tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5235419669210918463..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: To the victor go the spoilsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3450516668631318762020-12-08T23:55:05.379-08:002020-12-08T23:55:05.379-08:00Another now dead longtime game show host is Tom Ke...Another now dead longtime game show host is Tom Kennedy, who died October 7, just over a month before Trebek. He outlived his brother and fellow game show veteran Jack Narz by a dozen years. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91912636800390816942020-12-05T10:18:56.586-08:002020-12-05T10:18:56.586-08:00I am going to agree with Curt Alliaume's and T...I am going to agree with Curt Alliaume's and Tudor Queen's point about Drew Carey doing a good job hosting "The Price is Right". And I first saw "Family Feud" host Richard Dawson playing Newkirk on "Hogan's Heroes". Maybe I am missing the point of this post; I know that Ken has also commented on how difficult it is for even established actors to land roles. Perhaps even the stars hit a point were work is hard to find. <br /><br />Roger Ebert's review of the 1982 "Conan the Barbarian" has always stuck with me. Ebert noted "it was, for me, a rather unsettling image to see this Nordic superman confronting a black", but surely James Earl Jones would have been a fool to turn down an excellent film role, even if he deserved other, better roles. He is also noted for voiceover work in "Star Wars".Albert Walgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651161696936578544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41498945196942311942020-12-03T22:45:04.273-08:002020-12-03T22:45:04.273-08:00I have to second Jane Lynch, who is absolutely sto...I have to second Jane Lynch, who is absolutely stone perfect on "Weakest Link." She zings the contestants like Anne Robinson, but does it with a twinkle in her eye, and that makes all the difference. Ken, you should give her a spin. Baldwin is also aces, but I wish he'd be a little less obvious when reading the cue cards.<br /><br />And although he's not an actor, Kimmel's doing a first-rate job on "Millionaire."mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-367429314005058742020-12-02T14:18:05.898-08:002020-12-02T14:18:05.898-08:00@Liggie, not to speak for Ken, but I think a lot o...@Liggie, not to speak for Ken, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that by the 90s, local affiliates wanted the time slot to air other syndicated or local talk shows. So instead of "Scrabble" or "Family Feud", the affiliate airs "The People's Court" or "Jerry Springer". <br /><br />Granted, that was 25-30 years ago, when game shows waned in popularity. I think NBC and ABC could do so much better than another hour of their morning news/talk shows, but I imagine it's much cheaper than another game show or soap opera. With the popularity of the "Pyramid" or "Match Game" revivals, I'm surprised someone hasn't trotted out another daytime game show.<br /><br />Shame...Pluto just rolled out a classic "Price is Right" channel that immediately took me back to my days being babysat by my grandmother in the mid-to-late-80s, watching all the daytime shows.BGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52553853265358179592020-12-02T12:04:11.880-08:002020-12-02T12:04:11.880-08:00To Anonymous: Many of the Disney voices you listed...To Anonymous: Many of the Disney voices you listed who are well-known were mostly known as voice actors or at best, character actors. The major stars you mentioned were mostly in films that included live action sequences where the celebrities were actually on screen; or they were narrators, not characters in the story. <br /><br />For instance, in "Snow White," I doubt that most people even in the '30s would have known Roy Atwell, Otis Harlan or Moroni Olsen. Billy Gilbert voiced Sneezy because he was known for doing a good sneeze routine, but Walt ordered that Sneezy not physically resemble Gilbert or mimic any of his mannerisms. Likewise, Dopey was partly inspired by Harpo Marx, but the animators made sure he wasn't a clone of Harpo. Even in "Alice In Wonderland" (not "Cinderella"), while Ed Wynn and Jerry Colonna seemed a bit too on-the-nose, they were the only stars most people would recognize (and the making of that film was, appropriately, a madhouse.) <br /><br />Today, many animated films get big name stars as voices and pattern the characters' personalities on their public personas, which is both lazy and more likely to date the movie. If I watch an animated movie and keep thinking, "That's Kevin Hart" or whomever, then I'm not getting caught up in the story. Pat Reederhttp://www.facebook.com/hollywoodhifibooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6952343814950454682020-12-01T18:22:16.042-08:002020-12-01T18:22:16.042-08:00Although he has improved over 13 years (who wouldn...Although he has improved over 13 years (who wouldn't), I've just never warmed up to Drew Carey as host of "The Price Is