Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show Good Times and a Laugh-In regular, has died at 84. No cause of death was given by his family, who announced his March 2 death on Instagram.
Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.”
Brown had a multi-facted career. He recorded songs and played in a band, appeared on Broadway, and was a television regular, including three seasons as part of the ensemble on the hit show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. That appearance was a double-edged sword, as his contractual commitments to the show prevented him from taking the role of Red Foxx’s son on Sanford and Son.
Former Laugh-In writer-turned-producer Allan Manings brought Brown to Good Times in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St.
Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.”
Brown had a multi-facted career. He recorded songs and played in a band, appeared on Broadway, and was a television regular, including three seasons as part of the ensemble on the hit show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. That appearance was a double-edged sword, as his contractual commitments to the show prevented him from taking the role of Red Foxx’s son on Sanford and Son.
Former Laugh-In writer-turned-producer Allan Manings brought Brown to Good Times in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St.
- 3/5/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Time is running out to stream films like “Lincoln,” “The Fisher King” and “He Got Game” on HBO Max. Below is the complete list of everything leaving HBO and HBO Max in January 2022, which includes some classic “Planet of the Apes” films, Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning “Argo” and 1988’s “Married to the Mob,” among others. Most of these titles leave the streaming service on Jan. 31, but departing HBO and HBO Max on Jan. 20 is a behind-the-scenes look at Guillermo del Toro’s new film “Nightmare Alley,” which is exclusively in theaters now.
If you’re looking for noteworthy titles to add to your watchlist before they depart, “Lincoln” is one of Steven Spielberg’s best, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” is a handsome and nail-biting spy thriller and “The Fisher King” is a great two-hander with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams.
Check out the full list of what’s leaving HBO Max in January 2022 below.
If you’re looking for noteworthy titles to add to your watchlist before they depart, “Lincoln” is one of Steven Spielberg’s best, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” is a handsome and nail-biting spy thriller and “The Fisher King” is a great two-hander with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams.
Check out the full list of what’s leaving HBO Max in January 2022 below.
- 1/4/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Back when WarnerMedia (which technically no longer exists in the same form) announced that it would be premiering its entire slate of 2021 films on HBO Max, this is the kind of month they likely had in mind. For HBO Max’s list of new releases in August 2021 is highlighted by an honest-to-goodness blockbuster.
The Suicide Squad is set to premiere Aug. 5 on HBO Max. This film featuring some of DC Comics’ most curious villains borrows its name, format, and many of its characters from the David Ayers-directed 2016 film Suicide Squad. This time around, the rogues gallery is directing by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and his colorful disposition. In addition to The Suicide Squad, August sees the arrival of the Hugh Jackman-starring Reminiscence on Aug. 20.
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The Suicide Squad is set to premiere Aug. 5 on HBO Max. This film featuring some of DC Comics’ most curious villains borrows its name, format, and many of its characters from the David Ayers-directed 2016 film Suicide Squad. This time around, the rogues gallery is directing by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and his colorful disposition. In addition to The Suicide Squad, August sees the arrival of the Hugh Jackman-starring Reminiscence on Aug. 20.
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- 8/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
HBO Max will arguably debut its biggest Warner Bros. release yet on August 5, when James Gunn’s take on “The Suicide Squad” makes its day-and-date premiere on the streaming platform (the comic book blockbuster is also coming out in theaters nationwide).
But beyond “The Suicide Squad,” film fans will find a copious amount of features on HBO Max in August 2021, including a new Hugh Jackman movie, plus classic ‘90s favorites like “Basic Instinct,” “The Birdcage,” “The Fugitive,” “Deep Cover,” “Malcolm X,” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Ahead, every new movie and series coming to HBO Max in August 2021, plus the top titles leaving the service before September 1.
New on HBO Max in August 2021
August 1
2 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)
9/11: Fifteen Years Later, 2016
A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (HBO)
The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)
Americano, 2017 (HBO)
Anna to the Infinite Power,...
But beyond “The Suicide Squad,” film fans will find a copious amount of features on HBO Max in August 2021, including a new Hugh Jackman movie, plus classic ‘90s favorites like “Basic Instinct,” “The Birdcage,” “The Fugitive,” “Deep Cover,” “Malcolm X,” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Ahead, every new movie and series coming to HBO Max in August 2021, plus the top titles leaving the service before September 1.
New on HBO Max in August 2021
August 1
2 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)
9/11: Fifteen Years Later, 2016
A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (HBO)
The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)
Americano, 2017 (HBO)
Anna to the Infinite Power,...
