In the early days of Matt Groening's "The Simpsons," Bart (Nancy Cartwright) was seemingly intended to be the main character of the show. This makes sense when one considers that Groening named the Simpsons after his own family. Groening also has two younger sisters named Lisa and Maggie, his parents are named Margaret and Homer, and his grandfather was named Abraham. His mother's birth name was Wiggum, another name that made its way onto the show (albeit as the last name of Springfield's incompetent police chief and his dim-bulb son Ralph). Groening, then, seemed to be staging himself as the irascible, precocious youth of a new generation, or, in Bart's own words, the Dennis the Menace of the '90s.
As the show progressed, however, Homer (Dan Castellaneta), the paterfamilias, slowly began to emerge as the show's proper lead. In the first few seasons of "The Simpsons," Homer was...
As the show progressed, however, Homer (Dan Castellaneta), the paterfamilias, slowly began to emerge as the show's proper lead. In the first few seasons of "The Simpsons," Homer was...
- 9/1/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Alrighty, who’s ready for some theme park fun and thrills? What, you say you don’t want to wait in the long lines in the hot, hot sun way too close to possibly infected throngs of people? Oh, and don’t get me started on those inflated parking fees (after traffic jams) and concession prices! Well, how about your favorite ride coming to you.? Well, not exactly, but close by, say the nearby multiplex cinema. That’s part of the thinking behind this weekend’s big, big movie release. Oh, and starting a new franchise (of course). That’s why the “mouse house” has their gloved fingers (and tails crossed). Could they have another Pirates Of The Caribbean, or could it go the way of the Country Bears (y’know from the Jamboree)? It all depends on how many moviegoers hop aboard this big ole’ Jungle Cruise.
Before we leave port,...
Before we leave port,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When you were younger, you might have been stupid enough to try chugging a gallon of milk and running a mile. That's a very juvenile and immature thing to do. When you're a grown up, you do it with beer. The so-called Beer Mile is a real thing that people actually do—a one-mile race in which the runner must stop every 400 meters to drink a beer—and the record was held by Jim Finlayson of British Columbia at 5:09 flat. But two-time Ncaa champion James Nielsen, aka "The Beast," broke that record. The Beast says he trained for a year to break the record, including getting back into running shape, as well as training his stomach. He says he studied anatomy and "the physics of...
- 4/29/2014
- E! Online
Mary Boland movies: Scene-stealing actress has her ‘Summer Under the Stars’ day on TCM Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the next 24 hours, Sunday, August 4, 2013, not to Lana Turner, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Esther Williams, or Bette Davis — TCM’s frequent Warner Bros., MGM, and/or Rko stars — but to the marvelous scene-stealer Mary Boland. A stage actress who was featured in a handful of movies in the 1910s, Boland came into her own as a stellar film supporting player in the early ’30s, initially at Paramount and later at most other Hollywood studios. First, the bad news: TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" Mary Boland Day will feature only two movies from Boland’s Paramount period: the 1935 Best Picture Academy Award nominee Ruggles of Red Gap, which TCM has shown before, and one TCM premiere. So, no rarities like Secrets of a Secretary, Mama Loves Papa, Melody in Spring,...
- 8/4/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Sports marketing research firm Repucom has appointed James Finlayson as director of business development.
The announcement:
Sydney, 14 December 2012 - Repucom, the global leader in sports marketing research, has appointed James Finlayson Director of Business Development as the company continues to boost its consultancy and strategic capabilities.
Finlayson joins from Foxtel, where he held the post of National AdSales and Sponsorship Manager for the Foxtel owned and operated channels for three years. During this time he worked with a number of leading brands on some of Foxtel’s hottest properties including local productions Australia’s Next Top Model and Project Runway Australia. He also worked with advertisers in developing integrated solutions and brand funded content campaigns. Prior to this he worked for international sponsorship consultancy SiS.
Lynne Anderson, Repucom Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, said: “James’s appointment reflects the continuing enhancement of Repucom’s offering to media networks,...
The announcement:
Sydney, 14 December 2012 - Repucom, the global leader in sports marketing research, has appointed James Finlayson Director of Business Development as the company continues to boost its consultancy and strategic capabilities.
Finlayson joins from Foxtel, where he held the post of National AdSales and Sponsorship Manager for the Foxtel owned and operated channels for three years. During this time he worked with a number of leading brands on some of Foxtel’s hottest properties including local productions Australia’s Next Top Model and Project Runway Australia. He also worked with advertisers in developing integrated solutions and brand funded content campaigns. Prior to this he worked for international sponsorship consultancy SiS.
Lynne Anderson, Repucom Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, said: “James’s appointment reflects the continuing enhancement of Repucom’s offering to media networks,...
