The 1970s– an era of “unrest and mistrust, fear and violence,” says the opening minutes of Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night with the Devil, accurately reflecting the viewpoint of the burgeoning moral panic of the time. Fear mongering-ish as that sounds, after a decade of Christianity in crisis mode– including a 1966 Times cover asking, “Is God Dead?”– and the “Satanic” cult murders by the Manson Family in 1969, the ’70s were a time of peak (at least until then) obsession with all things occult, planting the seeds and ultimately leading to what would be known as the full-blown Satanic Panic in the decade to follow. The devil was believed to be real, and he was to be feared, expelled, and/or worshiped– in real life and reflected in dozens and dozens of horror films and countless categories of other media within that era.
Late Night with the Devil toys with all this,...
Late Night with the Devil toys with all this,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ron Weiner, a television director at WGN Chicago for 25 years and three-time Daytime Emmy-winning director for talkshow “Donahue,” died on March 18 in Baltimore, Md. He was 93.
Weiner directed shows including “Donahue,” “An Evening With B.B. King,” “Garfield Goose and Friends” and produced “Bozo’s Circus.” He was nominated for four Emmys and won three for “Donahue.”
Weiner’s began his career in television in 1956 when he landed a job as a prop man at the Chicago Tribune-owned WGN Television. He joined the technical staff and worked his way up to WGN staff director by 1960. Weiner then directed several programs in WGN’s schedule, from the sign-on routine to news, children’s programs, interview shows, and broadcasts of Cubs games and other sports events.
After the success of “Donahue,” Weiner worked on talk shows and pilot productions for Tribune Broadcasting. There, he directed “How to Be a No-Limit Person” with Wayne Dyer...
Weiner directed shows including “Donahue,” “An Evening With B.B. King,” “Garfield Goose and Friends” and produced “Bozo’s Circus.” He was nominated for four Emmys and won three for “Donahue.”
Weiner’s began his career in television in 1956 when he landed a job as a prop man at the Chicago Tribune-owned WGN Television. He joined the technical staff and worked his way up to WGN staff director by 1960. Weiner then directed several programs in WGN’s schedule, from the sign-on routine to news, children’s programs, interview shows, and broadcasts of Cubs games and other sports events.
After the success of “Donahue,” Weiner worked on talk shows and pilot productions for Tribune Broadcasting. There, he directed “How to Be a No-Limit Person” with Wayne Dyer...
- 4/12/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
Jerry Springer has died at age 79. The politician and news anchor became a household name in the 1990s as the host of the controversial series The Jerry Springer Show. The wild and raucous daytime talk show premiered in 1991 and went off the air in 2018. But select episodes of the notorious show are available to watch on multiple streaming services.
The origins of ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ | Getty Images
The Jerry Springer Show made its debut on September 30, 1991, airing on just five stations (via Wxvu). At first, the show followed a conventional talk show format, similar to the relatively staid The Phil Donahue Show. The ratings weren’t great, but that changed after the show’s executive producer suggested a major change to save the show.
“We kind of knew we were getting canceled,” EP Richard Dominick said in an episode of Dark Side of the ‘90s...
The origins of ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ | Getty Images
The Jerry Springer Show made its debut on September 30, 1991, airing on just five stations (via Wxvu). At first, the show followed a conventional talk show format, similar to the relatively staid The Phil Donahue Show. The ratings weren’t great, but that changed after the show’s executive producer suggested a major change to save the show.
“We kind of knew we were getting canceled,” EP Richard Dominick said in an episode of Dark Side of the ‘90s...
- 4/27/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Legendary talk show host Jerry Springer has died at age 79. Springer's eponymous "Jerry Springer" show became a sensation in the 1990s, often criticized and praised in equal measure for bringing taboo topics to daytime TV. In a statement to Popsugar, Springer's family confirmed that the host died "peacefully" at home in suburban Chicago.
"Jerry's ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word," the family's spokesperson said. "He's irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart, and humor will live on."
Before his time as talk show royalty, Springer was a lawyer and politician. He had an unsuccessful congressional bid in 1970 but was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971. In 1977, he was chosen by the council to...
"Jerry's ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word," the family's spokesperson said. "He's irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart, and humor will live on."
Before his time as talk show royalty, Springer was a lawyer and politician. He had an unsuccessful congressional bid in 1970 but was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971. In 1977, he was chosen by the council to...
- 4/27/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Jerry Springer, the controversial and influential talk-show host who fused chaos and entertainment while showcasing the underbelly of America on daytime television, died Thursday at the age of 79.
Springer’s family confirmed his death in a statement to Rolling Stone, noting that he died peacefully at his home in the suburbs of Chicago; while no cause of death was provided, it was reported recently that Springer had been diagnosed with cancer.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried, whether that was politics,...
Springer’s family confirmed his death in a statement to Rolling Stone, noting that he died peacefully at his home in the suburbs of Chicago; while no cause of death was provided, it was reported recently that Springer had been diagnosed with cancer.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried, whether that was politics,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, has died. He was 79.
According to NBC affiliate Wlwt, where he once worked as a news anchor, Springer died peacefully Thursday at his home in the Chicago suburbs.
“The Jerry Springer Show” began its multi-decade run in 1991 and, in 1998 at the height of its popularity, beat “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in the ratings, drawing 12 million viewers.
Like Geraldo Rivera, Springer signed on for a show that he thought seemed like the logical next step in his journalism career — a show not unlike “Donahue” that would take a serious look at a variety of important issues. But as with “Geraldo,” the pressure to score big in the ratings pretty quickly meant appealing to the lowest common denominator — Springer and his new producer, Richard Dominick, who’d worked at the Weekly World News,...
According to NBC affiliate Wlwt, where he once worked as a news anchor, Springer died peacefully Thursday at his home in the Chicago suburbs.
“The Jerry Springer Show” began its multi-decade run in 1991 and, in 1998 at the height of its popularity, beat “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in the ratings, drawing 12 million viewers.
Like Geraldo Rivera, Springer signed on for a show that he thought seemed like the logical next step in his journalism career — a show not unlike “Donahue” that would take a serious look at a variety of important issues. But as with “Geraldo,” the pressure to score big in the ratings pretty quickly meant appealing to the lowest common denominator — Springer and his new producer, Richard Dominick, who’d worked at the Weekly World News,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
John Wayne gets a bit of a bad rap as an actor. Yes, he mostly made star vehicles after his breakthrough performance in John Wayne's "Stagecoach," but he was willing to challenge himself (and his audience) by playing unlikable protagonists in Howard Hawks' "Red River" and Ford's "The Searchers." He had an acute understanding of film acting, and, according to Ron Howard, could make minor adjustments on the fly that would turn an otherwise ordinary scene into a classic Wayne moment.
