Brothers & Sisters Canceled
It is the end of the road for ABC's veteran family drama. There had been a serious effort by ABC and producing studio ABC Studios to find a price point at which they could bring the show back for an abbreviated sixth and final season.
Dark Shadows movie to hit theaters May 11, 2012
Warner Bros announced the official release date for Tim Burton's next film, an update of the classic daytime soap.
Soap Operas: Home or away?
"I think the fact they're both called 'soaps' is slightly deceptive," says Kevin McGee, former script editor with Fair City. "They're so different. The tradition we work with comes from the whole kitchen sink/John Osborne thing; when they started Coronation Street they were very consciously writing in the northern realist tradition.
"I would imagine that the tradition the American soaps are coming from is the big melodramatic woman's picture...
It is the end of the road for ABC's veteran family drama. There had been a serious effort by ABC and producing studio ABC Studios to find a price point at which they could bring the show back for an abbreviated sixth and final season.
Dark Shadows movie to hit theaters May 11, 2012
Warner Bros announced the official release date for Tim Burton's next film, an update of the classic daytime soap.
Soap Operas: Home or away?
"I think the fact they're both called 'soaps' is slightly deceptive," says Kevin McGee, former script editor with Fair City. "They're so different. The tradition we work with comes from the whole kitchen sink/John Osborne thing; when they started Coronation Street they were very consciously writing in the northern realist tradition.
"I would imagine that the tradition the American soaps are coming from is the big melodramatic woman's picture...
- 5/13/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
How did Dirk Bogarde get from Doctor in the House to The Night Porter? With a wilful desire to destroy his matinee idol status. And the signs were there for all to see in his early work
The Odeon, Leicester Square, 1960. The red-carpet premiere of a film that will change the story of British film and British society. The lights are killed, the crowd falls silent. The roar of industrial machinery thrums from the speakers. And over the noise comes the voice of the hero, a Brylcreemed lathe-operator with greasy overalls and insolent good looks. "Don't let the bastards grind you down," says Dirk Bogarde, and with those words, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and its star give instant definition to the new decade.
In some fairly proximate parallel universe, this is how the 1960s might have begun. It could have happened here, too, if the owner of Pinewood studios...
The Odeon, Leicester Square, 1960. The red-carpet premiere of a film that will change the story of British film and British society. The lights are killed, the crowd falls silent. The roar of industrial machinery thrums from the speakers. And over the noise comes the voice of the hero, a Brylcreemed lathe-operator with greasy overalls and insolent good looks. "Don't let the bastards grind you down," says Dirk Bogarde, and with those words, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and its star give instant definition to the new decade.
In some fairly proximate parallel universe, this is how the 1960s might have begun. It could have happened here, too, if the owner of Pinewood studios...
- 3/25/2011
- by Matthew Sweet
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars bring a character to life on the screen; but behind them is another kind of actor that brings life to that character’s world. They are the seasoning which turns a good meal into a great meal, the chinking keeping a cold wind from blowing through the holes in a script. Call them what you will: supporting players, character actors, familiar faces, second bananas. To most viewers, their names mean nothing, and a headshot over their obituary usually draws little more than an, “Oh, yeah, that guy!” They rarely get their due, often only at their passing, which, sadly, makes it time to give one of the best his due – Michael Gough, who died this week at the age of 94.
All of his obits usually start with saying he was best known for his role as Batman’s faithful butler Alfred in the Tim Burton version of Batman (1989) and its three sequels.
All of his obits usually start with saying he was best known for his role as Batman’s faithful butler Alfred in the Tim Burton version of Batman (1989) and its three sequels.
- 3/19/2011
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
DVD Playhouse—March 2011
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
- 3/1/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Shakespearean actor who played many familiar roles on film and television
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
- 7/11/2010
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
Splashnews.com
Bret, we’re glad you’re feeling better — but docs Still say it’s too soon for you to be pushing yourself so hard!
