Claudia Maree Mailer Live and Let DieRy By Jay S. Jacobs When you were young, and your heart was an open book… That line is not merely the opening line to the old Paul McCartney song that was used for this article’s punny headline, it also rather fittingly describes the character of Marie in the psychological thriller DieRy, the first feature leading role by actress Claudia Maree Mailer. The film was written by her husband, producer John Buffalo Mailer. Marie is a beautiful y

Jane Birkin Cultural Icon/Singer/Actor/Writer Presents a One-Time Concert – Birkin Gainsbourg The Symphonic by Brad Balfour In the late-'60s, a French song, "Je t'aime, moi non plus," came out and stirred both controversy and accolades as well as becoming an international pop hit – even getting considerable airplay in the very uptight USA. As sung by Jane Birkin, with her hushed, breathy, half-whispered vocals, it prompted explicit sexual fantasies – just as Serge Gainsbourg,

Joelle Carter stars in “Justified.” Joelle Carter The Ends Justify The Means by Jay S. Jacobs Joelle Carter has certainly had a wild ride in the five seasons that she has been playing southern belle Ava Crowder on FX’s acclaimed modern western Justified. When you meet a character right as she is killing her abusive husband, you wouldn’t think there would be much more the show could do with her.  However that was just the first step in the crazy, cool, violent and sexy path fo

Ed Quinn Ed Quinn The Road to Eureka by Jay S. Jacobs Brilliant scientist.  Guitar hero.  Adventurer.  Professor’s son.  Sci-Fi icon.  Runway model.  Surf bum.  Eccentric.  Reputed iron man.  Dog lover.  Respected actor.  Renaissance man. Ed Quinn has worn a lot of hats over the years. In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its refusal to play by the supposed rules, Quinn has put together an intriguing body of work without forgetting what is really important in

“Hidden Palms” — Pictured Gail O’Grady as Karen Hardy stars in HIDDEN PALMS on The CW. Photo: Frank Ockenfels/ The CW © 2007 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Gail O’Grady Roles of a Lifetime by Ronald Sklar “I did Celebrity Poker, and it was the first time I ever played,” actress Gail O’Grady tells me, and this should surprise me, shouldn’t it. You would think that the beauty and the brains were enough to get her by in life, that those heavy doors swing wide open for