February 11, 1926- November 28, 2010
Mr. Nielson stared in over 50 movies and various television shows in his 60 year career.
His trademarks were his deadpan expressions and his sophomoric punchlines and to ignore anything that was going on around him. Also his use of a whoopie cushion gag. He always was doing that on talk shows.
Leslie Nielsen starred it such hits as Airplane and the Naked Gun movies.
Mr. Nielson passed away due to complications from pneumonia he was 84 years old.
TV Land invited me to a screening of their breakout comedy "HOT in CLEVELAND".
Staring four very talented actresses that happen to be older, the youngest is in her late 40's. All four actresses have come from very successful television careers. Betty White: Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore,Boston Legal, Mamas family just too name a few. Valerie Bertinelli:Touched by an Angel, One day at a Time and what about that ad for weight watchers? Jane Leeves: Fraiser,Seinfeld,Murphy Brown. Wendie Malick:Just Shoot Me, Fraiser. All of these ladies have been in much more.
Back to the screening, the evening started off with cocktails an appetizers in the Bar set. We then went to our seats facing the home sets of the show. We watched some out takes from past shows and then watched the Birthday Episode.Very Funny, the ladies pull names and the name they pull they have to get a blind date for that person. Poor Joy played by Jane Leeves her date is believed to be a killer and Valerie who plays Melanie her date thinks she looks exactly like his departed wife.
After watching the show the four ladies sat in front facing us and answered questions and talked about themselves and the show. It was like being in your home with friends just chatting. They are all beautiful and it shows that they love what they are doing. Unless they are ACTING which Wendie Malick said a few times"Its Acting". But I think they genuinely like each other. Great cast.
UNSTOPPABLE Staring Denzel Washington & Chris Pine
"Unstoppable is an adrenaline rush fueled by director Tony Scott's signature mark of propulsive action rooted in the reality of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances."says Brian Tallerico, content director of HollywoodChicago.com.
Washington plays railroad veteran showing the new guy Chris Pines the way of the rails. Due to the engineer of the train 777 played by Ethan Suplees better known as Randy on the Television show My Name is Earl. The engineer gets off his engine to move the track switch which sets in motion a chain of mistakes.This movie will have you at the end of your seat with the unmanned train 777 barreling down the tracks as it races through towns. Train 777 is as long as the empire state building reaching speeds of 80 miles an hour caring molten phenol a very toxic chemical is as the say unstoppable.
"Unstoppable" is a well made action movie. Out of 10 I give it an 8
In 1995 I decided to try acting. I joined acting classes down in Hollywood, got my head shots ,worked for background otherwise known as working as an extra. I was able to join the Screen Actors Guild by working on a couple of movies. Interesting I have worked on 3 movies and commercials right here in my own hometown the Antelope Valley.Also thru the Screen Actors Guild I am on the SAG Nominating Committee. That committee votes on what stars and what shows will be nominated for SAG awards. Which are given out at The SAG awards show. This year I have been invited to a couple of Screenings. One is for the TNT show "Hawthorne" which stars Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan and TV Land has invited me to a screening of their show "Hot In Cleveland" staring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Reeves, Wendi Malick and Betty White. What an honor to be invited to these functions. More on these events after I go to them.
Friday November 5, 2010 Oscar nominated film,television and stage actress Jill Clayburgh passed away in Connecticut. She fought a brave battle with Leukemia for 21 years. Most recently Ms. Clayburgh starred in the ABC television show Dirty Sexy Money. She played the devoted matriarch Letica Darling. Jill Clayburgh April 30,1944-November 5, 2010
