Filtered through her experience as an unequalled comic performer, writer-director Elaine May scores a bulls-eye with this grossly underappreciated gem, fashioned in a style that could be called ‘black comedy lite.’ And that’s the release version mangled by the producer. What might it have been if May had been allowed to finish her director’s cut?
A New Leaf Olive Signature
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 102 min. / Street Date December 5, 2017 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.99
Starring: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, Doris Roberts, Renée Taylor, William Redfield, David Doyle.
Cinematography: Gayne Rescher
Original Music: Neal Hefti
Written by Elaine May from a story by Jack Ritchie
Produced by Hilliard Elkins, Howard W. Koch, Joseph Manduke
Directed by Elaine May
Olive’s next title up for Signature Collection status is A New Leaf, the directing debut of comedienne-writer Elaine May. It’s certainly a worthy title.
A New Leaf Olive Signature
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 102 min. / Street Date December 5, 2017 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.99
Starring: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, Doris Roberts, Renée Taylor, William Redfield, David Doyle.
Cinematography: Gayne Rescher
Original Music: Neal Hefti
Written by Elaine May from a story by Jack Ritchie
Produced by Hilliard Elkins, Howard W. Koch, Joseph Manduke
Directed by Elaine May
Olive’s next title up for Signature Collection status is A New Leaf, the directing debut of comedienne-writer Elaine May. It’s certainly a worthy title.
- 12/9/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
This week on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, Hook’s relationship with Henry hit rough waters, while the Purely Evil Queen planted a… rather irresistible offer on Rumple.
RelatedOnce Upon a Time: Sean Maguire Teases Robin Hood’s ‘Very Interesting’ Encore
Indeed, Hook’s decision to secretly pocket the magical Shears of Destiny didn’t keep for long. After being threatened by his mom’s pirate paramour with a boiled mackerel breakfast :-P, Henry bumped into the Evil Queen, who taunted her son with “the truth about dear ol’ dad” — by nudging him in the direction of the garage...
RelatedOnce Upon a Time: Sean Maguire Teases Robin Hood’s ‘Very Interesting’ Encore
Indeed, Hook’s decision to secretly pocket the magical Shears of Destiny didn’t keep for long. After being threatened by his mom’s pirate paramour with a boiled mackerel breakfast :-P, Henry bumped into the Evil Queen, who taunted her son with “the truth about dear ol’ dad” — by nudging him in the direction of the garage...
- 10/31/2016
- TVLine.com
After Henry's death, Barry was determined to take out Zoom in The Flash Season 2 Finale, "The Race of His Life." Only his friends weren't about to let him risk everything and everyone by racing Zoom, so they took matters into their own hands. After they made the situation even worse, Barry raced Zoom and then made a world-altering decision.
Check out the best lines and exchanges from "The Race of His Life."...
Check out the best lines and exchanges from "The Race of His Life."...
- 5/24/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Know a hero? Send suggestions to heroesamongus@peoplemag.com. For more inspiring stories, read the latest issue of People magazineOne year after losing their son Henry to a rare genetic disease, Laurie Strongin and her husband, Allen Goldberg, spent what would have been their son's eighth birthday coming up with a plan to carry on his remarkable spirit. "We had been thinking about what we were going to do on that day, given that Henry wasn't with us anymore," Strongin tells People. "And so we really thought about honoring his legacy of being able to have a wonderful and normal life despite being really sick.
- 1/28/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
This week's episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians picked up right where it left off: smack in the middle of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's post-breakup drama.
Luckily, Kris Jenner was there to mediate, and after some prodding from the momager, Disick, 32, agreed to take his fatherly duties more seriously.
"I want you to see your kids, I want you to be a full-time, committed, kick-ass fabulous dad. They need you," Kris, 60, told Disick as the two exchanged hugs and she sent him off to spend time with his three children with ex Kourtney, 36.
Meanwhile, Khloé Kardashian, 31, spent...
Luckily, Kris Jenner was there to mediate, and after some prodding from the momager, Disick, 32, agreed to take his fatherly duties more seriously.
"I want you to see your kids, I want you to be a full-time, committed, kick-ass fabulous dad. They need you," Kris, 60, told Disick as the two exchanged hugs and she sent him off to spend time with his three children with ex Kourtney, 36.
