Category Archives: Entertainment

Spontaneity – No Regrets

by Queen of Pith Posted on July 29, 2011

A few months ago I decided that DH and I needed to do a grown up thing. I was thinking that I really wanted to go to a concert, so I looked for groups which we both liked. The result? … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Travel | Tagged Altoona, Bono, Concert, Craigslist, Hotel, Interpol, Market Square, Pittsburgh, Primanti Brothers, Red Rooster Cafe, South Africa, StubHub, U2, West Virginia, West-By-God-Virginia | Leave a comment

I Don’t Get It

by Queen of Pith Posted on July 14, 2011

After speaking with F2 today I decided to go on a little rant. Who me? Rant? Naaaaaaw. There are some obsessions in life I just don’t get: Elvis Sure, he was a big icon in the 50s and early 60s. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Rants | Tagged America’s Got Talent, Elvis, Harry Potter, Obsessions, Reality Shows, Television, Vampires | 6 Comments

Hamlet (1948)

by Queen of Pith Posted on June 13, 2011

Hamlet won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1948 beating Johnny Belinda, The Red Shoes, The Snake Pit and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. It also won Best Actor in a Leading Role for Laurence Olivier (Hamlet), Best … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged 1948, Basil Sydney, Best Actor, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Picture, Black-and-White, Carmen Dillon, Eileen Herlie, Gertrude, Hamlet, Jean Simmons, Johnny Belinda, King Claudius, Laurence Olivier, Ophelia, Roger Furse, The Red Shoes, The Snake Pit, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

All the King’s Men (1949)

by Queen of Pith Posted on May 27, 2011

All the King’s Men won Best Motion Picture for 1949 beating out Battleground, The Heiress, A Letter to Three Wives and Twelve O’Clock High. Broderick Crawford (Willie Stark) won the Oscar for Best Actor beating Kirk Douglas (Champion), Gregory Peck … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Politics | Tagged 1949, A Letter to Three Wives, Academy Award, Academy Award Winner, All the King's Men, Battleground, Best Actor, Best Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Broderick Crawford, Celeste Holm, Elsa Lanchester, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, Gregory Peck, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Mercedes McCambridge, Oscar, Richard Todd, Sadie Burke, The Heiress, Twelve O'Clock High, Willie Stark | 1 Comment

New Way of Ticketing

by Queen of Pith Posted on April 26, 2011

So I made a date for DH and I in July to see U2 in concert. Apparently the tickets went on sale in October, so we got what was left of the seats. To save money, I always go for … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged Concert, Tickets, U2 | Leave a comment

Cut the Cord

by Queen of Pith Posted on March 26, 2011

I have this thing about headphones at work. I will put my headphones on to listen to something on my computer and will stop listening but never take my headphones off. Then there was the time I was listening to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged Headphones | Leave a comment

You’re Still the Parent

by Queen of Pith Posted on February 15, 2011

When Miley Cyrus started to spiral downward, I started thinking of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. All three women were Disney child stars and all three just lost control. So I was intrigued when I saw this article Billy Ray … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Entertainment, Parenting | Tagged Billy Ray Cyrus, Britney Spears, Disney, Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus, New York Post | 2 Comments

On the Waterfront (1954)

by Queen of Pith Posted on January 31, 2011

On the Waterfront won the Best Picture Oscar in 1954 beating out The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Three Coins in the Fountain. It also won Best Director – Elia Kazan, Best Actor – … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography (Black-and-White), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Story and Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Boris Kaufman, Budd Schulberg, Dueling Brandos, Edie Doyle, Elia Kazan, Eva Marie Saint, Father Barry, Gene Milford, Karl Malden, Longshoremen, Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront, Richard Day, Saturday Night Live, Set Decoration Black-and-White, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Terry Malloy, The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, Three Coins in the Fountain, Union | 1 Comment

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

by Queen of Pith Posted on January 31, 2011

I am way behind on my film blogging. ACK! Around the World in 80 Days beat Friendly Persuasion, Giant, The King and I, and The Ten Commandments for Best Picture in 1956. It also won Best Cinematography, Color – Lionel … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged Academy Awards, Adapted, and The Ten Commandments, Around the World in 80 Days, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Writing, Cantinflas, Color, David Niven, Detective Fix, est Music, Friendly Persuasion, Gene Ruggiero, Giant, James Poe, John Farrow, Jules Verne, Lionel Lindon, Mario Moreno, Passepartout, Paul Weatherwax, Phileas Fogg, Princess Aouda, Robert Newton, S. J. Perelman, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Shirley MacLaine, The King and I, Victor Young | 1 Comment

NBC: Must Not See TV

by Queen of Pith Posted on January 25, 2011

Remember the great shows on NBC when Brandon Tartikoff was alive and in charge: Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider, The A-Team, St. Elsewhere, Night Court, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged 227, A Different World, Air America, ALF, Brandon Tartikoff, Brittany Snow, Cheers, Christopher Meloni, Empty Nest, Family Ties, Friends, Harry's Law, Highway to Heaven, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, Joy Behar, Knight Rider, L.A. Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Liberal, Matlock, Miami Vice, Must See TV, NBC, Night Court, Parenthood, Remington Steele, Rush Limbaugh, Seinfeld, St. Elsewhere, Television, The A-Team, The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls, The View | Leave a comment

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