biopic

Sean Penn is doing a biopic on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to a substantial office in the US, and later gunned down (along with the Mayor) by some crazed winger who looks an awful lot like a certain conservative councilman in Nashville.

The first night of the convention went off fairly well, though I'm not quite sure how much of the message the Dems intended to get out was actually heard by the people.

Apparently it was August 20, 1991 when I drove up to Orlando for the first lollapalooza, which I bring up to tell again about the pre-show activities, when I ate some acid with a random hardcore freak I met in line — who actually said his name was

For music lovers, this is exciting news. If there was one woman from the 60s who was extraordinary but never became a household name, it was Dusty Springfield.

I saw The Rookie last night for the second time. I liked it a ton the first time, and it still holds up. It still moves the viewer. John Lee Hancock directed this 2002 biopic starring Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris, who made his major league baseball debut at the age of 35.

Drafted out of high school in 1983 by the Milwaukee Brewers, Morris bounced around the minors for six years, then chucked

Want to make your big-screen debut in the upcoming Billy: The Early Years? (That's Billy Graham—sorry, Billy Carter fans.) Extras casting directors Clayton and Sharon Ceccatti Hill are seeking lots of people for the Robby Benson-directed biopic, which stars recent Oscar nominee Hal Holbrook and begins shooting April 2 in Middle Tennessee for six weeks.

Poor Fred Thompson. Maybe he needs another nap.