Meanwhile, Khloé Kardashian, 31, spent...
- 11/30/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
The following recap, by the very definition of the word “recap,” contains major spoilers from Once Upon a Time‘s Season 4 finale.
Hey, remember that Once Upon a Time Season 4B promo from February that teased the possibility of a walk on “the dark side” for Emma?
Yeah, so…. They were not kidding. But more on that in a bit.
RelatedABC’s Once Upon a Time Renewed for Season 5
This finale took some risks, entrusting much of its opening thrust to young Jared Gilmore (who has never had nearly this much to do) and a quite new recurring character (in...
Hey, remember that Once Upon a Time Season 4B promo from February that teased the possibility of a walk on “the dark side” for Emma?
Yeah, so…. They were not kidding. But more on that in a bit.
RelatedABC’s Once Upon a Time Renewed for Season 5
This finale took some risks, entrusting much of its opening thrust to young Jared Gilmore (who has never had nearly this much to do) and a quite new recurring character (in...
- 5/11/2015
- TVLine.com
May 6th marks the ten-year anniversary of the Friends series finale. That night, over 52 million people tuned in to find out how it would all end. Would Ross finally get together with Rachel? Would female characters ever stop moving to Paris when their shows drew to a close? Who actually lived in Rachel and Monica’s apartment? Would coffee ever taste the same again? While we got most of those answers, we were left with a bitter taste in our mouths. Our best friends of the past 10 years left us feeling lonely. Knowing it was time for us to change the channel, the networks rushed to fill the void. NBC tossed out a few post-Friends options that failed to capture our hearts while ABC, Fox and CBS attempted to mix up the template with a few different offerings. Sadly most of them failed (and failed badly). While How I Met Your Mother...
- 5/5/2014
- by Stacy Lambe
- TheFabLife - Movies
Last year was the very first annual Stanley Film Festival, taking place at the real-life hotel that served as the inspiration for The Shining's fictional Overlook Hotel. This year the fun continues, and the event has just gotten a big time upgrade.
Read on for all the latest details about this must-attend event!
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), presented by Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced their full lineup of panels, added screenings, Dean's Cup short films, and the full cast of Tales From Beyond The Pale: The Stanley Edition (presented by Glass Eye Pix).
Celebrating the best in independent horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels, and fully immersive experiences - set at the Stanley Hotel. The haunted landmark opened in 1909 and was the inspiration for Stephen King's Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
The Stanley...
Read on for all the latest details about this must-attend event!
From the Press Release
The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), presented by Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced their full lineup of panels, added screenings, Dean's Cup short films, and the full cast of Tales From Beyond The Pale: The Stanley Edition (presented by Glass Eye Pix).
Celebrating the best in independent horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels, and fully immersive experiences - set at the Stanley Hotel. The haunted landmark opened in 1909 and was the inspiration for Stephen King's Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
The Stanley...
- 4/15/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
It has been announced that Joe Dante will receive the Master of Horror award at this year’s Stanley Film Festival and we also have details on new events and screenings that have been added:
“April 14, 2014 (Denver, Co) -The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), presented by Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced their full lineup of panels, added screenings, Dean’s Cup short films, and the full cast of Tales From Beyond The Pale: The Stanley Edition (presented by Glass Eye Pix). Celebrating the best in independent horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels and fully immersive experiences – set at the Stanley Hotel. The haunted landmark opened in 1909 and was the inspiration for Stephen King’s Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
The Stanley Film Festival is honored to recognize Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha) with the inaugural 2014 Stanley Film Festival Master of Horror award.
“April 14, 2014 (Denver, Co) -The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), presented by Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced their full lineup of panels, added screenings, Dean’s Cup short films, and the full cast of Tales From Beyond The Pale: The Stanley Edition (presented by Glass Eye Pix). Celebrating the best in independent horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels and fully immersive experiences – set at the Stanley Hotel. The haunted landmark opened in 1909 and was the inspiration for Stephen King’s Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
The Stanley Film Festival is honored to recognize Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha) with the inaugural 2014 Stanley Film Festival Master of Horror award.
