An Appeal for Help

The daughter of an old friend of mine has embarked on a class project as she nears the completion of her undergraduate requirements to graduate from college this year — and she needs your help.

Her name is Lyndsay, and her assignment involves a new blog she has launched for the purpose of the class. In her project, she's trying to come up with alternative casts for existing movies. These movies can be great movies or movies that weren't very good. They can be movies from decades ago or last year. Apparently, she needs suggestions, and that's where you, my readers, come in.

Visit her blog, Rewind and Recast, and make your suggestions. I've already made a couple of suggestions, and Lyndsay has already made her recommendations on one. I plan to make additional suggestions in the weeks to come, but her professor apparently will be monitoring her blog, and the more variety she has the better.

Anyway, leave your suggestions in the comments portion of her blog, then check back later to see what she comes up with. I'm sure she will have something interesting to say, and she'll probably recommend at least one performer you hadn't thought of.

Good luck, Lyndsay!

Heads Up to My Readers

One of my former students, George Lang, who is the assistant entertainment editor of The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City, will be live blogging during the Screen Actors Guild Awards tonight at 7 p.m. (Central).

George is a very talented fellow. He was always a pleasure to have in my classroom. And he remains a good friend.

I plan to observe his blogging this evening. Whether I will make any comments remains to be seen. This is his stage. But I urge all my readers to check out what he has to say. I'm sure he will have some insightful points to make.