The Push Barack Needed to Complete His Evolution Came from...

Just Because Part 2

i will just savor the moment. as a gay man i am thrilled. barack has evolved. most republicans don't believe in evolution. i'm voting for obama. just because!

'Vincent' A Favorite Song Revisied

a favorite song with the help of a few favorites and a vocal by jane olivor

Just Because....

just because he cares about humanity...not just the rich breathing humanity. just because he's a democrat. definitely because he is not a republican. definitely because i am not a racist. how about you?

'Brighter Than the Sun'

A New Breed of Shopping Bags

Time to Say Goodbye: 'In Plain Sight'

mary mccormack and her alter ego mary shannon say goodbye tonight. this is not only the end of a series but the end of new adventures for one of tv's best female characters. i am always amazed that neither ms mccormack nor the show ever received a single emmy nomination. shame shame on the emmy awards. my overall rating for the four season series is a healthy B+. there were a few missteps but what series doesn't falter at times. special mention to frederick weller and paul ben-victor for four years of dedicated and wonderful acting support.

Remembering Audrey on Her Birthdate

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Opens Tomorrow Nationwide

what a cast! it's made $70 million worldwide so far. not to shabby.

Really Amanda...Really?

'Dark Night Rises' July 30th the End of the Trilogy Begins

One Year Ago Today HE Got Bin Laden!!!

obama did it. not a 'we are better at foreign policy' bs republican. and mitt just for the record he has every right to dance on the grave of bin laden. get over it fool.

White House Correspondent's Dinner

'Run' and 'A Thousand and One Nights' Brighten Up ''Smash''

Shalom Shabbat

A 'Glee' Moment

the whitney houston tribute was soso at best. a friend of mine, a real whitney fan, said the difficulty was that only whitney could really sing these songs. i say they were mediocre songs to begin with. 

so here's a non whitney song as lea michele sings 'firework'.

Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign from 'Funny or Die'

Michelle and Julianna: Well Done VF

glad to see michelle dockery making this vanity fair tv issue. she does belong in the same class as julianna margulies. whether danes or vergara belong with them is a whole other question.

claire danes has shown a better side on 'homeland'. so maybe. but sofia vergara? give me a break.

'Glee' Preview: "How Will I Know': Tonight

'glee' preview of whitney houston tribute.

'how will i know'

'Camelot' Blu Ray Releases Today

i love 'camelot'. i contend it is one of the best translations of a broadway show to film media. i love the book, the look, the score, the casting and the direction. richard harris and vanessa redgrave are the perfect arthur and guenivere. if there is a weak link it is franco nero as lancelot getting one of the worst dubbed singing voices in musical history. otherwise it is actually a better film than the original broadway production. 

richard harris plays arthur as a big kid with a big heart, a lot of love, warmth and charm. he is just so damn perfect. vanessa redgrave gives us a guenivere that is worth fighting a war over. and she has never been more sensual as  a guenivere should be.

the score soars. it seldom falls flat although 'if ever i would leave you' one of it's most famous tunes is utterly destroyed by the aforementioned nero dubbing. rather than list my favorites i give you some videos instead. please realize these are not from the blu ray version but some older you tube clips.

'i wonder what the king is doing tonight' introduces us to mr harris's youthfully charming arthur

'where are the simple joys of maidenhood' in turn introduces us to a  youthful yet sensual guenivere

'the lusty month of may' gives us an equally lusty guenivere, lusty knights and lusty ladies

'camelot'

'what do the simple folk do'

'take me to the fair'

'how to handle a woman'

don't let it be forgot
that once there was a spot
for one brief shining moment...


and now it is on blu ray forever