- 7/31/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
While the first day of spring technically belongs to March, everyone knows that it kicks into high gear in April. To celebrate the changing of the seasons, Hulu is finally bringing back its signature original series for April 2021.
Season 4 of the multiple Emmy award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on April 28. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen June and her dystopian world. In fact, it’s been so long that our own world decided to endure its own dystopian pandemic in the meantime. Hopefully this series’ return will mean we can keep our political and social collapses on television where they belong.
Aside from The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu isn’t brining much else to the table in terms of originals this month. Thankfully, the one other original that Hulu has in store for April sounds completely righteous. Sasquatch, the latest docuseries from the Duplass brothers producing team, will cover exactly what the title promises.
Season 4 of the multiple Emmy award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on April 28. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen June and her dystopian world. In fact, it’s been so long that our own world decided to endure its own dystopian pandemic in the meantime. Hopefully this series’ return will mean we can keep our political and social collapses on television where they belong.
Aside from The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu isn’t brining much else to the table in terms of originals this month. Thankfully, the one other original that Hulu has in store for April sounds completely righteous. Sasquatch, the latest docuseries from the Duplass brothers producing team, will cover exactly what the title promises.
- 3/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Easter weekend is always a holiday, with kids home from school eager to enjoy movies: last year saw three family films open in the top nine, as well as wide-appeal “Captain Marvel” and “Shazam!”
But 21 years ago, Easter weekend broke box office rules. First, it was a ballsy move for Warner Bros. to greenlight the Wachowskis’ original and complex science-fiction actioner “The Matrix” in the first place, much less release the R-rated movie opened on that family holiday.
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But the risk paid off. The eye-popping movie starring Keanu Reeves ended up blowing away all previous grosses for the holiday weekend (without counting Wednesday opening results). All told, “The Matrix” took in nearly $68 million for its first five days (in adjusted gross). Even the...
But 21 years ago, Easter weekend broke box office rules. First, it was a ballsy move for Warner Bros. to greenlight the Wachowskis’ original and complex science-fiction actioner “The Matrix” in the first place, much less release the R-rated movie opened on that family holiday.
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But the risk paid off. The eye-popping movie starring Keanu Reeves ended up blowing away all previous grosses for the holiday weekend (without counting Wednesday opening results). All told, “The Matrix” took in nearly $68 million for its first five days (in adjusted gross). Even the...
- 4/5/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Filmmakers/authors discuss the movies they wish more people were familiar with.
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s (2012)
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Top Gun (1986)
Water Power (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
In Fabric (2018)
A Climax of Blue Power (1974)
Forced Entry (1975)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Nashville Girl (1976)
Ms .45 (1981)
Act of Vengeance a.k.a. Rape Squad (1974)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Design For Living (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
Melody (1971)
Oliver! (1968)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
That’ll Be The Day (1973)
Stardust (1974)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
The Bellboy (1960)
Which Way To The Front? (1970)
Hardly Working (1980)
A Night In Casablanca (1946)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Duck Soup (1933)
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)
Cockfighter (1974)
The Second Civil War (1997)
I, A Woman (1965)
The Devil At Your Heels (1981)
The...
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s (2012)
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Top Gun (1986)
Water Power (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
In Fabric (2018)
A Climax of Blue Power (1974)
Forced Entry (1975)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Nashville Girl (1976)
Ms .45 (1981)
Act of Vengeance a.k.a. Rape Squad (1974)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Design For Living (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
Melody (1971)
Oliver! (1968)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
That’ll Be The Day (1973)
Stardust (1974)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
The Bellboy (1960)
Which Way To The Front? (1970)
Hardly Working (1980)
A Night In Casablanca (1946)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Duck Soup (1933)
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)
Cockfighter (1974)
The Second Civil War (1997)
I, A Woman (1965)
The Devil At Your Heels (1981)
The...
- 3/3/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
By Lee Pfeiffer
Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" was based on his own hit Broadway play that opened in 1971 and ran for two years. It starred Peter Falk and Lee Grant. The play resonated with audiences of the era even though it was an unusually dark piece for Simon, reflecting the social decay of New York City during this period. Those factors were still very much in evidence in films of the era when Simon rather reluctantly agreed to bring his play to the big screen in 1975. He felt the material was too disturbing for his core audience but conceded to write the screenplay himself. He also trusted Melvin Frank as director, as Frank had a long history of helming hit comedies with broad appeal. Simon was also enthused about the decision to cast Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft for the film version. Two of his greatest...
Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" was based on his own hit Broadway play that opened in 1971 and ran for two years. It starred Peter Falk and Lee Grant. The play resonated with audiences of the era even though it was an unusually dark piece for Simon, reflecting the social decay of New York City during this period. Those factors were still very much in evidence in films of the era when Simon rather reluctantly agreed to bring his play to the big screen in 1975. He felt the material was too disturbing for his core audience but conceded to write the screenplay himself. He also trusted Melvin Frank as director, as Frank had a long history of helming hit comedies with broad appeal. Simon was also enthused about the decision to cast Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft for the film version. Two of his greatest...
- 6/26/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Neil Simon with Cy Coleman in 1982 Photo: AP
Neil Simon has died at the age of 91, following complications from pneumonia.
Much of the playwright's comedy work, including The Odd Couple, Barefoot In The Park, The Sunshine Boys and Biloxi Blues were also adapted into hits for the big and small screens.
He also wrote original screenplays including The Heartbreak Kid and The Out Of Towners.
The New York-born writer wrote for comedy stars including Phil Silvers and Sid Caesar before forging a career on Broadway, which began with Come Blow Your Horn in 1961.
Last night, stars paid tribute to him on Twitter. Danny DeVito, who starred in a stage revival of The Sunshine Boys with Richard Griffiths, wrote: "Neil Simon the true Sunshine Boy. Happy I got to have fun with him. Peace."
Actor Vincent D'Onofrio described him as "a genius".
And Mrs Doubtfire writer Randi Mayhem Singer wrote: "If you write comedy,...
Neil Simon has died at the age of 91, following complications from pneumonia.
Much of the playwright's comedy work, including The Odd Couple, Barefoot In The Park, The Sunshine Boys and Biloxi Blues were also adapted into hits for the big and small screens.
He also wrote original screenplays including The Heartbreak Kid and The Out Of Towners.
The New York-born writer wrote for comedy stars including Phil Silvers and Sid Caesar before forging a career on Broadway, which began with Come Blow Your Horn in 1961.
Last night, stars paid tribute to him on Twitter. Danny DeVito, who starred in a stage revival of The Sunshine Boys with Richard Griffiths, wrote: "Neil Simon the true Sunshine Boy. Happy I got to have fun with him. Peace."
Actor Vincent D'Onofrio described him as "a genius".
And Mrs Doubtfire writer Randi Mayhem Singer wrote: "If you write comedy,...
- 8/26/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Arthur Hiller with his Jean Hersholt Huminatarian AwardOscar nominated Canadian born Hollywood director Arthur Hiller died yesterday at 92 years of age. Though he's best remembered for the 1970 mega-hit Love Story -- so popular in its day it would have been equivalent to a Jurassic World at the box office today (no really) -- his career was actually quite varied. He did dramas, romances, buddy comedies, period pieces, you name it.
Among his best known films which is your favorite?
The Americanization of Emily (1964) The Out of Towners (1970) Love Story (1970) Plaza Suite (1971) Man of La Mancha (1972) Silver Streak (1976) The In-Laws (1979) Making Love (1982) Author! Author! (1982) Outrageous Fortune (1987) See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Outrageous Fortune was probably my favorite of his films - Bette Midler & Shelley Long were so funny together -- but the film that's the most interesting, historically, is Making Love as it was the very first mainstream Lgbt film.
Among his best known films which is your favorite?
The Americanization of Emily (1964) The Out of Towners (1970) Love Story (1970) Plaza Suite (1971) Man of La Mancha (1972) Silver Streak (1976) The In-Laws (1979) Making Love (1982) Author! Author! (1982) Outrageous Fortune (1987) See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Outrageous Fortune was probably my favorite of his films - Bette Midler & Shelley Long were so funny together -- but the film that's the most interesting, historically, is Making Love as it was the very first mainstream Lgbt film.
- 8/19/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Director of Love Story whose Hollywood career spanned 50 years
Arthur Hiller, who has died aged 92, was regarded as a journeyman director, but when a brilliant screenplay, such as Paddy Chayevsky’s The Hospital (1971), came his way, he created a scabrous black comedy. Similarly, when Neil Simon provided him with a witty, original script for The Out of Towners (1970), Hiller once again did it justice. These films and a dozen others stayed in the mind long after his biggest hit, the romantic drama Love Story (1970), had been subsumed into the category of guilty pleasures.
Love Story, a weepy based on the bestselling novel by Erich Segal and starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw as lovers struggling to overcome their families’ objections to their union, was the most popular film of its year, with its much-repeated catchphrase: “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” It was nominated for seven Oscars,...
