Bible salesmen. 1968. The documentary.
This is one fine piece of film. I’ve watched it several times. Four persistent and ever-so-needy door-to-door salesmen deal with …
Television
Hear Candice Bergen read a passage from her new book, A Fine Romance
I love to read and I read a lot. But, I enjoy hearing Candice Bergen’s voice more than I enjoy …
VIDEO: The brilliant and talented Stockard Channing. Nothing else need be said.
I’m a proud supporter of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. 100% of every dollar donated to the SAG Foundation goes …
61 years ago today, television took a huge step in validating broadcast journalism.
On March 9th, 1954, Edward R. Murrow went head to head with Senator Joseph McCarthy with this broadcast of CBS …
For International Women’s Day
Revisiting my dear, dear friend, Bea, for a little celebration of #InternationalWomensDay .
Oh crap, I just learned that my old buddy Gary Owens has died
I’ll miss you, Mister. And, thanks again for the wonderful introduction to your son, Scott, at the Hollywood Roosevelt. You …
Snickers’ Brady Bunch Super Bowl commercial – behind the scenes
Last week, Ian Failes posted an article on the fxguide website that provides some great insight into the making of …
Jesse Jackson 1984, “The most honest, courageous politician I have ever met.”
On this day, February 6th 1959 : Talks began between the U.S.S.R and Castro. The Soviet Union agreed to buy …
Reason #2361 that I love Baltimore
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University—our just-up-the-street neighbor on Charles—trains musicians; the GRAMMY Awards honor them. Hilary Hahn, Preparatory …
Say, that’s a nice house for an awards show watching party
Um, embassy. I mean, that’s a nice embassy for an awards show watching party. I usually don’t think a lot about the SAG …
Norman and Tom and Curley. (A fun interview with Norman Lear.)
Lear’s on a book tour promoting his new memoir, Even This I Get to Experience. Have a listen to the …
2014 CLIO Awards will stream live October 1st
Think movie’s Oscar, television’s Emmy, music’s Grammy, theatre’s Tony—in advertising and marketing, the big-deal award is the CLIO (yes, it’s all …
1972, NYC. I knew Sal Naturile—a first-hand account of the actual Dog Day Afternoon.
Calmly, Sal said, “I’ve got to hang up. I think there are police at the back door. Tell Joe hi …
The next Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award will go to one hell of a great gal.
It’s a long press release, but she deserves every single word. She’s a dame who has never been afraid of …
The 1970s: A prolific decade for television writers and new network shows.
Many of the new television scripts in the 70s went to the pilot stage long before they were ready for primetime …
Here’s your printable 2014 Emmy Awards Ballot.
Print, vote, and party: 2014 Emmy Awards Ballot from BrockelPress
Forty years ago tonight Nixon resigned the office of President of the United States
Here is his speech: Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where …
“Being a woman, you have to work twice as hard.”
From Variety (and with shame on us as an industry): Anna Behlmer has earned 10 Oscar nominations while working as …
The top 8 July 4th movies (and some fountain trivia)
The 4th of July usually gets short shrift in the holiday movie category. But, it shouldn’t. Here’s the list that Jacob …