The Brady Bunch enjoyed a successful run from 1969-1974 before spinning off into a myriad of sequels and other derivative projects. (more…)
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Peter! Peter! Peter! 13 Reasons Why Chris Knight Ruled ‘The Brady Bunch’
Enjoy the Silents: Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy — a silent-movie star famous for her independent female characters, her boyish bob and for marrying mega-star John Gilbert (1897-1936) and bearing him a child — was born 124 years ago today. (more…)
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Brad Davis: A Look Back
Today, Brad Davis should be turning 68 years old. (more…)
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Best Supporting Actress 1944 Smackdown
Your blogger spent hours upon hours re-watching four films from 1944 in order to take part in The Film Experience blog's smackdown among film buffs deciding who really deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress that year. (more…)
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Jon-Erik Hexum Would Have Turned 60 Today: A Look Back
Jon-Erik Hexum, a handsome, strapping actor who had starred in the series Voyagers! (1982-1983), in the pecsploitation classique TV flick Making of a Male Model with an overheated Joan Collins (b. 1933), and in the Bear Bryant (1913-1983) bipioc The Bear (1984), would have turned 60 today, November 5. (more…)
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Last Heard: Most Recent Top 40 Hits from 125 Legends
What follows is a list of 125 household-name artists grouped by the last years in which they appeared on a single that hit the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart in America. (more…)
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‘A Tad Overweight, but with Violet Eyes to Die For’: Elizabeth Taylor’s Middle Age
Garry Trudeau (b. 1948) immortalized Elizabeth Taylor's (1932-2011) mid-life dilemma in Doonesbury with a series of strips lampooning her role as a politician's wife during her marriage to future Sen. John Warner (b. 1927), a Virginia Republican. (more…)
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Lois Smith Joins Twitter … at 87!
Perhaps smelling blood in the water after Rose Marie joined Twitter at age 94 and gained over 100,000 followers just like that, acclaimed actress Lois Smith (b. 1930) has now joined the social network in honor of turning 87. Her attitude upon joining Twitter is to be admired: "I don't know what I'm doing here, but…
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What’s a Rose Marie? A Review of ‘Wait for Your Laugh’
I first experienced Rose Marie (b. 1923) when I stumbled upon the 1933 pre-Code film International House on TV back when I was a kid in the '70s. Watching this cute little girl, whose career predates that of Shirley Temple (1928-2014), belting "My Bluebird's Singing the Blues" — not to mention suggestive elements like racy…
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5 Early TV Dramas That’ll Knock Your Socks Off
Early TV was filled with play-like dramas, often attracting top stars to the new medium. (more…)
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