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Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 14, 2024
The Best Supporting Actor winner for 2011 was mensch Christopher Plummer in Beginners, a lovely, delicately shaded performance by a...
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Feb 91 min read
Fabulous Friday: Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
My friends Debbie and Bob got me into Noir Alley on TCM, a show that happens on Saturday nights at midnight and Sunday mornings at 10am,...
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Feb 71 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 7, 2024
The Best Actress winner for 2010 was Natalie Portman in a fabulous diva performance in Black Swan. I adored that movie, it was so out...
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Feb 11 min read
CDA: Chita Rivera
My friend Dianna alerted to me the death of Broadway legend Chita Rivera, who died the other day at the age of 91. I feel so fortunate to...
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Jan 311 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 31, 2024
The 2009 Oscars had a fantastic diva/mensch face-off in the Best Picture category. The diva was Avatar, a colorful, splashy box office...
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Jan 305 min read
*Carmen,* Jan 27, 2024
Susan and I saw Carmen at the Met on Jan 27, 2024. This was Susan's first visit to the Met so it was a thrill for both of us. I was...
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Jan 291 min read
CDA: Melanie and Charles Osgood
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Melanie, who died last week at the age of 76. I know her from "Brand New Key" ("I got a...
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Jan 273 min read
*Vertigo,* Jan 24, 2024
Susan and I saw Vertigo at the NY Philharmonic on Jan 24, 2024. It was a screening of the Hitchcock movie with the orchestra playing the...
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Jan 261 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Smothers Brothers
We haven't had a Mystery Guest in ages! Here are the Smothers Brothers, in memory of Tommy. They come on around 16:25.
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Jan 241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 24, 2024
The 2008 winner for Best Original Screenplay was Dustin Lance Black for Milk. I didn't really care for that movie, to be honest. It...
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Jan 231 min read
CDA: Jewison and Podles
Film director Norman Jewison died the other day at the age of 97. What a varied career he had. Here's a cute and rather cheesy tribute to...
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Jan 191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Blue Moon" and "Lover"
My brother Howard sent me a spooky version of "Blue Moon" done by the duo known as KOU. It made me think of a great story by Peggy Lee....
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Jan 181 min read
CDA: Peter Schickele aka PDQ Bach
I just read in the NY Times that American composer Peter Schickele, aka PDQ Bach, just died at the age of 88. Here's a cute song of his:
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Jan 171 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 17, 2024
The Best Actress winner for 2007 was Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose, in a stunning, fevered performance as Edith Piaf. Diva to the...
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Jan 131 min read
CDA: Alice Parker
First off, my apologies for forgetting the Fabulous Friday yesterday...! I read in the NY Times obit page this morning about the death of...
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Jan 101 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 10, 2024
I'm crossing categories with this week's pair. I hope you don't mind. They're the two supporting actor categories, so they're still (in a...
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Jan 77 min read
*Here We Are,* Jan 3, 2024
Stephanie, Francesca, and I saw Here We Are at The Shed on Jan 3, 2024. It's the final show by Stephen Sondheim, the man generally...
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Jan 62 min read
CDA: David Soul and Glynis Johns
My friend Dianna alerted me to the death of David Soul. He died yesterday at the age of 80. He's best known as the blond half of Starsky...
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Jan 51 min read
Fabulous Friday: New Edition tribute to The Spinners
Did you watch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony special? I was blown away by Chaka Khan and how great she still sounds...
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Jan 31 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 3, 2024
We're closing in on the big finish here, possums! This Oscars theme has been going on for over a year, we're now in our third year. I...
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Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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*Ainadamar,* Nov 6, 2024
Karen, Stephanie, and I saw *Ainadamar* at the Met on Nov 6, 2024. It's an opera by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry...
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