Arthur Hiller, who has died aged 92, was regarded as a journeyman director, but when a brilliant screenplay, such as Paddy Chayevsky’s The Hospital (1971), came his way, he created a scabrous black comedy. Similarly, when Neil Simon provided him with a witty, original script for The Out of Towners (1970), Hiller once again did it justice. These films and a dozen others stayed in the mind long after his biggest hit, the romantic drama Love Story (1970), had been subsumed into the category of guilty pleasures.
Love Story, a weepy based on the bestselling novel by Erich Segal and starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw as lovers struggling to overcome their families’ objections to their union, was the most popular film of its year, with its much-repeated catchphrase: “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” It was nominated for seven Oscars,...
- 8/18/2016
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
"Arthur Hiller, an Academy Award-nominated director whose long career began in live television and flourished in the movies in the 1970s with crowd-pleasers like the phenomenally successful Love Story, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles," writes Dave Kehr for the New York Times. As Patrick Hipes notes at Deadline, Love Story would lead "to a streak of big movies for Hiller that spanned especially comedy including The Hospital, penned by Paddy Chayefsky (who also wrote The Americanization of Emily); Silver Streak with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor; The In-Laws with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin; The Lonely Guy with Steve Martin; and Outrageous Fortune starring Shelley Long and Bette Midler. He also helmed the film adaptations of Neil Simon’s The Out of Towners and Plaza Suite." We're collecting remembrances. » - David Hudson...
- 8/18/2016
- Keyframe
"Arthur Hiller, an Academy Award-nominated director whose long career began in live television and flourished in the movies in the 1970s with crowd-pleasers like the phenomenally successful Love Story, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles," writes Dave Kehr for the New York Times. As Patrick Hipes notes at Deadline, Love Story would lead "to a streak of big movies for Hiller that spanned especially comedy including The Hospital, penned by Paddy Chayefsky (who also wrote The Americanization of Emily); Silver Streak with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor; The In-Laws with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin; The Lonely Guy with Steve Martin; and Outrageous Fortune starring Shelley Long and Bette Midler. He also helmed the film adaptations of Neil Simon’s The Out of Towners and Plaza Suite." We're collecting remembrances. » - David Hudson...
- 8/18/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
Arthur Hiller was never the coolest filmmaker in the room. He leaves behind a list of films that were genuinely loved by audiences and an ocean of collaborators and friends who speak of him in glowing terms, and honestly, as a storyteller, what more could anyone ask? There’s certainly some cachet in the idea that you’re breaking new ground stylistically or you’re doing things that other people are ripping off or you’re part of some formal movement of deconstructionists. I like plenty of filmmakers who chase cool like it is oxygen, necessary for their entire existence. Arthur Hiller, though, was a meat and potatoes kind of guy, and he made movies that spoke to his optimistic view of who we could be as people, shot through with just a hint of cynicism at times. My personal favorite of his movies is The In-Laws, which I just rewatched a few weeks ago.
- 8/17/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Chicago – After he reigned as the father in the classic 1979 film “Breaking Away,” actor Paul Dooley suddenly became everyone’s Dad – and by everyone that meant Molly Ringwald (“Sixteen Candles”), Julia Roberts (“Runaway Bride”) and Helen Hunt (“Mad About You”). He tells all in Part Two of a comprehensive interview.
The former “Paul Brown’ was born in West Virginia, and studied acting at West Virginia University, before heading to New York City and a new career as Paul Dooley. He did stage work, stand-up comedy and the New York City version of The Second City. He got his big break in the original stage version of “The Odd Couple” in 1965, directed by the legendary Mike Nichols. While working the stage, he appeared in a number of commercials, eventually moving to Los Angeles to “be where the action is.”
Paul Dooley (right) Being Dad with Justin Henry and Carlin Glynn in...
The former “Paul Brown’ was born in West Virginia, and studied acting at West Virginia University, before heading to New York City and a new career as Paul Dooley. He did stage work, stand-up comedy and the New York City version of The Second City. He got his big break in the original stage version of “The Odd Couple” in 1965, directed by the legendary Mike Nichols. While working the stage, he appeared in a number of commercials, eventually moving to Los Angeles to “be where the action is.”
Paul Dooley (right) Being Dad with Justin Henry and Carlin Glynn in...
- 7/26/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – If there ever was a quintessential “Dad” in movies of the last generation, it would have to be Paul Dooley. The comedian and character actor is best known for portraying the patriarch in “Breaking Away” (1979) and “Sixteen Candles” (1984), but was also in director’s Robert Altman’s ‘ensemble’ and has had a stellar career.
