Steve McQueen died this day November 7th 1980. His first leading role was in the 1958 horror movie The Blob. His big break came when he replaced Sammy Davis, Jr. in the film Never So Few which starred Frank Sinatra. The always confident Sinatra took a liking to Steve and urged the director, John Sturges, to "Give the newcomer a break". Sturges recognizing McQueen's raw talent, offered him roles in... More...

Actress and singer Estelle Reiner took her Final Taxi at age 94. Reiner was the wife of Carl Reiner and the mother of directors Rob and Lucas Reiner and writer Annie. Estelle Reiner was a renowned jazz singer and also acted in several films. Most people remember her for delivering a single line in her son Rob's film "When Harry met Sally." Following the scene in the restaurant where Meg Ryan show... More...

Crichton is best known for his books, penning classics such as The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Sphere, and Jurassic Park among many others. On top of writing these books, he also directed some little-known films in the 70s and early 80s( Westworld, Looker, Coma) and then went on to help write the screenplays for Jurassic Park and Twister and co-create mega-show ER . More...

Animator, director and producer John Ahern, winner of a 1988 Daytime Emmy Award for Muppet Babies, took his Final Taxi at 74. Ahern worked on everything from G.I. Joe to the New Scooby-Doo Movies, Speed Buggy, The New Tom Jerry Show, The Super Friends and BraveStarr. More...

Kind of a cool little episode for us this evening, we start off discussing recent events on/for the show and then we get a chance to speak to Terrance Zdunch (aka Grave Robber), co-writer/co-composer and costar of Repo! The Genetic Opera a film Dan and I got to check out recently and really loved. We discuss a bunch of things, including the long hard road to getting a movie made, Paris Hiltons im... More...