Academy Honors Bette Davis
Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in association with the Film Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will present “A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis” on Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m. in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Hosted by Robert Osborne, the program will honor […]
DVD Review: Father Knows Best – Season One
Does father know best? When Father Knows Best debuted as an NBC radio series on August 25, 1949, the question mark was part of the title; only after the series moved to CBS television on October 3, 1954 was the question mark removed. The concept of actor Robert Young and his friend and Eugene Rodney, […]
DVD Review: 101 Dalmatians: Two-Disc Platinum Edition (1961)
101 Dalmatians is loosely based on the 1956 children’s book The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. In Smith’s book there are actually four main dalmatians, their “pets” are already married, Roger is a “financial wizard” who has been granted an exemption from income tax for life because he freed England of it’s national […]
DVD Review: The Fugitive: Season One – Volume Two
Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), falsely accused of murdering his wife, escapes custody while en route to Death Row and must elude police and Lt. Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), who is consumed with his capture. Kimble must perpetually relocate and change his name while he continues his mission to find the real killer, a one-armed […]
Music Review: Rivers Cuomo – Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo comes across like the ultimate music nerd. Since his band Weezer garnered mainstream success back in 1994 with their self titled debut, Cuomo has seemed uncomfortable with the notoriety. While many musicians would have reveled in the rock n’ roll lifestyle, after a yearlong tour to support Weezer (The Blue Album) ended, Cuomo […]
DVD Review: Frasier: The Complete Eighth Season
The character of Frasier Crane was a fixture on television for 20 years. Actor Kelsey Grammer first played the role on Cheers in 1984. When Cheers ended its run in 1993, Grammer continued the role on Frasier, which premiered later that same year. Frasier was nominated for a total of 37 Emmys during the series’ […]