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Late to the Comment Party? No Biggie
22 November 2009 3:20 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Some of you may have noticed that any articles that have slipped off the front page now have moderated comments. I was forced to do this by huge waves of spam hitting my blog -- it's getting worse all the time actually, dozens of spam comments to be weeded out every day. But I'm delighted that people still comment on older articles. Two recent comments I wanted to draw attention to:
anonymous (sign your names people, it takes all of 1.5 seconds) on the casting of the August: Osage County movieYou know Doris Day has been itching to come back to do a film....and what a way of coming back to movies...also Im surprised no one has mentioned Beth Grant (from Sordid Lives) or even Delta Burke I can't imagine that Doris Day wants to work again. A Doris Day return would be an event regardless of the vehicle. »
- NATHANIEL R
The Twilight Saga: New Moon -- An Ode to Blue Balls
20 November 2009 8:46 AM, PST | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
Seldom has a film disparaged the state of virginity as much as does this lethargically paced and often inane paean to thwarted post-pubescent horniness. Believe me, chastity can be fun. Ask Doris Day. She knew how to do celibacy right. Kristen Stewart doesn’t.
With Day, after 50 dates and a wedding ring, you knew you’d wind up with a luscious fruit salad. Here was a woman worth marrying just to imbibe on her peachy sweetness. Stewart, on the other hand, is a moping prune that someone just discovered on the kitchen floor. Dusty and unappetizing. One-note. Tasteless. Irritating.
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- Brandon Judell
Nine Men We Still Miss: AIDS Robs the World of Some of the Brightest Lights
12 November 2009 2:29 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The original reality show broke ground with Pedro.
On November 11, 1994, the day after the final episode of The Real World: San Francisco aired, Pedro Zamora succumbed to complications from AIDS. Most of the world had only known him since June of that year, but the 22-year-old had made the most of the short time he’d spent on earth.
Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, Pedro was diagnosed as HIV+ while still in high school, and had dedicated his life to being an educator on the disease. Prior to appearing on the groundbreaking MTV reality show, he had already spoken about the disease with Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, and before a session of Congress.
But it was by appearing on The Real World: San Francisco that he managed to have a global impact. For many young people, Pedro was the first real, out gay man they ever saw »
- lostinmiami
Topics/Questions/Exercises Of The Week—23 October 2009
23 October 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
But Not Me Baby, I'm Too Precious, I Hadda...: Oscar blogger and World's Biggest Sunrise Fan Tom O'Neil is perturbed that Precious (Full title: Precious Based On The Novel "The Charterhouse Of Parma" By Stendhal, oh sorry, Precious Based On The Novel "Push" By Sapphire) didn't get nominated for a Gotham award this year. And he knows who's to blame: "is this just one of those ridiculous, irrelevant side shows we should all just ignore because it's a fluke — a case of huffy film critics acting stubbornly against a popular trend when permitted to decide the nominees of an awards group?"
I know, right? Effing film critics and their huffiness and their effing refusal to go along with a popular trend. What's up with that? For more of O'Neil's critic-hating, check here. As a Snob and a Bad Person, I have to admit: part of me is hoping that »
The Addams Family, Green Acres and Vic Mizzy
20 October 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
I never heard of Vic Mizzy, but he was a professional songwriter who specialized in TV themes. Vic Mizzy passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. I may not have recognized his name, but I know Vic Mizzy's music... and I've had his tunes in my head for decades. Mizzy was the man who wrote two classic TV themes, Green Acres and The Addams Family. And they really were classic. To this day, I remember every word and can sing them at the drop of a hat (if you were wearing one and decided to drop it).