- 4/15/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
It’s always apparent, when watching Mad Men, how much the drama draws from its setting. This is a period piece, no matter how effectively the writers enrich our characters and focus on their own personal triumphs and failures. Matthew Weiner has often cited his desire to keep the show character driven while the backdrop just unfolds around them, but as is the case in real life, the political and cultural atmosphere in which our characters exist deeply shapes their lives.
“The Flood” brings history to the forefront, as did “The Grown Ups” back in Season 3 where we watched the Mad Men world stunned and hunched around TV sets, all the while their lives continuing around them, unable to stop. That episode played with the Hitchcockian device of showing life go on, oblivious, after a terrible event. Margaret’s sad wedding set amidst the tragedy was...
It’s always apparent, when watching Mad Men, how much the drama draws from its setting. This is a period piece, no matter how effectively the writers enrich our characters and focus on their own personal triumphs and failures. Matthew Weiner has often cited his desire to keep the show character driven while the backdrop just unfolds around them, but as is the case in real life, the political and cultural atmosphere in which our characters exist deeply shapes their lives.
“The Flood” brings history to the forefront, as did “The Grown Ups” back in Season 3 where we watched the Mad Men world stunned and hunched around TV sets, all the while their lives continuing around them, unable to stop. That episode played with the Hitchcockian device of showing life go on, oblivious, after a terrible event. Margaret’s sad wedding set amidst the tragedy was...
- 5/2/2013
- by Lynne Hedvig
- Obsessed with Film
Review Kylie Peters 29 Apr 2013 - 07:35
Once Upon A Time goes back to its roots with a Regina-focused episode. Here's Kylie's review of The Evil Queen...
This review contains spoilers.
2.20 The Evil Queen
A long string of tangents and incidental plotlines have left Once hurtling unprepared toward its season finale. The Evil Queen brings it back to the season’s roots, and it’s such a big task it takes the whole hour to do it. The result is a low-key episode that draws us back into neglected plotlines in preparation for their future development. On one hand, it’s irritating to again have to go over the old issues about Regina’s redemption, Henry’s love/hate relationship with her, and the complexities of returning to the Enchanted Forest—a rehash necessitated by the fact that these issues have been peripheral or absent for so long, they need to reassert their dominance.
Once Upon A Time goes back to its roots with a Regina-focused episode. Here's Kylie's review of The Evil Queen...
This review contains spoilers.
2.20 The Evil Queen
A long string of tangents and incidental plotlines have left Once hurtling unprepared toward its season finale. The Evil Queen brings it back to the season’s roots, and it’s such a big task it takes the whole hour to do it. The result is a low-key episode that draws us back into neglected plotlines in preparation for their future development. On one hand, it’s irritating to again have to go over the old issues about Regina’s redemption, Henry’s love/hate relationship with her, and the complexities of returning to the Enchanted Forest—a rehash necessitated by the fact that these issues have been peripheral or absent for so long, they need to reassert their dominance.
- 4/29/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
On TV this Wednesday: Get Psych‘d for another season with Gus and Shawn, the Criminal Minds turn the tables, the odds are ever in Modern Family‘s favor and Boston’s Finest walk the beat for TNT. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Arrow (The CW) | Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive – and his next target is Malcolm!
8 pm The Middle (ABC) | Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle) returns as dental-assistant-school teacher Mrs. Armwood, whom Frankie needs to please in order to obtain a prime rotation spot.
8 pm Arrow (The CW) | Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive – and his next target is Malcolm!
8 pm The Middle (ABC) | Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle) returns as dental-assistant-school teacher Mrs. Armwood, whom Frankie needs to please in order to obtain a prime rotation spot.
- 2/27/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
"(Dead) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was a turning point episode. Not one that broke any new ground in itself, but it set the stage for the rest of Being Human season 3. I think it did a pretty smash up job, manging to entertain my supernatural-starved brain along the way.
How great was it to see Sally in new clothes? Her hug with Aidan was epic. As usual, it brought tears to my eyes. Happily, she did bring Stevie and Nick along on her life raft out of Limbo, but not attached to her in any way. They were able to move on and out her life to find their own happiness.
Sally just wanted to live. Immediately! But getting a boyfriend her first night back in her body? Not only was that unfair to the rest of the female species, it was ridiculous. I mean, geez, let her live a little,...
