I’m in shock…
Toni Tennille, who is still married to The Captain, was born May 8, 1940 in Montgomery, Alabama…
I can’t believe she’s 71 !!!
Here is a video of their big hit….
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Could John Krasinski Be the Next George Clooney?
George Clooney turned 50 last week, so they have to start pushing him off to the graveyard…
Sorry, but this is a little premature.
He’s one of the few genuine Stars still out there.
He looks better now than he did when he was younger, he’s smart, he’s an excellent Director and a damn fine Actor.
He is going to be around for a while…
That said, I like John Krasinski a lot, too. He’s a standout in today’s bland world of interchangeable young actors.
I think he’s going to be around for a while also….
I agree with some later observations in the attached article: He’s much more of a Jack Lemon/Tom Hanks type…
I’ve never seen his TV show, but I found him very endearing in “It’s Complicated”….
John Krasinski isn’t the lead character of “Something Borrowed”, but you wouldn’t know that from the recent barrage of TV ads, all of which lean heavily on his presence to sell a story with an eyebrow-raising plot: Ginnifer Goodwin’s character sleeps with the fiancé of her best friend, played by Kate Hudson, but you’re still supposed to root for her. Meanwhile, Krasinski is the platonic fourth lead who occasionally comments on the action, but it’s a testament to his natural likability — and, perhaps, his big-screen potential — that the studio is putting its marketing campaign on his shoulders. As he continues to topline The Office after the departure of Steve Carell, it may even be a sign that he could follow in the footsteps of another refugee from NBC Thursday nights who made it big in the movies: George Clooney. To find out, we spoke to industry insiders to answer the question: If John Krasinski were a stock, would you buy, sell, or hold?
via The Star Market: Could Movie Hopeful John Krasinski Be the Next George Clooney? — Vulture.
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Happy Mother’s Day
I can’t help myself….
I just have to do it….
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Arthur Laurents, Legendary Librettist, Playwright, Screenwriter and Director, Dies at 93 – Playbill.com
One of the giants of the American Musical Theatre has passed…
Rest well, Arthur Laurents. You’ve left us some great gifts…
I’ll even forgive you for allowing Patti Lupone’s Mama Rose in “Gypsy”, since you created that amazing character for so many other incredible performers.
Arthur Laurents, the irascible, enduring Man of the Theatre who wrote plays and screenplays and enjoyed a significant career as a director — but who made his lasting mark as the librettist to two landmark musicals, West Side Story and Gypsy — died May 5 at his Manhattan home after a short illness, his agent Jonathan Lomma confirmed. He was 93 years old, and died peacefully in his sleep.
And he directed the original La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway:
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Jesse James Trashes Sandra Bullock in the Bedroom…
Can this man get any more despicable?
To say he is no gentleman is the understatement of the year….
And he’s been to rehab, so he can’t use being under the influence as an excuse…
The only answer is that he’s just trash…and Sandra’s well rid of him.
From Salon.com:
In case there was any question lingering in your mind whether Jesse James is still a raging jackass, his latest attempt at public relations should remove all doubt. Promoting his new memoir, “American Outlaw,” the man who cheated on America’s Sweetheart with a White Power enthusiast and then bragged of being “the most hated man in the world” seems determined to drum up even more ill will. During a Wednesday visit on Howard Stern’s Sirius show, Stern questioned the thrill-seeking entrepreneur/reality star about whether his fiancée, Kat Von D., was better in bed than Sandra Bullock, and James unhesitatingly replied, “That one’s an easy no-brainer … Yes sir, 100 percent.” Way to win back your public, James! Maybe he’s jealous of all the attention Osama bin Laden and Charlie Sheen have been getting lately.
via Breaking: Jesse James is still the worst – Jesse James – Salon.com.
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Happy Birthday, Holly Golightly….
And Sabrina Fairchild, Maid Marian, Eliza Dolittle, Princesss Ann, Sister Luke, Regina Lampert and Joanna Wallace ….
By that I mean, Happy Birthday Audrey Hepburn. She would have been 82 years old today…
There will never be another actress like her…
One of the things that always struck me about her as an actress was how well she listened….
She wasn’t a scene-stealer, she just quietly made an indelible impression. You couldn’t take your eyes off her…
She was many things…Beautiful-inside and out. Stylish-and style setter. Elegant, yet down to earth…
She survived the horrors of World War II to conquer Broadway and Hollywood….
