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We're only six articles into this series, and I've already violated my critic's creed by furthering one of the most egregious filmmaking fallacies in existence. While I stand wholeheartedly behind my selections of Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Cate Blanchett, Robert De Niro, and Viola Davis, these artists are venerated for capital-a acting. They play serious, complicated people beset by demons both personal and societal. Critics expect them to dazzle us, to shed inspiring or unsettling light on the human condition. For too many years, they did not expect them to make us laugh.

When Streep, after a decade-plus of electrifying dramatic performances, appeared in the 1989 dark comedy "She-Devil" opposite TV superstar Roseanne Barr, many critics felt she was slumming. Ditto De Niro in Martin Brest's 1988 buddy-comedy "Midnight Run.

Reality star Todd Chrisley has fired back on social media concerning a pending indictment for financial crimes and trouble within his family. He also said his USA Networks show would go on despite the swirling drama.

Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best, were federally indicted on Wednesday on conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion charges. Todd Chrisley, a multi-millionaire real estate mogul, was was reportedly investigated in 2017 for allegations of tax evasion and legal residency in Georgia, despite the family living in Florida.

The Chrisleys and their accountant have reportedly been charged in Georgia’s Northern District with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion. Chrisley legal representatives have denied the allegations, claiming they are based on “complete falsehoods. The Chrisleys are innocent of all charges.”

Chrisley shared an image...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #5, available November 29, 2017 is written by: David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and J. Bone:

"...you know that thing where your flight back to 'NYC' is interrupted so you can be debriefed at a secret government base, only to find that base under attack by giant radioactive monsters?

"And you can't get another flight back home until you defeat the giant radioactive monsters? Well, our 'Bettie' can handle it..."

"Bettie Page" #4 written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier is now available.

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and...

Dynamite Entertainment continues resurrecting sexy 1950's pin-up "Bettie Page" as a comic book series, with "Bettie Page" #6 available December 20, 2017, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Esau Figueroa, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler:

"...'Bettie' goes to the 'Cannes Film Festival' and although her film 'Invasion of the Space Commies' isn't up for the 'Grand Prix' award, that won't keep our plucky heroine from chasing spies along the 'French Riviera'..."

"Bettie Page" #3, now available, is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...between cultists, creeps, spies, mind-control rays, flying saucers and the 'Lapd', 'Bettie Page' has had just about enough of everyone's crap.

"So watch out, Hollywood elites. Now you've made her mad..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to...

Dynamite Entertainment continues resurrecting sexy 1950's pin-up "Bettie Page" as a comic book series, with "Bettie Page" #3, available September 27, 2017, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...between cultists, creeps, spies, mind-control rays, flying saucers and the 'Lapd', 'Bettie Page' has had just about enough of everyone's crap.

"So watch out, Hollywood elites. Now you've made her mad..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

"After a lot of research into the life and times of Bettie, I chose to put...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #2, available August 23, 2017, is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by  Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...'Bettie' takes on Hollywood as the 'B-Movie Queen of the Space Commies'! 

"Bettie gets in over her head with the shadowy 'Sky Science' cult! Bettie unleashes chaos at the 'Griffith Park Observatory'..."

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #4 is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and final Hollywood chapter of 'The Secret Diary of Bettie Page'..."

In the doc feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures,...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #4 is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier, available October 18, 2017:

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and final Hollywood chapter of 'The Secret Diary of Bettie Page'..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said writer Avallone, "...when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

Dynamite Entertainment has resurrected sexy 1950's pinup "Bettie Page" as an action hero for a new comic book series, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, available July 17, 2017:

In the documentary feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures, and Emmy-winning TV producer Mark Mori, Page narrates her own story prior to her death at age 85 in 2008.

"...shooting to fame in the 1950's with her fetish modeling and racy pinup photos, 'Bettie Page' continues to enchant and inspire multiple generations of women (who continue to emulate her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs) and men (who long for her). 

"But the story behind her allure, the real person underneath that timeless youthful, sexy image, has been a mystery for the ages -- until now.