Right." When he says 'nice job, buddy' I never know if the guy won or lost. Both Dan Patrick and Tom Bergeron turned down large amounts of money to take over the show after Barker retired. But I guess comedians and actors, and not TV and radio announcers, are the latest thing in hosting. RIP to Alex Trebek and Tom Kennedy.DARON72https://www.blogger.com/profile/01726705799261360259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40449539253942087062020-12-01T05:27:13.991-08:002020-12-01T05:27:13.991-08:00If you go back and listen to some of the old Top 4...If you go back and listen to some of the old Top 40 radio air checks, or click on a few YouTube links to commercials from half a century ago, there was a certain amount of celebrity voice-over use even then. It was usually by people with very distinctive voices -- Orson was really started to milk the ad market for cash about that time, while you also hear Rod Serling and Gene Barry a lot during that time period.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86061733365997881112020-12-01T01:09:31.132-08:002020-12-01T01:09:31.132-08:00Not that there are any OTHER podcasts to listen to...Not that there are any OTHER podcasts to listen to other than "Hollywood and Levine," but... by sheer coincidence, Don Rooney and John Timpane talk with voiceover artist Cristina Pucelli in their latest Musical Innertube podcast. From firsthand experience, she makes many of the same points Ken does in this blog entry.<br />https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17014088<br />Don Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3987946437314016332020-12-01T00:43:20.509-08:002020-12-01T00:43:20.509-08:00Voice acting: A good mix was in "Zootopia&qu...Voice acting: A good mix was in "Zootopia", which used celebrities like Jason Bateman, Idris Elba and Ginnifer Goodwin (excellent as Judy Hopps), but also veteran voice actors like Maurice LaMarche (in the key role of "Mr. Big").<br /><br />Game show hosts: Elizabeth Banks is also the executive producer of "Press Your Luck", so she's not going anywhere as emcee. Tom Bergeron was smooth in a "Hollywood Squares" revival like he was in "Dancing with the Stars", and should be considered in future ABC prime time game show revivals. I also thought of another suggestion for "Jeopardy!": Meredith Vieira. She's hosted the syndicated "Millionaire" and is on a new syndicated show, "25 Words or Less" (like "Password" except you have to guess a list of five secret words within 25 clues).<br /><br />Drew Carey: He is a genuinely nice person, and we in Seattle know from his partial ownership of the MLS Sounders. He goes to a lot of games, hangs out with the fans, and is always willing to sign autographs and pose for selfies. He also has a Friday night music show on Sirius XM that seems to be well-received. Might he be a future podcast guest, with his varied career?<br /><br />A related Friday Question: Daytime game shows were hugely popular in the '70s and '80s, but have fallen off the map other than "The Price Is Right" and "Let's Make a Deal". What changed with daytime television viewers that caused this lowered demand? There's still an audience for the genre as the prime time "Jeopardy!", "Wheel of Fortune" and the big budget productions like "Millionaire" and even "Deal or No Deal", but why no longer daytime?Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55960909784318644282020-11-30T15:39:27.303-08:002020-11-30T15:39:27.303-08:00I agree completely with Ken’s point about voice ov...I agree completely with Ken’s point about voice over work. However, there are “Hollywood" actors such as Kelsey Grammer, Mark Hamill, and Tim Curry who are just so damn good. They are true vocal artists.<br /><br />However, I recall seeing the film ANTZ in theatres and rolling my eyes at the stunt casting. There are voice actors who could’ve done a Woody Allen or Stallone like character far better than, well, Allen or Stallone did. <br /><br />You also got the sense that the studio was very impressed casting Sharon Stone as the romantic lead, but her voice -- with all respect -- is not her sexiest trait. It’s voice work. There are actors who don’t look like Sharon Stone who nonetheless could deliver a sexier performance.Stephen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670422634319094941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39501632811620427682020-11-30T14:36:31.574-08:002020-11-30T14:36:31.574-08:00“Celebrity endorsements are lazy.”
-Don Draper“Celebrity endorsements are lazy.”<br />-Don DraperMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757226232336149543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80390804718150726242020-11-30T14:33:14.764-08:002020-11-30T14:33:14.764-08:00Samuel Jackson has made a billion dollars and is i...Samuel Jackson has made a billion dollars and is in every single movie ever made. So what does he do to pick up a spare couple of bucks? He hawks the crappy Capitol One credit card that gives 1.5% back. That is one of the worst credit card money back offers out there. His ego must need constant fluffing to take that gig. blinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284135060900752329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10871058592891670582020-11-30T13:17:11.296-08:002020-11-30T13:17:11.296-08:00Something I've heard, but can't confirm:
