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Somers Clarifies Swayze Chemo Comments
5 November 2009 2:06 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Suzanne Somers has backtracked over remarks she made about the late Patrick Swayze's cancer treatment, insisting her comments were misconstrued in the press.
The Three's Company star, who suffered her own cancer setback earlier this year, infuriated Swayze's grieving pals when she allegedly told a Canadian reporter the actor could have lived longer had he chosen alternative medical treatments instead of chemotherapy.
Somers is said to have told columnist Shinan Govani, "They took this beautiful man and they basically put poison in him. Why couldn't they have built him up nutritionally and gotten rid of the toxins in his body?"
The remarks prompted Swayze's Ghost co-star and devastated friend Whoopi Goldberg to publicly chastise Somers, claiming she "should know better".
But Somers maintains she didn't mean to offend anyone with her comments and simply meant Swayze might have benefited from testing other cancer treatments, like her late pal Farrah Fawcett.
She says, "I said an offhand remark... I shouldn't have said it, as a person in the public eye, even in private, what I say can leak out.
"(But) I had been through this cancer thing myself. I watched Farrah Fawcett die; she was a friend of mine. So it was my frustration from that that maybe if someone had gotten to her in another way (she might still be alive).
"If you are touched by cancer in some way, don't you want to know about other ways (of treatment)?"
Fawcett lost her battle with anal cancer in June after undergoing alternative medical treatment in Germany.
Swayze died in September following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Somers has previously stated she has written a letter to Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi apologising for her comments. »
Dance Tribute For Tragic Swayze
5 November 2009 4:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Dancers in New York City paid tribute to late actor Patrick Swayze on Monday night - awarding him a posthumous honour for his contribution to the industry.
The star, who lost his battle with cancer earlier this year (Sept09), trained as a ballet dancer before he began his career on Broadway with roles in hit musicals Grease and Chicago. His fancy footwork helped land him his breakthrough film role in 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.
Swayze's widow, Lisa Niemi, attended the annual fundraiser for Career Transition for Dancers, a charity which helps dancers whose careers have been cut short by injury.
She took to the stage to collect the Rolex Dance Award, and in a tearful acceptance speech she told the crowd her husband is now "dancing with the angels."
Swayze died from pancreatic cancer in September at the age of 57. »
Wolverines!: Red Dawn Remake to Destroy Detroit
5 November 2009 12:03 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Josh Hutcherson spoke to MTV about his latest acting gig, the remake of 1984's Red Dawn. Hutcherson claims they "blew up all of downtown Detroit last week."
We shot a scene where where we blew the face off this giant building. It was a giant, probably 200-foot high mushroom cloud of flames engulfing downtown Detroit! That was really cool.
The original Red Dawn was also violent, despite having a young cast including Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, and Lea Thompson. Hutcherson plays a character "based on C. Thomas Howell's character, Robert" that is "sort of a tech guy" that, by the end of the movie, becomes "a total warrior, drinking blood from the animals and going crazy." Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, and Isabel Lucas round out the cast.
The experience is clearly one that Hutcherson is enjoying.
Everybody's loving it and loving the new story line. We've changed up quite a bit of stuff. »
- Ryan Gowland
'Red Dawn' Remake Will Blow Up 'All Of Downtown Detroit,' Star Josh Hutcherson Says
4 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Some people remember “Red Dawn” as an Eighties classic powered by Cold War paranoia. Others think back to recent events and recall that it was one of the greatest films in the career of recently-deceased Patrick Swayze. Still others may remember it as the first movie to ever be released with a PG-13 rating.
The truth is, it’s all of the above. And now, it’s also a remake.
“I’m working on ‘Red Dawn’ right now, up in Michigan,” explained “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” star Josh Hutcherson when we caught up with him recently. “It’s going great. We blew up all of downtown Detroit last week. It was pretty epic.”
Co-starring such up-and-comers as Isabel Lucas, Josh Peck and Chris “Soon to be Thor” Hemsworth, the flick could do for those actors what the 1984 original did for the likes of Swayze, Jennifer Grey, »
- Larry Carroll
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
After Sony’s successful ‘This Is It’, studios and fans hope for more dead pop stars
3 November 2009 11:58 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
PuffStuff Pictures head Miguel Branson is hoping to reap the financial windfall that Sony Pictures earned with the release of Michael Jackson’s concert film This Is It. For Branson though, he has his eyes on something bigger than the late King of Pop. “I’m really hoping that more pop stars die,” said Branson. “That sounds rude, let me rephrase that. I hope pop stars die who have filmed themselves before launching a concert tour.”
Before his death in June of this year, Michael Jackson was preparing for a 50-concert series of shows in London. Recordings of his rehearsals were never meant for public viewing. After Jackson died from cardiac arrest, concert promoter Aeg Live and Sony Pictures, with the eventual permission of the Jackson estate, turned the footage into a feature-length film. This Is It, named after the original concert series, was given a worldwide release and a »
- Reel Loop Satire Squad
Exclusive: 'Outsiders' Author S.E. Hinton Plans New Comic Book Projects
3 November 2009 8:44 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Novelist S.E. Hinton is taking the leap from comic book outsider to comic book author, thanks to a newly established partnership with Bluewater Productions.
