After years on television, it was her raunchy turn in Bridesmaids that made Melissa McCarthy into a movie star. Since then she has starred in a string of comedies written specifically for her including The Boss, Life of the Party,…
[amazon_link asins=’B07J35TBWJ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’0b5336b2-12c9-11e9-a505-dd0b45773874′]Saturday Night Live has been on the air for more than forty years now, but few television historians will disagree that the series’ first five seasons–from 1975 to 1980–were it’s best. The first of the…
[amazon_link asins=’B07FDVCMBL’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6efd199d-c595-11e8-a19e-8711f96c32e3′]Fifty years after The Carol Burnett Show debuted on CBS and nearly forty years after the cameras stopped rolling, Carol Burnett remains a beloved figured and the show continues in syndication. Last December, CBS aired…
[amazon_link asins=’B079PT1MXB’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’0dba9f0b-4e29-11e8-9248-851e3e8d8671′]Filmed for PBS in 1991, Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood’s biggest and most enduring legends. Doris Day began her career as a big band singer in the…
[amazon_link asins=’B0788YKWR1′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’7dd73767-3cdf-11e8-9203-5ff4bfc76f8e’]Apparently, J. Paul Getty was a monster of a man and liked it that way. All the Money in the World tells the fascinating tale of the real-life kidnapping of his grandson, John Paul Getty…
[amazon_link asins=’B077ZK3T7W’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8770e775-3b61-11e8-a7ab-1359ab4fa3a5′]Given the fact that it had been almost a decade since Shout Factory released Peyton Place: Part Two, this release came as a surprise. Even better, Shout has already announced a June 26th release date…
[amazon_link asins=’B0776K415Q’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b2b80f4a-3374-11e8-ab27-c5ca373f3703′]After six successful seasons, Major Crimes has come to end. A spin-off of the equally successful The Closer, both series benefited from strong storylines and a talented female lead. Despite consistently strong ratings, TNT announced…
[amazon_link asins=’B075DSLWGF’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’c9c00a53-e364-11e7-8e9b-15bbfdc4f8dd’]Created by Whitney Blake (best known for her role as Dorothy Baxter, on the 1960’s sitcom Hazel) and Allan Mannings, One Day at a Time was developed and produced by Norman Lear. Debuting on December…
[amazon_link asins=’B074JS67ZQ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e9a87f24-d3b3-11e7-9913-3d032a4074bd’]With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, and December bearing down, it’s natural to want some Christmas related entertainment to get you into the holiday spirit. If you’re like me, and the countless made-for-tv Christmas schmaltz…
[amazon_link asins=’B075R1L89G’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8ffe6739-b4ee-11e7-94b3-6b76a852b9d2′]During its eleven-year run on CBS from 1967-78, The Carol Burnett Show racked up an impressive 25 Emmys, eight Golden Globes, and three People’s Choice Awards. Even now, almost forty years after the series went…