On what would have been Carrie Fisher’s 69th birthday, Billie Lourd — among the most private of actors — posted a very personal and emotional tribute to her mother on her Instagram account. “My mom would’ve been 69 years old today,” Lourd wrote. “Which still feels shockingly young because this …
Read More »My Night With the Blues Brothers
In the history of Saturday Night Live, was anything as secretive and anticipated as the moment this season right before Timothée Chalamet appeared onstage to sing the first of three Bob Dylan numbers? Which songs would they be? How would he sound? For me, it was all strangely familiar — …
Read More »Billie Lourd Mourns Mom Carrie Fisher Eight Years After Her Death: 'Emotional Tropical Storm'
Billie Lourd is acknowledging the dark feelings of grief on the eighth anniversary of her mom Carrie Fisher‘s death. On Friday, the actress remembered her late mother with an emotional tribute, describing the “dread” of mourning Fisher as an “emotional tropical storm.” “It has been 8 years since my mom …
Read More »Dan Aykroyd Looks Back: Making 'The Blues Brothers,' Hiding John Belushi's Cocaine, and More
As Dan Aykroyd reminds us in his enjoyable new Audible Original, Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude, there was a moment in 1978 when his friend and collaborator John Belushi was at the center of a smash-hit album, movie, and TV show, all at once. The album in question was …
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