Bluewater, the publishers behind the "Female Force" and "Political Power" line of comic books, will team up with Hinton for a string of various comic book titles. Hinton's first project will be an adaptation of her young adult novel "Taming of the Star Runner," set for debut in the spring of 2010.
The story focuses on Travis, a city kid that has trouble acclimating to rural life after being sent to live on his uncle's ranch. Travis forges a bond with Casey, who runs a riding school at the ranch and tries to tame a dangerous horse called the Star Runner. Travis finds a kinship in the untamable horse, as he feels unable to change his own behavior.
There are also plans in the works for an »
- Josh Wigler
Wait, Now Heath Ledger Has a DirecTV Commercial?
2 November 2009 1:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
If you've been watching playoff baseball these past few weeks, you've probably come across the Tommy Boy DirecTV commercial about, say, 176,000 times. About a week after it began airing, the satellite television company came under fire for a second time for airing parody commercials featuring actors or actresses who died tragically at a young age. The first was a commercial featuring Poltergeist actress Heather O'Rourke, and now folks are really pissed DirecTV is using Chris Farley in a commercial that stars David Spade (who reprises his character from Tommy Boy in a parody of the "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" scene).
If you want my personal opinion, I think DirecTV does this sort of stuff on purpose -- claiming to be "celebrating" the life of a dead celebrity, though what they're really hoping for is that people like us (and several other sites) will give them a bunch of »
- Erik Davis
Kulish, Lafosse & Richards Join Benanti, Marshall and More for 'America Dances!' Celebration, 11/2
2 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Rolex presents "America Dances! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage - Broadway, TV & Film"- Career Transition For Dancers' 24th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center. Patrick Swayze (1952 - 2009) will be honored posthumously with the 2009 Rolex Dance Award. The Career Transition For Dancers' Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance will be given to Lawrence Herbert and the Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation. The show will be followed by an "Anniversary Supper with the Stars" at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York. »
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
1 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, will present the beloved musical The Fantasticks, directed by Amanda Dehnert, from October 7 through November 1, 2009, on the Mainstage.
Press night is Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are $30-$70.
"I have loved The Fantasticks since I was a little kid," said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. "This will be so much fun for the entire family."
This hit musical with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the longest running Off-Broadway musical in history, tells the story of Luisa and Matt, a pair entering the bloom of their youth. Their fathers, scheming to encourage their budding love, hire »
Niemi Longs For Swayze To Return In Spirit Form
30 October 2009 6:26 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Patrick Swayze's widow is willing the actor to return to her in spirit form.
Lisa Niemi admits she's finding it hard to detach from the late Ghost actor, nearly two months after he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer - and would love him to visit her from beyond the grave.
During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday, she said, "I used to be so afraid of spirits and ghosts. Now I'm like 'show yourself'."
But she admits she still feels Swayze's presence and hasn't yet come to terms with the fact he has gone, adding, "I feel him there. I don't really feel like he's left. I can honestly feel every contour of his hand in mine. I hope it's not my imagination." »
Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze
30 October 2009 6:26 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from pancreatic cancer.
The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself.
During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday, Niemi said, "He was imploding pretty badly... It was very difficult. I didn't think he would live through it, frankly.
"I didn't want to be there to watch him die. Not like that."
The pair reconciled and Swayze beat his alcohol addiction.
Niemi adds, "We got back together and it was still tough. We luckily had a moment where we walked through the door with a willingness to love each other."
The actor lost his battle with cancer in September at the age of 57. »
October 30: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
30 October 2009 2:44 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re still working on putting together your Michael Jackson costume for Halloween; sewing all those sequins onto that glove is taking forever. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see This Is It this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I eased on, eased on down the road instead.” Instead Of: Michael Jackson’s This Is It, the pseudo concert film/documentary/slash public memorial service that salvages what is basically home video footage of rehearsal’s for what would have been Jackson’s final tour into something not quite fit for public consumption... Watch: 1978’s The Wiz, and see the then-teenaged Jackson as the Scarecrow; though the film was a critical and box office flop when it was released, »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Swayze's Widow: 'I Was Afraid to Leave his Side'
30 October 2009 11:47 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Lisa Niemi is sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for a candid and heartbreaking interview about Patrick Swayze's final days.
"I was afraid to leave his side," she admits.
Swayze was 57 when he died on Sept. 14 after a brave battle against pancreatic cancer. "His heart is so strong," Niemi says during Friday's "Oprah." "But it was only so long that his heart was going to keep going."
