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Tag Archives: Film Comedies
Mae West: Dirty Blonde Takes Center Stage on PBS
“When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better.”–Mae West. Mae West lived to be 87 or 88… her birth year seems to be a matter of debate. For at least 80 of those years, she gave … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Theater, TV
Tagged American Masters Mae West Dirty Blonde, Bette Midler, Diamond Lil, Film Comedies, Julia Marchesi, LGBTQ, Mae West, PBS, Sally Rosenthal, Sex the play, The Drag, Women on Film
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Fauci, Cuomo and Feel-Good Media Help Us Heal
“America is America because we overcome adversity and challenges. It is what makes us great.”—Governor Andrew Cuomo. Let’s face it. This may not be the most opportune time to catch up on documentaries and feature films about killer viruses, natural … Continue reading
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Debuts on HBO
“He was like the light that never knew how to turn itself off,” recalls comedian Lewis Black in the engaging new documentary, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind. The two-hour love and laugh-fest, directed by Emmy® Award-winner Marina Zenovich, debuts … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, Theater, TV
Tagged Billy Crystal, Comedy and Comedians, David Letterman, Eric Idle, Film Comedies, HBO, Jonathan Winters, Lewy Body Dementia, Marina Zenovich, Mork & Mindy, Robin Williams, Suicide
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The Heat … Women on the Verge, Pt. 1
Movie-going this summer was an exercise in 3-Dementia: Iron men, avenging aliens, zombies, animated monsters, upwardly mobile snails and Johnny Depp hamming and glamming the life out of iconic Tonto. Not my cup of tea; although I do admit to having a fondness for the … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged Buddy Cop Films, Film Comedies, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, Sandra Bullock, Summer Movie Hits, The Heat, Women on Film, Women's Issues
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