Oscar Noir at the Academy

Do not...I repeat do not miss the exciting Oscar Noir series at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences honoring 1940's Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side.


Are you ready? May 17 at 7 PM, Shadow of a Doubt; May 24, Laura; June 7, Double Indemnity; June 14, Mildred Pierce; June 21, The Killers; June 28, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers; July 12, The Dark Mirror; July 19, The Blue Dahlia; July 26, The Stranger;
August 2, Body and Soul; August 9, Crossfire; August 16, A Double Life; August 23, Kiss of Death and August 30, White Heat. Wow, is that a lineup???

I saw the first one last week, The Maltese Falcon.....great fun. And starting this Monday, they will be showing a chapter a week of the 1941 serial, Captain Marvel plus cartoons of the period. Randy, Haberkamp, you've done it again...put together a dynamite 15 weeks of movie memories. Thanks.
Check the Academy website for more info. Hurry some of them are selling out already.

I Told You So

I wrote this and posted it on Twitter April 15, 2009 after witnesssing Doug Davidson's reaction when Nikki dumped him.

"Doug Davidson for President! Easily one of the great soap performances of all time! Now we have to wait a year for his Emmy nomination!"

Well, the waiting is over.....Doug Davidson nominated for Best Actor in a Daytime Drama...hip..hip...hooray!

His subsequent scenes concerning Patty and his ungoing anguish are the stuff that dreams are made of for actor and he came through each time. The pain in his eyes said it all.

Bravo Doug! And good luck!

This N That

Biggest surprise of Dancing With The Stars???? Pamela Anderson, basically has been a joke for years, her appearance on this dyno show has shown her to be funny, an interesting actress to watch and quite delightful. This show is amazing, not only do I enjoy it a lot but it has revitalized careers and shown us a completely side of their stars!! Brava Pamela! With the proper role, she may join the ranks of respected actresses. Now if DWTS would remember that is called Dancing with the Stars (STARS) and that there must be some American dancers and judges out there! And it would be nice to not just acknowledge the wonderful singers but introduce them sometimes. Assuming that they have names and it can't take that long.

GLEE has knocked me out. Yes, I finallly watched it and I'm totally in love with the entire show. My loss of GLEE virginity was during the recent epiosode with Kristin Chenowith in which they did a killer version of "A House is not A Home". It's not a show with rock and now music but also a trip down memory lane when music was music and they even had lyrics, what a concept! DO NOT MISS GLEE! I promised myself that I would watch three episodes and then decide whether it was worthwhile. Well, Blanche one episode did the trick.

Reverend David Walker of The Hollywood Church of Religious Science has made his transition and he will be sorely missed. One of the most beloved men that I know and easily one of the funniest made church-going a most amusing as well as informative experience. I knew him for over 30 years, meeting him when he was a show singer in Las Vegas. He brought that Vegas touch to the chapel and it worked. Bless you, David and thanks for the fun memories!!

Well I'm back and it won't be another year before I continue this blog thing.
Until next time, here's looking at you, sweetheart