Tag: television

A Tribute to James Garner by our friend across the pond, George Kaplan

July 29, 2014 by Vickie Lester

I believe the first time I encountered James Garner on screen was when I saw him in Blake Edwards’s cross-dressing romantic comedy Victor/Victoria (based on the German Viktor Und Viktoria) as a child in the 1980s. It’s a film that certainly made an impression on me as I retain memories of it lo, these decades later. There’s Julie Andrews in what is my favorite performance of hers outside Mary Poppins (I adore her as Mary, perhaps it has something to […]

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Gillian Anderson and The House of Mirth (2000) – by George Kaplan

January 11, 2014 by Vickie Lester

A few days ago in my rrrambling post on David Lean’s Great Expectations I made passing mention of Gillian Anderson’s performance as Lady Dedlock in the BBC version of Bleak House (expanded upon in my previous post, read it, if nothing else it will act as a soporific!), in the comments below the estimable Perfumed Dandy – whose weblog you really must frequent, if you don’t already Our Very Special Agent… Cuir de Lancome The Perfumed Dandy’s Scented Letter | […]

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR WIFE HAPPY

January 16, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Hide the TV. Behind a door, a screen, a tapestry, a painting…

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TV BUILT IN – PEACE BETWEEN THE SEXES

January 16, 2013 by Vickie Lester

And, it pivots for convenient viewing at any angle…

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

January 16, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Is where they put the television, media center, whatever you want to call it… I know couples who have fought about it for years. Intimately. They would be named – let’s just say Mr. and Mrs. Lester. Mr. lives by the motto “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, which means the old behemoth of a TV with a 30″ screen and a depth of 40″ which juts into the room like a sinking, rusted, hulking freighter in all it’s […]

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BEGUILING IS PUTTING IT MILDLY – BILL PERSKY AND COMEDY

December 7, 2012 by Vickie Lester

If you watched television anytime from the 1960s through the 1980s chances are if you were laughing Bill Persky had a hand in the script. Now in his eighties he’s got himself a WordPress site and published a book that I can’t wait to get my mitts on, a memoir of his life during the Golden Era of TV. “Those royal names created an image – a medieval spin- that let you know what to expect from a leader. Maybe […]

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THE RAT PACK

June 8, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Well, kittens — the man keeps taking down these clips as fast as I put them up. Keep your fingers crossed…

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BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

If you want a little historical perspective you're home.

Tag: television

A Tribute to James Garner by our friend across the pond, George Kaplan

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WIFE HAPPY

TV BUILT IN – PEACE BETWEEN THE SEXES

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

BEGUILING IS PUTTING IT MILDLY – BILL PERSKY AND COMEDY

THE RAT PACK