Category Archives: showbusiness

I Predict the Winner of The Voice (#15)

Posted on December 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Kennedy Holmes She’s only 14 years old, but she is so “Confident”…

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Freddie Mercury: Astrological Portrait

Posted on December 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Colourful Enigma The irony of using a black and white ‘biography’ portrait for such a one as Freddie Mercury cannot be overstated. In truth, none of us really know who he was, but we were all affected by his music, … Continue reading →

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Funny, That: Mike Myers

Posted on December 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Wayne’s World Before Mike Myers hid behind (and inside) some great inventions, like Shrek, Austin Powers, The Love Guru, and others, he was just a guy, sitting in his mother’s basement with his best friend: Wayne Campbell. Now he’s added … Continue reading →

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Hot: Mercury’s Rising Again

Posted on December 1, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury’s rise to super stardom from relative obscurity is chronicled in this movie. The years covered are 1970 to 1985. The movie ends with Queen’s appearance at Live Aid on 13 July 1985. The (almost) full 20+ … Continue reading →

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All the Hallmarks of Christmas

Posted on November 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Hallmark Christmas Movies It’s only November, the day before Remembrance Day, and I’ve seen my first Christmas movie already. A Joyous Christmas was on the W Network last night. It did not star Candace Cameron Bure (pictured above), but it … Continue reading →

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Question: What’s the MacGuffin?

Posted on November 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Answer: The Maltese Falcon Alfred Hitchcock is the master of the MacGuffin. It’s a plot device that carries the story along, but really is of no interest to the viewer. From Wikipedia: “It might be a Scottish name, taken from … Continue reading →

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Coincidence or Something Else?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

God (be)friended me I’ve been wanting to correct that title ever since this TV show started in the fall. I know that having a Facebook relationship is a friendship, and the act of linking up is called clicking  the “friend” … Continue reading →

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Song as Autobiography II

Posted on November 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Piece by Piece (2016) Kelly Clarkson has been a prolific songwriter since her American Idol win in 2001. As we saw before, Because of You was written about her mother. But she also had a real issue with her father: … Continue reading →

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Song as Autobiography

Posted on November 1, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Because of You Kelly Clarkson wrote and recorded this song in 2005. It’s been on the airwaves ever since. I always presumed it was about a romance that had gone wrong. Wrong. It was about a relationship that had gone … Continue reading →

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We’re All Bozos on This Bus

Posted on October 31, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Firesign Theatre (1971) This was one of Rob Rudd‘s favourite albums. And the reason I’m highlighting its catch phrase today is the dream I had last night. In the dream, I experienced a sensation similar to what I can … Continue reading →

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