When I signed onto a video interview with the stars of the new Netflix release “Nonnas,” the conversation was already in progress. Brenda Vaccaro, best known for her work in “Midnight Cowboy” and “Once Is Not Enough,” was raving about the film, directed by Stephen Chbosky, based on the true story of Enoteca Maria, a … Read more
Smells like teen spirit. Darren Star, who created “Beverly Hills, 90210” before he moved on to “Sex and the City” and “Emily in Paris,” recalled how the network wasn’t happy after Shannen Doherty’s character, Brenda Walsh, and Luke Perry’s character, Dylan McKay, had sex. “They had a lot of notes. Everything about sexuality was hard … Read more
Mariah Carey sent some happy holly-days flowers to singer Brenda Lee for her iconic tune “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The pop star, 54, gifted Lee, 78, a bouquet on Dec. 7 to congratulate her for hitting the milestone. The “Losing You” crooner shared a photo of the sweet … Read more
It only took 65 years of twirling around that evergreen, but Brenda Lee’s holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has finally hit No. 1. As a senior citizen among songs, the 1958 Christmas chestnut tops the Dec. 9 Billboard Hot 100 chart that was released on Monday. That’s almost exactly 63 years after the … Read more