Take a look at Patrick Swayze's life in photos. »
Five Non-'Twilight Saga' Alternatives for an Awesome Vampire Costume
30 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Oh Snap! Joanna's Ultra Halloween Bloodmoon Vampire Extravaganza Party is tomorrow night and you still haven't gotten your righteous costume together! You decided weeks ago that you were going to be a shining beacon of individualism at the party by dressing up as a non-'Twilight Saga' vampire, but you got so caught up in seasonal activities like apple picking and witch burning that you totally forgot to think of one! Now you're so stressed out about it that the only costumes you can think of are "ghost" and "Patrick Swayze from 'Ghost,'" but one of those is too easy to mess up and you don't own a maroon button down to make the other one work! Curse Your Forgetfulness!
It's okay, calm down. Everything's cool. The MTV Movies Blog has got your back. Film history is littered with literal hundreds of bloodsucking, sun-fearing fiends. We're going to help »
- John Constantine
Patrick Swayze's Wife: I Feel Like He Hasn't Left
30 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, whose marriage began in their 20s and lasted for 34 years, led one of Hollywood's storied love affairs - but the Dirty Dancing actor's widow reveals that there were times when their union teetered to the brink of breakup. Six years ago, Niemi tells Oprah Winfrey in her first interview since Swayze's death, her husband descended into a period of heavy drinking and "very dark thoughts. "He was imploding pretty badly," she said during Friday's show, so much so that in 2003, Niemi left Swayze for a year. "I didn't think he was going to live through »
- Hilary Shenfeld
Dennis Hopper Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
30 October 2009 9:18 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
As if we needed yet another reason to do what we can to fight cancer. On top of the hundreds of thousands of cancer-related deaths the U.S. is plagued with every year, and just a short time after we lost Patrick Swayze to pancreatic cancer, The Associated Press (via Canoe) reports that two-time Oscar nominee Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The 73-year-old actor has canceled his travel plans, as well as his attendance at an exhibition of his artwork in Melbourne in order to focus on his treatment. Said treatment is said to be part of a "special program" at the University of Southern California, according to Hopper's manager, Sam Maydew, and they are "hoping for the best." That's not exactly an optimistic quote, which might not be so surprising. This news comes just days after the actor was hospitalized for "showing severe flulike symptoms" and getting treated for dehydration. »
- Monika Bartyzel
Lisa Niemi on Patrick Swayze: 'I Felt Like He Hasn't Left'
30 October 2009 8:06 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Lisa Niemi was candid with Oprah about her husband Patrick Swayze's recent death, and their life together on Friday's live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Lisa told Oprah that Patrick was given three months or less to live when he was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago, but managed to hang on for 22 months. Lisa explained that she only allowed herself to cry one time in front of Patrick, when he was first diagnosed: "When we first had the diagnosis, I cried in front of him. I said, this is the one time I'm going to do this. ... When he looked at me and looked in my eyes, I wanted him to know he was going to be Ok, no matter what. ... Both of us had to deal with this illness but he's the one that was going to pay the ultimate price." When it came to life after death, »
- TheInsider
Tony Scott Checking Out Chippendales
29 October 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Tony Scott is attached to direct a film about Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the founder of the male erotic dance club “Chippendales.”
The story will follow the rise of Banerjee from operating a gas station to owning a chain of night clubs worldwide, according to Variety. Chippendales’ massive success in the 80’s made him incredibly rich, but a series of lawsuits and increasing competition made him paranoid. In the early 90’s Banerjee was convicted of conspiracy and attempting to hire a hitman to knock off former choreographers and dancers. Banerjee ultimately committed suicide in his cell before sentencing.
Scott is attached to a multitude of projects, so this likely won’t be his next. He’s currently directing Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Looking at his list of possible movies, Scott may never get around to the rigorous research he’ll need to do for this movie.
Side note: Scott also directed Top Gun, »
- Jeff Leins
Niemi Wishes She'd Told Swayze 'I Love You' More
29 October 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Patrick Swayze's grieving widow Lisa Niemi wishes she had expressed her love for the late actor more frequently during their 34-year romance.
The dancer is still struggling to come to terms with the death of Swayze, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in September, and she has one big regret about their time together.
She tells People magazine, "I've spent two thirds of my life with him. My regret is that I didn't tell him that I loved him enough over that entire 34 years."
Niemi opened up about her grief this week for the first time since the Ghost star's passing, admitting she is finding it hard to move on from his tragic death.
She said, "In the first few days afterward, because Patrick and I had been so connected and I spent so much of his illness just absolutely devoting myself to him 150 per cent, the most courageous thought that I had was that I wanted to, at some point, feel like I had the courage to go on and have a good life. And in the first few days (after his death), I felt like that would almost be a betrayal... That I would be letting him down somehow. It's a brutal truth that you have to go on without that person, but unfortunately, that's what happens in life."
But Niemi sure she'll be reunited with her husband in another lifetime: "I've spent two thirds of my life with him. And part of me believes that I will see him again. I'm just going to have to go on until then." »
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