Kathryn Grayson. He produced hit movies for over 30 years, more than that if you count the films he produced in Germany and Hungary before he fled to America....
The Shelf (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
Without a doubt, millions of American males are busy taking their significant other to the movies this night to see some film that passes for romantic comedy. Ultimately the romantic comedies today skew towards the female demographic, making this trip a real act of love. Admit it guys, you sit and smile and nod at your sweetie, all the while you can hear faint explosions and bad guys being dispatched...
LIBERTAS (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
Morning. Sorry I’m late. Much coming. Ton o’ news today. Inbox full. But if I don't get my 14 hours of sleep I’m a bear to live with. 3:00pm PST - Kiss Me Kate (1953) - Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann [...]
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Your birthday today: Both the strongest and the weakest physically are born in this month. All have great possibilities, which in some, attain high spiritual order. Study yourself and find your inclinations; then practice and apply yourself to them faithfully. You are loyal to your friends and constant in your love. The book lists no names for this date, so look for other great possibilities for celebration,...
Sify (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Today is Friday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2007. There are 325 days left in the year.
Wattenblog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2007
This is only for those old enough to even know who these women are.?? I know who you are. ? Time flies by too fast ! ! ! ? ? IN SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALL THE GIRLS? WE'VE LOVED BEFORE 2007 Ursula Andress is now 70 ? ? Julie Andrews is now 71 ? ? Ann-Margret is now 65 ? Carroll Baker is now 75 ? ? Brigette Bardot is now 72 ? ? ? Leslie Caron is now 75 ? ? Julie Christie is now 65 ? ? Joan Collins is now...
Shalom from Jerusalem (Free subscription) | 08/27/2007
I guess it's all in the way you look at things. See, I figure that we have a choice...either get old...or die. I pick door number one. Now don't get me wrong. Aging is not easy. And as Bubbie Channah often says, it's not for sissies. And it ain't the golden years...it's the rusty years. But wow. They are great years. When I turned 40 I found life was better than in the 30's. The same for the 50's and...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/27/2007
Another toe-tapping set of vintage musicals was released this week in a new DVD box set, led by "The Pirate," one of more sprightly and enjoyably comic tuners from the late 1940s.
