“I remember where I was the first time I heard Laura Branigan’s Gloria the way folks remember where they were when Kennedy was shot, and I’m comfortable with whatever it is you think that…
Year: 2013
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Movie Quote of the Day: Roller Boogie (1979)
Terry Barkley (Linda Blair): Daddy, I need to ask you a favor. Lillian Barkley (Beverly Garland): [coming into the room] Well, as long as it’s not about skating, or disco music. Ritchie bought me an…
So You Think You Can Dance Like Willy Moon? Or, Another Stressful Audition I Blew, “Yeah Yeah!”
The ad for the principal part in a Europe-only commercial for a major water brand said “full sleeve tattoos, must be a trained dancer.” It also said “35 and under.” It didn’t seem like…
Everyone’s a Critic: My Jewish Mother on “Avatar”
“With all that money no one could bother to write a story?? And if she got on the fucking bird one more time I don’t know what I was gonna do!”…
Stargayzing Retaliates: I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow!
Stargayzing was recently quite disappointed by the legendary Barry Manilow, or at least his representative, in a perfect illustration of the old media/new media divide that runs like a fault line through our culture…
Bad Songs I Love: Marcia Strassman’s “The Flower Children” (1967)
[Editor’s note: Marcia Strassman passed away on October 25, 2014. She is now with all of “The Flower Children” who have moved on to the great VW Microbus in the sky.] Actress Marcia Strassman…
“Sweet Bitter Love”: My Favorite Aretha Franklin Recording Ever
With such a bounty to choose from, you might think that coming up with one favorite Aretha Franklin recording should be rather difficult, but for me it’s easy: Sweet Bitter Love, a song written by…
Stargayzing’s Opinion on Three Trending Topics: or, a Blatant Attempt to Be Relevant
Dear Stargayzers: In a completely transparent and crass attempt to boost the readership of #Stargayzing by joining the army of self-referential hashtag harpies, here are my thoughts on three trending topics including #MichelleObama’sbangs, #Lance Armstrong’slies,…
Remembering the Great George Burns
In what felt very much in its own time like observing the Betty White juggernaut does today, it was a hoot in the 1970s and 1980s to watch George Burns, then in his 70s…
Heroes: Confessions of Late-In-Life David Bowie Fan
Am I the only person who has observed that the popular songs that used to be labelled “rock”—or even “hard rock” music—in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, now sound like show tunes when compared…
Barbara Stanwyck: The Greatest Actress Who Never Won an Oscar
If you or someone you know is prone to saying they don’t like Hollywood films from the classic period, or that they find film acting of that era mannered and melodramatic, I would answer…
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