But did anyone want to see John Wayne play King Lear on Broadway? Not particularly. At least, not because they thought it would be good.
Wayne was not a classically trained actor. He found his way to motion pictures because Tom Mix owed a favor to legendary USC football coach Howard Jones. When Wayne was forced to quit the team, Mix and Ford brought the young man into their extended company.
But did anyone want to see John Wayne play King Lear on Broadway? Not particularly. At least, not because they thought it would be good.
Wayne was not a classically trained actor. He found his way to motion pictures because Tom Mix owed a favor to legendary USC football coach Howard Jones. When Wayne was forced to quit the team, Mix and Ford brought the young man into their extended company.
- 4/1/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Andrew V. McLaglan's 1963 film "McLintock!" is a loose Western adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" (c. 1592), a problematic play to say the least. The story of Shakespeare's play involves a willful and bitter young woman named Kate who refuses to settle down and get married. This upsets Kate's younger sister Bianca, as she will not be permitted to marry until Kate is married. A man named Petruchio is hired to, as the title says, tame the shrew, transforming an outspoken and willful woman into a dutiful wife. By the end, he does. One can easily see the play's misogynist leanings. Critically speaking, one might be able to see a satire at play, however. Or perhaps it's merely sexist.
"McLintock!" is equally tetchy, with John Wayne playing the Petruchio role, and Maureen O'Hara playing Kate. The story was altered somewhat to explain that Kate and Petrucho, called G.
"McLintock!" is equally tetchy, with John Wayne playing the Petruchio role, and Maureen O'Hara playing Kate. The story was altered somewhat to explain that Kate and Petrucho, called G.
- 3/26/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When it comes to classic collaborations between actors and directors, few can compete with John Ford and John Wayne. The two made movies together for most of their working careers. Even though Ford had a complicated working relationship with Wayne according to most accounts, bullying and belittling him when the cameras were off, they shared a great affection for each other between movies. And at their best, those movies are unbeatable.
Ford had a bit of a reputation for his behavior on sets, coming from his tendency to yell or roughhouse. If Ford could be a bit of a heel on set, a tyrannical bully with a megaphone, he was beloved to many of his longtime actors, the wide-ranging community that became known as the John Ford Stock Company. In many ways, his behavior was probably excused as a lot of masculine ribbing, men ridiculing each other in the tradition...
Ford had a bit of a reputation for his behavior on sets, coming from his tendency to yell or roughhouse. If Ford could be a bit of a heel on set, a tyrannical bully with a megaphone, he was beloved to many of his longtime actors, the wide-ranging community that became known as the John Ford Stock Company. In many ways, his behavior was probably excused as a lot of masculine ribbing, men ridiculing each other in the tradition...
- 3/19/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
The end was in sight for John Wayne when he took the part of aging gunfighter J.B. Books in Don Siegel's 1976 Western "The Shootist." He was only 69, but the quintessential American movie star hadn't been nice to his body. Decades of drinking and smoking had taken their toll. He'd lost a lung and a couple of ribs to cancer in the 1960s, but had evidently been in remission since. Still, his energy was flagging. He'd struggled throughout the filming of "Rooster Coburn," and was being asked to literally hop back on a horse in the elevated altitude of Carson City, Nevada. He had not been diagnosed with a return of the cancer that would kill him three years later, but The Duke looked a deathly shadow of his former, swaggering self.
Culturally, there was a sense that people should celebrate Wayne while he was still around (for those willing...
Culturally, there was a sense that people should celebrate Wayne while he was still around (for those willing...
- 3/18/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
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If Luke Macfarlane had to describe his career so far, he would call it “chaos theory.” In 2005, shortly after graduating from Juilliard, he was cast in Over There, an FX series created by the late, great Steven Bochco, a gig that the young actor was certain would make him a TV star. “I really thought that was going to be the moment,” he says of the series that lasted one season.
Luckily, ABC’s Brothers & Sisters soon came calling. Macfarlane was cast in what was supposed to be a six-episode arc, but the role ran for nearly 100 — and he still considers it his most well-known. He played the love interest and eventual husband of Matthew Rhys’ character during a time when same-sex couples were an extreme rarity onscreen; Macfarlane himself came out during his tenure on the drama.
Now, more than a decade later,...
If Luke Macfarlane had to describe his career so far, he would call it “chaos theory.” In 2005, shortly after graduating from Juilliard, he was cast in Over There, an FX series created by the late, great Steven Bochco, a gig that the young actor was certain would make him a TV star. “I really thought that was going to be the moment,” he says of the series that lasted one season.
Luckily, ABC’s Brothers & Sisters soon came calling. Macfarlane was cast in what was supposed to be a six-episode arc, but the role ran for nearly 100 — and he still considers it his most well-known. He played the love interest and eventual husband of Matthew Rhys’ character during a time when same-sex couples were an extreme rarity onscreen; Macfarlane himself came out during his tenure on the drama.
Now, more than a decade later,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sherri Shepherd will debut her own talk show next week. It’s a job she’s been preparing for her entire life — long before she was a co-host on “The View.”
“It’s something that I used to dream about when I was a little girl. I would line up my Teddy bears with my Barbie dolls and I have a toilet paper roll and I would put them on chairs,” Shepherd tells Variety. Growing up, Shepherd would watch “The Phil Donahue Show” and Dinah Shore’s syndicated daytime talker with her grandmother. Later in life, she looked at Oprah and Sally Jessy Raphael as chat show inspirations. Now, she’s hoping to have a similar effect on her own viewers.
“It is so important that people see a representation of themselves. I didn’t get to see a lot of Black women on TV growing up,” says Shepherd, who...
“It’s something that I used to dream about when I was a little girl. I would line up my Teddy bears with my Barbie dolls and I have a toilet paper roll and I would put them on chairs,” Shepherd tells Variety. Growing up, Shepherd would watch “The Phil Donahue Show” and Dinah Shore’s syndicated daytime talker with her grandmother. Later in life, she looked at Oprah and Sally Jessy Raphael as chat show inspirations. Now, she’s hoping to have a similar effect on her own viewers.
“It is so important that people see a representation of themselves. I didn’t get to see a lot of Black women on TV growing up,” says Shepherd, who...
- 9/8/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
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The rom-com is a genre that leans into the restoration of order. No matter how messy things are when we start, by the end of a tiny 90 minutes, we can count on the boy getting the girl or the girl getting the boy or — as things get more progressive — the gender/gender identity/sexual orientation combination of your choosing, provided that we reach “happiness.” It’s a genre that’s satisfying, but the potential for dull inevitability has encouraged storytellers to subvert expectations, upping the stakes on the screwball antics and challenging our notions of what “happy” endings even look like.