"This 100-minute film is the only one authorized by the famed former pin-up as the official film biography on her life.

Dynamite Entertainment has resurrected sexy 1950's pinup "Bettie Page" as a new comic book series, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worely, available July 2017:

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said writer Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

"After a lot of research into the life and times of Bettie, I chose to put her in Hollywood at the start of the fifties and the beginning of her modeling career...built on some corners of her real biography, and the real history of the time. I hope I’ve made my fictional Bettie as funny, as sweet,...

Robert Schuller, the televangelist who founded the Crystal Cathedral and reached millions worldwide with his Hour Of Power TV program, died today at a care center in Artesia, CA. He was 88. He had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer two years ago. Schuller began his evangelical Protestant ministry in 1955, preaching from atop the snack stand of a Los Angeles drive-in theater. Cloaked in his signature purple robe and large glasses, his measured, smiling delivery went…...

Sneak Peek more footage from director Mark Mori's critically acclaimed documentary feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures, opening again theatrically across the Us, late November 2013.

"...shooting to fame in the 1950's with her fetish modeling and racy pinup photos, 'Bettie Page' continues to enchant and inspire multiple generations of women (who continue to emulate her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs) and men (who long for her). But the story behind her allure, the real person underneath that timeless youthful, sexy image, has been a mystery for the ages -- until now.

"With the release of 'Bettie Page Reveals All', a feature-length film by Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and Emmy-winning TV producer Mark Mori, the world at last gets to hear Page's story, narrated by Page herself in the years prior to her death at age 85 in 2008.

"The compelling 100-minute...

CBS Television Distribution and ComStar Media have agreed to settle their lawsuit over the airing of several classic series, including "Happy Days," "My Three Sons" and "Family Ties." CBS sued ComStar -- owned by GodTube founder Chris Wyatt and "Hour of Power" minister Robert Schuller -- for $1.5 million in April, claiming that the company had stopped paying its licensing fees for the programs. Also read: CBS Sues FamilyNet, ComStar for $1.5M Over "Happy Days," "Family Ties" and Others The suit actually stems from an agreement that CBS had struck with FamilyNet, which...

Sneak Peek the teaser trailer from the new documentary feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures.

"...shooting to fame in the 1950's with her fetish modeling and racy pinup photos, 'Bettie Page' continues to enchant and inspire multiple generations of women (who continue to emulate her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs) and men (who long for her). But the story behind her allure, the real person underneath that timeless youthful, sexy image, has been a mystery for the ages -- until now.

"With the release of 'Bettie Page Reveals All', a feature-length film by Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and Emmy-winning TV producer Mark Mori, the world at last gets to hear Page's story, narrated by Page herself in the years prior to her death at age 85 in 2008.

"The compelling 100-minute film is the only one authorized by the famed former pin-up...

CBS Television Distribution is suing family-minded ComStar Media for more than $1.5 million in allegedly owed license fees for such old series as Happy Days, Family Ties, My Three Sons and Early Edition. The shows have run on ComStar's FamilyNet Television, but according to a lawsuit filed this week in California federal court, the defendant has asserted the right to air the shows without paying for them. ComStar Media is a Dallas-based company founded by Chris Wyatt and Christian minister Robert Schuller. Wyatt is reported to have worked at CBS himself before starting GodTube.com, a Christian

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From the SexSells website (www.sexsells.name), comes word that the new documentary feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures, will debut during the "Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender" April 5-8, 2012 @ the Century Orleans 18 Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada :

"...shooting to fame in the 1950's with her fetish modeling and racy pinup photos, 'Bettie Page' continues to enchant and inspire multiple generations of women (who continue to emulate her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs) and men (who long for her). But the story behind her allure, the real person underneath that timeless youthful, sexy image, has been a mystery for the ages -- until now.

"With the release of 'Bettie Page Reveals All', a feature-length film by Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and Emmy-winning TV producer Mark Mori, the world at last gets to hear Page's story, narrated by Page herself...