Jack Jones was one of my favorite singers. I saw him perform several times in Vegas — twice as Sky Masterson in a production of Guys and Dolls that was parked for a long time at the old Desert Inn. He wasn't altogether convincing as the character when he spoke but nobody ever sung those […]
Hey, you like movies where Burt Reynolds drives fast cars and all the women love him? Then you'll love Smokey and the Bandit from 1977… And if you loved Smokey and the Bandit from 1977, you'll probably love Smokey and the Bandit II from 1980… And finally, you might even like Smokey and the Bandit […]
Gotta admit: I'm still kinda curious if there was any sane reason for Donald Trump to tell that Arnold Palmer story at his speech the other day. Was it really just as basic as this: He says whatever pops into his head and that just popped into his head? If he gave it a moment […]
Ron Ely played Tarzan on TV in a 1966–1968 series and had the title role in the 1975 movie Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. He was great in both roles and in his many other film appearances which included South Pacific, The Fiend Who Walked the West, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, The Night of […]
First of all, thanks to a whole bunch of you who've sent in questions so I no longer have to write about Celebrity Penis Sizes on this blog. (It does occur to me that if any Democratic candidate for president had told that story in a public speech, every single person who has or is […]
Today's Double Feature stars a man who at one point in his career could have been voted "Least Likely Actor In Hollywood To Ever Become The Number One Star Of Comedies." Here's Leslie Nielsen as Lieutenant Frank Drebin in two of his highly successful comedies… First, we have The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell […]
I don't have anything in mind to write about here today. Oh, I have plenty to say about the election but even I'm getting tired of reading me writing about that. Someone send me some questions about show business or comics or writing or anything like that. The last real KMart in the country closed […]
It is our mission here at newsfromme.com to always bring you the most important developments. So… MILWAUKEE – This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited-edition series of The Three Stooges Talking Bobbleheads featuring Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp. The unveiling coincides with Curly's birthday, which was on […]
I'm amazed to read that Bob Yerkes just died at the age of 92. Why is that amazing? Because Bob Yerkes spent his life diving out of windows, dangling by cables, swinging on trapezes, clinging to clock towers, being set on fire, etc. He was not just a stuntman. He was a superstar stuntman, one […]
Here's Rachel Maddow with one of the best "Why you shouldn't vote for Trump" messages I've seen in this election. And we've all seen a lot of them… And here's Devin "Legal Eagle" Stone with an overview of past Trump criminality and a summary of things Trump says he'll do if he gets back into […]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is off this week…and when they take a week off, they generously upload an entire past season to YouTube. All of Season 6 (2019) is now online for your viewing pleasure at this link. Enjoy. I know I will. […]
Here's one of Woody Allen's best early films, Bananas from 1971… And here's one of the Marx Brothers' poorer later films, A Night in Casablanca from 1946… […]
What Kevin Drum has to say about Donald Trump's stint working at McDonald's today. Short excerpt… It's heartwarming to see Trump serving the little people, sort of like Jesus did. But you will be unsurprised to learn that it was all staged. The store itself was shut down for the day. The cars coming up […]
I suspect that if enough male voters can get over a sexist reticence to vote for a woman — especially a non-white woman — Kamala will win. Trump sure isn't winning over a lot of folks with his incoherent speeches, his clinging to questionable (at the very least) "facts", his not looking very healthy and […]
Bob and Ray in "The Hobby Hut"… […]