Jeff Conaway, who co-starred in the film musical “Grease” and the classic television comedy “TAXI,” died Friday (May 27) in a California hospital. He was 60. Conaway, who had battled drug addiction for decades, had been taken unconscious to the hospital on May 11 to be treated for pneumonia and sepsis. He was placed in [...]

Michael Sarrazin, who co-starred with Jane Fonda in the Oscar winning “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?,” has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. The BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Canadian native was 70. Born Jacques Michel Andre Sarrazin in Quebec in May 1940, Sarrazin dropped out of high school and moved to Toronto, [...]

I once read a story that said there are only (6) original ideas in Hollywood

Possibly the most acclaimed film director to never win an Academy Award

For some reason, people were shocked when Sarah Lane…

There are a lot of acclaimed directors working today that weren’t always praised for their talents. They’ve had to struggle with such problems as budgets, casting and a good screenplay before they, as they say in The Godfather, “made their bones.” Which is probably a good thing. Orson Welles was only 26 when his first [...]

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Elizabeth Taylor, whose turbulent love life kept her in the news as often as her film roles, died today in Los Angeles, a few weeks after her 79th birthday. Cause of death for the five time Oscar nominee (and two time winner) was given as heart failure. Born in London in February 1932, Ms. Taylor [...]

Get ready for the invasion of the non-American super heroes

While twisting and turning during the screening of “Red Riding Hood” this past week I kept asking myself, “why in the HELL is Julie Christie in this movie?” The short answer, I’m assuming, is money. But Christie has been a star for 40 years and owns an Oscar. How much more money does she need? [...]

With Oscar night less then a week away it’s time to look at the 20 actors nominated this year for their lead and supporting performances. BEST ACTOR Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” Previous nominations: He was nominated in this category in 2001 for “Before Night Falls” and won the Best Supporting Actor award for “No Country [...]

There are two things I remember most about Super Bowl XXXVII: 1. My home town team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, kicked the ass of the Oakland Raiders 48 – 21. 2. Thanks to a horrible commercial, movie fans all over the world learned that “HULK” would suck! Seriously. The 60 second spot ended with what [...]