Archive for the '2010’s – Early' Category
Patty Loves To Rock ‘n’ Roll and a Hot Dog Makes Her Lose Control
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
…But I guess that’s where our similarities end. While I have never portrayed my own cousin, nor won an Academy Award, Patty Duke has done both. As both a sitcom star (in the eponymous Patty Duke Show) and an Oscar winner (for The Miracle Worker, playing the deaf and blind Helen Keller), she really disappointed me when she cancelled her appearance at the Chicago Hollywood Show in September of 2010. This couldn’t be helped however as she had landed a role in the Hallmark movie Unanswered Prayers and they were filming during this time. The fans would have to wait. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: The Coming of Silas
Saturday, May 7th, 2011A New York Minute
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Sometimes I stay at home on Saturdays, maybe do a few chores, watch a little TV. Sometimes things are more exciting and I travel up to Findlay or visit with family. Then there are Saturdays like the one on April 30, 2011, where I choose to spend Saturday in the New York City area, giving new meaning the phrase “New York Minute” – which is about how long I felt like I was there. You probably won’t be surprised that the event that precipitated this bizarre act of travel was the Spring Chiller Theatre Show. After attending not one, but two Hollywood Shows already in 2011, I hadn’t really been planning on attending Chiller already. However, it wasn’t long before the incredible line-up, which pretty much blew away both of the 2011 Hollywood Shows put together, convinced me otherwise. Read the rest of this entry »
The Second Lolita
Sunday, May 1st, 2011
Although controversial in that it involves an adult man who is attracted to a 12-year old girl, the 1955 Vladamir Nobokov novel Lolita was somehow successfully adapted for American cinema, not once but twice. The first version was directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1962 as a fabulous vehicle for James Mason and Peter Sellers. Although I prefer this earlier version, it was once again made in 1997 by director Adrian Lyne, and starred Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, and Dominique Swain. Although Swain was significantly older than 12 when she made the film, it was her deceptively innocent portrayal of Dolores, the title character, that really makes the second remake shine. Read the rest of this entry »