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‘Spamalot Diaries’ Is The Book Equivalent Of You Just Had To Be There

I’ve been a big Monty Python fan for over 30 years. Little did I know that some of my favorite movies as a kid like A Fish Called Wanda and Yellowbeard which I saw in the 1980s had that Pythonesque humor to it. (Ok, Yellowbeard is not so good once you get older.) And IContinue reading “‘Spamalot Diaries’ Is The Book Equivalent Of You Just Had To Be There”

James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career

I’ve always bee fascinated with actors like James Earl Jones and their difficult pasts. As a child in rural Mississippi, he had a terrible stutter. For years, he refused to talk as he was much embarrassed. Then, one day, Jones said a teacher made him read aloud. And when that happened, the stutter was gone.Continue reading “James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career”

Rest In Peace, Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. had already won an Emmy for his role in Roots when he appeared as Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, a strict Marine drill instructor at a Naval Aviation School in Washington State in An Officer and a Gentleman. While Richard Gere plays the title role and romantic hero, it was Gossett who seemsContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Louis Gossett Jr.”

RIP M. Emmet Walsh, The Character Actor Who Was In That Movie You Saw

At one point, Roger Ebert had said that he had never seen a bad movie with M. Emmet Walsh. The character had over 230 acting credits to his name according to imdb.com. However, his manager said he was actually in 119 feature films and about 250 TV productions. He did comedies, dramas, horror, fantasy, sci-fiContinue reading “RIP M. Emmet Walsh, The Character Actor Who Was In That Movie You Saw”