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Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
18 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There is nothing wrong with Gone with the Wind. Yes, it’s a bit racist. Heck, it’s a lot racist and you get to cringe listening to Clark Gable say things like “darkie.” The black characters are mostly shameful, and the film revels in the greatness and loss of the South. There are interesting ambiguities, though. Rhett Butler (Gable) recognizes that the civil war is stupid and bound for failure, but later on enlists. Okay, there’s a lot wrong with the film, but it’s also one of those films of such grand dramatic heft that it is also undeniable. My review of Gone with the Wind after the (Kris Kross will make you Jump) jump.
It’s hard not to wrestle with the history of the film, and Spike Lee has decidedly dismissed it. He’s not unfair for doing so; there are a lot of problems with the text. »
- Andre Dellamorte
[Russian Reviews] Тарас Бульба (Taras Bulba)
29 November 2009 4:01 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
There is no need to bother Leni Riefenstahl and her Triumph des Willens to demonstrate how powerful propaganda can often be, but it's exactly in cases like hers that you often wonder what her legacy would have been, if ridden of all the political ramifications of (some of) her works. That is one of the reasons why today's Mainland Cinema is so vibrant and interesting, even in its most quintessential main melody form: we're often dealing with pretty obvious pieces of cinematic propaganda, works funded by the government and whose foremost purpose is to drive the masses into supporting a certain creed or philosophy. But for every insipid turd like 建国大业 (The Founding of a Republic), you get plenty of eclectic variations on this melody, works which do fulfill their "quota" of bleeding-heart national sentimentalism, but also manage to focus a large portion of their makers' efforts in building a cohesive, »
Interview: Debbie Reynolds Dishes on Her Lucky Star Career
23 November 2009 9:04 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Debbie Reynolds, who began her movie star journey as a teenager during another show biz era, made her big splash in 1952’s “Singin’ in the Rain.” What followed was a long and varied career as a singer, dancer and respected film actress.
Born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, she lucked into her career by winning a beauty contest, which included a contract with Warner Brothers. Making her debut in “June Bride,” she also scored a charted hit with the song “Aba Daba Honeymoon.”
Following her big break in Singin’ in the Rain, she worked steadily for the next several decades in film, stage and Las Vegas revue. Notable films include “Tammy,” The Tender Trap,” “The Catered Affair,” “How the West was Won,” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Charlotte’s Web” and “Mother.”
Besides her long run in the movies, Reynolds is prominent as the mother of “Star Wars »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
I'd like you to meet your best friend
16 November 2009 9:49 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
It was the opening day of the Disney-mgm studios in Orlando. The stars were there with their children. There was an official luncheon at the Brown Derby, modeled after the legendary Hollywood eatery. I was beside myself. I was in a booth sitting next to Jack Brickhouse, the voice of the Chicago Cubs. A man walked over and introduced himself. "Bob Elliott." Oh. My. God. Bob, of Bob and Ray.
For me he was the biggest star in the room. Who, after all, compared to even one half of Bob and Ray, was Tom Hanks? Whoopi Goldberg? Art Linkletter? "Gosh all whillikers, Mr. Science!" I said, "What's that long brown object???" Bob didn't miss a beat: "That's known as a board, Roger."
Another man was steaming toward us through the throng. A middle-aged man, well-dressed, tanned, with a pleasant smile. "Hi, Jack!" he said. "Say, I hear Ernie Banks is invited. »
- Roger Ebert
In Pictures: 'Tony Curtis Book Signing'
12 November 2009 5:27 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Tony Curtis attends a book signing of "The Making of "Some Like It Hot": My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie" at Bookends in Ridgewood on November 10, 2009. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Tony Curtis attends a book signing of "The Making of "Some Like It Hot": My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie" at Bookends in Ridgewood on November 10, 2009. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Tony Curtis attends a book signing of "The Making of "Some Like It Hot": My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie" at Bookends in Ridgewood on November 10, 2009. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / »
- James Wray
DVD Giveaway: Vegas Season 1 Volume 1
3 November 2009 6:27 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Now available from CBS Home Entertainment is Vegas: Season 1 Volume 1 on DVD. The classic 1978 television showed starred Tony Curtis, Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis, Judy Landers, Naomi Stevens and Robert Urich.
