She would have been 85 today- just like Andy Griffith.
Talk about a Birthday Odd Couple…
I’ll compare and contrast below…
Here’s my favorite Marilyn Clip:
And here is my favorite Andy Griffith movie- yes, movie. He did more than television and Mayberry…
He was great in this one and I’ve run this trailer several times…
I like to think of it as “The Glenn Beck Story”…
There’s a reason Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers became so beloved and famous during the Great Depression.
Not just style and talent, but escapism…
When things get really bad, it’s best to recognize the facts and not ignore them. It’s also best not to let them overwhelm you. Life goes on and one has to make the best of it while finding joy in the moment.
Fred and Ginger dancing embodies that philosophy for me…
Maybe I’m just another victim of the Hollywood Dream Factory, but how bad can it be when you have Fred, Ginger, Nat King Cole and Irving Berlin all wrapped up together?
Here’s a little video I found on YouTube to enlighten our Sunday Morning…
Beats Church for me….
Filed under Entertainment, Politics
Tom Cruise was- for one brief, shining moment- cool.
This was before Scientology…
Before becoming overly self-conscious and self-absorbed made him a joke…
Before he jumped on Oprah’s couch…
Before Katie Holmes…
Before he became a jerk…
This is how I like to remember him…
Filed under Entertainment, Movies
It’s truly scary when Bobby Brown is coming off as the sane, responsible one….
This is really tragic.
Whitney could have been the biggest thing in show business.
Beautiful, an amazing singer, on her way to becoming a very good actress…
Then Crack…
And she’s turning out to be more Judy Garland than Barbra Streisand…
So sad to think of what might have been….
Singer Whitney Houston was using crack again when she went back to rehab, RadarOnline had learned, and her use of the highly-addictive drug terrified even ex-husband Bobby Brown!
A source close to R&B star Brown said he is so worried about his ex-wife that he fears “she might not pull through.”
“Whitney is doing crack again,” the source said about the 47-year-old Houston, the singer of top 1990s hits like I’ll Always Love You. “It’s the worst it’s ever been. Whitney went on tour again, and that’s when the relapse occurred.”
Brown, 42, has also told friends that Houston, 47, has increasingly isolated herself.
“Whitney’s shutting a lot of people out of her life,” the source said. “It is a dire situation.”
Bobby and Whitney were married for 14 years and were officially divorced in 2007. Both have a history of substance abuse. Their 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was recently caught on camera snorting lines of cocaine.
via Whitney In Rehab: It’s Crack Again, And Even Bobby Brown’s Freaked Out! | Radar Online.
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
I want to go!
This sounds like so much more fun than that “boot camp” stuff that’s the rage now for getting back into shape….
I was born too late…
From Maury Hopson in Vanity Fair:
When Elizabeth was living in Washington, D.C., during the late 70s, her spirits were not great. She spent a lot of time in bed, but not for the usual reasons. She and I joked that her only exercise was changing the TV channels with the remote—I told her she was going to end up with an overdeveloped thumb. Plus, the fried chicken, biscuits, and creamed gravy made by the wonderful chef in the downstairs kitchen were only an intercom call away.
When she would come up to New York, the photographers were always everywhere she went, and some unflattering photographs of her began to appear in the press. As her friend, I knew it was hurtful. So I talked to her about going to a spa to drop a few pounds and clean up a little. In those days, there weren’t rehabs all over the country like there are now—only luxurious “fat farms” where people voluntarily checked in to get in shape and stop drinking, all while being pampered with massages and facials. Not exactly where one went after an “intervention.” At the time, I had been to several of the more high-profile ones for fashion shoots with Glamour and Vogue.
Elizabeth reluctantly agreed to go, if I would go with her. I contacted a friend of mine at Vogue, who told me about a facility in Florida that was low-key and only a short flight from Washington. I flew down from New York, picked Elizabeth up, and off we went. The flight was stormy and terrible. We had one last drink. By the time we landed, we could have used another—but instead we just got into the car provided for us and drove in the dark to our little two-bedroom bungalow on the edge of the spa’s golf course. We toyed with the idea of naming it “Butterball 8,” but decided on “Butterfield Ate”—our home for the next three weeks.
More: Photos: Charming Photos of Elizabeth Taylor at a Florida “Fat Farm” | Vanity Fair.
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Uncategorized
Somehow, I just can’t see the Big O doing 8 shows a week….