And walked away from the top of the box office to raise her children….
She came back as an occasional actress, but a full time goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.
And she’ll alway live on film:
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Actress and Playboy Model Found Mummified
Another cheery story out of Hollywood from Salon.com:
It’s a well-documented fact that Hollywood is cruel to women, both those on the screen and those of us watching at home with our unrealistic body expectations. Somehow, I always manage to forget this fact right before I buy my ticket to the next “Transformers” film, but the story of Yvette Vickers is chilling enough to taint anyone’s idealization of the City of Angels.
Yvette was a cult-famous B-movie actress of the ’50s and ’60s, first appearing in “Sunset Boulevard” in a small, unaccredited role and moving up to star in such features as “Attack of the 50 ft Woman” and “Attack of the Giant Leeches.” She was also famous for her Playboy centerfolds, the first one of which was shot by noted sexploitation director Russ Meyers.
Sadly, Vickers died sometime earlier this year. As it turns out, she’d been dead for months, though the police just found her body in her Benedict Canyon home last week. According to the L.A. Times:
AND, in closing….
A really sad, stark reminder to any young actresses out there: No matter how high you’re riding now, there’s still a chance that everyone will forget about you and you’ll be dead for months before someone finds your body.
Link to full story: Actress and Playboy model found mummified – Celebrity – Salon.com.
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Jim Caviezel Claims “The Passion of the Christ” made Him a Hollywood Outcast
It sounds to me, all these years after he played Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ,” that Jim Caviezel still hasn’t yet climbed down off the cross…..
And I hate to tell him, but Mel Gibson isn’t the best source for career advice….
And perhaps he should also consider that there are other factors in play-
Like the fact that maybe he’s just not that good of an actor…
Or is too much of a self-centered, self-important, paranoid personality even for Hollywood…
It also sounds like he’s made the career change to Professional Christian….
It probably pays better than acting- at least it did for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson…
And it’s not all that different from acting….
From The Guardian:
“He said, ‘You’ll never work in this town again.’ I told him, ‘We all have to embrace our crosses,'” said Caviezel. He added: “Jesus is as controversial now as he has ever been. Not much has changed in 2,000 years.”
A passionate Christian, Caviezel told the audience at the First Baptist Church of Orlando he had learned to accept that the destruction of his acting career was a price worth paying. “We have to give up our names, our reputations, our lives to speak the truth,” he said. Though he labelled Gibson “a horrible sinner”, he said the actor turned film-maker should not be vilified. “Mel Gibson doesn’t need your judgment, he needs your prayers,” Caviezel said.
The Passion of the Christ was an enormous box office hit in 2004, taking more than $600m worldwide after attracting huge numbers of religious filmgoers. However, it was also the source of controversy with some critics accusing Gibson of antisemitism. Jami Bernard of the New York Daily News called it “the most virulently antisemitic movie made since the German propaganda films of World War II”.
via Jim Caviezel claims The Passion of the Christ made him a Hollywood outcast | Film | guardian.co.uk.
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Fantasia Barrino, ‘American Idol’ Winner, to Play Mahalia Jackson
And she may be talented enough to also pull this one off….
After seeing her amazing performance in “The Color Purple” on stage, I bet she can do it…..
I hope some of these movies I’m reading about come to fruition. There sure haven’t been many good ones lately….
I’ve only seen two in the past couple of months….”Source Code” was lame, but “Limitless” was pretty good…
Still, nothing else out there on the movie horizon that is very exciting….
Fantasia Barrino has had her problems over the past year, but unintentional weight gain is not one of them.
The “American Idol” winner has been seen with extra pounds of late, but she says it’s on purpose — she’s getting into character for a new movie, in which she’ll star as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
“In fact, she’s just signed on to play the lead in Mahalia and has been told to gain 30 to 45 pounds for the role,” her rep told RadarOnline.com.
via Fantasia Barrino, ‘American Idol’ Winner, Gaining 30-45 Pounds For Movie.
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Lost in the 21st Century 
Man Raised By Modern Parents Struggling To Adjust To Human Society
Great satirical article from “The Onion” about today’s sheltered adult/children resulting from “helicopter” parents…
This is the group I lovingly refer to as SJI’s-Slack Jawed Idiots- due to their lack of social skills resulting from overly protective parents….
Here’s a brief excerpt from the article and a link to the full story:
via Man Raised By Parents Struggling To Adjust To Human Society | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source.
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