The rise of more close-ended stories on the small screen has been particularly fertile ground for rom-com subversion, with results ranging from brilliant (Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World) to forgettable (Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral) to ambitious...
The rom-com is a genre that leans into the restoration of order. No matter how messy things are when we start, by the end of a tiny 90 minutes, we can count on the boy getting the girl or the girl getting the boy or — as things get more progressive — the gender/gender identity/sexual orientation combination of your choosing, provided that we reach “happiness.” It’s a genre that’s satisfying, but the potential for dull inevitability has encouraged storytellers to subvert expectations, upping the stakes on the screwball antics and challenging our notions of what “happy” endings even look like.
The rise of more close-ended stories on the small screen has been particularly fertile ground for rom-com subversion, with results ranging from brilliant (Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World) to forgettable (Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral) to ambitious...
- 9/7/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kelly Clarkson won Best Entertainment Talk Show Host at the 2020 Daytime Emmys for “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” and this year the series took off with eight bids in the first round of nominations, which were announced on May 25. Not only is she likely to win for hosting again according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users so far, she’s favored to take Best Entertainment Talk Show as well. With “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” ending its run in 2022, is this the start of a new talk show dynasty in daytime?
Over the years the Daytime Emmys have usually been dominated by one talk show personality or another. “Donahue” won six times in nine years between 1978 and 1986. Then “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came along and prevailed nine times between 1987 and 1997, losing only twice during that period. “Oprah” remained on the air for more than a decade after that but Winfrey...
Over the years the Daytime Emmys have usually been dominated by one talk show personality or another. “Donahue” won six times in nine years between 1978 and 1986. Then “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came along and prevailed nine times between 1987 and 1997, losing only twice during that period. “Oprah” remained on the air for more than a decade after that but Winfrey...
- 6/7/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Like so many other women, I have uttered the phrase, “I’m not a feminist, but …” When I was younger, the word had been politicized to mean so many other things — man-hater, ballbuster, b—h. A friend of mine cured me of my ignorance, and by the ’90s I was a proud feminist reading Susan Faludi’s “Backlash” and listening to riot grrrl bands. I was vaguely aware of Phyllis Schlafly, but when I saw a segment about her in a PBS documentary, during the summer before the 2016 election, I began to think about telling the story of the fight over the Equal Rights Amendment.
There have been many projects about the women’s movement, but none from the perspective of its spoiler. We began this project, “Mrs. America,” with the idea that our nation was on the brink of having its first female president. There is a direct link...
There have been many projects about the women’s movement, but none from the perspective of its spoiler. We began this project, “Mrs. America,” with the idea that our nation was on the brink of having its first female president. There is a direct link...
- 4/9/2020
- by Stacey Sher
- Variety Film + TV
Here at Et, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and this is what we’re most excited about this week:
Why We’re Obsessed With Cardi B
The odds of relative newcomer Cardi B dethroning Taylor Swift’s pop juggernaut, “Look What You Made Me Do,” from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 seemed stacked against her. And yet, as fate would have it, the New York rapper’s infectious debut single, “Bodak Yellow,” has finally landed at No. 1, making the 24-year-old the first solo female hip-hop artist to top the chart since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with “Doo Wop (That Thing).” Her quick ascent is especially impressive considering Cardi has never had a chart presence before “Bodak Yellow.” Now, all eyes are on the former Love & Hip Hop: New York star as fellow artists, including Swift herself, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, have all shown support. But more than anything, it’s hard...
Why We’re Obsessed With Cardi B
The odds of relative newcomer Cardi B dethroning Taylor Swift’s pop juggernaut, “Look What You Made Me Do,” from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 seemed stacked against her. And yet, as fate would have it, the New York rapper’s infectious debut single, “Bodak Yellow,” has finally landed at No. 1, making the 24-year-old the first solo female hip-hop artist to top the chart since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with “Doo Wop (That Thing).” Her quick ascent is especially impressive considering Cardi has never had a chart presence before “Bodak Yellow.” Now, all eyes are on the former Love & Hip Hop: New York star as fellow artists, including Swift herself, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, have all shown support. But more than anything, it’s hard...
- 10/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Phil Donahue has never been known to be much of a conservative, politically speaking. But on Sunday’s “Reliable Sources,” he bestowed a compliment on President Trump – likening him to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. The TV icon told CNN’s Brian Stelter that if “The Phil Donahue Show” was still on the air, he’d be first in line to interview Trump. “It’s counter-intuitive not to,” Donahue said. “As you know, the coin of our realm is the size of our audience. If we don’t draw a crowd, next week we will be parking cars.
- 6/25/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Carrie Fisher’s death at 60 years old on Tuesday sent shockwaves through Hollywood, as fans and actors alike reacted to the news of her passing.
“We just lost a great ally for mental health and addiction,” Margaret Cho wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Be strong, be as strong as she'd want you to be.” Cho’s tweet was one of many to recognize the void in mental health advocacy created in the wake of Fisher’s death.
The longtime actress, famous for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, was also a celebrated writer and advocate, who used her celebrity status to create awareness for mental health issues and addiction.
“I’ve been in therapy since I was 15 years old,” Fisher frankly told Et, later revealing to The Guardian that therapy was “my only serious relationship.”
More: Stars React to Carrie Fisher's Death
In fact, Fisher’s brutal honesty became a trademark of her interviews...
“We just lost a great ally for mental health and addiction,” Margaret Cho wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Be strong, be as strong as she'd want you to be.” Cho’s tweet was one of many to recognize the void in mental health advocacy created in the wake of Fisher’s death.
The longtime actress, famous for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, was also a celebrated writer and advocate, who used her celebrity status to create awareness for mental health issues and addiction.
“I’ve been in therapy since I was 15 years old,” Fisher frankly told Et, later revealing to The Guardian that therapy was “my only serious relationship.”
More: Stars React to Carrie Fisher's Death
In fact, Fisher’s brutal honesty became a trademark of her interviews...
