Hell on Wheels: Anson Mount
So, on re-watching the Hell on Wheels episode Bleeding Kansas, I was struck by how damn good Anson Mount is. I rarely mention it, perhaps because my recaps are more involved in what’s going on with the...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY JON HAMM!
Here at Basket of Kisses, we annually celebrate Jon Hamm Birthday Week. Except we forgot to yesterday, so this year, JHBW starts on Tuesday, the actual birthday. Because we say so. This week, we’re...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Jon Hamm in Bridesmaids
As hilarious as Melissa McBride was in Bridesmaids, to me, Jon Hamm’s uncredited performance stole the show. He was not simply funny, he embodied a specific character, that many of us have met. The...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Friends With Kids
Jon Hamm has been in a relationship with the marvelous Jennifer Westfeldt for many years, and has been in all of her movies. Most recently, he had a large supporting role in Friends With Kids, a...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Million Dollar Arm
Happy Jon Hamm Birthday Week, the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! This year, we’re celebrating Jon’s movie roles. Can I confess that Jon Hamm has been in movies that I have not seen? Somehow I never...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Sucker Punch
Happy Jon Hamm Birthday Week! Are you celebrating? This year, Basket of Kisses is celebrating Jon Hamm’s movie roles. Jon Hamm was featured in Sucker Punch in 2011. Here’s an interview he did about the...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: The Town
How are you celebrating Jon Hamm Birthday Week? Is there a parade in your town? Has there been the traditional exchange of gifts? Here at Basket of Kisses, we’re celebrating Jon Hamm’s movie roles. The...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week Wrap-Up
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been partying like a rock star, as I do every year for JHBW. I’m exhausted!!! Not too tired to do a little home decorating though…. And hey, we ain’t too proud to beg....
View ArticleMatthew Weiner and the Cast of Mad Men at Lincoln Center Part 1: What do we,...
This is Part 1 of what may become an epic write-up. Stick with Basket of Kisses for continued coverage of all things Matthew Weiner, and more Lincoln Center goodness. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, the...
View ArticleCoffee With Shirley: The Sola Bamis Interview
Note to readers: This interview took place via email. I have taken a couple of liberties to make it seem more “chatty.” Sola Bamis is someone the Basket knows and loves for her portrayal of Shirley,...
View ArticleOne of My Favorite New Shows (with a slight “Mad Men” tie-in)
Wouldn’t you like to go back in time and do things over again—but better? VH1’s Hindsight, which premiered earlier this year, examines this premise in a way that is fun, entertaining, and...
View ArticleExclusive! Part 1: Conversation with Kevin Rahm: What do The Instructions Say?
Shortly after Kevin Rahm joined the cast of Mad Men, I was lucky enough to have a friend (virtually) introduce us. Since that time it’s been something of a Mutual Admiration Society, peppered with...
View ArticleLive Stream — Farewell to Mad Men!
The Television Academy — those folks who bring you the Emmy’s — are hosting a live stream event: Farewell to Mad Men. The live stream begins at 2:00pm PDT on Sunday, May 17th and several of the cast...
View ArticleOpen Thread/Question of the Week: 2015 Tonys
Yo yo you, it’s our weekly Mad Men Commemorative Open Thread–for you, the Basketcases, to chat amongst yourselves. It’s Tony night! The gay superbowl! (I have a friend and vocal coach, Chris Newcomer,...
View ArticleArchive of American Television: Jon Hamm Interview, part 2
On June 25, 2015, Jenni Matz conducted a two-hour interview with Jon Hamm for the Archive of American Television. In part 2, Jon Hamm talks about the production of Mad Men, including his experience...
View ArticleMad Men at the Smithsonian Museum of American History…not quite yet.
Remember way back on March 27th during the final Mad Men half-season media blitz when Matthew Weiner and the cast made a stop at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to donate props...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Jon Hamm!
Here’s a happy moment for the birthday boy! This year, instead of doing Jon Hamm Birthday Week like a normal week, we’re starting on his birthday and running seven days. This is because it’s...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Day 2
Day 2 of Jon Hamm Birthday Week: This year it means Jon Hamm brilliance from Season 2 of Mad Men. Another season, another pitch: photo by: Leana~
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week Day 3
Day 3, Season 3, a very special video. Here is one of Don Draper’s most appealing ad campaigns, and yet it fails to win over the client. And because the client is a father figure to Don, he’s...
View ArticleJon Hamm Birthday Week: Day 4
What a week! A) Time change (screw you, time change). And B) I love the holidays, but about midway through JHBW, I just need a little me-alone time, y’know? Parties, caroling–I’ll be back at it...
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