W...Something I've heard, but can't confirm:<br />When they were putting together the <i>To Tell The Truth</i> reboot, the producers made an offer to Orson Bean to do a guest appearance, as a shout-out to the original.<br />When he saw the changes they had planned for the game play, Orson turned them down flat.<br />How vehement he may have been depends on which version of the story you hear; Orson Bean had done several iterations of TTTT, and had great respect for the game itself, and for Mark Goodson's conduct of it.<br />Over the many years, in many interviews, Orson was emphatic about how his panel had been <i>cast</i>, and how the spots had been structured to utilize the panelists's personalities: as one example, he called Kitty Carlisle "the Margaret Dumont figure" on the panel, staying dignified while he and Bill Cullen would get a bit naughty, along with Peggy Cass, "the ward heeler's daughter".<br />Compare to today's TTTT, which never uses panelists two weeks running; the producers are still throwing stuff at the wall, hoping something sticks ...<br />This is useless; just look at TTTT reruns from the past, on Buzzr, GSN, or YouTube, and see how this game should <i>really</i> be played.Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82778962405442817452020-11-30T12:50:41.679-08:002020-11-30T12:50:41.679-08:00The Disney fully/partially animated features — fro...The Disney fully/partially animated features — from the first — actually did use MANY celebrity voice actors, folks who were widely known — at the time, but not now — for their work in films and on stage and radio. And many of these performers — especially those with their own shows — promoted their Disney films on radio. <br /><br />Here’s a sample too lengthy list<br />SNOW WHITE <br />Roy Atwell as Doc<br />Otis Harlan as Happy<br />Billy Gilbert as Sneezy<br />Moroni Olsen as The Magic Mirror<br />PINOCCHIO<br />Dick Jones as Pinocchio<br />Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket<br />Walter Catlett as "Honest" John Worthington<br />Charles Judels as Stromboli<br />Evelyn Venable as The Blue Fairy<br />Frankie Darro as Lampwick<br />THE RELUCTANT DRAGON<br />Walt Disney<br />Robert Benchley<br />Frances Gifford<br />Claud Allister<br />DUMBO<br />Edward Brophy as Timothy Q. Mouse<br />Verna Felton as Elephant Matriarch<br />Cliff Edwards as Dandy Crow<br />Herman Bing as The Ringmaster<br />Sterling Holloway as Mr. Stork<br />The Hall Johnson Choir as Crow Chorus<br />James Baskett as Fats Crow<br />Nick Stewart as Specks Crow<br />The King's Men as Roustabout Chorus<br />Billy Bletcher as Clown<br />BAMBI<br />Donnie Dunagan as Young Bambi<br />Hardie Albright as Adolescent Bambi<br />Sterling Holloway as Young Adult Flower<br />Will Wright as Friend Owl<br />MAKE MINE MUSIC<br />Nelson Eddy<br />Dinah Shore<br />Benny Goodman<br />The Andrews Sisters<br />Jerry Colonna<br />Sterling Holloway<br />Andy Russell<br />The Pied Pipers<br />The King's Men<br />The Ken Darby Chorus<br />FUN AND FANCY FREE<br />Edgar Bergen – himself, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd<br />Luana Patten – herself<br />Dinah Shore – singer, narrator of Bongo<br />Cliff Edwards – Jiminy Cricket<br />Walt Disney – Mickey Mouse<br />Billy Gilbert – Willie the Giant<br />The King's Men – Happy Valley crows<br />MELODY TIME<br />Roy Rogers<br />Dennis Day<br />The Andrews Sisters<br />Freddy Martin<br />Ethel Smith<br />Frances Langford<br />Buddy Clark<br />Bob Nolan<br />Sons of the Pioneers<br />Bobby Driscoll<br />Luana Patten<br />THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD & MR TOAD<br />Basil Rathbone as Narrator and Policeman<br />Eric Blore as J. Thaddeus Toad<br />J. Pat O'Malley as Cyril Proudbottom<br />Claude Allister as Water Rat<br />Bing Crosby as Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones<br />CINDERELLA<br />Ed Wynn as Mad Hatter<br />Jerry Colonna as March Hare<br />Richard Haydn as Caterpillar<br />Sterling Holloway as Cheshire Cat<br />Verna Felton as Queen of Hearts<br />J. Pat O'Malley as Tweedledum and Tweedledee/Walrus and Carpenter/Mother Oyster<br />Bill Thompson as White Rabbit/The Dodo<br />Heather Angel as Alice's sister<br />Joseph Kearns as Doorknob<br />PETER PAN<br />Bobby Driscoll as Peter Pan<br />Heather Angel as Mary Darling<br />Hans Conried as Captain Hook<br />Bill Thompson as Mr. Smee<br />Tom Conway as the narratorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60812871482326792102020-11-30T12:31:51.382-08:002020-11-30T12:31:51.382-08:00Here’s something Tom Selleck isn’t telling you whe...Here’s something Tom Selleck isn’t telling you when he hawks reverse mortgages. Many reverse mortgages contain