NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947) w/ Tyrone Power premiered 77 years ago today.
It's on Hoopla Digital (free w/ a library card) if you'd like to revel in the bleakness.
Tonight in 1960 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on ABC in primetime.
It moved to Sat mornings in 1962 and aired until 2000 on ABC/CBS — the longest-running morning children's program in network TV history.
It was an honor to moderate a panel at the Sleepy Hollow Film Festival celebrating DARK SHADOWS and the centenary of star Jonathan Frid (who played Barnabas Collins).
I interviewed cast members Donna Wandrey, Marie Wallace, and Sharon Lentz on stage, joined by Mary O'Leary, producer/director of DARK SHADOWS AND BEYOND — THE JONATHAN FRID STORY.
Mary and I worked with Jonathan Frid in the 1980s, so it was a real full-circle moment.
Farewell to John Lasell (1928-2024) — an unsung hero of DARK SHADOWS.
As parapsychologist Dr. Peter Guthrie, he battled the spooky soap's first monster — Laura Collins, a phoenix — before vampire Barnabas Collins arrived.
He was also a familiar face for 25 years on shows like THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Zeppo Marx was mobbed up, says a new book by Marx Bros. scholar Robert S. Bader
The Jupiter 2 launched on this date in 1997.
John and Maureen Robinson led a crew that included their children (Judy, Penny, and Will), Don West, and saboteur Dr. Zachary Smith.
Farewell to Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024) actress, singer, dancer, Vegas headliner and TV variety show queen!
I met her in 2014 (with Bob Mackie, costume designer for her unforgettable TV specials) and she was larger than life.
“Gimme a second to primp!" she said when I took this picture. ♥️
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mitzi-gaynor-dead-south-pacific-star-1236034187/
If you'd like to remember the wonderful Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024), SOUTH PACIFIC (1958) is on Tubi, Pluto, Prime and Kanopy.
All 6 seasons of THE BOB NEWHART SHOW are now streaming on Amazon Prime.
But 7 episodes are only available for digital purchase, because everything has to be complicated.
IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU (1954) w/ Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday is now streaming (exclusively) on Prime.
If you're looking for a deft satire of people who are famous for being famous, George Cukor and Garson Kanin did it 70 years ago.
I saw the 4K restoration of THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) tonight at the Quad Cinema in NYC.
Boris Karloff’s second film w/ James Whale (between FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN) is delightfully idiosyncratic and atmospheric — and features a stellar cast.
So nice to see it looking better than ever!
The THIN MAN films w/ William Powell and Myrna Loy are coming to Warner Archive Blu-ray Nov 12 in a 6-disc set.
And it's less than half the price of buying the 6 films separately ($52.53 vs $110) on Amazon.
All new restorations!
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Thin-Collection-collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0DJ9W37N4
Tonight in 1973 — KOJAK debuted as a weekly series on CBS.
Emmy winner Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak for 17 years: in a 1973 pilot film, TV series (1973-78) and 7 TV movies (1985-90).
Dem living in red MO. Sorry for Josh Hawley, I had nothing to do with that! I voted for Claire.
I draw my art with Illustrator.
Love animals.