How great was it to see Sally in new clothes? Her hug with Aidan was epic. As usual, it brought tears to my eyes. Happily, she did bring Stevie and Nick along on her life raft out of Limbo, but not attached to her in any way. They were able to move on and out her life to find their own happiness.
Sally just wanted to live. Immediately! But getting a boyfriend her first night back in her body? Not only was that unfair to the rest of the female species, it was ridiculous. I mean, geez, let her live a little,...
- 1/22/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
This review may contain spoilers. The series wraps up a solid freshman season with a whole new set of questions. After Henry succumbs to the poison apple, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) realizes that what ails him can only be explained by magic. She confronts the visibly distraught Regina (Lana Parrilla). Calling a temporary truce, the two women go to Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) to ask for help curing Henry. Mr. Gold sends Emma to retrieve the only remaining magic he has in this world. Unfortunately, that is kept in a golden egg inside the belly of the imprisoned dragon, Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten). Emma succeeds, but is double-crossed by Mr. Gold, who really just wants the magic for himself. In the fairytale kingdom, Prince James (Josh Dallas) also succeeds in freeing himself ...
- 5/14/2012
- GeekNation.com
Once Upon a Time Season Finale Recap: A Land Without Magic Becomes...
Now That's what I'm talking about, Once Upon a Time fans! That's how you do a season finale!
I've been bemoaning the fact that it's taken Emma far too long to even try to accept both the presence of the fairytale world and her destiny. I completely understand that expecting her to do both is rather illogical, but it's a story, so I was hoping things would be pushed along. I'm thrilled to report that everything I had hoped would come to pass in this week's finale, actually came to pass. Let's summarize the big developments:
Emma Learned the Truth: After Henry collapsed in the last episode, she rushed him to the hospital, frantically telling the doctor that he had been poisoned. When Dr. Whale said it didn't look like poison, she wondered whether Henry was right...if magic was really at play.
Now That's what I'm talking about, Once Upon a Time fans! That's how you do a season finale!
I've been bemoaning the fact that it's taken Emma far too long to even try to accept both the presence of the fairytale world and her destiny. I completely understand that expecting her to do both is rather illogical, but it's a story, so I was hoping things would be pushed along. I'm thrilled to report that everything I had hoped would come to pass in this week's finale, actually came to pass. Let's summarize the big developments:
Emma Learned the Truth: After Henry collapsed in the last episode, she rushed him to the hospital, frantically telling the doctor that he had been poisoned. When Dr. Whale said it didn't look like poison, she wondered whether Henry was right...if magic was really at play.
- 5/14/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Ringer Recap: Lies Were Exposed and Schemes Were Revealed in the Season Finale
Ringer came to the end of its first season...and what may be its only season, depending on whether The CW chooses to renew the show next month. While Ringer did leave us with a cliffhanger, there were quite a few developments in the season finale, especially things we've been wanting to see for a while.
Siobhan's Lies Were Exposed: After the twins' birth, Henry told Siobhan he wanted to move to Chicago so that the kids could grow up with his family. He sneakily convinced her to use the money she stole from Martin Charles for a down payment on the house. Later, the paternity test results arrived and Siobhan was shocked that Henry had ordered the test. But without even looking, she told him that he was the girls' father when he asked. Only that...
Ringer came to the end of its first season...and what may be its only season, depending on whether The CW chooses to renew the show next month. While Ringer did leave us with a cliffhanger, there were quite a few developments in the season finale, especially things we've been wanting to see for a while.
Siobhan's Lies Were Exposed: After the twins' birth, Henry told Siobhan he wanted to move to Chicago so that the kids could grow up with his family. He sneakily convinced her to use the money she stole from Martin Charles for a down payment on the house. Later, the paternity test results arrived and Siobhan was shocked that Henry had ordered the test. But without even looking, she told him that he was the girls' father when he asked. Only that...
- 4/18/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Once Upon a Time Episode 11 Recap: Fool Me Once, Shame On You...
Trickery and twists were alive and well in this week's Once Upon a Time, which gave us backstory on Sidney/Magic Mirror, as well as a bit of the Evil Queen's origin.
