Remembering Blake Edwards
The opportunity to have a lengthy sit-down with one of comedy’s master directors was something I couldn’t turn down. It was 2004, and Blake Edwards was about to receive an honorary Oscar–his first. In tribute to his recent passing, here’s a look back: Perhaps Julie Andrews has the best line on Blake Edwards, her husband of nearly 35 years. “He’s like Mel Brooks and so many writers of his era or genre. He pushes...
Don’t Be Scared. He’s Dead.
It was just a few hours after the stunning announcement that the Beverly Hills Police Department had in essence solved the murder of Ronni Chasen, a case that has riveted Southern California and particularly the entertainment industry. Since she was gunned down in the early morning hours of November 16, the case has taken many fallacious twists and turns promulgated by people who probably shouldn’t have been speaking about...
Unsolved Murder Mystery: Ronni Chasen
It’s still difficult to shake off the shock of seeing the headline “Ronni Chasen Gunned Down in Beverly Hills.” Images of mobster Bugsy Siegel as portrayed by Warren Beatty in the film “Bugsy” come to mind when you think of someone being gunned down in Beverly Hills. And it is unthinkable. Unthinkable that there are no leads that are being revealed in the case, a murder that from all indications looks like a...
Conan: Over the Moon to be on Basic Cable
Conan O’Brien is in full victim mode. So much so that he got gunned down. Not once, not twice but three times last night in his debut talk show on TBS. It’s okay, Coco, we get it. You got screwed by NBC after lasting just seven months as host of “The Tonight Show.” But now you have a whole new ballpark in which to play, and you can really make it your own. Basic cable isn’t so bad. Just ask Jon...
Don & Megan: The Madness Begins
The shock waves are still reverberating from the turn of events in the life of Don Draper that left viewers of “Mad Men” literally gasping during the stunning finale episode of Season 4. Fans of the highly-awarded show will have months to debate whether Draper’s surprise proposal to his secretary Megan was as crazy as it seemed—or if it will make perfect sense in the world of the mid 1960s that’s spinning out of control of the...
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