In the year approaching her 87th Birthday Broadway Legend Elaine Stritch allowed first time Director Chiemi Karasawa to follow her around and film her warts and all resulting in this compelling new documentary. A brave move for someone battling with diabetes and failing health who is determined to keep performing even though it seems such … Continue reading
In the 1970’s John Cazale starred in five motion pictures all of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars (with 4 of them winning them). His co-stars were the heavyweights of the profession and between them they collected another 12 Oscars for their work in these classic movies, and in this HBO Documentary they lined … Continue reading
Veteran character actor Mary Louise Wilson starts this affectionate portrait on her life with what she claims are the five basic stages of acting: 1) Who is Mary Louise Wilson? 2) Get me Mary Louise Wilson? 3) Get me a Mary Louise Wilson type; 4) Get me a young Mary Louise Wilson. 5) Who was … Continue reading
Burlesque Theater has been around in some form or enough for centuries. It peaked in England during the Victorian period and were often pastiches and parodies of popular songs and opera arias. By the time a Brit troupe visited NY at the end of the 19th Century New York, burlesque shows soon incorporated elements of … Continue reading
Sixteen character actors …. many of which you will (think you) recognize from countless movies and TV shows … talk disarmingly frank on camera on how tough it is to make anything approaching a living wage from their chosen profession.Without exception, all of them admitted to being a wee bit mad as a reason that … Continue reading