Diane Keaton has made some great films in a career that has spanned almost forty years. She won a Best Actress Oscar in 1978 for her role in Annie Hall and has been nominated for the coveted award on three other occasions. While...
Read MoreAdmittedly, I was originally interested in watching Numb strictly because of the involvement of Friends star, Matthew Perry. I knew nothing about the films storyline or its writer/director, Harris Goldberg. Upon receiving the...
Read MoreBy the time 1970 rolled around, Peggy Lee had been making records for nearly thirty years, been nominated for an Academy Award, and several Grammy Awards. She took home a Grammy in 1969, for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance,...
Read MoreComedy Central’s Drawn Together was originally conceived as a cartoon spoof of reality television series such as Big Brother and The Real World–eight distinctly different characters are flu8ng together and forced to...
Read MoreBill Engvall is a stand-up comedian probably best known for his participation in the Blue Collar Comedy Tour (BCC).Engvall’s stand up routines mostly concerns his observations about comments he finds stupid and shtick...
Read MoreGunsmoke is one of the most beloved shows in television history. The series ran on CBS from September 10, 1955 to March 31, 1975 for 635 episodes. Gunsmoke actually began as a radio show in 1952 and remained on the air until...
Read MoreAs a music fan and collector, I’ve always enjoyed live albums. There’s nothing quite like a musician or a band playing at it’s peak, with the audience responding to the music. There are literally thousands of...
Read MoreThe compilation All Aglow Again! was originally released on Capitol Records’ discount-priced Starline label in May of 1960. At the time, the goal was probably to get Lee’s 1958 mega-hit “Fever” on LP for...
Read MoreTwister is now one of my favorite pointless movies of all time. The plot is non-existent and the characters have absolutely no substance, but it doesn’t matter. The picture and sound on Warner Brothers’ recently...
Read MoreAs a major Tears for Fears fan growing up, I was curious what the bands co-founder, Curt Smith’s first solo album in ten years would sound like. Smith freely admits that his new album Halfway, Pleased is...
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