It's a strange month for TV, a sort of negative zone after the networks wrap up their big-ticket programming and before they launch their summer favorites. (Game of Thrones doesn't come back until July, so we can all chill, if not Netflix-and-chill, for another few weeks.) While a few favorites will make their long-awaited returns this month – good to see you again, Preacher! How ya been, Orphan Black? – there's no better time to investigate something new and/or more unusual. Say, a Florida noir touched up with ridiculous humor, or...
- 5/31/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Kirk Douglas, Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Betty White and Dick Van Dyke — these are just some of the people interviewed for If You’re Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast, a new documentary from producer George Shapiro and director Danny Gold that will bow June 5 on HBO. The film is a celebration of the vitality of those people who are going strong after age 90. Brooks is 90; Van Dyke 91; Lear, who will appear at Deadline’s Contenders Emmys…...
- 4/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Kirk Douglas, Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Betty White and Dick Van Dyke — these are just some of the people interviewed for If You’re Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast, a new documentary from producer George Shapiro and director Danny Gold that will bow June 5 on HBO. The film is a celebration of the vitality of those people who are going strong after age 90. Brooks is 90; Van Dyke 91; Lear, who will appear at Deadline’s Contenders Emmys…...
- 4/6/2017
- Deadline
Dick Van Dyke is mourning the loss of his TV wife Mary Tyler Moore. Shortly after news broke of her death on Wednesday, the actor took to social media to pay tribute to his Dick Van Dyke Show costar. "There are no words," he wrote alongside a video of them performing. "She was The Best! We always said that we changed each other's lives for the better." In addition to his tweet, he also released a heartfelt tribute in The Hollywood Reporter. "She was 23 years old, gorgeous of course, and had a kind of mid-Atlantic accent," he wrote. "She sounded a little bit like Katharine Hepburn. My first question was, 'Can this girl do comedy?' After that I said, 'She's a little young for me.' I got to be on hand and watch her grow into the talent she became. She was just the best." The actor also touched on her comic timing,...
- 1/26/2017
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Mary Tyler Moore, the Emmy-winning sitcom star and Oscar-nominated actress best known for her role in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the 1980 movie Ordinary People, died on Wednesday in Connecticut. Moore's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, confirmed the star's death to the Associated Press. "Today, beloved icon Mary Tyler Moore passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," Buxbaum said in a statement. The cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to pneumonia, according to The New York Times.
- 1/25/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Anne Marie has been chronicling Judy Garland's career chronologically through musical numbers...
Despite the upheaval caused by firing most of the crew only a few weeks before, change was slow to come to The Judy Garland Show. Producer Norman Jewison made incremental changes, first giving writers free reign to make jokes about Judy, then bumping up the presence of guests and side acts, before eventually dialing them back. This show was one of the last to feature Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke's younger brother who had acted as comic relief for the first few episodes but was critically panned for poking fun at Garland. Already a third of the way through its eventual 26 episodes, The Judy Garland Show was still very much a work in progress.
The Show: The Judy Garland Show Episode 8
The Songwriters: Various, arranged by Mel Torme
The Cast: Judy Garland, Jerry Van Dyke,...
Despite the upheaval caused by firing most of the crew only a few weeks before, change was slow to come to The Judy Garland Show. Producer Norman Jewison made incremental changes, first giving writers free reign to make jokes about Judy, then bumping up the presence of guests and side acts, before eventually dialing them back. This show was one of the last to feature Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke's younger brother who had acted as comic relief for the first few episodes but was critically panned for poking fun at Garland. Already a third of the way through its eventual 26 episodes, The Judy Garland Show was still very much a work in progress.
The Show: The Judy Garland Show Episode 8
The Songwriters: Various, arranged by Mel Torme
The Cast: Judy Garland, Jerry Van Dyke,...
- 11/2/2016
- by Anne Marie
- FilmExperience
Befitting his legacy as a comedy icon, Garry Marshall was busy working up until the end of his life.
Marshall died Tuesday due to pneumonia complications. He was 81.
Most recently, Marshall proudly served as an executive consultant on CBS’ “The Odd Couple” revival, now heading into its third season. Marshall, who turned the Neil Simon play into a hit ABC sitcom in the early 1970s, spent the past two years giving advice and working with the show’s producers. Earlier this year, he even appeared on camera as Walter Madison, Oscar’s (Matthew Perry) father.
“I keep creating,” Marshall told us in 2015 at the Television Critics Assn. press tour. “I’m still pitching shows, as many people are,” he said, referring to a show he had in the works at the time about triplets. “What’s exciting is when the network gets behind it. Here, CBS is behind [the ‘Odd Couple’ revival].”
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Marshall died Tuesday due to pneumonia complications. He was 81.
Most recently, Marshall proudly served as an executive consultant on CBS’ “The Odd Couple” revival, now heading into its third season. Marshall, who turned the Neil Simon play into a hit ABC sitcom in the early 1970s, spent the past two years giving advice and working with the show’s producers. Earlier this year, he even appeared on camera as Walter Madison, Oscar’s (Matthew Perry) father.