For a chance to win one set of Vegas: Season 1 Volume 1 on DVD that is up for grabs in this contest, send in the completed entry form below. You can also return any or every day the contest is active to enter again and increase the odds of winning each time.
In this popular series, handsome, fun loving, private eye, Dan Tanna, drives around Las Vegas in his vintage Thunderbird solving private cases but is also on retainer to a wealthy casino owner to keep crime out of his hotels. He is helped by his smart and sexy assistant, a sexy and not too smart chorus girl who takes messages for him, and his enthusiastic, yet inept, legman. »
Party Favors: Dan Aykroyd Is On A Mission From Vodka
31 October 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »
Joliet, Il - Dan Aykroyd is on a mission from vodka. The Blues Brother is cruising around the country in a Damnation Alley Rv promoting his Crystal Skull premium vodka. He rolled into my town and I was compelled to see the man.
He was appearing at a liquor store on a Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. What sort of crowd could he draw? I showed up at 1 p.m. with my four month old designated driver. There was already 400 people in line. Another 300 people end up behind us. Luckily Dan’s traveling partner announced that even though Dan was schedule to leave at 4:30, he’d be signing his bottles until the last person went home happy.
Why not? Each bottle cost $50. I’ve been told that there’s only two types of vodka in the world: Good vodka and vodka that makes you go blind and piss blood. »
- UncaScroogeMcD
Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83
23 October 2009 8:58 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Soupy Sales, the boundary-breaking comedian who good-naturedly endured, by his count, more than 20,000 pies to the face, has died. He was 83.
The comic's anything-for-a-laugh pie-throwing shtick became his trademark, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Shirley MacLaine took one in the face on the comedian's television show in the early 1960s.
His nerdy cool paved the way for such later comedians as Pee Wee Herman ...
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- Gina DiNunno
Comedian Soupy Sales Dead At 83
23 October 2009 6:19 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
The comedy icon made pie-in-the-face gag a pop-culture phenomenon.
By Gil Kaufman
Soupy Sales in 2001
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images
It was a simple gag, but one that made Soupy Sales a household name: a pie in the face, or 20,000 pies, to be exact. That slapstick comedic trick, along with a warehouse of goofy faces and wacky characters helped elevate Sales (born Milton Supman) to one of the country's most beloved comedians in the late 1950s. Sales died on Thursday at the age of 83 at a hospital in the Bronx, after several years of declining health.
Soupy Sales Remembered
"We have lost a comedy American icon," longtime friend and manager Paul Dver said, according to CNN. "I feel the personal loss, and I also feel the magic that he had around him being gone. That's a much more severe loss than a loss of a friend."
With his loose-limbed physicality and malleable face, »
U.S. Comedian Sales Dead
23 October 2009 1:26 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
American comedian Soupy Sales has died at the age of 83.
The funnyman, who famously threw pies at celebrities including Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Shirley MacLaine, passed away on Thursday at a hospice in New York.
Sales entered the facility last week (begs12Oct09) and suffered from a number of health problems, according to his manager and longtime friend Dave Usher.
The star appeared in several U.S. gameshows throughout his career and had his own daily children's television programme, Lunch with Soupy Sales.
