Interview with Alex Cox, Author of ‘The President and the Provocateur’
Alex Cox is best known as the director of the films Sid and Nancy and Repo-Man. However, anyone who has seen either of those movies will know he’s both an astute observer and intelligent commentator on...
View ArticleR.I.P. Finn Hudson
Death is always tragic, never more so than when the deceased is young. Even when drugs and alcohol and poor choices are involved, there is still great regret to see someone lose their life. The recent...
View ArticleBack to TV’s Roots
Lately, television networks have flocked to remakes and reboots as much as the cinema has. Sometimes, it works well; other times, it’s a disaster. What could or should be remade, and how do those...
View ArticleA President, a History of Violence, and a City Called Dallas
I was one of those alive on Nov. 22, 1963, a 10-year-old student in Mrs. Miller’s fifth grade class. That day turned out to be memorable for me on many levels as, years later, another student in that...
View ArticleCan Lightning Strike Twice for Cosby?
NBC and Bill Cosby are developing a family sitcom starring the legendary funnyman. With the success of The Cosby Show many years ago, the question remains, can lightning strike twice? First of all, I...
View ArticleTheatre Review (LA): Oswald
Exploring the aftermath of one of the of the most shattering events in American history, the Kennedy assassination, Oswald dramatizes the interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald. The two-act play by Dennis...
View ArticleLarry Hagman Dies: Remembering the Shot Heard Around the World
It has been 32 years since the headlines screamed out “Who Shot J.R.?” and created a cultural phenomenon that shook the world. It was an advertising dreamtime for CBS and its Dallas TV series, a...
View ArticleTelevision Reboots
With a new year upon us, thoughts turn to fresh starts and new horizons. However, what will be dramatically different for us in 2013 than in 2012? Most people’s lives are likely to stay very similar to...
View ArticleDallas Says Goodbye to a Legend
Ever since we learned Larry Hagman, who played the number one villain in television history, passed away in November, fans were wondering how he would be written off the show. TNT had been promoting...
View ArticleRedefining Cancellation
This week, Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell posted a call on Kickstarter soliciting donations to produce a Veronica Mars film. Within, 12 hours, they’d raised the minimum $2,000,000 needed for the project,...
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