“I keep creating,” Marshall told us in 2015 at the Television Critics Assn. press tour. “I’m still pitching shows, as many people are,” he said, referring to a show he had in the works at the time about triplets. “What’s exciting is when the network gets behind it. Here, CBS is behind [the ‘Odd Couple’ revival].”
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- 7/20/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Garry Marshall, the beloved comedy legend who created TV hits like Happy Days and Mork and Mindy, and directed box office smashes like Beaches, Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries, has died from complications of pneumonia following a stroke at a hospital in Burbank, California. He was 81.
A representative for Marshall confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. In a statement, Marshall's family said his funeral service would be private, but a memorial service is being planned for his birthday, November 13th.
Born in the Bronx in 1934, Marshall began his storied...
A representative for Marshall confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. In a statement, Marshall's family said his funeral service would be private, but a memorial service is being planned for his birthday, November 13th.
Born in the Bronx in 1934, Marshall began his storied...
- 7/20/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Fans of the legendary Dick Van Dyke will flip their ottoman when he guest-stars on ABC’s The Middle — and we’ve got your first look at his “reunion” with real-life brother Jerry.
RelatedRenewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled?
In the sixth-year sitcom’s April 22 episode, “Two of a Kind,” the Hecks get caught in the middle of a long-standing family feud when Frankie’s Uncle Dutch (played by Dick Van Dyke, 89) contacts her dad, Tag (Jerry Van Dyke, 83), in a bid to bury the hatchet with his estranged younger brother.
As seen in the photo above,...
RelatedRenewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled?
In the sixth-year sitcom’s April 22 episode, “Two of a Kind,” the Hecks get caught in the middle of a long-standing family feud when Frankie’s Uncle Dutch (played by Dick Van Dyke, 89) contacts her dad, Tag (Jerry Van Dyke, 83), in a bid to bury the hatchet with his estranged younger brother.
As seen in the photo above,...
- 3/24/2015
- TVLine.com
An Original vamp is sinking his teeth into Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones.
Eka Darville — who recurred on the CW drama as Marcel’s bloodsucking buddy, Diego — has joined the Netflix original series as Jessica’s neighbor, Malcolm, Marvel has announced.
RelatedNetflix’s Aka Jessica Jones Series Adds Matrix Badass Carrie-Anne Moss
Malcolm’s own journey will intertwine with Jessica’s quest in a surprising way.
Additionally, True Detective‘s Erin Moriarty will play Hope, a young girl who becomes a client of Alias Investigations, and Once Upon a Time‘s Wil Traval will co-star as a NYPD cop who...
Eka Darville — who recurred on the CW drama as Marcel’s bloodsucking buddy, Diego — has joined the Netflix original series as Jessica’s neighbor, Malcolm, Marvel has announced.
RelatedNetflix’s Aka Jessica Jones Series Adds Matrix Badass Carrie-Anne Moss
Malcolm’s own journey will intertwine with Jessica’s quest in a surprising way.
Additionally, True Detective‘s Erin Moriarty will play Hope, a young girl who becomes a client of Alias Investigations, and Once Upon a Time‘s Wil Traval will co-star as a NYPD cop who...
- 2/19/2015
- TVLine.com
The Writers Guild of America, West has named Ben Affleck 2015 recipient of the Valentine Davies Award.
The two-time Oscar winner is receiving the annual prize on Saturday, Feb. 14 in Los Angeles at the Wgaw’s 2015 Writers Guild Awards, in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and service to the global community.
Affleck is currently starring in David Fincher‘s “Gone Girl,” but he’s equally renowned for his filmmaking contributions off screen. He co-wrote “Good Will Hunting” with Matt Damon, which won them a screenwriting Oscar in 1998, and directed, starred in and produced “Argo,” which was named Best Picture in 2013.
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The two-time Oscar winner is receiving the annual prize on Saturday, Feb. 14 in Los Angeles at the Wgaw’s 2015 Writers Guild Awards, in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and service to the global community.
Affleck is currently starring in David Fincher‘s “Gone Girl,” but he’s equally renowned for his filmmaking contributions off screen. He co-wrote “Good Will Hunting” with Matt Damon, which won them a screenwriting Oscar in 1998, and directed, starred in and produced “Argo,” which was named Best Picture in 2013.
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- 1/14/2015
- by Travis Reilly
- The Wrap
It's Back to the Sixties! at Trailers from Hell this week, with director Allan Arkush introducing 1963's "The Thrill of It All," starring Doris Day and James Garner.Well on his way to leading man movie stardom, TV favorite Garner steps into the shoes of Rock Hudson and Cary Grant as Day’s latest partner in her increasingly popular series of glossy, sophisticated feminist comedy vehicles. Dick Van Dyke Show creator Carl Reiner provided the witty script and one of the cleverest trailers to be run on Tfh. Garner and Day would reunite on Move Over Darling in roles initiated by Dean Martin and Marilyn Monroe when it was called Something’S Got To Give.
- 10/14/2013
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
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