Category Archives: Film/Television
Help the Library of Congress Save Old Films
From the Atlantic: Some 70 percent of the movies made in the United States between 1912 and 1929—nearly 8,000 titles—are lost to history, according to a study last year by the Library of Congress. So, for the third year, the … Continue reading
Caroll Spinney is Big Bird
Caroll Spinney, 80, has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” for the last 45 years. A documentary about his life, “I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story,” premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last weekend. Click … Continue reading
The Totally Hip, Buttoned-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
“Bob Newhart [84] had modest expectations in 1960 when Warner Bros. Records released his first comedy album, ‘The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart.’ “The recording, which included such seminal Newhart routines as Abraham Lincoln getting notes from his press agent before … Continue reading
Ruby Dee (1922-2014)
We were sorry to learn of the passing of Ruby Dee, 91. She was not only a brilliant, award-winning actress, but also a great force in the struggle for civil rights. In a 2005 show for Experience Talks, host Bobbee Zeno had … Continue reading
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Last Remaining Seats to Screen “West Side Story”
A Broadway musical immortalized on film, West Side Story is a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The popular 1961 film starred Natalie Wood (“Maria”), Richard Beymer (“Tony”, Russ Tamblyn (“Riff”), Rita Moreno (“Anita”), and George Chakiris (“Bernardo”). Last Remaining Seats … Continue reading
Robert Morse on “Mad Men” ~ Spoiler Alert!
If you haven’t seen the mid-season finale, don’t click on the link! If you have seen it, here’s an interview with the wonderfully talented Robert Morse, 83, who plays “Bert Cooper” in the popular series. From the AMC website: “Robert … Continue reading
Cyber-Seniors Documentary Premiere in L.A. on 5/9
“The idea for the Cyber-Seniors documentary came from a high school project that was launched by two sisters, Macaulee (16) and Kascha Cassaday (18) in 2009. The sisters had witnessed firsthand how learning to use the Internet had transformed their … Continue reading