The former “Paul Brown” was born in West Virginia, and studied acting at West Virginia University, before heading to New York City and a new career as Paul Dooley. He did stage work, stand-up comedy and the New York City version of The Second City (story below), before getting his big break in the original stage version of “The Odd Couple” in 1965, directed by the legendary Mike Nichols. While working the stage, he appeared in a number of commercials, eventually moving to Los Angeles to “be where the action is.”
The Dad: Paul Dooley, with Dennis Christopher,...
The former “Paul Brown” was born in West Virginia, and studied acting at West Virginia University, before heading to New York City and a new career as Paul Dooley. He did stage work, stand-up comedy and the New York City version of The Second City (story below), before getting his big break in the original stage version of “The Odd Couple” in 1965, directed by the legendary Mike Nichols. While working the stage, he appeared in a number of commercials, eventually moving to Los Angeles to “be where the action is.”
The Dad: Paul Dooley, with Dennis Christopher,...
- 7/21/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Delmer Daves' easygoing cattle drive western can't make an action hero out of Jack Lemmon, but with fine work from co-star Glenn Ford it presents a thoughtful anti-myth: no glorious rescues or noble gunfights, and the demure maiden doesn't wait for the handsome cowboy hero. With Brian Donlevy (excellent) and Anna Kashf. Cowboy Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1958 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 92 min. / Ship Date February 9, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Brian Donlevy, Strother Martin, Dick York, Victor Manuel Mendoza, Richard Jaeckel, King Donovan Cinematography Charles Lawton Jr. Production Designer Cary Odell Film Editor Al Clark, William A. Lyon Original Music George Duning Written by Edmund H. North and, originally uncredited Dalton Trumbo from a book by Frank Harris Produced by Julian Blaustein Directed by Delmer Daves
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Not Delmer Daves' best Western, but a rather good movie, Cowboy...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Not Delmer Daves' best Western, but a rather good movie, Cowboy...
- 2/27/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Comedy legend Anne Meara died Saturday at the age of 85, and a number of Hollywood stars paid their respects via social media. Meara was half of the comedic duo Stiller & Meara, with husband Jerry Stiller, and they were known for radio commercial campaigns and appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. She had recurring roles on numerous TV series, including Alf, King of Queens and Sex and the City, and she appeared in such films as The Out of Towners, Fame, Awakenings and Night at the Museum, the latter directed by her son, Ben Stiller. [readmore:764503] Below is a sample of
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- 5/24/2015
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
All week long our writers will debate: Which was the greatest film year of the past half century. Click here for a complete list of our essays. How to decide in the grand scheme of things which film year stands above all others? History gives us no clear methodology to unravel this thorny but extremely important question. Is it the year with the highest average score of movies? So a year that averages out to a B + might be the winner over a field strewn with B’s, despite a few A +’s. Or do a few masterpieces lift up a year so far that whatever else happened beyond those three or four films is of no consequence? Both measures are worthy, and the winner by either of those would certainly be a year not to be sneezed at. But I contend the only true measure of a year’s...
- 4/27/2015
- by Richard Rushfield
- Hitfix
Here’s a solution for the indecisive moviegoers. Not sure if you’re in the mood for a drama or comedy or a thriller? Well, how about an anthology? It’s like a good short story collection, or you could call this type of flick a movie buffet or a cinema smorgasbord. Most of the time, these films, in their earlier incarnations, center around a setting (Grand Hotel), a gathering (Dinner At Eight), or an incident (the big cash winners in If I Had A Million). There are animation anthologies (the most famous may be Fantasia or Allegro Non Tropo) and musicals (Invitation To The Dance). The most prolific type may be those in the horror genre, beginning with 1945’s landmark Dead Of Night. In the 60’s and 70’s, Amicus Studios made their mark with Torture Garden and The House That Dripped Blood along with the EC Comics-inspired Tales From The Crypt...
- 3/19/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Arthur Hiller, the Oscar-nominated director who transitioned from television to helm such classic films as Love Story, The Out-of-Towners and The In-Laws before serving four terms as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has died. He was 92. Hiller, the 2002 recipient of the Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his lifetime of charitable efforts, died Wednesday in Los Angeles of natural causes, AMPAS announced. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Hiller started out in radio and then television, directing scores of episodes of such series as Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The
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- 7/23/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It is not too shabby in what the Northeast (New England) part of the United States has produced in terms of past and present actors/actresses making their show business dreams come true. Film careers can be a lot like ice cubes–they start out solid and cool but if you sit around in stagnation your efforts and hard work can melt away before one’s very eyes. Certainly no one can accuse this talented crop of thespians of being one-hit wonders on the big screen. After all, one does not become a recipient of an Academy Award by just sheer luck and charitable fortune.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
- 7/11/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
TCM's Dennis Adamovich, Robert Osborne and Jane Powell initiate the formal launch of the TCM Classic Film Tour. (Photo: Turner Classic Movies).
