Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Uninvited
Thursday night I caught the very last few minutes of the film Flight Command with Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon. Following it, Robert Osborne introduced The Uninvited, with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey. He mentioned the song Stella by Starlight, which was played in the 1944 film. Ned Washington added lyrics to the original composition. I know it via Charlie Parker.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Obituaries
Today a spate of obits; included some from previous days.
Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Banker, Dies at 61 Mr. Wasserstein was a Wall Street investment banker who helped pioneer the hostile takeover and reshaped the mergers and acquisitions business into a high art. Brother of Wendy Wasserstein, the playwright (Heidi Chronicles).
Al Martino, Singer of Pop Ballads, Is Dead at 82
Al Martino as Johnny Fontane in a scene from "The Godfather." Mr. Martino, 82, was renowned for a string of hits, including “Spanish Eyes” and “Volare,” and for his role as the wedding singer in “The Godfather.”
Nan Robertson, Who Chronicled Discrimination Suit at The Times, Is Dead at 83 Ms. Robertson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, was widely known for her book “The Girls in the Balcony.”
Captain Lou Albano, Wrestler and Showman, Dies at 76 Mr. Albano was a pro wrestling villain who reinvented himself as a pop culture celebrity in a Cyndi Lauper music video and in movies and television.
William Wayne Justice, Noted Judge, Dies at 89 Judge Justice of Federal District Court ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled Texas to integrate schools, reform prisons, and educate illegal immigrants.
If he'd gotten to the Supreme Court, he would've been Justice Justice.
Dickie Peterson, Singer for Rock Band Blue Cheer, Dies at 63Mr. Peterson’s screaming vocals and pounding bass lines helped push the psychedelic blues-rock trio Blue Cheer into the musical territory that would later be called heavy metal.
September 27, 2009 : William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 Mr. Safire was a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The Times. Quite a combination of careers. Dig the PC.
Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Banker, Dies at 61 Mr. Wasserstein was a Wall Street investment banker who helped pioneer the hostile takeover and reshaped the mergers and acquisitions business into a high art. Brother of Wendy Wasserstein, the playwright (Heidi Chronicles).
Al Martino, Singer of Pop Ballads, Is Dead at 82
Al Martino as Johnny Fontane in a scene from "The Godfather." Mr. Martino, 82, was renowned for a string of hits, including “Spanish Eyes” and “Volare,” and for his role as the wedding singer in “The Godfather.”
Nan Robertson, Who Chronicled Discrimination Suit at The Times, Is Dead at 83 Ms. Robertson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, was widely known for her book “The Girls in the Balcony.”
Captain Lou Albano, Wrestler and Showman, Dies at 76 Mr. Albano was a pro wrestling villain who reinvented himself as a pop culture celebrity in a Cyndi Lauper music video and in movies and television.William Wayne Justice, Noted Judge, Dies at 89 Judge Justice of Federal District Court ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled Texas to integrate schools, reform prisons, and educate illegal immigrants.
If he'd gotten to the Supreme Court, he would've been Justice Justice.
Dickie Peterson, Singer for Rock Band Blue Cheer, Dies at 63Mr. Peterson’s screaming vocals and pounding bass lines helped push the psychedelic blues-rock trio Blue Cheer into the musical territory that would later be called heavy metal.
September 27, 2009 : William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 Mr. Safire was a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The Times. Quite a combination of careers. Dig the PC.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Unchained Melody
Oh, my love
my darling
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
Godspeed your love to me
Lonely rivers flow to the sea,
to the sea
to the open arms of the sea
lonely rivers sigh 'wait for me, wait for me'
I'll be coming home wait for me
Oh, my love
my darling
I've hungered for your touch
a long lonely time
and time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
Godspeed your love to me
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