- 12/14/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
U.S. Olympic track star Nick Symmonds just ran a mile in 5:19 ... which isn't very impressive ... until you realize he chugged 4 Beers along the way. Symmonds was gunning for the world record in something called the "Beer Mile" ... which requires athletes to chug an entire "full-sized" brewski at the beginning of the race ... and another full can of suds at every quarter-mile mark along the way. 28-year-old Symmonds -- who finished 5th in the...
- 8/23/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There’s a moment in ‘Nob and Nobility’ from Blackadder the Third in which Blackadder walks into the pantry and angrily kicks the cat. When questioned why, Blackadder remarks that “It is the way of the world, Baldrick – the abused always kick downwards. I am annoyed and so I kick the cat, the cat pounces on the mouse, and finally the mouse bites you on the behind… you are last in God’s great chain, Baldrick, unless there’s an earwig around here you’d like to victimise.”
It’s a good joke from a very good comedy series of which I am a big fan – what sensible person isn’t? But it also reflects a worrying trend which has been creeping slowly into comedy since the 1980s and is now a source of great annoyance and vexation. Put simply: why are so many modern comedies so mean-spirited? Why do...
It’s a good joke from a very good comedy series of which I am a big fan – what sensible person isn’t? But it also reflects a worrying trend which has been creeping slowly into comedy since the 1980s and is now a source of great annoyance and vexation. Put simply: why are so many modern comedies so mean-spirited? Why do...
- 7/24/2012
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
Following their invaluable collection Female Comedy Teams, Filmmuseum Munchen rescues another forgotten comedian from the ashes of history with two discs of Max Davidson Comedies, celebrating an ethnic comedian who churned out a slew of domestic two-reelers at Hal Roach studios during the late silent era.
He's a small man with a grizzled beard and a shock of salt-and-pepper hair. Circumstances frequently reduce him to a nightshirt, but he prefers an overcoat with a derby. Circumstances also conspire to throw his household into turmoil, to which Max will react by puckering his lips in a soundless "Oy!" while placing one hand to his cheek as if nursing an impacted molar. This expression, Max's "oy face," will appear with numbing regularity in every film. Occasionally, for variety, he puts both hands to both cheeks, achieving a Kubrickian symmetry.
Somewhat more funny than Max, whose range really is as limited as the above suggests,...
He's a small man with a grizzled beard and a shock of salt-and-pepper hair. Circumstances frequently reduce him to a nightshirt, but he prefers an overcoat with a derby. Circumstances also conspire to throw his household into turmoil, to which Max will react by puckering his lips in a soundless "Oy!" while placing one hand to his cheek as if nursing an impacted molar. This expression, Max's "oy face," will appear with numbing regularity in every film. Occasionally, for variety, he puts both hands to both cheeks, achieving a Kubrickian symmetry.
Somewhat more funny than Max, whose range really is as limited as the above suggests,...
- 7/7/2011
- MUBI
The Cinematheque has lots of great stuff. This weekend is no exception.
A bit last minute on this announcement, but, since we love the American Cinematheque here in Los Angeles so much, it’s still worth noting for those of you without plans this weekend. They’re always screening movies — real, interesting movies — the way they were meant to be seen. And this weekend they’ve got several events worth considering.
Tonight, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, they screen two Laurel and Hardy shorts alongside one of their features, Way Out West.
In what half of their fans consider their best feature, Stan and Ollie travel, well, out west to deliver the deed to a gold mine to the daughter of its late owner. Naturally, they don’t reckon with perennial nemesis Jimmy Finlayson trying to snatch it for himself. Endlessly entertaining, with Rosina Lawrence, Sharon Lynne, Stanley Fields,...
A bit last minute on this announcement, but, since we love the American Cinematheque here in Los Angeles so much, it’s still worth noting for those of you without plans this weekend. They’re always screening movies — real, interesting movies — the way they were meant to be seen. And this weekend they’ve got several events worth considering.
Tonight, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, they screen two Laurel and Hardy shorts alongside one of their features, Way Out West.
In what half of their fans consider their best feature, Stan and Ollie travel, well, out west to deliver the deed to a gold mine to the daughter of its late owner. Naturally, they don’t reckon with perennial nemesis Jimmy Finlayson trying to snatch it for himself. Endlessly entertaining, with Rosina Lawrence, Sharon Lynne, Stanley Fields,...
- 6/17/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Homer is where our heart is: Yes, Mr. Simpson has topped our list of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years. Of course, the endearing, goofy, impetuous quarter-wit at the center of The Simpsons didn’t win over America all by himself. EW.com caught up with Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, and Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer, to talk about our No. 1 D’oh! boy.
Q&A with Matt Groening
Entertainment Weekly: Who or what was your inspiration for Homer Simpson?
Homer originated with my goal to both amuse my real father, Homer, and just annoy him a little bit.
Q&A with Matt Groening
Entertainment Weekly: Who or what was your inspiration for Homer Simpson?
Homer originated with my goal to both amuse my real father, Homer, and just annoy him a little bit.
- 6/9/2010
- by Dan Snierson
- EW.com - PopWatch
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