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- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Loyola Law School professor Stanley A. Goldman, longtime journalist and TV news commentator and the founding director of the Loyola Center for the Study of Law and Genocide, on the remarkable and true story of his mother, Malka Repstein, a Holocaust survivor whose life was spared in 1945, along with one thousand other Jewish women, by Nazi interior minister Heimrich Himmler—and how the saving of those lives ultimately led to the demise of Adolf Hitler. Stan’s book, LEFT TO THE MERCY OF A RUDE STREAM, is available now in hardcover and for the Kindle through Potomac Books, and as an audiobook through Tantor Audio. If you only have time to read one book about the history of the Holocaust, make it this one
- Hour 2 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434 with guest Constance Towers is now available online for listening on demand
- Hour 1 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434, featuring Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard, is now available online for listening on demand
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC
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- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC « KSAV on via It’s Alive Media: The Ernie Kovacs Centennial, a year-long celebration of the life’s work of Television’s Original Genius, kicks off this month with Kovacsland Forever, a two-night live event at the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Friday 1/18 and Saturday 1/19. Then, on Wednesday 1/23 (Ernie’s actual 100th birthday), Turner Classic Movies will air a special mini Kovacs marathon beginning at 8pm ET 5pm PT that will include three iconic Kovacs TV episodes and four of his best-known movies. The two events in January are the first of several Kovacs celebrations that are scheduled to take place in the U.S., Canada and Europe over the course of 2019. Details on these additional Kovacs venues will be announced shortly
- Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Time Life: Available now exclusively at RobinWilliams.com: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, a new DVD collection celebrating the comedy career of the Oscar-winning actor and comedic genius
- Julie Webster on TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
- Kirk Bovill, plus More of Merv: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
- Take a Good Look at Guy Lombardo: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Shout! Factory: Just in Time for The Holiday Season: Limited Edition sets of Never-Before-Available-or-Seen Lithographs by Ernie Kovacs, starting at $250
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Hour 2 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434 with guest Constance Towers is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 434, Hour 2 with guest Constance Towers Original Airdates: Jan. 18-20, 2019 Listen to “Show No. 434: Hour 2: Constance Towers on Samuel Fuller, General Hospital, Perry Mason and more” on Spreaker. Ed welcomes singer/actress Constance Towers (General … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexis Smith, American Cinematheque, Anthony Eisley, Anthony Geary, Arthur Marks, Barbara Hale, Barney Kessel, Bobby Troup, Budd Moss, Capitol, Carousel, controversial films, Craig Stevens, Curtis Hansen, Designing Women, Egyptian Theater, Follies, Foster Hirsch, Frasier, Gene Evans, General Hospital, Grant, Grantville, Griff, Helena Carradine, Hollywood, James Drury, James Garner, John Ford, John Wayne, Kelly, L.A. Law, Marvin Paige, Michael Dante, Oklahoma, pedophile, Perry Mason, Peter Breck, Prankish Professor, prophetic film, Raymond Burr, Rockford Files, Rodgers Hammerstein, Samuel Fuller, Shock Corridor, sixties cinema, Sondheim, The Big Cheese, The Case of The Missing Melody, The King and I, The Naked Kiss, The Sound of Music, Tragic Trophy
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Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC
Singer/actress Constance Towers, Ernie Kovacs estate director Josh Mills, and authors Douglas Howard and David Bianculli will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 18-20 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress and singer Constance Towers on working with the innovative and uninhibited Samuel Fuller on both Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss; the joyful experience of playing villainous Helena Carradine on General Hospital; the “musical episode” of Perry Mason that she did along with Bobby Troup and Barney Kessel; and the differences between singing on camera and singing live on stage. Constance Towers will discuss The Naked Kiss following a special screening of the film at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, Jan. 27. She will also appear at the annual Beverly Hills Theatre Guild luncheon on Sunday, Mar. 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Honorees at this year’s luncheon include Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint and her late husband, television director Jeffrey Hayden; longtime television writer/director Howard Storm; and legendary Hollywood agent Budd Burton Moss. The program will also include a tribute to the films and television series of Garry Marshall
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Tagged Alexis Smith, American Cinematheque, Anthony Eisley, Anthony Geary, Arthur Marks, Barbara Hale, Barney Kessel, Bobby Troup, Budd Moss, Capitol, Carousel, controversial films, Craig Stevens, Curtis Hansen, Designing Women, Egyptian Theater, Follies, Foster Hirsch, Frasier, Gene Evans, General Hospital, Grant, Grantville, Griff, Helena Carradine, Hollywood, James Drury, James Garner, John Ford, John Wayne, Kelly, L.A. Law, Marvin Paige, Michael Dante, Oklahoma, pedophile, Perry Mason, Peter Breck, Prankish Professor, prophetic film, Raymond Burr, Rockford Files, Rodgers Hammerstein, Samuel Fuller, Shock Corridor, sixties cinema, Sondheim, The Big Cheese, The Case of The Missing Melody, The King and I, The Naked Kiss, The Sound of Music, Tragic Trophy
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James Sutorius: Next on TVC
Television and stage actor James Sutorius will join us on an encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 9/28 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bob Crane, Broadway, Cleveland Playhouse, Columbo, CSI, Family Ties, James Garner, James Sutorius, La Jolla Playhouse, Lincoln Center, Matlock, Murder, Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Perry Mason, Ragu Spaghetti Sauce, Robert Crane, Seattle Repertory, She Wrote, Southland, Space, That’s Italian, The Andros Targets, The Bob Crane Show, The X Files
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via The Wrap: Actress Margot Kidder dies at age 69
https://www.thewrap.com/margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead-at-69/
via Time-Life: Watch Lily Tomlin Launch Her Career in LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, Coming to Retail DVD beginning Tuesday 3/20
On September 15, 1969, the boffo third season of the pop culture touchstone, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, premiered to eager viewers. In two short years, through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs, a gaggle of goofballs … Continue reading →
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Tagged " "Cocktail Party, " "The Fickle Finger of Fate, " Sammy Davis Jr., "Sock It to Me, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Arte Johnson, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Buddy Hackett, Carl Reiner, Carol Channing, Dan Rowan, Debbie Reynolds, Diana Ross, Dick Martin, Ed McMahon, Engelbert Humperdinck, Flip Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Gary Owens, Goldie Hawn, Greer Garson, Henry Gibson, Jack Benny, James Garner, Jim Backus, Jo Anne Worley and Alan Sues, Johnny Carson, Jr., Judy Carne, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Greene, Michael Caine, Nancy Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Peter Sellers, Phyllis Diller, Ringo Starr, Roger Moore, Romy Schneider, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Ruth Buzzi, Sexy Sixties, Sid Caesar, Sonny & Cher, Tennessee Ernie Ford, THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, The Monkees, Tony Curtis, Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 9-12, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Geoffrey Mark, … Continue reading →
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Ella and Lou, Part Two: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversations with Emmy nominated actor/director Lou Antonio and Grammy nominee Geoffrey Mark this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 9-12 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/9 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio Original Airdate: Feb. 23-26, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio” on Spreaker. First hour: An expanded edition of This Week in TV History that includes a tribute to … Continue reading →
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