- 12/27/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
On Sunday, Gene Wilder died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman confirmed the news in a statement. "He was eighty-three and passed holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember. As our hands clutched and he performed one last breath, the music speaker, which was set to random, began to blare out one of his favorites: Ella Fitzgerald. There is a picture of he and Ella meeting at a London Bistro some years ago that are among each of our cherished possessions. She was singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
On Sunday, Gene Wilder died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman confirmed the news in a statement. "He was eighty-three and passed holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember. As our hands clutched and he performed one last breath, the music speaker, which was set to random, began to blare out one of his favorites: Ella Fitzgerald. There is a picture of he and Ella meeting at a London Bistro some years ago that are among each of our cherished possessions. She was singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
Full list of 2015 San Francisco Film Critics winners and nominations Marlon Riggs Award (“for courage & innovation in the Bay Area film community”). Frank Lee. “For his lifelong dedication to film culture in San Francisco – in particular his twenty-plus-year film stewardship of the 4 Star Theatre in the tradition of the family-run independent art house and his attention to Hong Kong film, both marked by his astute taste and knowledge.” Special Mention (“for underappreciated independent cinema”). The Forbidden Room. “Guy Maddin's haunted scream, full of artfully recreated, vinegar-eaten celluloid, is a rat's nest of affairs too strange to recall and too troubling to forget.” Best Cinematography The Assassin, Ping Bing Lee. Carol, Edward Lachman. * Mad Max: Fury Road, John Seale. The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezski. Sicario, Roger Deakins. Best Editing The Big Short, Hank Corwin. Love & Mercy, Dino Jonsater. * Mad Max: Fury Road, Jason Ballantine; Margaret Sixel. The Revenant, Stephen Mirrione. Sicario,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
Even people who never watched the original run of Dallas probably know that one of the series' major plotlines can be summed up in three simple words: "Who shot J.R.?" In the final moments of the show's third season finale, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), the show's scheming villain but also arguably its central character, was seen getting shot by an offscreen assailant.
Fans had to wait until the fourth season premiere to find out if J.R. had even survived. What some might not remember – and what was key to the "Who shot J.R.?" mystery becoming a...
Fans had to wait until the fourth season premiere to find out if J.R. had even survived. What some might not remember – and what was key to the "Who shot J.R.?" mystery becoming a...
- 11/18/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
July 25, 1980. That was the day Dressed to Kill opened in theaters across the country, and it marked the first of countless times I would see the movie projected on a big screen, on a drive-in screen, panned and scanned for home video, even interrupted and cut to ribbons for network TV. But I’ll never forget seeing it that first time, in a cavernous old movie palace in downtown Eugene, Oregon, its lush, complex, violently dynamic and meticulously choreographed images, all set to a Pino Donaggio score which reflected precisely those same qualities, thrilling me to my core. I left that theater buzzing, even if at first I wasn’t entirely sure how I felt about the movie-- it took me a few days and another screening or two to decide that the outraged cries of Hitchcock plagiarism coming from some circles were unwarranted. For me, Dressed to Kill is...
- 10/10/2015
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
A warm but never schmaltzy, perfectly formed family sitcom with no weak links in its cast, here's why you should watch The Middle...
Family sitcoms aren’t exactly thin on the ground, so finding a new spin on the format is always going to take some work. Originally intended as a vehicle for Ricki Lake, The Middle is a case in point. After several years in development, it finally aired in autumn 2009 with a new lead: Patricia Heaton, one of the stars of hugely popular show Everybody Loves Raymond. Writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline had previously been responsible for Roseanne, so the track records of all involved boded well for the series’ prospects. Six seasons later – with a seventh confirmed in May – expectations have well and truly been proved correct.
The Middle is a warm, beautifully performed and acutely observed portrait of a family struggling to cope with the...
Family sitcoms aren’t exactly thin on the ground, so finding a new spin on the format is always going to take some work. Originally intended as a vehicle for Ricki Lake, The Middle is a case in point. After several years in development, it finally aired in autumn 2009 with a new lead: Patricia Heaton, one of the stars of hugely popular show Everybody Loves Raymond. Writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline had previously been responsible for Roseanne, so the track records of all involved boded well for the series’ prospects. Six seasons later – with a seventh confirmed in May – expectations have well and truly been proved correct.
The Middle is a warm, beautifully performed and acutely observed portrait of a family struggling to cope with the...
- 7/22/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
By Phil Donahue
The Hollywood Reporter
Phil Donahue hosted the syndicated talk show, Donahue, for 29 years. He now lives in New York with his wife, Marlo Thomas.
Vivian Maier was hiding a secret. I met her in a Chicago diner in the late ’70s and hired her. She was our nanny. Decades later, over 150,000 photographs were discovered in storage lockers, the work of a brilliant but unknown artist. That secret genius was Vivian, our nanny, now considered one of the great photographers of the 20th century. The Oscar-nominated documentary Finding Vivian Maier tells this story and not only is it a great film, it is a film that will be watched for years to come.
Read the rest of this entry…...
The Hollywood Reporter
Phil Donahue hosted the syndicated talk show, Donahue, for 29 years. He now lives in New York with his wife, Marlo Thomas.
Vivian Maier was hiding a secret. I met her in a Chicago diner in the late ’70s and hired her. She was our nanny. Decades later, over 150,000 photographs were discovered in storage lockers, the work of a brilliant but unknown artist. That secret genius was Vivian, our nanny, now considered one of the great photographers of the 20th century. The Oscar-nominated documentary Finding Vivian Maier tells this story and not only is it a great film, it is a film that will be watched for years to come.
Read the rest of this entry…...
- 2/13/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
By now you've heard the news: "Twin Peaks" is officially coming back for a third season, and will be directed by David Lynch. The caveat? You'll have to wait until 2016 to see it. So what can you do until then? Well, you can take the weirdest possible trip back in time, and watch this 1990 episode of "Donahue," featuring the cast of the show. Watch Peggy Lipton, Piper Laurie, Dana Ashbrook, Madchen Amick, Eric DaRe (that hair!), Sheryl Lee and series co-creator Mark Frost as they interact with a completely amped up Phil Donahue. It's not only hilarious, but also a reminder of how integrated into the mainstream David Lynch was by that point. To this day, there's no other Lynch project that managed to thrill housewives. Indeed, at the time of this "Donahue" taping coming before the finale of season one, it was all anyone could talk about. Check it...
- 10/6/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
When mixing black and white movie characters as either friends or foes on the big screen should not produce any gray areas at all. Whether amiable or adversarial the pairing of interracial tandems makes for an interesting sociological study in cinema where tension, togetherness, stereotypical profiling and mutual or reluctant acceptance makes for some captivating film fodder.
Sure, in many ways it is an overused cliched in the movies to produce racial tandems for the sake of the entertainment to allow the creative juices to overflow. In Salt and Pepper: Top 10 Black and White Movie Tandems we will take a look at various “salt and pepper” teams as they come together in the name of law and justice, hostile necessity, friendly frivolity or professional attachment to bring movie audiences a sense of adventure and curiosity in the name of comedic or dramatic license. Maybe you have your favorite cultural...
