These characters can exist, because Rankin/Bass have created their own universe and had unspoken ownership on seasonal entertainment during this period.

Charles Bronson epitomizes the stealthy, no-nonsense action hero who bounces from calculated vigilante to hardboiled straight shooter with equal precision and dedication

Hal Prince Remembering Company: Cast Recording (1970) With an interview with filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker We lost one of the giants of musical theatre recently, Hal Prince. Here is a piece on COMPANY: CAST RECORDING by Lee Gambin, who also interviewed ...

What Jim Henson and his team did for the world of children’s entertainment is not only historically important, but undeniably life affirming. It is a portrait of a culturally significant belief in the fact that adults can always hang onto what the Muppets represented: fun, laughs, camaraderie, sentimentality, irreverence, warmth, sweetness, silliness and above all else, a dedication to creativity and art.

Original Air Date: 18th of December, 1977 Lee Gambin is currently working on a book looking at the phenomenon of Very Special Episodes in American TV sitcoms. He and a number of contributing writers will be examining multiple episodes that ...

Joyce MacKenzie and Lex Barker In 1952, three Kurt Neumann films were released and in turn became a concise assessment of the director’s versatility and excellent handle on varied theme, genre and tone. These films were also powered with social ...

ALL THAT JAZZ (20th Century-Fox / Columbia, 1979) Bob Fosse’s semi-autobiographical All that Jazz is a masterpiece of seventies cinema, a pillar of New Hollywood, and a testament to this multi-talented artist’s genius. As Fosse delves into life, sex, art, ...

The original stage musical of The Wiz was a massive success. Here was an all-black version of an updated The Wizard of Oz (1939) where rural Kansas became Harlem and Oz was a variant of a black-centric New York City. ...

Actress Marsha Mason is force of nature. Here is an incredibly gifted actress who fuels her characters with a believability that is palpable, honest, pure, poignant and intimate. There is something so genuinely unique in the way she takes on ...

Let’s just start by saying this is possibly my favourite Australian film – and that is a mighty big call, because during the 70s and early 80s, Australia really knew how to deliver fantastic genre films. A lot would be ...