Category Archives: TV & Cable

More Roundtables – Actors & Actresses

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

This is a follow-up to my previous post, “Actors on Acting – Face to Face.” The Actors Roundtable was just made available, so I’m including it here with the Actresses Roundtable. I prefer the term “actor” for both male and … Continue reading →

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Directors Roundtable 2020: Scorsese, Gerwig, Baumbach, and more – This is great!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

Yesterday I started watching a new Directors Roundtable presented by The Hollywood Reporter. I had the idea of including it as a supplemental item to my roundup of feature films for 2019, but the more I watched it, the more … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2020- Part 2

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

Here’s some stuff I didn’t have when I put yesterday’s post together. I could save it until next New Year’s, but if the presidential election goes sideways, I might be in the hills with the Resistance. But more likely I’d … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – Supplemental

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

KIM LONGINOTTO – Director (From press notes provided by Cohen Media Group, the film’s distributor) Kim Longinotto is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, well known for making films about female outsiders and rebels. Among her 20 films, she has followed a … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – An Archive of Blood

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

“I was saved by photography. I was a young, intelligent, desperate woman. My encounter with photography allowed me to express my thoughts, my rebellion, my social and political commitment.” — Letizia Battaglia This astonishing documentary, directed by Kim Longinotto, is … Continue reading →

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The Family Frankenstein – Etc.

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Here are a few more Frankenstein-related items to close out this series. I couldn’t resist. The first of these is a brief interview with Boris Karloff from 1963 regarding his role as the Monster in the original Frankenstein (1931). I … Continue reading →

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The Family Frankenstein – Supplemental

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

Frankenstein Fake News It was initially planned by Universal that Bela Lugosi would take the role of the Monster in the original Frankenstein (1931). Due to the heavy makeup required and the fact that the character does not speak, Lugosi … Continue reading →

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