Bette Davis in All About Eve, image via Wikipedia By BOB ANDELMAN Is Meryl Streep a different breed of Hollywood actress than Bette Davis? Is “new” Hollywood” all that different from “classic” Hollywood? What is it that made stars such as Bette Davis stand out? Was it really her eyes, as the pop song by... Continue Reading →
It’s always fun to welcome familiar faces—and voices—to the show and today I get that pleasure with actress Elaine Hendrix. Probably best known for her role in The Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan and Natasha Richardson, Elaine is one of those beautiful, distinctive actresses who is always working. In fact, she joins us to... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Actress Melissa Leo, star of "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Treme," Frozen River. I think it was the hair. A Niagara Falls of cascading, curly, dirty red tresses framing a face that could alarm the viewer with its world-weary concern or lighten up any scene with a rare outburst of laughter. That was... Continue Reading →
Jim McBride is a man’s man—if the man in question likes ogling topless and bottomless actresses on TV and films. McBride does all that and, even better, is well-paid to do it, separating him from the rest of us slobs who are mere hobbyists by comparison. You probably know McBride better by his nom de... Continue Reading →
I’m going to guess that when Ray McKinnon signed on to play Coach Burt Cotton in the 2009 movie The Blind Side he couldn’t have guessed it would be among the top grossing films of the year and that his co-star, Sandra Bullock, would be nominated for an Academy Award as best actress. Who... Continue Reading →
Andrea Gabriel has appeared in every season of the ABC television smash hit, “Lost.” But if her real name doesn’t ring a bell, I’ll bet her character will: she is Nadia, Sayid’s long lost love. ANDREA GABRIEL podcast excerpt: "There were three brunettes in a purple frock involved. There was me, my stunt double,... Continue Reading →
Reports of the death of the TV hospital drama—foretold by the end of "ER" last season after 27 years on the air—were apparently premature. Showtime has "Nurse Jackie"; TNT has "HawthoRNe" and NBC is back with a new one that adds an "M," a "C" and a "Y" to "E" and "R" and that... Continue Reading →
One of the delightful surprises of last spring’s crop of replacement TV shows was a quiet little romantic comedy called “Castle” on ABC. It stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a police procedural novelist who gets permission to hang around with an NYPD homicide detective, Kate Beckett, played by the beautiful Stana Katic. The... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Guillermo Diaz, actor, "Weeds," "Mercy," "Scandal" I’m gonna be honest with you—I’m far more interested in talking with Guillermo Diaz about his last role—as, curiously, “Guillermo”—in “Weeds,” in which he played Mary Louise Parker’s drug dealer, teacher, friend, antagonist, protector—hey, it was complicated. That Guillermo was one scary mofo. This Guillermo is... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Rick Fox, NBA star, actor, "Melrose Place" Think about seeing your life flashing before your eyes. Got the picture? Now think about Rick Fox’s life flashing before your eyes. First round NBA draft pick by the Boston Celtics in 1991. Seven years—and three world championships—with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing elbow-to-elbow with... Continue Reading →
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