He is survived by two sons, Hunt Sales and Tony Sales - musicians who have played with David Bowie, Todd Rundgren and Iggy Pop - as well as his wife, former Broadway dancer, Trudy Carson. »
Comic Soupy Sales Dead at 83
22 October 2009 8:54 PM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, died tonight at 83. A longtime friend said Sales died at a hospice in New York, which he entered last week as he battled a variety of health issues. Sales began his TV career in Detroit, where he drew a large audience on Wxyz-tv. He move to Los Angeles in 1961.The comic's pie-throwing schtick became his trademark, and celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Shirley MacLaine queued up to take... »
New on DVD This Week
20 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Blood: The Last Vampire, Easy Rider and the first seasons of Hawaii Five-o and Vega$. Plus, I think some movie with lots of robots, explosions and Megan Fox also came out this week as well.
Check them out.
Movies
Blood: The Last Vampire ~ Michael Byrne, Constantine Gregory, Yasuaki Kurata (DVD and Blu-ray)
Cheri ~ Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates (DVD – 2009)
Easy Rider ~ Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson (Blu-ray)
Monsoon Wedding (The Criterion Collection) ~ Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz (Blu-ray)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Those Aren’t Pillows Edition) ~ Steve Martin, »
- Joe Gillis
Ryan Reynolds might look pretty as a girl
16 October 2009 12:05 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Ryan Reynolds is going the drag route. The good-looking guy should feel no shame as plenty of A-list men have donned makeup and put on high heels for movie parts, like Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot. After Reynolds makes Green Lantern he'll star in an untitled comedy being written by the guy that did the script for Wall Street 2, Allan Loeb.
The story doesn't sound like anything special: Reynolds' character is a guy who's been dumped by his girlfriend and for some zany reason he thinks that disgusing himself as a member of the opposite sex will win her back. Only if she's the same size and they can share clothes, Ryan. Of course his wife Scarlett Johansson could give him tips on dressing to turn heads.
The movie pitch was bought by Working Title and was sought after by several production companies, producing a bidding war. »
- Patrick Sauriol
Ryan Reynolds Will Don Drag To Get The Girl
15 October 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
In today's story about a potential new role for Ryan Reynolds, Variety throws out the term "dude-in-drag romantic comedy" as if it's a genre that's well-established by now. Really, when was the last time we got one of those? In the last decade or so women have donned fake mustaches a handful of times to get the guy-- Ok, mostly Gwyneth in Shakespeare in Love and that one Amanda Bynes movie-- but the last time I can think of a guy in a dress getting the girl is Tootsie. And before that, Some Like it Hot-- and that really only worked out for Tony Curtis. But if there's any guy who can set off romantic sparks while wearing pearls, it's Reynolds, who could really do anything. Working Title tied for the comedy concept, which will be written by Allan Loeb, who wrote both Wall Street 2 and the Jennifer Aniston »
Price of a Movie: 10.07.09
7 October 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Will Where the Wild Things Are become a classic like Some Like It Hot? Is Alton Brown the most likable guy on the Food Channel? These questions will be answered in this week's Price of a Movie. Some Like It Hot at Film Forum Its been fifty years since Billy Wilder's raucous cross-dressing comedy debuted and Film Forum is celebrating with a limited screening of the flick, all dolled up in a new 35mm print. The film has been named the #1 Funniest Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute, and while we don't necessarily adhere to superlatives, we have to agree that this one is a real classic. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon's comedy is pricless, and even though they make for two rather unfortunate looking women, Marilyn Monroe has looks to spare. Where: Film Forum, 209 West Houston St. When: Closes tomorrow! Screenings at 2:00 pm, »
Mad Men 3.8 Review: Souvenir
6 October 2009 9:28 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Mad Men Airs Sundays at 10/9c on AMC Synopsis: Don takes Betty out to Rome for a Conrad Hilton-related business trip; Pete gets involved with a nanny in his building. Review: To be a kid again. Last night's Mad Men seemed to be focused on the three characters that are most childlike: Sally, the actual child discovering boys after seeing how her Mommy gets dolled up; Pete Campbell, the man-child who giggles at cartoons while eating cereal on his couch; Betty, the Princess who never has to wait for a man to light her cigarrette for her. We also saw these three characters be unfulfilled in some way as well. Betty, who lets Mr. Francis kiss her in her father's car, has always been a Daddy's girl -- she demands to be catered to and relies on the attention of older men (her father, Francis, hell, even Don is older than Betty knows). She needs »
- Josh Radde
Mr. September: Eli Roth
9 September 2009 12:11 PM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Interview by Staci Layne Wilson
Eli Roth is a cutie — he's got those dark-chocolate brown eyes and a sweet smile that could charm even the most hard-hearted Hannah. But Roth is also a complete, total and utter Basterd. He's best-known for making some of the most violent, grisly, and controversial horror movies of the 00's. His feature length horror films Hostel and Hostel II shocked the mainstream, as did his over-the-top fake movie trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse double-dip (in his slasher-trailer Thanksgiving, Roth gives 'cheerleader splits' and 'stuffing the turkey' whole new meanings). He’s also gearing up make a feature-length version of Thanksgiving and a PG-13 creature-feature called Endangered Species.