shared appreciation clauses. That means that when you die or seek to pay off the mortgage, then lender gets as much as half of the amount the house has appreciated over time. In times when home values are going up this can be a lot of money. In some cases people who borrowed just a few thousand dollars ended up owing over 100k in just a short time. There were a lot of stories about it several years back, and this is why they use celebrities like Selleck to assure seniors that it isn’t a scheme to steal your house. <br />So if you are considering a reverse mortgage be sure to read the fine print and specifically ask about shared appreciation. iamr4manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886388328762709050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26948999930969378932020-11-30T12:31:05.239-08:002020-11-30T12:31:05.239-08:00Correction: "...5th Grader."
M.B.Correction: "...5th Grader."<br /><br />M.B.Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18180969679747876932020-11-30T12:24:16.075-08:002020-11-30T12:24:16.075-08:00Doing cartoon voices is why I got into show busine...Doing cartoon voices is why I got into show business in the first place. My idols were Mel Blanc, June Foray and Stan Freberg, et al. Unfortunately it never happened for me. So I agree with Ken for the most part. <br />I also agree about the game shows with one exception. I watched the "Match Game" reboot when it debuted. I wasn't impressed with Alec Baldwin or the show. I haven't watched since. <br />However, I would like to add to the list of good celebrity hosts. I think Jane Lynch has done a fine job on her previous projects. She has a tendency to be a little too sardonic, but that's perfect for "The Weakest Link."<br />Jeff Foxworthy was just right for "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-grader." One of his strengths was his ability to, pardon the cliché, laugh with you and not at you. That is, being able to make light of someone's mistake without humiliating them. <br />Speaking of "Fifth-grader," I'd love to see a celebrity version reboot. It would be very interesting to watch some of Hollywood's pseudointellectuals struggle with the questions. You know who would be a great host for that? "Larry the Cable Guy." <br /><br />A couple of people mentioned unions. Being in SAG/AFTRA is a mixed blessing. I know that many voice actors can't survive on union work alone. The only way they can make a living is to work non-union or "financial core." If you are already a star it's great. Of you're near the bottom it sucks.<br /><br />M.B.Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22631503211092745532020-11-30T12:17:23.464-08:002020-11-30T12:17:23.464-08:00If I enjoyed the original game, I usually enjoy th...If I enjoyed the original game, I usually enjoy the reboot regardless of host. The only exception is Family Feud. Even after all these years, Harvey seems very wooden when delivering the questions and only comes to life when he can imply something dirty within the game.<br /><br />With that said there are few hosts in the ABC reboots that I like. Like you I think Baldwin is doing a good job and unlike you I think the Anderson version of TTTT is the best version ever put together. Have never liked the game Supermarket Sweep so no opinion on Jones. But Strahan, McHale (much better panelist than host) and Harvey have a lot to learn about being a good host. I give Banks a light pass because she's nice eye candy.<br /><br />As far as GSN's originals, Higgins on America Says is about the only one I can handle. He's very good. But Fatone, Belusi and Burns -- no. I really don't see what GSN sees in Brooke Burns. She had a nice repour with Mark Labbatt on The Chase but was not a good host.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11649633428385167112020-11-30T11:48:45.128-08:002020-11-30T11:48:45.128-08:00Hi, Ken! I gotta take issue with you on Elizabeth ...Hi, Ken! I gotta take issue with you on Elizabeth Banks. My family watches the new Press Your Luck and we admire Elizabeth for her energy and enthusiasm for the game as well as her interactions with the contestants. Dave-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988226419389566532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43933996731440182872020-11-30T10:55:46.677-08:002020-11-30T10:55:46.677-08:00A bow to Pat Reeder on the Disney quote, which rem...A bow to Pat Reeder on the Disney quote, which reminded me that Warner Bros. did a lot of cartoons featuring celebrities of the time--the most famous may have been the Honeymousers, but there are many, including some set at Hollywood parties, and two Bugs Bunny classics, one involving gangsters Edward G. Robinson and Peter Lorre, and the other with Humphrey Bogart ordering fried rabbit at a restaurant. But here's what's cute. Apparently, they had some of the big name celebrities do their own voices and they found that they weren't good at it. Mel Blanc was better at imitating them because imitation requires exaggeration, and of course they exaggerated their characteristics for the comedy, and because voice acting is acting, but a different form of it. Someone at Warner once took photos of Blanc while he did voices to show him how his facial expressions changed to fit the characters. And there was a clip of Mark Hamill doing The Joker where he is overacting, just as The Joker would.