Another TV adaptation that does the novel justice is the 1985 miniseries version of Anne Of Green Gables. It follows the novel pretty closely, and the parts that are left out are minor enough that they didn’t really need to be included. The costumes, sets, and cinematography still look gorgeous to this day. If I ever wanted to move to Canada, I’d…[Read more]

Producer Edith O’Hara, who founded the 13th Street Repertory Company, passed away at the age of 103. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/theater/edith-ohara-dead.html?auth=login-facebook

Los Angeles film and theater publicist Maurice Segal passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maurice-segal-publicity-and-advertising-executive-dies-at-99

Publicist Maurice Segal passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maurice-segal-publicity-and-advertising-executive-dies-at-99

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee passed away. https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/lee-kun-hee-dead-dies-samsung-chairman-1234815260/

They can’t do that, because like a political election ballot, once your vote’s in, your vote’s in, and you can’t take it back and re-do it.

Initial casting has been announced for the National Theatre’s production of The Normal Heart, which will begin performances in February. https://www.playbill.com/article/antonio-banderas-to-direct-and-star-in-spanish-language-company-in-spain

Antonio Banderas will star in and direct a Spanish-language production of Company, which will premiere at the Teatro del Soho Caixabank in Malaga in the fall of 2021. https://www.playbill.com/article/antonio-banderas-to-direct-and-star-in-spanish-language-company-in-spain

Monsoon Wedding, which was supposed to have made its U.K. premiere this year, is now eyeing a November 2021 premiere date in India. https://www.playbill.com/article/reworked-monsoon-wedding-musical-plans-2021-indian-premiere-before-uk-and-us-engagements

No, absolutely not!! The whole point of this category is how the songs are utilized in the film, NOT their live performances. Having the audience vote on the winner after the performances take place would be insulting for a number of reasons.

1. It would make the Oscars equivalent to American Idol or Dancing With The Stars. The Oscars are NOT a…[Read more]

Country singer Jerry Jeff Walker, whose songs were featured three times on Broadway in the shows Dancin’, The American Dance Machine, and Fosse, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jerry-jeff-walker-singer-who-wrote-mr-bojangles-dies-at-78

Grammy-nominated country singer Jerry Jeff Walker passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jerry-jeff-walker-singer-who-wrote-mr-bojangles-dies-at-78

Two-time Emmy-winning screenwriter/producer William Blinn passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-blinn-screenwriter-on-purple-rain-brians-song-and-roots-dies-at-83

Screenwriter/producer William Blinn passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-blinn-screenwriter-on-purple-rain-brians-song-and-roots-dies-at-83

October 23:

Wide Release Films:
The Witches—49%

Limited Release Films:
After We Collided—0%
American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself—71%
Bad Hair—64%
Beasts Clawing At Straws—100%
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm—84%
Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You—96%
Coming Home Again—88%
537 Votes—100%
Friendsgiving—29%
Ham On Rye—91%
Nationtime—10…[Read more]

Scarlett Johansson will star in the Apple and A24 film Bride, a new take on the Bride of Frankenstein. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scarlett-johansson-to-star-in-bride-for-apple-a24

Costume designer Robert DeMora, best known for his longtime association with Bette Midler, passed away. https://deadline.com/2020/10/robert-demora-dead-obituary-bette-midler-costume-designer-risky-business-birdcage-1234601876/

Two-time Emmy-nominated costume designer Robert DeMora passed away.

Costume designer Robert DeMora passed away. https://deadline.com/2020/10/robert-demora-dead-obituary-bette-midler-costume-designer-risky-business-birdcage-1234601876/

Girls bassist Chet “JR” White passed away. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chet-jr-white-girls-dead-obituary-1078975/