A Brief History On November 28, 1925, a one hour “barn dance” radio show began in Nashville, Tennessee broadcast on WSM that became known as The Grand Ole Opry. The show is the longest running radio show in history, although it has changed networks over the years. A most American of radio shows, the Opry features country, western, folk, bluegrass, Gospel and Americana music forms, as well as comedy skits and other entertainment. Digging Deeper Created by George D. Hay, known as “Judge” Hay, a Chicago radio personality that had been hosting his own National Barn Dance on radio station…
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A Brief History On December 1, 2017, the new feature film directed by and starring James Franco, The Disaster Artist: My Life in The Room, The Greatest Bad Film Ever Made, will premier across the United States. Although this reviewer was unfamiliar with the cult classic film, The Room (2003), there is apparently a cult following of this comically bad movie that is seen by adoring, laughing fans at midnight viewings in theaters across the country. The Disaster Artist is a film about the people and the making of that comically bad movie so many have come to love. Right…
A Brief History On November 17, 2017, the DC Comics inspired superhero action movie Justice League makes its nationwide premier in theaters across the USA. Featuring some of our favorite comic book superheroes, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg, a struggle to save the world by forming an impressive coalition of heroes comes across the screen in large, vivid color, with enough action to keep even narcoleptics awake! Digging Deeper With a first-rate cast of Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ben Afleck, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher as our heroes, the film has the…
A Brief History Biographical comedy-drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland to see The Disaster Artist on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 7:30 PM at Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio! Please visit http://www.gofobo.com/JCUTDA for the chance to download a pass. Passes are limited and seating is first-come, first-served and not guaranteed. Please arrive early to increase chance of entry. Digging Deeper With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau — an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable —…
A Brief History On November 14, 2017, we take the opportunity to review the new film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri that we had the chance to screen last night in a full theater. Briefly, two things stand out about the movie. The first thing, is that the audience enthusiastically clapped at the end. Such applause is always a darn good sign. The other main takeaway from the movie is that the star, Frances McDormand, is almost certain to get a nomination for the Best Actress Oscar. The film has already been released on November 10, 2017 in selected US…