Walt Disney World & SeaWorld Make Plans to Re-Open this Summer
Walt Disney World and Sea World presented reopening proposals to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force earlier this week, with SeaWorld proposing a June…
Category: Music
The Year 1980 Was the ‘Annus Horribilis’ for Movie Musicals
With the recent success of Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born, Mary Poppins Returns and Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, movie musicals are big box office again. With…
Viva Las Vegas: The Best Lounge Acts in Movies and TV
Upon a recent rewatching of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) the other night, I was delightfully reminded of the veteran Las Vegas stage performer Robert Goulet…
Extreme Romance Tales in the Time of COVID-19
Here are ten movies with love stories that avoid all the typical romantic cliches. Love in extremis and other situations in the movies, detailed in ten chapters: …
March Madness Pt II: Punk/New Wave Novelty Hits
In the first installment of my March Madness: Bubblegum, I selected The Dickies’ cover of The Banana Splits Theme as part of my playlist. …
A Tribute to Music Legend, Actor & Chicken Restaurateur Kenny Rogers
Country music legend, occasional actor, and roasted chicken purveyor, Kenneth Ray Rogers passed away this weekend. To non-country music fans, Rogers is probably best known…
Best Original Songs from the Movies: A Personal Choice
After Elton John recently won his second Oscar for best original song (‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again‘ -- no ego there then Reg), I was…
The Monkees, Banana Splits & The Archies: Our Bubblegum Pop Review
Instead of focusing on a potential pandemic, why don’t we take a trip back to when times seemed a bit simpler? Way, way, way…
SXSW Officially Cancelled Over Coronavirus Outbreak Concerns
THR reports that SXSW has been canceled due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler announced during a press conference Friday afternoon.…
Audible & DC’s Present an Audio Production of Gaiman’s The Sandman
Audible Inc., the world’s largest producer and provider of spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, today announced that New York Times best-selling comic book series, The Sandman, written by…