Kelly Robinson
10 min readApr 6, 2020

I Did Angela Lansbury’s Positive Moves

“Welcome to my cult — er, home.”

After being put through the wringer by various Marvel heroes, I sought a less vigorous workout. Perhaps nothing suggests “less vigorous” as much as the cover of Angela Lansbury’s Positive Moves, co-written by Dame Lansbury herself and former LA Times staff writer Mimi Avens. Delacorte Press released the book in 1990, following on the heels of Lansbury’s successful VHS workout tape of the same name that capitalized on the celebrity workout craze of…

Kelly Robinson

Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer. Film commentaries for Kino Lorber and Second Sight Films. Silent film, horror, pop culture, weird history.