I’ll wish her well and give her credit for trying….
She will surely pack the houses….
And anything that brings attention to live theatre is a good thing….
Oprah Winfrey has long said she would love to return to acting. But as her iconic, Chicago-based talk show approaches its final episode, Winfrey clearly is moving quickly to turn her dream of appearing on Broadway into reality.
“I have a stack of plays in my bag right now that I am reading,” Winfrey said with great enthusiasm and determination last week as part of a frank and wide-ranging interview on her Chicago past and professional future that will appear May 22 in a special section of the Tribune. “And just this past weekend, I was in New York meeting with producers. We were just talking about what would be the best route to take. But yes, this is really going to happen. … Life is too short.
“I think,” Winfrey said, “that an ensemble production is the way I should go.”
Winfrey was very nearly already acting on Broadway. Kenny Leon, the director of the high-profile Broadway revivals of “Fences” and “A Raisin in the Sun,” came to Winfrey about two years ago and said he wanted her to appear in “Fences.” Talks, Winfrey said, progressed to a advanced and serious stage.
“I had always wanted to do “Fences,” Winfrey said. “I went through the idea of trying to take my show to New York, shoot a show during the daytime and appear on Broadway at night. But I couldn’t do it. And finally, Kenny said he couldn’t wait any longer.”
So that didn’t work out. But once “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has wrapped, Winfrey will have a lot more freedom.
via Oprah’s Broadway acting dream is on the express track – The Theater Loop.
Filed under Broadway, Entertainment, New York, Theatre
I’m amazed they lasted this long…
And it’s sad to see them split after this much time together…
Still, I can’t help but think how much Maria gave up–her career, for one thing– for Arnold.
She also is the one who gave him gravitas…
He wouldn’t have been governor without her…
I’ll be interested to see what she does with the next chapter of her life…
Him? I don’t care too much…
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, have separated, with Shriver moving out of their Brentwood mansion while the two determine the next step in their 25-year marriage.
Shriver has been residing apart from the actor-turned-politician for the last few weeks. The former first couple confirmed the separation in a joint statement released Monday after questions were raised by The Times.
“This has been a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us,” the statement read. “After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this decision together. At this time, we are living apart while we work on the future of our relationship.
“We are continuing to parent our four children together. They are the light and the center of both of our lives.” We consider this a private matter and neither we nor any of our friends or family will have further comment. “We ask for compassion and respect from the media and the public.”
Filed under Politics
I certainly could not and would not now, but this man made me briefly contemplate that question back in the early 1990’s…
Happy Birthday, John Corbett….
Chris of “Northern Exposure” fame….and “Sex and the City”….And a few more shows…
He’s 50 today…
But he’ll always be the 30ish Chris to me…
Filed under Television
Is anyone surprised?
Helgenberger was asked if Bieber’s role was written just to raise sagging ratings, or because the singer is “truly a good actor.”
The 52-year-old actress rolled her eyes and said, “Justin Bieber wasn’t bad bad. But he’d never acted before … He’s better than you’d think.”
Helgenberger then said, “I shouldn’t be saying this, but he was kind of a brat.”
She seemed to backtrack a bit by saying, “I only had one small part (with Bieber) … he was very nice to me.”
But then Helgenberger gave her reason on why she had such a low opinion of the ‘Baby’ singer: “But he locked one of the producers in a closet and he put his fist through a cake that was on the cast’s table.”
via Marg Helgenberger Calls ‘CSI’ Guest Star Justin Bieber ‘A Brat’.
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Television, Uncategorized
I’ve seen recent pictures….
She is one scary woman….
And she’s still playing Elly May on the road….
They really should just cut her a check…
The actress who played buxom hayseed Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies believes Mattel (MAT) done her wrong over a doll.
Donna Douglas, who appeared as Elly May in every episode of the TV comedy from 1962 to 1971, is suing the toy giant for marketing its Elly May Barbie and a photo of Douglas in the packaging without her endorsement. The suit seeks compensation for illegal usage of her name and likeness, according to a Associated Press story in The Los Angeles Times. Mattel didn’t comment in the article.
Douglas, now 77, joins an odd list of other celebrities who toyed with legal action after a doll ticked them off.
via She Ain’t Playing: ‘Hillbillies’ Actress Sues Mattel Over Doll – DailyFinance.
Filed under Entertainment, Television
Lost in the 21st Century 