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My Favorite Year (1982) More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2003
9 articles from 2009
Lou Jacobi obituary
10 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Character actor and comedian who specialised in Jewish roles
Portly, balding, twinkly-eyed and sporting a moustache, Lou Jacobi, who has died aged 95, believed that he "had the look of everybody's favourite Uncle Max". Although Jacobi had been acting since he was 12, he was the sort of character actor that one could never imagine being young. He was born in the Jewish section of Toronto, Canada, and started performing as a child in the Yiddish theatre in a play called The Rabbi and the Priest, in which he was a violin prodigy. He went on to specialise in Jewish roles, both comic and dramatic, lending them that particular intonation and body language of which he was a master.
In the 1940s, Jacobi worked as a stand- up comic at holiday resorts in Muskoka, north of Toronto, a vacation spot popular with Jewish holidaymakers. He was also cast in Spring Thaw (1949), which »
- Ronald Bergan
Lou Jacobi obituary
10 hours ago | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Character actor and comedian who specialised in Jewish roles
Portly, balding, twinkly-eyed and sporting a moustache, Lou Jacobi, who has died aged 95, believed that he "had the look of everybody's favourite Uncle Max". Although Jacobi had been acting since he was 12, he was the sort of character actor that one could never imagine being young. He was born in the Jewish section of Toronto, Canada, and started performing as a child in the Yiddish theatre in a play called The Rabbi and the Priest, in which he was a violin prodigy. He went on to specialise in Jewish roles, both comic and dramatic, lending them that particular intonation and body language of which he was a master.
In the 1940s, Jacobi worked as a stand- up comic at holiday resorts in Muskoka, north of Toronto, a vacation spot popular with Jewish holidaymakers. He was also cast in Spring Thaw (1949), which »
- Ronald Bergan
Rip: Lou Jacobi
28 October 2009 3:18 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
On October 23, actor Lou Jacobi passed away in his Manhattan home at the age of 95.
Born in Toronto, Jacobi began acting as a boy, but really kicked off his career in the '50s, playing Captain Noakes in Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary in 1953 and soon making his Broadway debut in 1955 as one of the attic dwellers in The Diary of Anne Frank. Only a few years later, he brought his role as Mr. Hans Van Daan to the big screen opposite Shelley Winters in 1959 and followed it with a long career as a character actor, filled with notable film and television roles.
Cinematically, he played Uncle Morty in My Favorite Year, a plant store owner in Arthur, Herb in Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Gabriel Krichinsky in Avalon, and even Kurt Godel in I.Q. -- his last film. But perhaps his most notable character was Sam Musgrave in Woody Allen »
- Monika Bartyzel
Character Actor Lou Jacobi Dead At Age 95
27 October 2009 4:25 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Lou Jacobi, the avuncular and popular character actor, has died at age 95. He was noted for his triple threat work in film, on stage and in TV. Jacobi played a key role in both the Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank as well as the 1959 screen version. Other major film credits include Avalon, Arthur, My Favorite Year and - very memorably- Woody Allen's 1972 comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex. In one segment, Jacobi was cast as a straight-as-an-arrow family man whose penchant for cross-dressing leads to a disastrous social situation. For more click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Prolific Character Actor Lou Jacobi Dies
25 October 2009 4:05 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Wrap Staff
Character actor Lou Jacobi, who worked extensively in television and appeared in several key films, has died at the age of 95.
The Canadian-born actor's long list of TV appearances included "St. Elsewhere," "Cagney & Lacy," ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Love, American Style," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "Playhouse 90." He was a regular on "The Dean Martin Show."
His film credits included "Avalon," "Arthur," "My Favorite Year" and "I.Q." He appeared in both the film... »
- Glenn Abel
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 7/21
21 July 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Watchmen Director's Cut
It may not have been exactly what Joel Silver was once scheming up, but Zack Snyder's adaptation is at the top of this week's new release list, with more goodness not included in the theatrical release. Blending new twists with a number of scenes straight out of the book, Watchmen is a film that Peter called "sledgehammer entertainment." Buy it. Also out on Blu-ray. (And big fans will want to also check out the Collector's Corner section for more Watchmen goodness.)
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Coraline slips into another world and finds an alternate version of her life that quickly turns from laughs to frights. Stop-motion animation in 3D, with a kickass female star, all from the mind of Neil Gaiman. In her review, Jette said it "is gorgeously fantastic, in all senses of the word." Buy it. Also on Blu-ray.
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- Monika Bartyzel
Scenes We Love: My Favorite Year
10 April 2009 5:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
My Favorite Year... To me, this is the film that epitomizes innocent young love, awakening, and adult enjoyment. By this I mean that the Peter O'Toole-starring film was one I saw often as a child, and loved -- my grandmother and I putting the vhs or laser disc in and delighting in the manic world of Alan Swann, with added helpings of Mark Linn-Baker and Joe Bologna -- two of the best dudes from the '80s.
Back then, I loved the things a kid would love -- the big wow moments, especially Swann swinging through the air for his big finale. Then I got a little older, and I paid more attention all of those adult nuances and raunchy Swann that came to the forefront, gaining an added understanding and appreciation of my grandmother and her love of a man who delivered the bathroom line below. Such class! »
- Monika Bartyzel
They Never Won an Academy Award
19 February 2009 5:55 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
There's a better than average chance that Kate Winslet will pick up an Academy Award Sunday night for The Reader. It's neither my favorite performance in that category, nor is it her best work, but at 33, she's already something of an Oscar spinster, having been nominated six times with no trophies to show for it.
Among actresses, Winslet is tied for the most nominations without a win. Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter have six, too, and curiously, all of them were sandwiched in a short amount of time, like Winslet. Kerr amassed six nods between 1949 and 1960, while Ritter did her damage between 1950 and 1962. Kate has lost for Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine, and Little Children.
The record for no wins, at least among actors, is the legendary Peter O'Toole, who it goes without saying is among the greatest of all time. Eight nominations with no gold. And they »
- Colin Boyd
Poster for 'The Great Buck Howard'
21 January 2009 1:20 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
I've heard mixed responses to the new film, The Great Buck Howard, but for several reasons - a list that could effectively begin and end with the name "Malkovich" - I'm still optimistic.
It reminds me of My Favorite Year, in which Peter O'Toole played a swashbuckler with his better days behind him and Mark Linn-Baker the TV variety show writer assigned to look after the drunken old fool. In this case, Colin Hanks is the new personal assistant to The Great Buck Howard (Malkovich), a mentalist who is neither as great as he was nor as he thinks he is.
Here's a new poster from Cinematical for Buck Howard, which may be missing a golden opportunity by landing safely in the PG zone. What good is John Malkovich without an F-bomb?
The Great Buck Howard opens March 20th.
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- Colin Boyd
2009 | 2003
9 articles from 2009
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