Fresh off his Celebrity Apprentice win and surprise performance on the American Idol finale, Bret Michaels, 47, put on a huge concert May 28 for more than 1,400 fans at Mississippi’s Hard Rock Casino. And while he told concert goers that “it’s an awesome feeling” to be back on stage, we have to express our concerns. Bret, doctors tell us you’re doing too much too soon, considering the hole in your heart and the brain hemorrhage you suffered last month.
“I’ve got a little bitty hitch in my left giddy up, but I think we’ll be all right,” Bret said during his concert, which was being filmed for his new VH1 reality series titled Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It.
Bret, we’re glad you’re feeling better — but docs Still say it’s too soon for you to be pushing yourself so hard!
Fresh off his Celebrity Apprentice win and surprise performance on the American Idol finale, Bret Michaels, 47, put on a huge concert May 28 for more than 1,400 fans at Mississippi’s Hard Rock Casino. And while he told concert goers that “it’s an awesome feeling” to be back on stage, we have to express our concerns. Bret, doctors tell us you’re doing too much too soon, considering the hole in your heart and the brain hemorrhage you suffered last month.
“I’ve got a little bitty hitch in my left giddy up, but I think we’ll be all right,” Bret said during his concert, which was being filmed for his new VH1 reality series titled Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It.
- 5/29/2010
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
We know Bret Michaels isn’t the type to sit around and twirl his thumbs, but three doctors are concerned his brain will bleed again if he keeps up all this activity!
When Bret Michaels strolled out onto the stage to perform with Casey James during the live American Idol finale May 26, our jaws dropped. Wasn’t this the same guy who last month was on the brink of death after his brain suddenly started bleeding and then survived only to suffer a mini stroke weeks later? What was he doing rocking out on one of the highest-rated TV shows in the country?
Turns out we weren’t the only ones to think the 47-year-old rocker is flirting with disaster! A neurologist, medicine specialist and cardiologist All agree — Bret is crazy to be doing so much, so soon.
“If he was my brother, I probably would not let him do that much work,...
When Bret Michaels strolled out onto the stage to perform with Casey James during the live American Idol finale May 26, our jaws dropped. Wasn’t this the same guy who last month was on the brink of death after his brain suddenly started bleeding and then survived only to suffer a mini stroke weeks later? What was he doing rocking out on one of the highest-rated TV shows in the country?
Turns out we weren’t the only ones to think the 47-year-old rocker is flirting with disaster! A neurologist, medicine specialist and cardiologist All agree — Bret is crazy to be doing so much, so soon.
“If he was my brother, I probably would not let him do that much work,...
- 5/27/2010
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
DVD Playhouse: March 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire (Lionsgate) In-your-face, but undeniably powerful film that follows the plight of an overweight inner-city teen (Gabourey Sidbe, a real find) who must deal with an abusive mother (Mo’Nique, in a career-making turn for which she won a most-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar), a baby born of her abusive, and absent, father, and trying to survive day-to-day with few people to offer her help, save for a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) in a special ed program. Director/producer Lee Daniels, a former personal manager/producer-turned-filmmaker, brings a kitchen sink authenticity to the proceedings, along with a cast of famous powerhouse performers, who manage to disappear into their roles. Tough stuff, but not to be missed. Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). Bonuses: Commentary by Daniels; Featurettes; Interviews with Sapphire and Daniels; Deleted scene. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
By
Allen Gardner
Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire (Lionsgate) In-your-face, but undeniably powerful film that follows the plight of an overweight inner-city teen (Gabourey Sidbe, a real find) who must deal with an abusive mother (Mo’Nique, in a career-making turn for which she won a most-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar), a baby born of her abusive, and absent, father, and trying to survive day-to-day with few people to offer her help, save for a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) in a special ed program. Director/producer Lee Daniels, a former personal manager/producer-turned-filmmaker, brings a kitchen sink authenticity to the proceedings, along with a cast of famous powerhouse performers, who manage to disappear into their roles. Tough stuff, but not to be missed. Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). Bonuses: Commentary by Daniels; Featurettes; Interviews with Sapphire and Daniels; Deleted scene. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
- 3/19/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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