Tuesday Jan 31 | Ink 19
It's been a hard year for dictators; they've been dropping like housing prices. And even the Not-So-Evil have departed -- I'm sure you heard about Steve Jobs and Andy Rooney.
Detroit Classic Movies: Forbidden Planet at Redford Theatre, Jan. 20-21
For years, my only awareness of this film was the reference to it in "Science Fiction Double Feature," the first song in The Rocky Horror Picture Show : "Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet ." When I did finally see it, I was stunned at how advanced the special effects and the soundtrack were, given the film was made in 1956.
Gone, not forgotten: Pop-culture icons we lost in 2011
In 2011, we lost guitarist Gary Moore, actress Tura Satana, artist Jerry Robinson, artist Joe Simon , actress Anne Francis, Grass Roots singer Rob Grill, director Ken Russell, producer Sherman Schwartz, actress-songwriter Dolores Fuller, artist Gene Colan and Warrant singer Jani Lane.
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