Sure, in many ways it is an overused cliched in the movies to produce racial tandems for the sake of the entertainment to allow the creative juices to overflow. In Salt and Pepper: Top 10 Black and White Movie Tandems we will take a look at various “salt and pepper” teams as they come together in the name of law and justice, hostile necessity, friendly frivolity or professional attachment to bring movie audiences a sense of adventure and curiosity in the name of comedic or dramatic license. Maybe you have your favorite cultural...
- 7/6/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Top 10 Ryan Lambie 22 Jan 2014 - 05:51
Like any awards ceremony, the Razzies can sometimes make some bizarre decisions. Here's our pick of 10 mystifying nominations...
Established in 1981, the Golden Raspberry Awards have grown from a tiny ceremony hosted in founder John Jb Wilson's living room into their own Hollywood institution. Intended as an antidote to the self-congratulation and glitz of awards season fixtures like the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the Razzies aim to single out the worst films, screenplays and performances of the preceding year, serving up an irreverent parody of Hollywood's vanity and excess.
Sometimes, the Razzie choices aren't too far off the mark. Few would argue against Battlefield Earth's 2000 win for Worst Picture, or that the impenetrably murky The Last Airbender didn't deserve the amusingly-titled award for Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D.
There have been some really worthwhile categories on occasion, too, like Worst Movie Trends of the Year,...
Like any awards ceremony, the Razzies can sometimes make some bizarre decisions. Here's our pick of 10 mystifying nominations...
Established in 1981, the Golden Raspberry Awards have grown from a tiny ceremony hosted in founder John Jb Wilson's living room into their own Hollywood institution. Intended as an antidote to the self-congratulation and glitz of awards season fixtures like the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the Razzies aim to single out the worst films, screenplays and performances of the preceding year, serving up an irreverent parody of Hollywood's vanity and excess.
Sometimes, the Razzie choices aren't too far off the mark. Few would argue against Battlefield Earth's 2000 win for Worst Picture, or that the impenetrably murky The Last Airbender didn't deserve the amusingly-titled award for Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D.
There have been some really worthwhile categories on occasion, too, like Worst Movie Trends of the Year,...
- 1/21/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is on Nov. 22, and TV programming related to the anniversary will be hard to escape all month long.
Here's a rundown of some of the specials, movies and other retrospectives on JFK and his death that are airing in November. All times Eastern.
Friday, Nov. 8
"JFK: The Lost Bullet" (Nat Geo, 7 p.m.): Using remastered home movies from the scene of the Kennedy assassination, this hour-long special looks for evidence that may have been missed in earlier viewings.
"JFK: The Final Hours" (Nat Geo, 8 p.m.): Actor Bill Paxton, who as an 8-year-old saw Kennedy deliver one of his final speeches in Fort Worth, Texas, on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, hosts this two-hour documentary retracing the final day of JFK's life via accounts of those who were with him.
"JFK: The Smoking Gun" (Reelz, 8 p.m.):...
Here's a rundown of some of the specials, movies and other retrospectives on JFK and his death that are airing in November. All times Eastern.
Friday, Nov. 8
"JFK: The Lost Bullet" (Nat Geo, 7 p.m.): Using remastered home movies from the scene of the Kennedy assassination, this hour-long special looks for evidence that may have been missed in earlier viewings.
"JFK: The Final Hours" (Nat Geo, 8 p.m.): Actor Bill Paxton, who as an 8-year-old saw Kennedy deliver one of his final speeches in Fort Worth, Texas, on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, hosts this two-hour documentary retracing the final day of JFK's life via accounts of those who were with him.
"JFK: The Smoking Gun" (Reelz, 8 p.m.):...
- 11/12/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
On Sunday, November 3rd the investigative documentary JFK: The Smoking Gun premieres on Reelz. This special television event details the extensive investigations of the Kennedy assassination that were conducted by ballistics expert Howard Donahue and veteran detective Colin McLaren. Though the conclusions they each came to were stunning, it turns out that the theory presented is remarkably simple, straightforward, and sure to convince almost anyone. In honor of the premiere of JFK: The Smoking Gun, we're releasing Kennedy-related trivia questions, clues, and tidbits regularly from now until the premiere. Keep up with the clues, and you'll have the inside scoop when the truth is revealed.
One of the JFK conspiracy theories that makes the rounds suggests that Lee Harvey Oswald was manipulated by mind-control experts and “programmed” to kill President Kennedy. People who crafted this theory were likely inspired by a 1962 flick that featured Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury and a...
One of the JFK conspiracy theories that makes the rounds suggests that Lee Harvey Oswald was manipulated by mind-control experts and “programmed” to kill President Kennedy. People who crafted this theory were likely inspired by a 1962 flick that featured Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury and a...
- 10/21/2013
- by Mandy McAdoo
- Reelzchannel.com
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
I’m starting to think that James Wan had a special relationship with the bogeyman growing up. Each of the director’s features thus far, excepting the Kevin Bacon revenge thriller Death Sentence, have, in some way or other, honed in on the shadow monster hiding behind head-shaking pragmatism of adulthood.
Whether it’s the twisted, medieval morality of the mysterious Jigsaw or the phantasmal wrath of otherworldly critters, Wan (and often his collaborator Leigh Whannell) seems inordinately interested in the darkness lurking just over your shoulder. The appropriately named Insidious: Chapter 2 opens up another portal to this presence, one stuffed to the gills with funhouse amusements and shambling mysticism.
Explicitly linked to its predecessor, the 2011 chiller that never met a screeching violin chord it didn’t like, Insidious 2 abandons the traditional creeps of Wan’s The Conjuring and heads back to the dime store.
I’m starting to think that James Wan had a special relationship with the bogeyman growing up. Each of the director’s features thus far, excepting the Kevin Bacon revenge thriller Death Sentence, have, in some way or other, honed in on the shadow monster hiding behind head-shaking pragmatism of adulthood.
Whether it’s the twisted, medieval morality of the mysterious Jigsaw or the phantasmal wrath of otherworldly critters, Wan (and often his collaborator Leigh Whannell) seems inordinately interested in the darkness lurking just over your shoulder. The appropriately named Insidious: Chapter 2 opens up another portal to this presence, one stuffed to the gills with funhouse amusements and shambling mysticism.
Explicitly linked to its predecessor, the 2011 chiller that never met a screeching violin chord it didn’t like, Insidious 2 abandons the traditional creeps of Wan’s The Conjuring and heads back to the dime store.