Mizzy had written songs that the likes of Dean Martin and Doris Day recorded, even the great Billie Holiday. But those TV themes are his legacy. That's not a bad thing. Mizzy made music that people remember because they were catchy themes attached to quirky series. And his songs were perfect because in 90 seconds or so, »
- Allison Waldman
Q&A: Singer Nellie McKay: Channeling Doris Day
13 October 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
With her blond hair, winsome smile, and beguiling voice, Nellie McKay could be our postmodern Doris Day (though “McKay” rhymes with “dye” rather than “day”). The 27-year-old has made three albums of her own tunes—piano-based, genre-defying songs that combine traditional sounds with sharply intelligent, sometimes acerbic lyrics. On October 13, she’s releasing a Doris Day tribute album, Normal As Blueberry Pie—with nary an ironic note. McKay, who at times sounds disconcertingly like Judy Garland circa The Wizard of Oz, spoke to me by phone about her admiration for “Miss Day,” touching on animal rights, Whispering Jack Smith, the pit bulls who share her N.Y.C. home, and what it means to be the girl next door. Mary Lyn Maiscott: I’ve seen you three times, and every time was something different: an intimate concert of your original tunes, an outdoor concert of standards for swing dancers, and »
La Mirada Theatre Adds Two New Series to 2009-10 Roster
12 October 2009 3:10 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts is thrilled to announce two very special new programs that will begin with their 2009 - 2010 season of shows. In July 2010, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment will take you onstage with their brand new “Onstage” series which brings a new intimate theatre experience which has been created by placing 199 audience seats on the stage of the theatre. For the first show of this new series, the stage will be filled with an incredible award-winning musical production and the audience. La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is excited to present Floyd Collins, with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza) and book by Tina Landau and which will be directed by Richard Israel who directed its Los Angeles premiere. Feel the adventure of Floyd Collins’s dream of fame and fortune as he is trapped »
Nellie McKay: Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day
12 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Sweet As Pie
By: Steve Labate
Nellie McKay’s gorgeously understated new album, Normal As Blueberry Pie, is everything a tribute record should be. McKay shows a genuine love and respect for her subject, not to mention a seemingly intuitive understanding of the long-forgotten appeal of singer/actress Doris Day—who, over the years, has become synonymous with the stodgy, overly sentimental schmaltz of the irony-free era from which she came, an era that seems to lie across the chasm of history, out of our reach. Backed by some fantastically talented jazz musicians, McKay bridges this gap, breathing life into Day’s out-of-vogue material; giving old standards a new sense of purpose that transcends nostalgia and makes them feel at home in the modern world. She tackles both popular and obscure Day-delivered numbers—written by legends like George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Johnny Mercer, »
5 From 'Txt Critic' at Tiff: Antichrist, Jennifer's Body, Creation, The Trotsky and The Informant!
18 September 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
My texting friend who you've heard from a few times, exiting screenings with sudden opinions flying from his fingertips, just got back from Toronto. Yes, everyone was there but you and I. Txt Critic was only there half the time but saw as many films as I did last time and I stayed for the whole damn thing. They must have kept his eyes open with toothpicks like something out of A Clockwork Orange, only more voluntary-like. Here's part 1 of his capsule takes...
on Antichrist
This is the rare case where I think having the entire film spoiled for me prior to seeing it was actually a good thing. Ever since Cannes, I’d heard explicit reports -- ad nauseam -- of all the “shocking” content, and aghast reactions, on behalf of Lars Von Trier’s latest. It's about a couple’s ... let’s say ‘unconventional’... response to the death of their toddler. »
- NATHANIEL R
Monkey Uncaged: The Ten Most “Important” Gay-Related Movies
11 August 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
A Note from the Flying Monkey: Of the many emails I receive every week for my column, some are so good that they simply can’t be answered in just a few words. So from time to time, the editors have decided to let me out of the “cage” of that regular column, in a feature we’re calling Monkey Uncaged! (What I didn’t tell the editors, of course, is that now they’ve let me out of my cage, do they really think I’m ever going back inside again?! Editor’s Note: Monkey no listen to his editor, Monkey no get fed.)
Q: I just watched a movie that had several references to old movies that are very popular in gay culture, and that made me think of »
- Brent Hartinger
An Ex Spills About Cary Grant
3 August 2009 11:16 PM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »
Cary Grant, the late big-time, huge-time movie star of the '40s, '50s and '60s, is getting a retrospective at Bam with a crateload of his films co-starring the top leading ladies of those decades, from Marlene Dietrich to Doris Day. Seems everyone's now resurrecting this epitome of suave. (Do not think Seth Rogen here.) Ex-wife Dyan Cannon, herself a movie star of the '70s and '80s, is writing a bio. By an odd coincidence, Operation Cary Grant ends the 20th. »
- By CINDY ADAMS
Rent: More Films About Innocence
3 August 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
When you're researching a documentary on virginity (How to Lose Your Virginity), you end up watching a lot of hormone-infused teen sex comedies. Male hormones, that is. With all that chasing tail and becoming a man stuff, you might miss some cool films centered around young women. So here are some good 'losin' it' movies - The Moon is Blue, Stealing Beauty, American Pie, Real Women Have Curves - dealing with sex on their own terms, ladystyle: The Moon is Blue (1953) This is the first post-Code film to use the word 'virgin' on screen. Also, even though the virgin in question remains intact, she doesn't seem all that horrified by the idea of not being one, either. Quite shocking for its time. Take that, Doris Day! The Catholic League of Decency tried to get it banned, but thanks to director Otto Preminger's clout, it was not only shown but »
I'm a proud Brainiac
1 August 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
Roger Ebert is a moron! Transformers 2 is the best action movie ever. Don't listem to that moron! He is only into slow boring romantic movies. That is his type of movies. Michael Bay did a great good. Roger... your an old fart! John C
Having now absorbed all or parts of 750 responses to my complaints about "Transformers," I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that most of those writing agree with me that it is a horrible movie. After all, look where they've chosen to comment. There have, however been some disagreements that I thought were reasonable. These writers mostly said they had a thing about the Transformers toys of their childhoods, or liked the animation on TV, or like to see stuff blowed up real good. In that case. Michael Bay is your man. If you enjoyed the movie, there is no way I can say you're wrong. About yourself, »
- Roger Ebert
It's sweltering hot out
12 July 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
A new movie is titled "The 500 Days of Summer." That's what it looked like on the last day of school, time reaching forward beyond all imagining. There was a heightened awareness in the room as the second hand crept toward our moment of freedom. We regarded the nuns as a discharged soldier does his superior officer. Here had existed a bond that would never be again. We didn't run screaming out the door. We sauntered. We had time. We were aware of a milestone having passed.
