MOVIE TRIVIA – PT212

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT212

February 22, 2023 Alan Royle 0

  Margot Robbie Nothing much changes in Hollywood movies, or so it appears, when it comes to depicting sexual attraction between lovers of differing age. Take three of Australian-born actress Margot Robbie’s films for instance: Alexander Skarsgard was thirteen years older than her when she played his romantic counterpart in […]

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT188

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT188

January 12, 2022 Alan Royle 2

   Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series             The name Nichelle Nichols is well-known to fans of Star Trek: The Original Series (1966), in which she played Lt. Nyota Uhura. It might surprise her fans to learn that she was discovered […]

‘RANDOM QUOTES’ – PT49.

‘RANDOM QUOTES’ – PT49.

October 2, 2021 Alan Royle 0

  SOPHIA LOREN: (1934 – )                          [On why she, although being a nominee, could not attend the 1961 Academy Awards]: ‘I decided that I could not bear the ordeal of sitting in plain view of millions of viewers […]

The Original ‘Star Trek’ (1966-69)…simply the best.

December 1, 2015 admin 0

  When NBC first promoted the upcoming new series Star Trek in 1966 it was decided to airbrush Mr. Spock’s pointy ears out of all photos. Executives were concerned that viewers would react badly to a character with ears that resembled the Devil’s, although how anyone can confidently describe Old […]