2014 | Stargayzing

Extreme Carol Channing: “Jam Tomorrow, Jam Yesterday”

Television April 9, 2014

In 1985, disaster movie producer Irwin Allen (Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) had more highbrow aspirations and brought the world a two-part musical, TV-movie remake of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The results were a different kind…

“Why Was I Born So Late?” Nicolas King at Don’t Tell Mama

Music April 7, 2014

This review appeared originally in bistroawards.com The last time I saw Nicolas King perform was at a benefit at least 10 years ago, when the then ten-year-old joined Liza Minnelli for a charming…

Cheer Up, Salma Hayek!

Film April 3, 2014

Dear Miss Hayek, I recently read some excerpts from an interview you gave to Stephanie Rafanelli in The Times (U.K.) that raised some interesting points. You indicated that you are tired of the Latina…

“Grand Garbo”: by Guest Writer Sienna Golden Malik

Film April 1, 2014

The full room and empty screen at first filled me with dread. It was the third week in the Spring semester, the third Monday night film screening for my History of American Cinema course. …

Happy Birthday, Warren Beatty! By Nancy Balbirer

Film March 31, 2014

March 30th was Hollywood legend Warren Beatty’s 77th birthday. Since Stargayzing doesn’t publish on Sundays, we are starting the week with F.O.G. (Friend of Stargayzing) Nancy Balbirer’s lovely anecdote about Mr. Beatty that she shared…

My Childhood Obsession with “The Fonz,” Plus a Recipe for Henry Winkler’s Steak Broiled in Beer in <i>Eating With the Stars</i>

My Childhood Obsession with “The Fonz,” Plus a Recipe for Henry Winkler’s Steak Broiled in Beer in Eating With the Stars

Eating With The Stars, Television March 27, 2014

When I was in fifth grade ABC’s Happy Days became a the most talked about sitcom on TV. Its breakout star was Henry Winkler, who played Arthur Fonzarelli, a loveable greaser with a heart…

What do Angela Lansbury, Amanda Lepore, John Waters, Snoop Dogg, and Liza Minnelli Have in Common?

Fashion March 26, 2014

Answer: The Moscot “Terry” I have been buying my frames at the venerable Moscot (formerly “Sol Moscot”) since way before the brand was hip. In fact, when I started shopping there in…

Stairway to Stardom Redux: Horowitz & Spector’s “Diet Song (Boiled Chicken)”

Television March 25, 2014

By this point, it is fairly obvious to Stargayzing readers how I feel about Stairway to Stardom, the local New York cable talent show that ran for almost 20 years and, at least for…

Movie Quote of the Day: <i>The Upside of Anger</i>

Movie Quote of the Day: The Upside of Anger

Film March 24, 2014

“Anger and resentment can stop you in your tracks. That’s what I know now. It needs nothing to burn but the air and the life that it swallows and smothers. It’s real, though –…

<i>Eating With the Stars:</i> Gloria Swanson’s Potassium Broth

Eating With the Stars: Gloria Swanson’s Potassium Broth

Eating With The Stars March 21, 2014

Though its name, “Gloria Swanson’s Potassium Broth,” is more suggestive of a seventh grade science class experiment than something we’d want to actually ingest, closer examination of said broth reveals that Miss Swanson was really…

Question: What Time Does Sean Connery Play Tennis?

Film March 20, 2014

Image courtesy of joyreactor.com…

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