By Lee Pfeiffer
In true Hollywood style, it was an offer I couldn't refuse: an invitation from Turner Classic Movies to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and inaugural roll out of the TCM Classic Film Tour of New York city movie locations. This event, which took place on August 20, was restricted to the media and invited guests. TCM host Robert Osborne was there to greet everyone along with a Hollywood legend, Jane Powell, who was clearly delighted to participate. Osborne and Powell used giant scissors to cut the ribbon on the bus, which is distinctively branded with the network's logo (and appropriately enough, the ultimate New York City "big" star, King Kong). Joining them was Dennis Adamovich, Senior VP of Brand Digital Activation and the guru behind the Turner Classic Movies Film Festivals.
By Lee Pfeiffer
In true Hollywood style, it was an offer I couldn't refuse: an invitation from Turner Classic Movies to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and inaugural roll out of the TCM Classic Film Tour of New York city movie locations. This event, which took place on August 20, was restricted to the media and invited guests. TCM host Robert Osborne was there to greet everyone along with a Hollywood legend, Jane Powell, who was clearly delighted to participate. Osborne and Powell used giant scissors to cut the ribbon on the bus, which is distinctively branded with the network's logo (and appropriately enough, the ultimate New York City "big" star, King Kong). Joining them was Dennis Adamovich, Senior VP of Brand Digital Activation and the guru behind the Turner Classic Movies Film Festivals.
- 8/21/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Just about everything is canceled in New York today thanks to the 75-85 m.p.h. prowess of Hurricane Sandy, and we're already seeing the effects of the storm system's devastation on Twitter: @SalmanRushdie tweeted "Who'd have thought the End of the World would be called Sandy? If this was a movie, would it be played by Olivia Newton-John?" Said musicians Alex and Nat Wolff (@natandalex): "Guys, why is the squirrel from sponge bob having a hurricane tomorrow? Sincerely, someone who still watches spongebob ***Alex***"
This proves only one thing: We need to pick the right pop culture Sandy to officially represent this hurricane once and for all. Here are the best five candidates for the job, ranked fifth to first. And they are:
5. Sandra "Sandy" Bullock
The Oscar-winning Blind Side thespian just sneaked past Little Orphan Annie's dog to land the fifth spot on this list, but I...
This proves only one thing: We need to pick the right pop culture Sandy to officially represent this hurricane once and for all. Here are the best five candidates for the job, ranked fifth to first. And they are:
5. Sandra "Sandy" Bullock
The Oscar-winning Blind Side thespian just sneaked past Little Orphan Annie's dog to land the fifth spot on this list, but I...
- 10/29/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
American actor Philip Bruns has died at the age of 80.
The TV star, who played Jerry Seinfeld's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, passed away of natural causes on 8 February in Los Angeles.
Bruns broke into acting in an episode of The Robert Herridge Theater, before going on to star on the small screen in a number of shows, including Car 54 Where Are You?, Route 66 and Here's Lucy.
He rose to further prominence playing the father of the title character in 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, also guest starring on Kojak, The Six Million Dollar Man and Mr. Belvedere.
Bruns also enjoyed roles in films including The Stuntman, The Out of Towners, and Flashdance.
The TV star, who played Jerry Seinfeld's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, passed away of natural causes on 8 February in Los Angeles.
Bruns broke into acting in an episode of The Robert Herridge Theater, before going on to star on the small screen in a number of shows, including Car 54 Where Are You?, Route 66 and Here's Lucy.
He rose to further prominence playing the father of the title character in 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, also guest starring on Kojak, The Six Million Dollar Man and Mr. Belvedere.
Bruns also enjoyed roles in films including The Stuntman, The Out of Towners, and Flashdance.
- 2/15/2012
- WENN
Cinematographer famed for his action sequences filmed on location
There are fundamentally two types of cinematographers in American mainstream cinema: hired hands who simply point at and shoot what the director tells them to, and those who work closely with the director to make a substantial contribution to the "look" of a movie. On the whole, Andrew Laszlo, who has died aged 85, qualified as the more creative type.
Consequently, Laszlo declared that the peak of his career and his happiest working relationship was as Walter Hill's director of photography on three of the director's best films: The Warriors (1979), Southern Comfort (1981) and Streets of Fire (1984). He was also proud of his work on Rambo: First Blood (1982), probably the most recognisable title in his filmography. Because of the latter, Laszlo gained a reputation as a consummate cinematographer of filmed-on-location action sequences. It was a long way from Laszlo's beginnings in...
