Don’t quit your day job…yet
Or perhaps “Youk Ought to Be in Pictures,” (with apologies to Dana Suesse and Edward Heyman). Anyway, this item comes from Boston.com: Youk on screen He plays first base, he plays third base, and he also acts. All-purpose All-Star Kevin Youkilis is on his way to New York to shoot a scene for the indie [...]
If this Moneyball draft is any indication…
I’m not surprised they canceled the project. I’ll watch anything about baseball. Cartoons, documentaries, lousy films (Jackie Robinson was a great ballplayer, but a poor actor). But this draft of the aborted Brad Pitt vehicle would sorely try my patience (Groucho Marx: “Don’t mind if I do. You must try mine sometime.”). Moneyball is the [...]
Lest we forget: Irving Brecher
Brecher, one of the last remaining links to the golden age of Hollywood, passed away on Monday at the age of 94. He had been a scriptwriter for some of th great comedies of TV and the big screen, including Marx Brothers pictures and The Life of Riley, as well memorable musicals such as Bye, [...]


