Premiering in September 1999, the original NBC series The West Wing built an instant cult following with its seemingly realistic weekly excursions into the inner sanctums of the White House. The series became such a hit that some pollsters claimed that certain people actually believed Jed Bartlet was the real president (although, if true, this [...]

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957), a Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis steamroller about the ruthless rules of professional survival and success in the Big Apple.
This film is shot only 8 years after Criss Cross (1949) in which Lancaster again plays the lead role but Tony Curtis shows up for a few seconds, perhaps in his [...]

Nominated for 2 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes, including Best TV Series – Drama, Felicity gathered a large cult following in its short four season stint. Premiering on the WB network in September 1998, the show (along with Dawson’s Creek) helped ignite a firestorm of highly successful original series on behalf of the upstart network, [...]