So what's a nice boy like Eli doing in Tarantino's latest movie, Iglourious Basterds? Why, killing Nazis, of course! And not just killing them… he's beating, scalping, burning, and basically putting on the hurt in every way »
- Superheidi
Greatest Scream Queens
1 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Debbie Rochon, often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in Gc Magazine that "a true Scream Queen isn't The Perfect Woman. She's sexy, seductive, but most importantly 'attainable' to the average guy. Or so it would seem." Nastassja Kinski Films: To the Devil a Daughter (1976) [1] Cat People (1982) [2] The Day the World Ended (2001) [3] Inland Empire (2006) [4] Kinski will always be remembered for the iconic photograph shot by Richard Avedon (with a snake coiled around her body) and her role in Paul Schrader's (not so good) remake of Cat People. Needless to say, it was a hit at the box office and Kinski deservingly received a Saturn Award for Best Actress. Caroline Munro Films: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) [5] Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) [6] Dracula A.D. 1972 [7] Maniac (1980) [8] Faceless (1987) [9] Demons 6 (1989) [10] Caroline Munro seduced audiences in her Hammer roles in films like Dracula A.D. 1972, but for gore hounds, »
- Ricky
Curtis' Curses Leaves BBC In Hot Water
25 August 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
U.K. broadcaster the BBC has fallen foul of Britain's media watchdog after Hollywood legend Tony Curtis swore throughout a live radio interview earlier this year.
Broadcasting rulemaker Ofcom has warned BBC Radio Ulster in Northern Ireland to clean up its act after it failed to stick to decency rules with the expletive-strewn chat with the Some Like It Hot star.
Curtis was being interviewed for the station's afternoon Talkback programme, and swore throughout the feature, which prompted two complaints from listeners.
The BBC insist Curtis apologised profusely after he realised the show was not pre-recorded.
But despite the apology - Ofcom have warned the broadcaster to fully brief its guests on what they are allowed to say before going live.
Ofcom states that the profanities used were "likely to have gone beyond the expectations of the audience for a programme of this type and at this time". »
Hollywood Agent Korman Dies
21 August 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Legendary Hollywood talent agent Tom Korman has died after suffering heart failure. He was 76.
Korman, whose clients included Tony Curtis, Ethel Merman and Ricardo Montalban, passed away on 30 July in Los Angeles.
He also managed talent including Rod Taylor, Florence Henderson and Ben Gazzara under his company,Tom Korman Management and directed stars' careers through Grey Advertising in his native New York.
He went on to run the Ashley Steiner talent agency, Agency for the Performing Arts and the Artists Group - a company he formed in 1963, where he represented Anthony Perkins, Elliott Gould and Julie Harris.
In the 1970s Korman made his move to Los Angeles and formed Contemporary Korman Artists with Ronald Leif.
Korman was honoured for his charity work with the Project Angel Food Hour Glass award in 2006.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Pamela. »
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