Category Archives: showbusiness

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Posted on April 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Damned For All Time/Blood Money It wasn’t me that picked up the similarity, it was Susan. I think I’ve probably heard it too many times, starting with the 1970 concept LP. Last night NBC broadcast the show on Easter Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One: Film or Movie?

Posted on March 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  Less than a week to go now I was reading a interview that Steven Spielberg gave about this upcoming extravaganza. He used the terms ‘film’ and ‘movie’ in a way that I hadn’t thought about before. His point was … Continue reading →

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$332.20?

Posted on March 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

I’ve now seen two advertisements extolling the virtues of being a driver for Uber. The first one shows a short order cook finishing with his daytime job, then picking up a few fares. Then he checks his earnings on his … Continue reading →

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Stars with Canadian Roots

Posted on March 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Some of the stars pictured above will be quite familiar to you. Some might not. The point of this exercise is to show the world that a lot of American talent is actually from Canada. For a small listing of … Continue reading →

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Father (in) Time has Wrinkles

Posted on March 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A Wrinkle in Time According to everyone who read this 1962 bestselling book, this is one of the world’s best. I wouldn’t know, never having been privileged enough to read it. But I saw the movie today with my granddaughter, … Continue reading →

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Chaos Theory: the Butterfly Effect

Posted on March 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Can One Small Act Lead to Change? We like to think so, but the concept is counter-intuitive at best. After all, one person cannot effect change in the greater world, can they? The idea of the Butterfly Effect has taken … Continue reading →

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Media: Are YOU Getting the Point Yet?

Posted on March 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Medium IS the Message Marshall McLuhan was way ahead of the pack. He saw in the 60’s that control of the media equates to control of our minds. In those days, that meant movies, TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. … Continue reading →

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MSS: Matching Actors to Characters

Posted on March 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Adapting a Screenplay to a Graphic Novel There is a process that calls for imagination. It’s called writing. All writers ‘see’ their characters in terms of specific individuals. What happens when someone else wants to visualize what you are imagining? … Continue reading →

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Crossover Stars: UK to Canada

Posted on February 26, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Angela Griffin There’s a new kid in town. Yet another ‘jobbing actor’ is moving across the Atlantic to star in a Canadian show. The show, which hasn’t been released here yet, is called The Detail. In it, Angela will play a … Continue reading →

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Who is JR?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Anonymous Artist Adds a Giant Baby to the Border Wall Last night, 60 Minutes featured a segment on this French artist who has been putting up giant photographs all over the world. CNN got there first, in November 2015. If … Continue reading →

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