Dolly Parton has an affection toward animals, especially dogs. Since she and her husband, Carl Dean, never had kids, she thinks of her dogs as her children. It’s hard to understand people’s love for their pets, and Parton expressed her love for one of her dogs by writing a song about them.
Dolly Parton wrote ‘Cracker Jack’ about her childhood dog
“Cracker Jack” was recorded in 1973 by Parton, but she never released it until a 2007 re-release of Jolene. The track is titled after a stray dog she befriended as a kid, but it’s dedicated to her family members who have all lost beloved pets. In the book Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Parton explained why she loves dogs so much, and why Cracker Jack was the “best friend” she ever had.
“Your dog always lives in memory. Even though they don’t live as long as people,...
Dolly Parton wrote ‘Cracker Jack’ about her childhood dog
“Cracker Jack” was recorded in 1973 by Parton, but she never released it until a 2007 re-release of Jolene. The track is titled after a stray dog she befriended as a kid, but it’s dedicated to her family members who have all lost beloved pets. In the book Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Parton explained why she loves dogs so much, and why Cracker Jack was the “best friend” she ever had.
“Your dog always lives in memory. Even though they don’t live as long as people,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
To celebrate the stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf: Director’s Cut – released on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray & DVD 15th May from Studiocanal – we have a 4K Uhd up for grabs!
Lavishly filmed and thrillingly gripping, Christophe Gans’ film is an irresistible mix of period drama, blood-pumping action and chilling horror. With a fantastic cast including Samuel Le Bihan (Braquo), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges), Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Monica Bellucci (Irreversible), it also features a breakout performance from John Wick 3 martial arts star Mark Dacascos.
The 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer Grégoire...
Lavishly filmed and thrillingly gripping, Christophe Gans’ film is an irresistible mix of period drama, blood-pumping action and chilling horror. With a fantastic cast including Samuel Le Bihan (Braquo), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges), Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Monica Bellucci (Irreversible), it also features a breakout performance from John Wick 3 martial arts star Mark Dacascos.
The 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer Grégoire...
- 5/5/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
“Family Leave,” the upcoming Netflix movie starring Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms, has rounded out its ensemble cast.
Joining the comedy film are Rita Moreno, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bashir Salahuddin, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Fortune Feimster, Xosha Roquemore, Paul Scheer, King Bach aka Andrew Bachelor, Pete Holmes, Naomi Ekperigin, Dan Finnerty, Cyrus Arnold and Vanessa Carrasco, with character details yet to come.
Based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, “Family Leave” follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms), who are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, the Walkers must unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout. Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) and...
Joining the comedy film are Rita Moreno, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bashir Salahuddin, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Fortune Feimster, Xosha Roquemore, Paul Scheer, King Bach aka Andrew Bachelor, Pete Holmes, Naomi Ekperigin, Dan Finnerty, Cyrus Arnold and Vanessa Carrasco, with character details yet to come.
Based on the book “Bedtime For Mommy” by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal, “Family Leave” follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms), who are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, the Walkers must unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout. Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) and...
- 1/26/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
[Mild Season 5 Spoilers Below]
Crackerjack is back! The great villain from The Karate Kid Part III, Terry Silver, played by the great Thomas Ian Griffith, makes his grand return by stepping up to the main villain role in season five of Cobra Kai. We continue our roundtable discussion with the cast as our own Chris Bumbray talks with the Excessive Force star about the challenges of filming this season.
Chris: In all the fights in Cobra Kai, what fight was most challenging from a physical standpoint?
Griffith: It’s funny because, when they said they were gonna bring Chozen back at the end of season 4, they talked to me and it was like, “The two villains from the movies! This is gonna be electric! Everyone’s anticipating that!” and it’s like, how are we going to deliver on that? And it was during the weapons competition [of the All Valley Tournament in season 4], I’m watching, and I leaned...
Crackerjack is back! The great villain from The Karate Kid Part III, Terry Silver, played by the great Thomas Ian Griffith, makes his grand return by stepping up to the main villain role in season five of Cobra Kai. We continue our roundtable discussion with the cast as our own Chris Bumbray talks with the Excessive Force star about the challenges of filming this season.
Chris: In all the fights in Cobra Kai, what fight was most challenging from a physical standpoint?
Griffith: It’s funny because, when they said they were gonna bring Chozen back at the end of season 4, they talked to me and it was like, “The two villains from the movies! This is gonna be electric! Everyone’s anticipating that!” and it’s like, how are we going to deliver on that? And it was during the weapons competition [of the All Valley Tournament in season 4], I’m watching, and I leaned...
- 9/16/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
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