Steve BloomDivine Madness: Bette Midler Calls Her 1979 Disco Album “Odious”In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bette Midler was asked by Andrew Goldman:Aug 4Aug 4
Steve BloomMy “Unearthed” 1979 Interview with John Belushi Responding to Criticism of the Blues BrothersIn 1979, I was a young music journalist learning the trade as a freelancer. I lucked into a steady gig at the Soho Weekly News in Peter…Jul 28Jul 28
Steve Bloom“Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch”: The Four Tops’ Greatest Hits, 1965–1981With the passing of Duke Fakir at 88, all four founding members of the Motown vocal group, the Four Tops, are now gone. Thick-voiced lead…Jul 23Jul 23
Steve BloomBest Westerns: Faye DunawayThe subject of a new documentary Faye on HBO/Max, Academy Award winning actress Faye Dunaway is best known for a trio of films from…Jul 15Jul 15
Steve BloomBest Westerns Series: Jack NicholsonThree-time Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson, now 87, started writing and acting in B-movies in the ’60s. Several were biker and…Jun 26Jun 26
Steve Bloom100+ Baseball Movies from A-ZWith the baseball season in full swing, we list more than 100 movies set on the diamond.Jun 15Jun 15
Steve BloomBest Westerns Series: Donna ReedLike many actresses in the ’40s and ’50s, Donna Reed got her start in war movies, noir and oaters. The homemaker we knew from The Donna…Jun 9Jun 9
Steve BloomBest Westerns Series: Clint Eastwood, Part 1Now 94, Clint Eastwood is not only the dean of living actors and directors, he’s among the greatest Westerns stars with 14 to his name…May 31May 31
Steve BloomStax’s Top 10 Hits (1960–1974)The stellar series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. at HBO has a great soundtrack. It should. Jamila Wignot’s four-parter features all of the ’60s…May 23May 23
Steve BloomBest Westerns Series: Joanne WoodwardJoanne Woodward was 25 when she played tomboy Lissy in George Sherman’s 1955 Western, Count Three and Pray. It was her first-ever movie…May 19May 19