In the fairytale world of Once Upon a Time, we met King Leopold for the first time. The father of Snow White and the husband of the Queen, he was a happy man who happened upon a magic lamp one day. Rubbing it, a Genie appeared. As it turns out, the man we know as the Magic Mirror was once a Genie. Fortunately for him - at the time - King Leopold felt he had everything he needed, so he decided to free the Genie from the lamp instead of taking a wish for himself. Then he wished to turn the third wish over to the Genie.
Trickery and twists were alive and well in this week's Once Upon a Time, which gave us backstory on Sidney/Magic Mirror, as well as a bit of the Evil Queen's origin.
In the fairytale world of Once Upon a Time, we met King Leopold for the first time. The father of Snow White and the husband of the Queen, he was a happy man who happened upon a magic lamp one day. Rubbing it, a Genie appeared. As it turns out, the man we know as the Magic Mirror was once a Genie. Fortunately for him - at the time - King Leopold felt he had everything he needed, so he decided to free the Genie from the lamp instead of taking a wish for himself. Then he wished to turn the third wish over to the Genie.
- 1/30/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
A child star as Oliver Twist, he became a key figure in epoch-making TV comedy
'Please, sir – I want some more." Rationing was still in force when, under the eye of David Lean's camera, a thin, pale eight-year-old boy named John Howard Davies raised his gruel bowl and dared to request a second serving. That image of Davies in Oliver Twist (1948) spoke to the mood of the moment – suggesting the sort of deprivation that postwar Britain was attempting to legislate out of existence. One scene called for Davies, who has died of cancer aged 72, and his fellow child actors to look on enviously as the bigwigs of the workhouse devoured a great pile of pastries, hams and chicken. The astonished expressions are genuine. None of these boys had ever seen food like it.
The film's production company, Cineguild, had launched a national campaign to secure a talented unknown for the title role.
'Please, sir – I want some more." Rationing was still in force when, under the eye of David Lean's camera, a thin, pale eight-year-old boy named John Howard Davies raised his gruel bowl and dared to request a second serving. That image of Davies in Oliver Twist (1948) spoke to the mood of the moment – suggesting the sort of deprivation that postwar Britain was attempting to legislate out of existence. One scene called for Davies, who has died of cancer aged 72, and his fellow child actors to look on enviously as the bigwigs of the workhouse devoured a great pile of pastries, hams and chicken. The astonished expressions are genuine. None of these boys had ever seen food like it.
The film's production company, Cineguild, had launched a national campaign to secure a talented unknown for the title role.
- 8/25/2011
- by Matthew Sweet
- The Guardian - Film News
According to reports, Oscar winning writer William Monahan ("The Departed") will write/direct the period feature "Becket", for producers Patrick Milling Smith, John Hart and Brian Carmody.
Monahan will adapt the 1959 French play, "Honour of God" by Jean Anouilh, based on true events, previously adapted in 1964 by Hal Wallis Productions, for the Oscar-nominated Paramount Pictures release "Becket", starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.
Paramount's "Becket", directed by Peter Glenville, was set during the late 12th century, 100 years after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, that largely removed the Anglo-Saxon ruling class, replacing it with a French-speaking monarchy, aristocracy and clerical hierarchy.
The story line monitors the transformation of 'Thomas Becket', a Saxon protege and facilitator to carousing 'King Henry', who is appointed by the King as the Archbishop of Canterbury, formenting resentment on the part of Henry's Norman noblemen.
After Henry complains, during a drunken rage, that Becket is...
Monahan will adapt the 1959 French play, "Honour of God" by Jean Anouilh, based on true events, previously adapted in 1964 by Hal Wallis Productions, for the Oscar-nominated Paramount Pictures release "Becket", starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.
Paramount's "Becket", directed by Peter Glenville, was set during the late 12th century, 100 years after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, that largely removed the Anglo-Saxon ruling class, replacing it with a French-speaking monarchy, aristocracy and clerical hierarchy.
The story line monitors the transformation of 'Thomas Becket', a Saxon protege and facilitator to carousing 'King Henry', who is appointed by the King as the Archbishop of Canterbury, formenting resentment on the part of Henry's Norman noblemen.
After Henry complains, during a drunken rage, that Becket is...
- 11/14/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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