<br /><br />Now to game show hosts. When there was a boom in the late 1990s, an interviewer asked Regis Philbin why so many of the hosts were older, like him. He replied that was because he and the others started in live radio and TV, and a game show is recorded, but it's done live and you have to be able to react and improvise. When you think of the great hosts, that's true. That also may explain why comedians like Carey and Brady have been successful, but people from the stand-up world have not been.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266475919252239220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17388027953569496882020-11-30T10:22:14.788-08:002020-11-30T10:22:14.788-08:00I love you, Ken.I love you, Ken.Anita Bonitahttp://www.anitavoice.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15424231121609220272020-11-30T10:16:29.182-08:002020-11-30T10:16:29.182-08:00Voice-over artists need a strong union. Membershi...Voice-over artists need a strong union. Membership should be contingent on the ability to do at least as many different voices as Harry Shearer.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29776835511661894792020-11-30T10:12:13.582-08:002020-11-30T10:12:13.582-08:00I think Daniel hit one reason right on the head - ...I think Daniel hit one reason right on the head - promotion. It's the same reason networks want a recognizable name in a new show. Of the actor is good at/for the part, then this will help the project. If they are not, it will get initial attention, but won't last.<br />As for Drew Carey, I think it helps that he was a comedian first, and really not much of an actor. Also, by all accounts his is a good personJohn (formerly) in NE Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91470009000829646202020-11-30T10:00:13.900-08:002020-11-30T10:00:13.900-08:00"I always appreciated that Pixar was not afra..."I always appreciated that Pixar was not afraid to use lesser known folks as voices for animated characters."<br /><br />That's kind of an odd statement as Pixar played a huge role in the trend towards celebrity casting in animated films. "Wall-E" was used as an example, but the lack of big stars in that film probably has more to do with the emphasis on sound effects and music over dialog in that film. As noted it still had Sigourney Weaver in a supporting role as well as Kathy Najimy and Fred Willard. The leads in "The Good Dinosaur" were also not well known, although there were some more familiar supporting cast members in that one too, including Frances McDormand, Sam Elliot, and Anna Paquin.<br /><br />Here are key cast members in Pixar's other films:<br /><br />Toy Story 1-4: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles<br />A Bug's Life: Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Spacey<br />Monsters, Inc./Monsters University: Billy Crystal, John Goodman<br />Finding Nemo/Finding Dory: Albert Brooks, Ellen Degeneres<br />The Incredibles 1-2: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter<br />Cars 1-3: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy<br />Ratatouille: Patton Oswald, Peter O'Toole, Janeane Garofalo<br />Up: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer<br />Brave: Kelly Mcdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly.<br />Coco: Benjamin Bratt, Edward James Olmos (the leads are less well-known, at least in the US)<br />Onward: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt<br />Soul: Jamie Fox, Tina Fey<br /><br /> <br />Jeffrey Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452864460607926061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62265797440849104572020-11-30T09:58:22.504-08:002020-11-30T09:58:22.504-08:00As a former voice person myself (I mostly write th...As a former voice person myself (I mostly write these days), I hated to see the celebrity takeover of animation. Not only because of the loss of work, but because it harms the product. Walt Disney wouldn't use star voices or characters closely based on celebrities because he was creating movies for posterity and he knew that tying them to current celebrities was lazy, uncreative and would tie the films to the real world and cause them to quickly become dated. Sort of like what I was saying the other day about comedians who want to be more topical and political: when was the last time you heard a Mort Sahl record or a 1940's Bob Hope monologue played on a comedy radio station? I recently saw a Looney Tune from the '40s that parodied the then-current Hollywood stars, and you'd have to be a trivia nut like me to recognize more than half of them. <br />Pat Reederhttp://www.facebook.com/hollywoodhifibooknoreply@blogger.com