The Byrne-ing News, June 2020 Edition

Summertime is here–in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway! And, while the living might be easier than it was, it is still pretty unsettled around the world, for lots of reasons. So I hope you continue to #MaskUp wherever you are, stay alert to news and recommendations from those you trust, and […]

The Byrne-ing News, May 2020 Edition

So, that was some Gabriel Birthday Celebration, wasn’t it?! Thanks again to all the fans, past and present, who participated. It was a very special birthday, after all, and I’ve learned to pay attention to those milestones as they come shooting past, faster than time, and gone before you can […]

Saying Goodbye to James Lipton

Ninety-three!? I had no idea James Lipton was a nonagenarian. Time flies when you are hosting one of the finest interview shows in the history of interview shows, doesn’t it? James Lipton died March 2, 2020 and with his passing goes a tradition of in-depth (bordering on wonderfully nosy!) actor […]

WAR OF THE WORLDS: New Trailer and More!

European audiences are already experiencing this new take on the H. G. Wells story. American viewers will wait until February 2020 to see it. Now Australia gives us an extended trailer as a tease until they are overtaken by the alien menace. It is much longer than anything else we’ve […]

WAR OF THE WORLDS: More Interviews, Part 3

You will either be happy or sad to hear this might be the last translated interviews posting. It is a bit lighter in tone than the previous two, but only a bit . . . There is one interview translated from French and two from German. As far as I […]