- 9/12/2013
- by Nathan Bartlebaugh
- Obsessed with Film
Los Angeles — The lurid celebrity and sordid aftermath of the brief career of the world's first porn star is vividly, if not explicitly, etched in "Lovelace." Given all the ways a project like this could have gone wrong, the result is surprisingly good on several fronts, beginning with a shrewd structure that fosters an intelligent dual perspective on the public and private aspects of the "Deep Throat" phenomenon. Leaving behind the overly academic approach they brought to an earlier cultural and censorship landmark in "Howl" three years ago, directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have made a real movie here.
Linda Lovelace was the nom de porn bestowed upon Florida girl Linda Boreman when she starred in her one and only hardcore feature, the 1972 film that became the adult film industry's first crossover smash, launched "porno chic" and went on to gross anywhere from $100 million to $600 million on an initial...
Linda Lovelace was the nom de porn bestowed upon Florida girl Linda Boreman when she starred in her one and only hardcore feature, the 1972 film that became the adult film industry's first crossover smash, launched "porno chic" and went on to gross anywhere from $100 million to $600 million on an initial...
- 8/7/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The Girls creator hits back at a porn parody of her comedy show, Doug Stanhope wades into the Oklahoma God debate, and Dutch TV is slammed for satirising the Woolwich murder
This week's comedy news
In a week when Jerry Lewis told the world that female comedy "bothers [him]", two tales of fightback – of a sort. Girls creator Lena Dunham has criticised news of a pornographic parody movie of her hit HBO comedy. "Most TV shows have been turned into gross and weird porn parodies," the Splitsider website tells us, but Dunham isn't prepared to shrug this one off. "Girls is, at its core, a feminist action while [the XXX film's producer] Hustler is a company that markets and monetises a male's idea of female sexuality," wrote Dunham. And also, "a big reason I engage in (simulated) on-screen sex [in Girls] is to counteract a skewed idea of that act created by the proliferation of porn."
Meanwhile,...
This week's comedy news
In a week when Jerry Lewis told the world that female comedy "bothers [him]", two tales of fightback – of a sort. Girls creator Lena Dunham has criticised news of a pornographic parody movie of her hit HBO comedy. "Most TV shows have been turned into gross and weird porn parodies," the Splitsider website tells us, but Dunham isn't prepared to shrug this one off. "Girls is, at its core, a feminist action while [the XXX film's producer] Hustler is a company that markets and monetises a male's idea of female sexuality," wrote Dunham. And also, "a big reason I engage in (simulated) on-screen sex [in Girls] is to counteract a skewed idea of that act created by the proliferation of porn."
Meanwhile,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Brian Logan
- The Guardian - Film News
In the run-up to the Iraq War, there were very few voices in the media who were openly opposed to it, even on MSNBC. One of the loudest critics at the time was Phil Donahue, and despite the fact that his MSNBC show Donahue did well compared to other MSNBC shows at the time, it was cancelled less than a year after it began. With the war's 10th anniversary upon us this week, Donahue sat down with HuffPostLive to talk about his firing and time at the network, as well as making some interesting comments about Chris Matthews.
- 3/21/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Richard Adams, known as being one of the earliest activists in favor of gay marriage, died on Monday (Dec. 17) after a short illness. He was 65 years old.
Although cause of death has not been released, the man's attorney, Lavi Soloway, told the Associated Press that Adams had died at his Hollywood, CA home in the company of Tony Sullivan, his partner of 43 years.
Adams' travel into the public eye began in 1971, when the two men met at a Los Angeles gay bar. In 1975, the couple traveled to Colorado, where a county clerk named Clela Rorex was granting marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Her reasoning was that nothing in Colorado law actually forbade same-sex marriage. Adams and Sullivan were among the first six couples to get a marriage license from Rorex.
Unfortunately, there was no branch of the federal government willing to recognize the union in the 1970s. The men had...
Although cause of death has not been released, the man's attorney, Lavi Soloway, told the Associated Press that Adams had died at his Hollywood, CA home in the company of Tony Sullivan, his partner of 43 years.
Adams' travel into the public eye began in 1971, when the two men met at a Los Angeles gay bar. In 1975, the couple traveled to Colorado, where a county clerk named Clela Rorex was granting marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Her reasoning was that nothing in Colorado law actually forbade same-sex marriage. Adams and Sullivan were among the first six couples to get a marriage license from Rorex.
Unfortunately, there was no branch of the federal government willing to recognize the union in the 1970s. The men had...
- 12/23/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Day three of the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival promises more great films and an appearance at the Hi-Pointe by director Joe Dante. And there are still 8 days to go!
Sliff’s main venues are the the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium and the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Il
The entire schedule for the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival be found Here.
http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff-2012
Here is what will be screening at The 21st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival today, Saturday, November 10th
Director Jennifer Lynch
A Fall From Grace Program is at 11:00 am at the Tivoli Theatre – A Free Event Sliff guest Jennifer Lynch (Chained.) has plans to shoot her next film, A Fall from Grace, in St. Louis. Post-Dispatch film critic Joe Williams leads a...
Sliff’s main venues are the the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium and the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Il
The entire schedule for the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival be found Here.
http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff-2012
Here is what will be screening at The 21st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival today, Saturday, November 10th
Director Jennifer Lynch
A Fall From Grace Program is at 11:00 am at the Tivoli Theatre – A Free Event Sliff guest Jennifer Lynch (Chained.) has plans to shoot her next film, A Fall from Grace, in St. Louis. Post-Dispatch film critic Joe Williams leads a...
- 11/10/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Casting By," the new documentary by "Guest of Cindy Sherman" director Tom Donahue, has been acquired for TV by HBO. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Monday and next screens at the New York Film Festival October 12. Produced by Kate Lacey, Donahue, Ilan Arboleda and Joanna Colbert, "Casting By" looks at the last fifty years in Hollywood by way of casting directors, profiling pioneers in the field like Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster, whose ability to spot screen potential helped shape the New Hollywood era with films such as “Midnight Cowboy,” “The Graduate,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “Bonnie and Clyde.” These casting directors helped steer cinema away from traditional conceptions of leading men and women, finding places for actors such as James Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler, Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman. ...
- 9/13/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Mike Douglas: In terms of genial hosts whose weekday talk shows are built for fun, Douglas was the grandfather. Operating from Philadelphia for most of his run, he also could delve into the serious, as he did with the real-life spy who allegedly was the model for James Bond.
Phil Donahue: Wearing his heart on his sleeve (just ask wife Marlo Thomas) and thoroughly engaging his audience, both in the studio and by phone, were Donahue trademarks in topical conversations for the better part of 30 years.
