Category Archives: showbusiness

Singing from the Same Hymn Sheet?

Posted on December 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

A Christmas Carol (1843) This is a ghost story. It is meant to scare the Dickens out of you. In modern terms, Ebenezer Scrooge has a negative NDE (near death experience). It woke him up permanently from his self-imposed nightmare. … Continue reading →

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A Perennial Favourite

Posted on December 23, 2019 by cdsmiller17

White Christmas Guess what was on TV last night? Oh, darn, you guessed it! White Christmas is one of those movies that bears repeating, but, as I suggested to my wife, Susan, last night, I remember the original version better. … Continue reading →

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It’s Pantomime Season, Again

Posted on December 22, 2019 by cdsmiller17

And the Men with Big Hair are Dressing Up as Dames. Nothing further needs to be said.

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Has John Lennon Returned?

Posted on December 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Adam Douglas Enevoldsen The look is familiar, isn’t it? You’d almost think it was Sean Lennon, at first glance. But it’s not. This is Adam Douglas (his stage name). He won a television music contest in Norway in 2017, when … Continue reading →

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Cleopatra and Mark Antony alive today?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

    Jennifer Aniston and Russell Crowe? It’s not as far-fetched as you might imagine. Cleopatra was Greek, and was not anything like Elizabeth Taylor. Antony was a Roman soldier, and a bit of a imbiber (à la Bacchus). Taylor … Continue reading →

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In Potter’s Fields

Posted on December 7, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Unknown Dead As usual, I heard a phrase last night during a repeat episode of Heartbeat from 2001 (airing on TVO) that made me go, ‘Huh?!’ The MoD (Ministry of Defence) were concerned because a couple were searching through … Continue reading →

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“Who Are Those Guys?”

Posted on November 28, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) It’s hard to believe that this movie is now 50 years old. I saw it on television last night for the first time in about 40 years. It hasn’t aged a minute.   … Continue reading →

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The “Real” Mister Rogers

Posted on November 25, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (From IMDb) Storyline Charmingly soft-spoken and yet powerfully incisive expressing his profound ideals, Fred Rogers was a unique presence on television for generations. Through interviews of his family and colleagues, the life of this would-be … Continue reading →

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Mister Rogers: Therapist?

Posted on November 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Some films are targeted at children, most at adults; this one is aimed directly at the child in each of us.   Fred Rogers is a very nice man. Lloyd Vogul, a hurt man-child … Continue reading →

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A Princess, Indeed

Posted on October 30, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Carrie Fisher (1956 – 2016) All right, now: every single member of my family (including the extended parts) loved Carrie Fisher, especially as Princess Leia in Star Wars. So when she died at age 60, they were heartbroken. As I … Continue reading →

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