RIP Akira Takarda
Story Takarada played Ogata in Godzilla (1954) and appeared in several other Godzill films up through Godzilla - Final Wars (2004), as well as many other films. He was a real mainsty of the Showa Era G-Films.
Read more…Story Takarada played Ogata in Godzilla (1954) and appeared in several other Godzill films up through Godzilla - Final Wars (2004), as well as many other films. He was a real mainsty of the Showa Era G-Films.
Read more…The New York Post reports that Warner Bros. has shelved the 'Batgirl' movie planned for HBO Max due to poor test audience reactions.
That's $90M down the hole, with their next two releases dogged by actor scandal. (Amber Heard in Aquaman 2, Ezra Mil
Read more…If you're old enough, you probably remember a time when it was easy to rattle off the actors who had portrayed a given superhero in movies and TV. Not so much now!
Batman is the most difficult, I think, as he is probably the most-often portrayed. He
Read more…Story This happened about a month-and-a-half ago, but I just heard about it just now. You gotta give him credit, he built a career out of what was essentially one joke that wasn't inherently all that funny, but he made it work for him.
Read more…Star Trek: Discovery (DIS) launched in 2017 on the streaming platform CBS All-Access (an ironic name if ever there was one). I waited until it came out on DVD then, to kill time waiting for season two (to be released on DVD), I watched all of Star Tr
Read more…Story Clary was the last surviving original principal cast member of Hogan's Heroes (Kenneth Washngton, who replaced Ivan Dixon on the show in its final season, is still aliove as of this writing).
Clary, who portrayed Corporal Louis LeBeau, was a
Read more…Story I remember watching him when I was little, more than fifty years ago now.
Read more…Another guy that I'd heard of a lot, but not seen much of. I think his heyday was a little past by the time I came up. I remember his best for his turn on The Simpsons as Krusty's father, but I knw that he did a lot more than that.
Read more…From People: "Ruth Buzzi's Husband Shares the Actress and Comedian Has Suffered a Series of 'Devastating Strokes'"
Ruth Buzzi's husband, Kent Perkins, posted this on her Facebook page July 19:
Read more…This photo was from nearly a year ago on Ruthie's birthda
Buckle up for the Legion of Zoom!
Gina Rodriguez, Xolo Maridueña and Tom Kenny Lead Batman’s Iconic Rogues Gallery in Batwheels, DC’s First Preschool Animated Series Produced by Warner Bros. Animation
Premieres This Fall on Cartoonito on HBO Max and
Read more…Ah, Bert I., Bert I. Bert I...What to say about Bert I. Gordon?
Was he the greatest director ever? Were his movies occasionally cheesy? Let's put it this way: eight of his movies - (King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Ea
Read more…Story I know he was in a lot of stuff, but I mostly remember him as Sonny Corleone.
Read more…BATMAN AND SUPERMAN:
BATTLE OF THE SUPER SONS
WARNER BROS. ANIMATION’S FIRST-EVER ALL-CG FEATURE FILM COMING TO 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™ & DIGITAL ON 10/18/22
BURBANK, CA (June 30, 2022) – Legacies must rise to unearthly challenges as the children o
Read more…KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG: THE COMPLETE SERIES ARRIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DVD ON 8/2/22
BURBANK, CA (May 10, 2022) – In 2005, a new breed of Super Hero claimed its place of prominence among Saturday morning cartoons with the premiere of Krypto the Sup
Read more…While I would prefer an animated version, I suppose it's not a bad idea to try again.
Read more…The saddest of news today. From The Daily Beast: "Original ‘Star Trek’ Star Nichelle Nichols Dies at 89"
The Daily Beast wrote:
Read more…Nichelle Nichols, the pioneering Black actress who first played the role of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series
Today is not just George Jetson's birthday; it's the day he was born, July 31, 2022!
In honor of the occasion, the New York Post takes a look at where The Jetsons TV show, which debuted Sept. 23, 1962 on ABC, was on target with its predictions abo
Read more…The Legion of "Hey, It's That Gal!" Character Actors loses Mary Alice, a familiar presence on stage, screen and television.
From the Daily Mail: "Hollywood Actress Mary Alice Dies at 80: The Star Was Best Known for TV's A Different World and the Mov
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