Some kids would go to second homes, or visit relatives, or summer camp. My friends and I would stay at home. We would have nothing planned. The lives of kids were not fast-tracked in those days. We would get together after breakfast and make desultory conversation, evaluate suggestions and maybe play softball, shoot baskets, go down somebody's basement, play cards, go to the Urbana »
- Roger Ebert
Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I
30 June 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than author David Kaufman. In his introduction to Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, he remembers first seeing Day in the Hitchcock thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much at the Colony Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. It was "the first time I can remember identifying so thoroughly with a character in a movie. If I felt like Hank [the boy who is kidnapped], it was because Jo's boundless love for her son reminded me so much of my mother's...Jo would stop at nothing to get her son back." Played flawlessly by Doris Day, Jo, a former singer and theater actress comes out of retirement and... »
- Penelope Andrew
The Proposal: Doris Day Redux
26 June 2009 2:20 PM, PDT | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
San Miguel De Allende -- Watching The Proposal in a Mexican multiplex does supply this romantic comedy about immigration with an unsettling moral twinge. So let’s quickly address the little that’s wrong with Sandra Bullock’s latest.
As you’ve garnered from the commercials or viewing the film -- as much of the female American movie-going public has already -- the visa application of Margaret Tate (Bullock), a high-end editor at a major publishing company, has been denied, and she’s being deported.
Tate: "Deported? It’s not like I’m an immigrant or something. I’m Canadian."
To remedy the situation, Tate blackmails her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), a full-blooded American, into marrying her.
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- Brandon Judell
QFest 2009 Hosts 'A Day with Doris' Featuring Brunch & Double-Features 7/12
23 June 2009 6:44 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Your day is sure to be filled with daisies and rainbows when you spend it with Doris Day. QFest 2009 is thrilled to announce a day fully devoted to the screen siren that stole our hearts in Pillow Talk. Be sure to clear your schedule for Sunday, July 12 to join us for a campy Doris-themed brunch and a double-feature. The legendary actress and singer will join us in spirit as we look back at her contributions to the entertainment world. »
Day's Fourth Husband Dead
2 June 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Doris Day's fourth husband, Barry Comden, has died at his home in Los Angeles.
The 74 year old restaurateur helped Day form a company to distribute a namesake pet food line.
The couple was married for five years and divorced in 1981.
Comden, who was 12 years younger than the Pillow Talk star, once confessed to believing his wife preferred her dogs to her husband.
He told London's Sunday Mail, "She had 14 dogs, and the final straw was when I was kicked out of bed to make way for Tiger, a poodle." »
Gaga at the Gala
19 May 2009 4:18 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
Michelle Obama threw out the first ball for American Ballet Theatre's spring season, and with her powerful pitching arm it was little surprise that the seamed orb bounced off the Met's first ring and caromed off of Matthew Modine's head, disarranging his coif something fierce. But he laughed, we all laughed, because who says ballet has to be stuffy? Not me, who's been collecting ballerina trading cards since early manhood, apart from those two missing years when I was on my "vision quest." The lyric spring evening began on the Met balcony overlooking Lincoln Center, where an array of gowns and tuxedos occupied by socialites and celebrities greeted the gantlet of cameras and interviewers--gleaming notables whom I did my best to ID with the aid of my compact Leica binoculars. Kelly Ripa I recognized at a glance, of course; and could that be Lynda Carter?--it was, looking resplendent. »
TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection - DVD Review
28 April 2009 8:38 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection is a group of films from the pre Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Cary Grant romantic romps. This collection showcases the many talents of Doris Day, as actress, singer, comedienne, dancer, a versatility that her later films didn.t always display. People are fond of the romantic romps, but now with this collection, fans are able to see the many facets of Doris Day. The first film in the collection is It.s A Great Feeling. Doris Day plays a young waitress from Gherkies Corner Wisconsin who has come to Los Angeles to break into show business. She is befriended by Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan who are trying to get backing for a new film, and »
- June L.
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