There are fundamentally two types of cinematographers in American mainstream cinema: hired hands who simply point at and shoot what the director tells them to, and those who work closely with the director to make a substantial contribution to the "look" of a movie. On the whole, Andrew Laszlo, who has died aged 85, qualified as the more creative type.
Consequently, Laszlo declared that the peak of his career and his happiest working relationship was as Walter Hill's director of photography on three of the director's best films: The Warriors (1979), Southern Comfort (1981) and Streets of Fire (1984). He was also proud of his work on Rambo: First Blood (1982), probably the most recognisable title in his filmography. Because of the latter, Laszlo gained a reputation as a consummate cinematographer of filmed-on-location action sequences. It was a long way from Laszlo's beginnings in...
- 11/11/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
To celebrate the release of Retreat, in which Thandie Newton and Cillian Murphy unwisely try to patch up their failing marriage by spending time alone in the only cottage on a remote Scots island, here’s a guide to the movies’ worst holiday destinations compiled by film critic and author Kim Newman. These films tell you all the things you don’t see in the brochures.
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Destination: Northern France | Holidaymakers: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice | Major snag: Psycho Killer
This is a cautionary tale about the perils of venturing abroad, especially if you happen to be two English girls in short shorts who decide to go on a cycling tour of an area of France where several young women have mysteriously disappeared. It’s a slow burn of a movie, beginning with the petty discomforts – unfriendly guest-houses, leering locals, squabbles – of a shared trip, then escalating to cat-and-mouse with a maniac.
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Destination: Northern France | Holidaymakers: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice | Major snag: Psycho Killer
This is a cautionary tale about the perils of venturing abroad, especially if you happen to be two English girls in short shorts who decide to go on a cycling tour of an area of France where several young women have mysteriously disappeared. It’s a slow burn of a movie, beginning with the petty discomforts – unfriendly guest-houses, leering locals, squabbles – of a shared trip, then escalating to cat-and-mouse with a maniac.
- 10/11/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Paula Poundstone has been doing comedy for longer than many of you have been alive. After more than 30 years of stand-up, television specials and wry observations about cats, kids and everyday absurdities, she's poised to take the stage at The Dinah Shore Weekend this year in Palm Springs.
We checked in with Paula recently and found out a bunch of things, like her thoughts on women in comedy. How easy is it to write an act when you have kids? Is there still golf at The Dinah? She also offers some droll observations about the importance of celebrities' opinions on bullying.
AfterEllen.com: Are you familiar with AfterEllen.com?
Paula Poundstone: No, I'm not familiar with very many websites.
Ae: What do you mean? You don't spend hours upon hours surfing the internet, looking for cat videos?
Pp: Hard to believe, isn't it? If I had hours and hours,...
We checked in with Paula recently and found out a bunch of things, like her thoughts on women in comedy. How easy is it to write an act when you have kids? Is there still golf at The Dinah? She also offers some droll observations about the importance of celebrities' opinions on bullying.
AfterEllen.com: Are you familiar with AfterEllen.com?
Paula Poundstone: No, I'm not familiar with very many websites.
Ae: What do you mean? You don't spend hours upon hours surfing the internet, looking for cat videos?
Pp: Hard to believe, isn't it? If I had hours and hours,...
- 1/21/2011
- by Dara Nai
- AfterEllen.com
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but it’s your significant other’s turn to pick the doings of your date night, and you went to the movies last week. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Date Night this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I had a cozier at-home date with Tina Fey and Steve Carell.” Instead Of: Date Night, in which New Jersey couple Tina Fey and Steve Carell head out to dinner in Manhattan, only to have their evening out go disastrously wrong... Watch: The Out of Towners (1970), in which Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, visitors to New York from Ohio, find that the city is not as friendly to tourists as it could be.
- 4/9/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
What’s so funny about marriage? Well, depending on the circumstances, marriage can be painfully funny. Director Shawn Levy returns with his newest comedy Date Night, set to hit theaters this Friday, April 9. Date Night stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey in a film about a married couple whose little white lie turns into a hilariously disastrous adventure. In anticipation of this wildly anticipated new comedy, We Are Movie Geeks have compiled our own list of the Top Ten Marital Comedies.
10. Parenthood
Sure, the movie is primarily about the thrills and turbulence of being a parent, but with that comes the equally thrilling and turbulent ordeals of married life, which is hilariously captured in this early Ron Howard-directed comedy. The story focuses on the Buckman family, a couple played by Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen, as they stumble through raising their children. The movie is a playfully enjoyable ride,...
