A Brief History Morgan, an upcoming 2016 American science fiction thriller film directed by Luke Scott and written by Seth Owen, is scheduled to be released on September 2, 2016 by 20th Century Fox. Digging Deeper Viewed on August 24, 2016 with only minimal knowledge of the movie (provided by the trailer), we expected a science fiction/horror type film and that is what we got. Excellent casting in every role and quality acting and directing, we enjoyed the movie quite a bit. The build up to action was slightly slow, as is to be expected with character development, but once the…
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A Brief History On August 30, 1898, American actress Shirley Booth was born. Booth would go on to play television maid, Hazel, in the title role of the TV show. She was famous enough in that role to make a television commercial for the new 1964 Mustang, an indication of her pop-culture standing. Despite winning a Best Actress Oscar and a Golden Globe for 1952’s film Come Back Little Sheba, after winning the Tony award for that role on Broadway in 1950 (and 2 other Tony awards), it is the couple of television Emmys she won as Hazel we seem…
A Brief History On August 21, 1961, Motown Records of Detroit, Michigan released what became their first #1 hit song, “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvelettes. Founded by record making genius Berry Gordy, Jr., Motown was an African-American oriented enterprise with a cross-racial appeal that helped bridge the musical gap between Black and White Americans in the turbulent 1960’s. Digging Deeper A relatively small company, Motown was now on its way to major success, owning the crossover soul to pop market. The 1960’s saw 79 Motown hits make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Gordy moved the record…
A Brief History On August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, touted to be “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music” opened in the Catskills region of New York State. The 3 day weekend blast saw 32 music acts perform rock and folk music, with just about all forms of rock (of the time) represented. About 400,000 people attended, and the event is often considered one of the most important and famous musical events in rock and roll history. Digging Deeper Located on a farm owned by Max Yasgur near Bethel, New York, the site is…
A Brief History On August 11, 1942, sexy Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil patented frequency hopping radio signals, the science that became WiFi, Bluetooth, and Cell Phone technology. Known for her sexy movie roles, even including nudity, Lamarr was apparently brilliant as well, as are more entertainment celebrities than you may know. Here we list 5 of those smart entertainers. (The list is in no particular order.) Digging Deeper 5. Hedy Lamarr, Actress. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Austria, 1914, Lamarr, of Jewish background, left Germany in 1933 with the advent of the Nazi regime. She died…