The 1985 film White Nights paved the way for ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and tap dancer Gregory Hines to break into acting. It was also a spring board for Helen Mirren, Jerzy Skolimowski, and then Lancome model Isabella Rossellini who is the daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Directed by Mirren’s ...
Hallmark is well known for their touching greeting cards and quality TV production for family viewing. Over the years, they’ve produced dozens of great television movies and mini-series. Here are my favorites. Gulliver’s Travels (1996) Ted Danson plays Gulliver in this great literary television romp through socio-political metaphors. Based on author Jonathan Swift’s classic book, ...
Journey with me now into the heart of one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries in history: the mystery of Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved.” Sometime after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death 1827, a letter was found among the composer’s personal effects – in the words of Beethoven scholar Maynard Solomon, “…the only unalloyed love letter of his ...
Gary Oldman, although best known by the mass of Harry Potter fans as Harry’s beloved Godfather, Sirius Black, has had a fascinating career that has spanned decades. With an impressive and successful stage repertoire and more than 40 films to his credit, Oldman is still one of the most underrated and underappreciated actors of this ...