10. Parenthood
Sure, the movie is primarily about the thrills and turbulence of being a parent, but with that comes the equally thrilling and turbulent ordeals of married life, which is hilariously captured in this early Ron Howard-directed comedy. The story focuses on the Buckman family, a couple played by Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen, as they stumble through raising their children. The movie is a playfully enjoyable ride,...
- 4/6/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This week we can immerse ourselves in tales of American sentiment, French fantasy, English history, Italian romance and alien invasion.
"Avatar"
After more than a decade on hiatus, James Cameron returns from his days as "King of the World" with a mind on conquering a few new ones in this sci-fi epic that the director maintains will alter the face of moviemaking forever. (Early reviews seem to agree.) A galaxy away from Cameron's days as a miniature maker on Roger Corman's "Battle Beyond the Stars," "Avatar" blends performance capture technology with real world photography to create Pandora, where a troubled U.S. marine (Sam Worthington) is tasked with infiltrating the Na'vi, a tribe of primitive but proud aliens, via a genetically created body, though he finds his loyalties torn when he falls in love with one of their own (Zoe Saldana). The film's reported $300 million price tag is surely...
"Avatar"
After more than a decade on hiatus, James Cameron returns from his days as "King of the World" with a mind on conquering a few new ones in this sci-fi epic that the director maintains will alter the face of moviemaking forever. (Early reviews seem to agree.) A galaxy away from Cameron's days as a miniature maker on Roger Corman's "Battle Beyond the Stars," "Avatar" blends performance capture technology with real world photography to create Pandora, where a troubled U.S. marine (Sam Worthington) is tasked with infiltrating the Na'vi, a tribe of primitive but proud aliens, via a genetically created body, though he finds his loyalties torn when he falls in love with one of their own (Zoe Saldana). The film's reported $300 million price tag is surely...
- 12/14/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
Celebrating the birthdays of the cinematic peoples daily. If you were born on 11/22 shout it out in the comments. How will you celebrate these fine folks, listed below?
Scarlett, Mark and Mads
1920 Anne Crawford Israeli born British actress of the 40s. Died when she was only 35.
1923 Arthur Hiller Canadian director. Oscar nominated for mega-hit Love Story (1970). Also known for comedies like The Out-of-Towners, Silver Streak and Outrageous Fortune and some erratically interesting choices like The Americanization of Emily, Man of La Mancha and Hollywood's first mainstream gay film Making Love (1982).
1932 Robert Vaughn The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and one of The Magnificent Seven
1940 Terry Gilliam crazy indispensible auteur. He doesn't deserve all the funding / filmmaking problems he's had of late. But, sadly, I can't really recommend The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which is messy in dozens of ways
1956 Richard Kind character actor (A Serious Man)
1959 Jamie Lee Curtis actress of the Perfect bod,...
Scarlett, Mark and Mads
1920 Anne Crawford Israeli born British actress of the 40s. Died when she was only 35.
1923 Arthur Hiller Canadian director. Oscar nominated for mega-hit Love Story (1970). Also known for comedies like The Out-of-Towners, Silver Streak and Outrageous Fortune and some erratically interesting choices like The Americanization of Emily, Man of La Mancha and Hollywood's first mainstream gay film Making Love (1982).
1932 Robert Vaughn The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and one of The Magnificent Seven
1940 Terry Gilliam crazy indispensible auteur. He doesn't deserve all the funding / filmmaking problems he's had of late. But, sadly, I can't really recommend The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which is messy in dozens of ways
1956 Richard Kind character actor (A Serious Man)
1959 Jamie Lee Curtis actress of the Perfect bod,...
- 11/22/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award winners Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas will be celebrated by Turner Classic Movies with a four-film presentation beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, the night before TCM’s sister networks TNT and TBS present a live simulcast of the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Of the four films — the short Tit for Tat, and the features The Out-of-Towners, A Raisin in the Sun, and Last Train from Gun Hill — I’ve only seen the moderately entertaining John Sturges Western Last Train from Gun Hill, whose most memorable feature is Carolyn Jones as the female lead [...]...
- 11/11/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Turner Classic Movies is honoring five of its Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipients with a primetime movie marathon on the eve of the next "Screen Actors Guild Awards" presentation.
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live...
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live...
- 11/11/2009
- icelebz.com
Turner Classic Movies is honoring five of its Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipients with a primetime movie marathon on the eve of the next "Screen Actors Guild Awards" presentation.
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live...
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live...
- 11/11/2009
- icelebz.com
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