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Title: One Night in Miami... Tagline: Four legends. One legendary night. Genre: Drama Director: Regina King Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Michael Imperioli, Lawrence Gilliard...

Legendary producer, showrunner and writer Steven Bochco has died of leukemia at age 74. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-bochco-dead-hill-street-blues-la-law-nypd-blue-creator-741199 Bochco is on the short list of people who can truly be said to have changed television. He is...

Chris Squire, co-founder and long-time bassist for the seminal prog band Yes, has passed away at age 67. Squire was considered by many to be one of the best ever on his instrument. His playing was hugely influential. He was a musician's musician. Over the seemingly endless permutations of...

It's being reported this morning that Australian cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has died at age 59. According to this article from The Guardian, all that is known is that his death was "sudden", and a statement from his family is forthcoming. Lesnie is of course best known for his work on Peter...

Hadn't seen any discussion of this here, so I wanted to make sure all HTF soundtrack fans knew of this release. Sony Legacy is putting out "Henry Mancini: The Classic Soundtrack Collection" on November 18. It's a 9 CD set with "all of Mancini s soundtrack albums for the RCA, Epic and Columbia...

Sad news for fans of classic TV. The great Jack Klugman has passed at the age of 90. http://news.yahoo.com/jack-klugman-dies-los-angeles-231248929.html During the 5-year run of The Odd Couple in the early 70s Klugman and his good friend Tony Randall were one of the greatest comic...

Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, died today at the way too young age of 61: http://news.yahoo.com/sally-ride-first-u-woman-space-dies-213446827.html Her accomplishments went way beyond her two rides on the Space Shuttle. She will be missed.

Atlantis is safely on its way to orbit as the last flight in America's Space Shuttle program is underway. A bittersweet moment, to be sure, for those of us who have worked on this program for decades. I began work on the Shuttle program 31 years and 3 weeks ago, straight out of college...

Clarence Clemons, the long-time saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band, passed away yesterday a week after suffering a stroke. He was 69. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110619/ap_en_ot/us_clarence_clemons...

There are two factors that have contributed to me shopping much less at BB than I used to: (1) The opening of a Fry's nearby, and (2) getting and using my Amazon Prime membership. If I just want to browse physical media, Fry's just has a bigger selection. I wonder how much of the drop in...

Hey, I love electronic gadgets as much as anybody on the planet, but this sounds just horrible: http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/396-new-monopoly-trades-money-and-dice-for-no-nonsense-computer/ Is there anybody out there who thinks this would be fun??

I was browsing this section early this morning and noticed in several threads there were posts about Amazon lowering prices on upcoming BD releases to match the BB sale. In particular I noticed that Star Trek TOS S3 had dropped. As I had not yet pre-ordered that one, I popped over to Amazon to...

Today AppleInsider ran perhaps the most cryptic rumor post I have ever seen. The topic was a couple of new features for upcoming iMacs. Here's the "meat" (such as it is) of the discussion: They strongly hint that the 1st new feature is a Blu-Ray drive. Let the bananas dance with joy: As a...

So with Macworld Expo in San Francisco scheduled for the 1st week of January this year, I'm thinking of extending my holiday vacation and making the pilgrimage to Mac Mecca. I'm curious if 1) Anybody here has been before and has any experiences and/or tips they'd like to share. 2) Anyone...

Yes, after several years absence, He Who Shall Not Be Named (and, no, I'm not talking about that piker Voldemart) has returned to wreak havoc on our happy forum. Long-time members will know of whom I speak. For you newbies, just avert your eyes from the HTF logo at the top left... You didn't...

Apple has posted instructions on getting your $100 store credit if you are an iPhone early adopter. Start at this page: http://www.apple.com/iphone/storecredit/ You'll first enter your phone number & iPhone S/N. Then they'll send you a text with a special code. When you enter that, it will...

Apple has scheduled another media event for next Wednesday, Sept. 5. The invitation has a Cover Flow motif with a silhouetted iPod dancer and the slogan "The Beat Goes On", so clearly a refresh to the iPod line is in the offing. There are also hints that the Beatles catalog may finally be coming...

I've now given the quick check-out to Apple's upgraded iWork suite. Again, these ae just scratch-the-surface impressions. As a level-set, I am running Office 2000 under Parallels to provide word processing/spreadsheet functions, and I am hoping the new iWork will let me retire one more Windows...

OK, I installed iLife '08 and have played with it VERY briefly. Here are some initial impressions: iPhoto iPhoto will upgrade your library when you first open it. I only have a few photos on this MacBook Pro. It went quickly, but I have no real idea how long a large library will take until...

OK, here we go with the announcement... Sup Actress: Barraza, Blanchett, Breslin, Hudson, Kikuchi Sup Actor: Arkin, Haley!!, Hounsou, Murphy, Wahlberg Actress: Cruz, Dench, Mirren, Streep, Winslet (Duh) Actor: DiCaprio (Diamond)!, Gosling, O'Toole, Smith, Whitaker Director...

The long awaited TiVo HD Series 3 is now available: http://www.tivo.com/cms_static/press_111.html Dual-tuner: any combo of NTSC, ATSC, analog cable or digital cable (via CableCard). Outputs to HDMI, component, S-Video or composite. Very flexible video output settings. Built-in wired...

At work they are compiling a cookbook for charity. The submitted recipes are up on an internal web site for perusal. A friend found one she couldn't believe. I Googled it and it's all over the 'net. So I present for your lunchtime reading & viewing pleasure: Kitty Litter Cake I dunno, even...

Many of you may never have heard of it, but the new Lassie is the year's best surprise. I first saw an ad for this about a week ago and my reaction was WTF??? Lassie in 2006?? How lame! Then, I started hearing some buzz. Several posters at "Hollywood Elsewhere" gave good reviews in...

Famed jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson passed away Wednesday: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/.../obit_ferguson Early in his career Ferguson was an important part of Stan Kenton's big band, and went on to front many ensembles of his own. He was best known for his soaring high notes, and...

Just got a shock to read that actor Bruno Kirby has passed away at the relatively young age of 57. Apparently he had been recently diagnosed with leukemia. His best known role was probably as Billy Crystal's best friend in When Harry Met Sally. He also did notable work in City Slickers, Good...

Here's a quick rundown of what's been introduced by Steve Jobs at Apple's event today: New versions of the G5 iMacs, both 17" & 20" displays. Thinner than the current models, slightly faster, iSight camera built-in. Same prices as current models. FrontRow Bluetooth Mac remote control...

All of us on the Texas coast are now keeping a very wary eye on Tropical Storm Rita, which is now forecast to slip into the Gulf Of Mexico between Florida and Cuba and strengthen to a major hurricane by Wednesday. With the water in the Gulf at record high temperatures this one could get very bad...

One of the greats has passed. Robert Wise, Oscar-winning director & producer, died Wednesday of heart failure. It was apparently a sudden illness; reports are that he was in good health when he celebrated his 91st birthday Saturday. He was proficient in just about every genre. Among the...

Cartoonists Bill Amend ("Foxtrot"), Darby Conley ("Get Fuzzy"), and Stephan Pastis ("Pearls Before Swine") appear to have collaborated on a little April Fools' gag on their readers: Foxtrot Get Fuzzy Pearls Before Swine Note - if you're seeing this after April 1, you'll have to...

OK, folks, Oscar season is upon us, and it's time to test our prognosticating skills. Please use this thread to post your predictions for the Oscar nominations. The Academy will announce the nominees on January 25, so you've got just over 2 weeks to get your picks in. To keep things clean...