Regis Philbin: Almost a year after his departure, daytime television still doesn't seem the same without the genial, often comically flustered presence whose on-air partners over a record-setting run included Kathie Lee Gifford and the continuing Kelly Ripa.
Oprah Winfrey: Like she wasn't going to be on this list? Over the course of 25 years, Winfrey became the owner of daytime talk,...
Phil Donahue: Wearing his heart on his sleeve (just ask wife Marlo Thomas) and thoroughly engaging his audience, both in the studio and by phone, were Donahue trademarks in topical conversations for the better part of 30 years.
Regis Philbin: Almost a year after his departure, daytime television still doesn't seem the same without the genial, often comically flustered presence whose on-air partners over a record-setting run included Kathie Lee Gifford and the continuing Kelly Ripa.
Oprah Winfrey: Like she wasn't going to be on this list? Over the course of 25 years, Winfrey became the owner of daytime talk,...
- 9/10/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Toronto International Film Festival® presents a stellar lineup of notable newsmakers in this year.s Mavericks lineup, inviting audiences into intimate discussions with leaders in the film industry and beyond. Chronicling anecdotes and engaging in revealing conversations about their latest projects, guests in attendance include filmmakers Amy Berg, Tom Donahue, Sophie Fiennes, Kyle Humphrey, Susan Lacy, Álvaro Longoria and Graydon Sheppard; actors Javier Bardem, Jackie Chan, Johnny Depp, and Danny Glover; producers Damien Echols and Lorri Davis; media mogul David Geffen, philosopher Slavoj .i.ek, musician Natalie Maines and casting director Ellen Lewis.
.Daring filmmakers, philanthropic trailblazers, political activists and provocative storytellers fill the diverse slate of talent in this year.s programme,. said Thom Powers, Toronto International Film Festival Mavericks Programmer. .The Festival.s Mavericks sessions offer audiences a rare experience into the minds of these creative leaders and a fascinating glimpse into their remarkable stories..
This year,...
.Daring filmmakers, philanthropic trailblazers, political activists and provocative storytellers fill the diverse slate of talent in this year.s programme,. said Thom Powers, Toronto International Film Festival Mavericks Programmer. .The Festival.s Mavericks sessions offer audiences a rare experience into the minds of these creative leaders and a fascinating glimpse into their remarkable stories..
This year,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Tom Lisanti
I admit it. I am a Troy Donahue fan. There I said it. Not surprising since I love and have been writing about Sixties starlets for over ten years. If there ever was a male version of a starlet, it was Troy. I purchased the DVD box set Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection featuring four of his early Sixties movies and recently viewed My Blood Runs Cold (1964) from Warner Bros Archive as a DVD-on-Demand. The pairing of Troy Donahue as a loon and Joey Heatherton as the blonde he desires in this suspense film didn’t burn up the silver screens across the country and left most critics cold, but the coupling of America’s favorite bland blonde boy with the Ann-Margret wannabe made for bad cinema you just got to love.
By 1964 Troy Donahue had reached super stardom and was one of the most popular young actors at the time,...
I admit it. I am a Troy Donahue fan. There I said it. Not surprising since I love and have been writing about Sixties starlets for over ten years. If there ever was a male version of a starlet, it was Troy. I purchased the DVD box set Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection featuring four of his early Sixties movies and recently viewed My Blood Runs Cold (1964) from Warner Bros Archive as a DVD-on-Demand. The pairing of Troy Donahue as a loon and Joey Heatherton as the blonde he desires in this suspense film didn’t burn up the silver screens across the country and left most critics cold, but the coupling of America’s favorite bland blonde boy with the Ann-Margret wannabe made for bad cinema you just got to love.
By 1964 Troy Donahue had reached super stardom and was one of the most popular young actors at the time,...
- 7/24/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Don Grady (above, right), who played big brother Robbie Douglas on 1960s sitcom "My Three Sons," died Wednesday (June 27) at the age of 68. His death was confirmed to the AP by Barry Livingston (above, middle), who played youngest brother Ernie on the show. The two are pictured above with fellow on-screen brother Stanley Livingston (left).
Livingston says Grady had been suffering from cancer and was receiving hospice care at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"It's the oldest cliche in the world when TV brothers start referring to each other like biological brothers, but he was the oldest, and somebody I looked up to and learned from a great deal about life," says Livingston.
Grady got his big break at the age of 13 when he was cast as a mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," but he was best known for playing one of Fred MacMurray's sons on the...
Livingston says Grady had been suffering from cancer and was receiving hospice care at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"It's the oldest cliche in the world when TV brothers start referring to each other like biological brothers, but he was the oldest, and somebody I looked up to and learned from a great deal about life," says Livingston.
Grady got his big break at the age of 13 when he was cast as a mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," but he was best known for playing one of Fred MacMurray's sons on the...
- 6/28/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP) — Don Grady, who was one of television's most beloved big brothers as Robbie Douglas on the long-running 1960s hit "My Three Sons," died Wednesday. He was 68.
His "My Three Sons" co-star Barry Livingston, who played youngest brother Ernie, confirmed Grady's death to The Associated Press. Livingston said Grady had been suffering from cancer and receiving hospice care at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. But the exact cause and place of death were not immediately clear.
"It's the oldest cliche in the world when TV brothers start referring to each other like biological brothers, but he was the oldest, and somebody I looked up to and learned from a great deal about life," Livingston said.
Born in San Diego as Don Louis Agrati, Grady had a brief stint singing and dancing on "The Mickey Mouse Club" starting at age 13.
But he was best known by far...
His "My Three Sons" co-star Barry Livingston, who played youngest brother Ernie, confirmed Grady's death to The Associated Press. Livingston said Grady had been suffering from cancer and receiving hospice care at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. But the exact cause and place of death were not immediately clear.
"It's the oldest cliche in the world when TV brothers start referring to each other like biological brothers, but he was the oldest, and somebody I looked up to and learned from a great deal about life," Livingston said.
Born in San Diego as Don Louis Agrati, Grady had a brief stint singing and dancing on "The Mickey Mouse Club" starting at age 13.
But he was best known by far...
- 6/28/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Don Grady -- who played one of the sons on the TV classic, "My Three Sons" -- has died at the age of 68 ... this according to one of his co-stars. "Sons" star Barry Livingston just posted on Facebook, "My dear friend and TV brother Don Grady passed away today. He was an inspiration to me in so many ways."Grady had reportedly been suffering from cancer. Grady was an original Mouseketeer on the "Mickey Mouse...
- 6/28/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky" was yet another funny episode of 30 Rock's sixth season, filled with a number of hilarious one-off jokes.
