Fikkle Fame

August 20, 2014

In the Heat of the Night: 1967 Best Picture

The Best Picture Oscar for 1967 went to “In the Heat of the Night”, which won 5 of its 7 nominations at the 40th Academy Awards. Rod Steiger won Best...

Celebs

August 19, 2014

RIP: SNL Announcer Don Pardo Dead at 96

Don Pardo, long-time NBC television announcer, passed away at his home in Arizona at the age of 96 on Monday, August 18, 2014. Pardo was a radio announcer before teaming...

Celebs

August 19, 2014

Taylor Swift Accused of Racism. C’mon now!

There apparently is backlash over Taylor Swift’s new video and the racism word is involved in it because (gasp) Taylor had some black dancers twerking in her video. Are we...

Lotsa Stuff

August 19, 2014

A Man For All Seasons: 1966 Best Picture

“A Man for All Seasons” won Best Picture at the 39th Academy Awards. It won 5 other Oscars, including Best Actor (Paul Scofield) and Best Director (Fred Zinneman). The other...

On The Tube

August 18, 2014

Denial, Anger, Acceptance: Dallas (TNT)

Season 3 of Dallas resumed on August 18, 2014 with its ninth episode, “Denial, Anger, Acceptance.” And we picked up right where we left off last April in “Where There’s...

Sports

August 18, 2014

Brewers Sweep Dodgers in Los Angeles

We are getting to the point in the baseball season where the pretenders start to fade and the real contenders emerge. The long season tends to catch up with teams...

On The Tube

August 18, 2014

Supporting Cast of Viagra: Ray Donovan

Here are some of the actors who appeared in Viagra, the sixth episode of Season 2 of Ray Donovan. Eion Bailey played Steve Knight, an enormously successful motivational author and...

Lotsa Stuff

August 18, 2014

The Sound of Music: 1965 Best Picture

The Best Picture winner at the 38th Academy Awards was “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews, 1964’s Best Actress winner for “Mary Poppins.” But it was Julie Christie who...

On The Tube

August 17, 2014

Viagra Recap: Ray Donovan

Last week after Kate McPherson and Ray Donovan mutually admitted that they have trust problems, she went back to Boston for now. This week, in “Viagra”, Episode 6 of Season...