Film, TV Stars Often Tread the Boards As Well

“I’m not an actor! I’m a movie star!” So protests Alan Swann, a past-his-prime film idol who discovers the television program on which he’s about to appear is broadcast live. https://youtu.be/eTbLkYmWZJo?si=akZMdQbCxWvbXVFZ The scene is from My Favorite Year, the 1982 film based on Mel Brooks’ experience as a young writer on Your Show of Shows,... Continue Reading →

June 12, 2025

Go Batty Celebrating This Superhero

The first Batman Day was celebrated July 24, 2014, a little more than a year after the first Superman Day, because you know how those boys get. Now it’s celebrated on the third Saturday of September. This year that’s Sept. 21, which means Batman Day celebrants will have an answer when Earth, Wind & Fire... Continue Reading →

September 11, 2024

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