This post was originally published on this siteJanet Leigh (search), the wholesome beauty whose shocking murder in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller “Psycho” was credited with making generations of film fans think twice about stepping into a motel room shower, has died. She was 77. The actress’ husband, Robert Brandt, and her daughters, actresses Kelly […]
Man Sentenced to Life for Stomping Death
This post was originally published on this siteA man who stomped another man to death in what prosecutors called an anti-Semitic attack outside a St. Louis diner was sentenced to life in prison, the maximum penalty. “This was a deliberate killing,” Circuit Judge David Mason told Kevin A. Johnson (search), 36, of St. Louis, before […]
Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52
This post was originally published on this site“Superman” actor Christopher Reeve (search), who turned personal tragedy into a public crusade and from his wheelchair became the nation’s most recognizable spokesman for spinal cord research, has died. He was 52. Reeve went into cardiac arrest Saturday while at his Pound Ridge home, then fell into a […]
‘Showgirls’ Bares All in Self-Mocking DVD
This post was originally published on this siteIt was “42nd Street” with pasties, “All About Eve” with a G-string. Only those movies were cinema classics, while “Showgirls (search )” was so bad that adjectives such as awful, wretched and appalling somehow seemed too kind. But if a film festers in video stores long enough, its […]
Tim McGraw Pauses for Reflection
This post was originally published on this siteThe din of guitars and drums echo from a sound check while stagehands mill around and a helicopter whips the tree tops. “I guarantee that’s Big & Rich,” says country singer Tim McGraw (search), turning to see his opening act buzzing the amphitheater in a helicopter. “Usually, it’s a […]
‘Lost’ Episode of ‘Honeymooners’ Found
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s news that would make Jackie Gleason (search) shout out his trademark “And away we go!” A new “lost” episode of the classic 1950s TV comedy “The Honeymooners (search)” has been uncovered in the Peabody Awards archive at the University of Georgia. The episode, titled “Love Letter (search),” originally aired […]