The rise of youth-centric “Jesus People” from the hippie movement is portrayed in this imperfect but warmly engaging drama.
Half a century ago Hollywood was frantically trying to figure out the newly-dominant “youth market. Read More...
The late Kirk Douglas did not leave his estate to his beloved famous son, Michael Douglas. This is not shocking to me – Michael Douglas is incredibly rich on his own, much richer than his father and his siblings. What did surprise me is that Kirk Douglas had so much money when he passed away in early February, and that he left most of it to charity. Dang. I’m sure Kirk Douglas’s widow would have liked more of his estate, right? Read More...
It may have taken a pandemic for Americans to collectively express our appreciation for health care workers, but they’ve always had an outsize presence on TV. Among the series that have defined generations are medical shows like E.R., Grey’s Anatomy and M*A*S*H. General Hospital is our longest-running soap. As flailing broadcast networks grasp for perennial crowd pleasers, it seems as though everything on their schedules that isn’t a cop or lawyer show is a doctor show. Read More...