Posts with tag "Blues Brothers"

Vatican Recognizes 'Blues Brothers' as Catholic Film

Posted Jun 18th 2010 at 01:35 PM by PopEater Staff

The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has given a glowing endorsement to 'The Blues Brothers,' a 1980 comedy classic that featured John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, respectively, two men who felt they were on a mission from God. "This is a memorable film, and, judging by the facts, a Catholic one," the paper wrote. On the film's 30th anniversary, the Vatican ...

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Top SNLers Who Blew Up. Or Blew Out

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 at 12:40 PM by Dino Sossi

Fame can be a b---h. One moment, as John Lennon once said, you're "more popular than Jesus." The next, no one is returning your calls. The transition from obscurity to popularity to invisibility can happen faster than a New York minute. And one place where that phenomenon has happened more often than most is at 'Saturday Night Live.' Some people quickly become big stars and then fizzle after they ...