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2 days ago · This month, 11 more Les Blank documentaries are available on the Criterion Channel. Blank’s subjects included Cajun and Tex-Mex music, the blues, polka, Dizzy Gillespie and Huey Lewis. All to…
1 day ago · While “Max Dugan Returns” garnered moderate success at the box office, it has since faded into relative insignificance compared to the more prominent Neil Simon/Matthew Broderick collaboration, “Biloxi Blues.” Despite the stacked cast and creative team, the film’s resonance has dwindled over time. The Cotton Club (1984): A Musical ...
5 days ago · Based on Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play, Mike Nichols' 1988 coming-of-age dramedy Biloxi Blues stars Christopher Walken as Sgt. Toomey – a hard-nosed Army drill instructor tasked with whipping a group of young recruits into shape during World War II. Set primarily at Mississippi’s Camp Shelby, this story of camaraderie, self ...
3 days ago · A: Barry Miller won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in “Biloxi Blues” in 1985. He also received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film “The Chosen” in 1981.
5 days ago · Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together.
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2 days ago · James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90.
4 days ago · Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life.
