I recently purchased a brand new Kenmore dishwasher. I was extremely pleased and excited by the acquisition of this spiffy and sparkling stainless steel appliance and the wondrous sheen of protective blue plastic that covered it, ostensibly to protect it from nicks, scratches or dents.
Then I attempted to remove the blue plastic, and believe me [...]

“What you can’t change, you’ve just got to ride out.” – Ennis Del Mar
It seems strange that upon the death of a young promising actor that we’ll hear so much talk about a wasted future and the impact on box office grosses, but there it is.
I am utterly amazed by the thought that someone, somewhere, [...]

Sentimentality Alert! Today’s post contains liberal doses of nostalgia with a sprinkling of schmaltz. Please feel free to skip it and move on to something a little snarkier if you’re not in the mood.
Still hanging around? Good for you.
On this day, November 6th, Ethan Hawke was born. The well-tousled actor made a big splash [...]

Sometimes the delicate strands of birth and death cross even closer than we’d like to contemplate – just consider today’s Womb to Tomb in which a pair of well-traveled movie actors are connected in the tiny karmic space of only three classic cinematic properties:
On this day, July 6th, William Schallert was born. This prolific character [...]

Nothing can exist without contrast – no good without evil, no peanut butter without Braunschweiger. So today “Womb to Tomb” brings you the cosmically connected stories of a cinema hitman known for mowing down football team-sized groups of badguys and an Amish Maestro who is movie history’s angriest, most revenge-thirsty – and, we say with [...]

As we contemplate the delicate, circuitous path upon which life leads us, we realize that no connection, no human interaction, no tiny, meaningless accident is truly without consequence. Consider “Womb to Tomb” in which we draw a thin yet significant relationship between those in Hollywood who entered and left this mortal coil….On. The same. Day.

On [...]

If you remember this from last time, you’re the only one way ahead of the game. Through the magic of Internet-friendly celebrity info, we can link famous folks who entered and left this world on the same day by virtue of their cinematic legacies. Take a trip around the Burbanked Circle of Life, won’t you?

On [...]