Bridge CS5.1 - Missing info in FILMSTRIP mode

For some reason the information that used to be availble to see and use (file name and ability to give star ratings to multiple files at once) is now missing from my Bridge CS5.1 (see attached file).  It was working just fine last week but now no.  I installed that latest patch to bring it to v. 4.1.0.54 but that didn't fix the problem.  I've tried to see if there is a way to get them back - like maybe I hit some odd key command that made it all go away but I've been unable to get anywhere.  Can anyone help me? 
Thanks in advance,
Tony

like maybe I hit some odd key command that made it all go away but I've been unable to get anywhere.
Yes that is the case, you accidentally must have hit the cmd + T key and now you have set Bridge to show only thumbnails.
Under the menu view you will see a checkmark in front of the option: "show thumbnail only" . Click on it again to deselect or hit again cmd + T (on a Mac) and you get back to the normal situation

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