Tag Archives: Diana Ross

KPK on the CINEMA (147): “The Films of MAY 2024”

Posted on June 1, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > And away we go! (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) Titles in PURPLE have been expanded for Flix Pix columns > This month I review … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged adventure, Alfred Hitchcock, Amy Ryan, animation, anxiety, Ari Aster, Arthur Treacher, arts, Aubrey Plaza, Bao Nguyen, Beau is Afraid, Ben Hecht, Billy Joel, Blake Edwards, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Brian Keith, Bruce Springsteen, buddy films, Burt Reynolds, childhood, cinema, classics, Clint Walker, comedies, comedy, coming of age, con artists, credit card fraud, crime, criticism, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Aykroyd, Dean Martin, desire, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Dorothy Lamour, drama, dysfunctional families, Edmund Gwenn, Emily the Criminal, entertainment, espionage, family, family films, famine relief, films, Foreign Correspondent, friendship, Gene Tierney, George Roy Hill, George Sanders, Geraldine Page, guilt, Harry Belafonte, Heidi, Henry Mancini, Hollywood, horror, Huey Lewis, I. S. Johar, ideas, India, injustice, IRA, Ireland, Irish Republican Army, Irish troubles, Jackie Gleason, Jay North, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel McCrea, John Berry, John Carradine, John Ford, John Ritter, Jon Hall, justice, Ken Kragen, Kenny Loggins, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, László Kovács, Lillian Hellman, Lionel Richie, M. Emmet Walsh, Mary Astor, Maya, metaphor, Michael Jackson, military life, moviemaking, movies, music documentary, Nathan Lane, Natural disasters, Netflix, Nickelodeon, opinion, Paranoia, Parker Posey, Patti LuPone, Paul Simon, Peter Bogdanovich, political thriller, Polynesia, Quincy Jones, Ralph Nelson, Ray Charles, Raymond Massey, recording sessions, relationships, resistance movements, retribution, reviews, romance, Ryan O'Neal, scams, Sheila E, Shirley Temple, silent movies, Smokey Robinson, Soldier In the Rain, songwriting, south seas, spies, Stella Stevens, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Steve McQueen, Stevie Wonder, surrealism, suspense, symbolism, Tatum O'Neal, The Greatest Night in Pop, The Hurricane, The Informer, Thomas Mitchell, Tina Turner, Toys in the Attic, tragedy, Tuesday Weld, Una O'Connor, Victor McLaglen, We Are the World, Wendy Hiller, William Goldman, Willie Nelson, Yvette Mimieux | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (1279): “January 28th, 1985 Was THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP”

Posted on May 30, 2024 by KPKeelan

THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (directed by Bao Nguyen, 2024) ****+ (out of 5) . > It was January 28th of 1985. Once again, Africa was gripped by a gnawing famine. . Rocker Bob Geldof and music impresario Ken Kragen (the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged arts, Bao Nguyen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Bruce Springsteen, cinema, criticism, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Aykroyd, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, entertainment, famine relief, films, Flix Pix, Harry Belafonte, Huey Lewis, ideas, Ken Kragen, Kenny Loggins, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, movies, music documentary, opinion, Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, recording sessions, reviews, Sheila E, Smokey Robinson, songwriting, Stevie Wonder, The Greatest Night in Pop, Tina Turner, We Are the World, Willie Nelson | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (134): “The Films of April 2023”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > Dudes and dudettes! It would appear we are both still alive at the time of this posting. Good thing there are always more films to see in this world- hopefully good ones! April was a pretty middling month for … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged adventure, Afrofuturism, Alan Hale, Alice Cooper, Andy Warhol, Angela Bassett, animation, Antonio Banderas, arts, biography, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, cinema, civil rights, comedy, Conan O'Brien, Connie Chung, Coolio, criticism, Daniel Radcliffe, Danielle Deadwyler, death, Devo, Diana Ross, Divine, Dr. Demento, drama, Dreamworks, Emmett Till, entertainment, environmental terrorism, Eric Appel, Evan Rachel Wood, family, fantasy, fate, feminism, films, Florence Pugh, Fredric March, Gallagher, George Miller, Harvey Guillén, heroes, Hooters, Hulk Hogan, humor, Icelandic cinema, ideas, Idris Elba, Jack Black, James LeGros, John Carradine, John Mulaney, Josh Groban, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julianne Nicholson, justice, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, labor, Larry King, Lea DeLaria, Letitia Wright, Lin-Manuel Miranda, love, Lupita Nyong’o, lynching, Madonna, Mamie Till-Bradley, Martin Freeman, Marvel Studios, Medgar Evers, Michael McKean, Mississippi, Mississippi River, monkeywrenching, movies, murder, music, musicians, Olivia Colman, opinion, Oprah Winfrey, Pablo Escobar, parody, Patton Oswalt, Pee Wee Herman, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Quinta Brunson, racism, Rainn Wilson, Ray Winstone, redemption, Regina Hall, relationships, reviews, romance, sacrifice, Salma Hayek Pinault, Salvador Dalí, Samuel Clemons, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, sequels, Seth Green, Shrek, spinoffs, steamboats, storytelling, superheroes, supernatural, Support the Girls, The Adventures of Mark Twain, the south, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Tilda Swinton, Till, Tiny Tim, Toby Huss, tragedy, U.S. history, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Forte, wit, Wolfman Jack, Woman at War, workers | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (1046): “Get WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY!”

Posted on April 10, 2023 by KPKeelan

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (directed by Eric Appel, 2022) **** (out of 5) . > O, bliss! This wacky pseudo-biopic of the great accordion-wielding parodyist is that rare animal- a comedy as fun (and funny!) as you hope it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Alice Cooper, Andy Warhol, arts, biography, cinema, comedy, Conan O'Brien, Connie Chung, Coolio, criticism, Daniel Radcliffe, Devo, Diana Ross, Divine, Dr. Demento, entertainment, Eric Appel, Evan Rachel Wood, fantasy, films, Flix Pix, Gallagher, Hulk Hogan, humor, ideas, Jack Black, Josh Groban, Julianne Nicholson, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Larry King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madonna, Michael McKean, movies, music, musicians, opinion, Oprah Winfrey, Pablo Escobar, parody, Patton Oswalt, Pee Wee Herman, Quinta Brunson, Rainn Wilson, reviews, Salvador Dalí, satire, Seth Green, Tiny Tim, Toby Huss, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Will Forte, wit, Wolfman Jack | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Diana Ross

KPK on the CINEMA (147): “The Films of MAY 2024”

FLIX PIX (1279): “January 28th, 1985 Was THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP”

KPK on the CINEMA (134): “The Films of April 2023”

FLIX PIX (1046): “Get WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY!”

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