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Richard Masur

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

rm2Every once in a while, I get the chance to meet an actor who, rather than having just one major film or TV role to his credit that I’ve enjoyed, has a slew of relatively minor roles strung out across multiple performances that I’ve loved. Richard Masur is one of these actors. I was really excited to meet him when he appeared at the Days of the Dead show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was actually there as party of pretty impressive reunion of actors who had starred in The Thing, but I knew him from lots of other things. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Why Don’t You Read My Mind?”

Thursday, July 4th, 2013

hh1Pop quiz! What is my very favorite TV movie ever made? I have one suggestion in figuring out this conundrum: you can check out my postings on Barry Bostwick or Richard Anderson to find the answer. Another suggestion might be: “Why don’t you read my mind?” Or figure out which TV movie my Columbo writers Richard Levinson and William Link employs that very same phrase as the final line in its serpentine murder mystery plot. Or I could just tell you…it’s a 1979 telefilm called Murder by Natural Causes that my Dad recorded on our own 1979-model VCR for our family, our extended family, and our friends to watch during visits to our house. Read the rest of this entry »

Oliver and My Company

Saturday, June 29th, 2013

oliver3If you’ve ever found yourself singing Food, Glorious Food – or even Consider Yourself or I’d Do Anything – then chances are you’ve seen either the Broadway show or the film Oliver! I’ve only seen the film, and I’ve liked it. While there were a great number of actors/singers who portrayed the title role of Oliver and the pivotal role of Nancy, there were (so far) only two who have played them in the film version – which I might add won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1969. I was understandably pretty psyched (not to be confused with Sikes) to find that these very actors would be appearing at the Hollywood Show on April 20, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Another Halloween Victim

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

tg1Okay, I promise you that the postings related to the Halloween franchise will come to an end at some point, but for now I still have a few celebrity encounters related to the series that I must share. This one is a little bit more on the obsucre side and is one that I had to be in the right frame of mind to pick up. It comes from Halloween 5, the 1989 entry in the series that featured Danielle Harris as little Jamie Lloyd – whom I’ve already covered here. Typically I don’t get autographs from all the victims of mad killers such as Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers, but I made an exception with Tamara Glynn, who played Samantha Thomas in the film. Read the rest of this entry »