Those stand alone quips are exactly what make 30 Rock so watchable even when it might fail to knock the episodic stories out of the park. Jack helping Kenneth make it in this world, and Frank using Liz to hide the love affair with his former teacher, weren't all that inherently funny, but each had its share of laughs.
I loved that Jack did an entire speech on eye contact by using no words. His title was the best part! The fact that Kenneth's rival was four credits shy of a degree in Bro Studies at Syracuse was also good, but my favorite moment from that story had to be Jack's Family Matters reference.
As a child of the 90s I appreciate any mention of...
Those stand alone quips are exactly what make 30 Rock so watchable even when it might fail to knock the episodic stories out of the park. Jack helping Kenneth make it in this world, and Frank using Liz to hide the love affair with his former teacher, weren't all that inherently funny, but each had its share of laughs.
I loved that Jack did an entire speech on eye contact by using no words. His title was the best part! The fact that Kenneth's rival was four credits shy of a degree in Bro Studies at Syracuse was also good, but my favorite moment from that story had to be Jack's Family Matters reference.
As a child of the 90s I appreciate any mention of...
- 3/2/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Pioneers in the talk-show landscape Phil Donahue and Dr. Oz are the final subjects of TV Guide Network's Hollywood Icons and Innovators series.
Donahue, whose eponymous talk show ran from 1970 to 1996, holds the record for the longest continuously running syndicated talk show. He received nine Emmy awards in his broadcasting career. Oz, whose television career began as an expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, has led the charge — sometimes controversially — in health infotainment.
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Donahue, whose eponymous talk show ran from 1970 to 1996, holds the record for the longest continuously running syndicated talk show. He received nine Emmy awards in his broadcasting career. Oz, whose television career began as an expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, has led the charge — sometimes controversially — in health infotainment.
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- 1/13/2012
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, we've seen some pretty good costumes from the TV crowd. And, while the Today hosts went especially all out, Anderson Cooper's costume, although simpler, was perhaps more amusing. Cooper dressed as one of his heroes and the host who's show inspired his own, Phil Donahue. Cooper then went further, having Donahue himself appear to give his blessing to his spiritual descendent.
- 10/31/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films being made available by Netflix for instant streaming. Important Note: There may be some films that do not become available on the specified dates. This is merely a report of the most accurate release dates I can find, but is not directly confirmed by Netflix themselves.
American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010)
Streaming Available: 06/29/2011
Synopsis: Since his tragic death from cancer at age 32, comedian Bill Hicks’s legend and stature have only grown, and this unique documentary tells his story, blending live footage, interviews and animation to fill in the details of a life cut short. A comic’s comic and unflagging critic of hypocrisy and cultural emptiness, Hicks was one of a kind, a Lenny Bruce for the late 20th century,...
American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010)
Streaming Available: 06/29/2011
Synopsis: Since his tragic death from cancer at age 32, comedian Bill Hicks’s legend and stature have only grown, and this unique documentary tells his story, blending live footage, interviews and animation to fill in the details of a life cut short. A comic’s comic and unflagging critic of hypocrisy and cultural emptiness, Hicks was one of a kind, a Lenny Bruce for the late 20th century,...
- 6/28/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
GoldDerby had access to the sample episodes submitted to Daytime Emmy voters, and forums poster jcar thinks “Rachael Ray” will pull off a narrow victory for Best Talk Show (Entertainment) against last year's champ “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The Best Talk Show race has historically favored repeat winners. “Donahue” won six times in nine years (1978-1981, 1985, 1986). Then “The Oprah Winfrey Show” prevailed a remarkable nine times between 1987 and 1997, losing only twice (to “Sally Jesse Raphael” in 1990 and “Good Morning America” in 1993). After “Oprah” removed her show from contention, “The Rosie O'Donnell Show” followed with five consecutive wins (1998-2002). “Ellen” seem poised to dominate the category indefinitely, winning for its first four years (2004-2007).Then in 2008, the TV Academy split the talk show category into two separate races – one ...
- 6/19/2011
- Gold Derby
Chicago – Being the daughter of comedian Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas certainly was appropriate in naming her latest book, “Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny.” She and her husband Phil Donahue recently were in Chicago to promote the memoir.
Marlo Thomas broke out apart from her famous father, becoming a TV star with her sitcom “That Girl” from 1966 to 1971. She has continued to work as an actress since then, but has also focused on writing, activism (for children and feminist issues) and directing her late father’s prominent charity, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing Up Laughing is her fifth book.
That Girl: Marlo Thomas at Borders Oakbrook, October 26th, 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
Phil Donahue was a broadcaster that began in the late 1950s, and eventually started a talk show in 1967 called “The Phil Donahue Show.
Marlo Thomas broke out apart from her famous father, becoming a TV star with her sitcom “That Girl” from 1966 to 1971. She has continued to work as an actress since then, but has also focused on writing, activism (for children and feminist issues) and directing her late father’s prominent charity, the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing Up Laughing is her fifth book.
That Girl: Marlo Thomas at Borders Oakbrook, October 26th, 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
Phil Donahue was a broadcaster that began in the late 1950s, and eventually started a talk show in 1967 called “The Phil Donahue Show.
- 4/26/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Greg Hernandez
HollywoodNews.com: Here is compilation of Elizabeth Taylor interviews from the late ’80s and early ’90s when she was at her absolute most post-50 beautiful.
The great star, who died this morning, had lost all the weight (65 pounds!) she gained during the marriage to John Warner. I remember taping the Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue interviews and watching them so many times before they wore out! Donahue did a far better interview than Oprah but I believe Miss Taylor later explained that she was feeling kinda bitchy that day.
There’s also an Arsenio Hall interview here and Miss Taylor looks even more ravishing. She was a newlywed again (to Larry Fortensky), grown her hair out a bit from that spiky late ’80s look and maybe had a chin tuck. Arsenio was fun but not a great interview.
To read more from this article go to Greg In Hollywood.
HollywoodNews.com: Here is compilation of Elizabeth Taylor interviews from the late ’80s and early ’90s when she was at her absolute most post-50 beautiful.
The great star, who died this morning, had lost all the weight (65 pounds!) she gained during the marriage to John Warner. I remember taping the Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue interviews and watching them so many times before they wore out! Donahue did a far better interview than Oprah but I believe Miss Taylor later explained that she was feeling kinda bitchy that day.
There’s also an Arsenio Hall interview here and Miss Taylor looks even more ravishing. She was a newlywed again (to Larry Fortensky), grown her hair out a bit from that spiky late ’80s look and maybe had a chin tuck. Arsenio was fun but not a great interview.
To read more from this article go to Greg In Hollywood.
- 3/23/2011
- by Greg Hernandez
- Hollywoodnews.com
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