Ten days after declaring war is a lousy time for a party, let alone a Super Bowl.
On Jan. 17, 1991, an armed coalition led by the United States commenced Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, marking the first major military action of the post-terrorism age. Less than two weeks later, the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills prepared for their own conflict as Super Bowl Xxv kicked off in Tampa, Florida. Fears that Saddam Hussein would target this, the most American of sporting events, led some NFL officials to consider rescheduling. The big game would proceed as planned, but the festive mood of Jan.
On Jan. 17, 1991, an armed coalition led by the United States commenced Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, marking the first major military action of the post-terrorism age. Less than two weeks later, the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills prepared for their own conflict as Super Bowl Xxv kicked off in Tampa, Florida. Fears that Saddam Hussein would target this, the most American of sporting events, led some NFL officials to consider rescheduling. The big game would proceed as planned, but the festive mood of Jan.
- 2/11/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where he began working as a plumber. The acting bug bit after filling in for an ailing summer-stock actor and he studied the art at the New York-based American Theater Wing. Upon making his debut in summer stock,...
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where he began working as a plumber. The acting bug bit after filling in for an ailing summer-stock actor and he studied the art at the New York-based American Theater Wing. Upon making his debut in summer stock,...
- 8/30/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Dan Haggerty, best known for playing mountain man Grizzly Adams in both a TV series and on film, died Friday following a battle with cancer. He was 74. The actor's manager, Terry Bomar, confirmed his passing to ABC News.
Haggerty first starred as James Capen "Grizzly" Adams in the 1974 film The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, which was based on the life of a real outdoorsman and grizzly bear trainer who resided in California in the 1800s. The movie finds the protagonist heading into the mountains and bonding with animals...
Haggerty first starred as James Capen "Grizzly" Adams in the 1974 film The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, which was based on the life of a real outdoorsman and grizzly bear trainer who resided in California in the 1800s. The movie finds the protagonist heading into the mountains and bonding with animals...
- 1/15/2016
- Rollingstone.com
What a fine body of work. Films and corpses go hand in hand and they pop up in the most surprising places …
Emily Cleaver runs the blog Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies, in which a small baby remakes great film moments. You can follow her on Twitter, @EmilyCleaver.
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Cinema is littered with corpses. The pesky things pose endless
disposal problems, refuse to stay buried, and in worst-case scenarios,
re-animate and lust after brains. But sometimes a dead body takes
centre stage and becomes a character in its own right, a talisman that
changes the living, for better or worse. There's something volatile
and magical about a corpse - inert but accusatory, charged with guilt,
loss and fascination with our own mortality. Here are five of the
best.
1. The Trouble with Harry...
Emily Cleaver runs the blog Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies, in which a small baby remakes great film moments. You can follow her on Twitter, @EmilyCleaver.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Cinema is littered with corpses. The pesky things pose endless
disposal problems, refuse to stay buried, and in worst-case scenarios,
re-animate and lust after brains. But sometimes a dead body takes
centre stage and becomes a character in its own right, a talisman that
changes the living, for better or worse. There's something volatile
and magical about a corpse - inert but accusatory, charged with guilt,
loss and fascination with our own mortality. Here are five of the
best.
1. The Trouble with Harry...
- 8/2/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
Matrix badass Carrie-Anne Moss will star opposite Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in CBS’ untitled Ralph Lamb drama pilot.
Also among the latest pilot castings are a Terra Nova tough girl, a Glee mom and a Once Upon a Time princess.
Moss’ CBS pilot is set in the 1960s and based on the true story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff (to be played by Quaid), and a Chicago mob fixer (Chiklis) whose vision for transforming Sin City doesn’t line up with Lamb’s. Moss — who recurred on the final season of Chuck — will play a rancher...
Also among the latest pilot castings are a Terra Nova tough girl, a Glee mom and a Once Upon a Time princess.
Moss’ CBS pilot is set in the 1960s and based on the true story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff (to be played by Quaid), and a Chicago mob fixer (Chiklis) whose vision for transforming Sin City doesn’t line up with Lamb’s. Moss — who recurred on the final season of Chuck — will play a rancher...
- 3/7/2012
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
In her first foray onto the small screen, Sigourney Weaver has been cast as the female lead in "Political Animals" for USA. Set in Washington D.C., "Animals" centers on Elaine Barrish (Weaver), the divorced former First Lady and new Secretary of State. James Wolk ("Lone Star," "Happy Endings") plays her son Doug, a politician who serves as her chief of staff. The show is slated to premiere with a six-episode run in summer 2012. [Deadline]
Martin Lawrence's untitled CBS comedy pilot has tapped Fred Savage as its director. Savage, known early on for acting in "The Wonder Years" and "Princess Bride," has become quite the director in recent years, helming episodes of "Happy Endings," "2 Broke Girls" and "Party Down." Savage also currently serves as executive producer for NBC's "Best Friends Forever" comedy. [Hollywood Reporter]
Jimmy Fallon's NBC pilot "DILFs" keeps lining up stars - Jesse Bradford has been announced as the...
Martin Lawrence's untitled CBS comedy pilot has tapped Fred Savage as its director. Savage, known early on for acting in "The Wonder Years" and "Princess Bride," has become quite the director in recent years, helming episodes of "Happy Endings," "2 Broke Girls" and "Party Down." Savage also currently serves as executive producer for NBC's "Best Friends Forever" comedy. [Hollywood Reporter]
Jimmy Fallon's NBC pilot "DILFs" keeps lining up stars - Jesse Bradford has been announced as the...
- 3/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Like Revenge on ABC? Well you may get a lot more of it.
The lion’s share of the net’s drama pilots in development for fall offer sudsy tales in the vein of the Hamptons-based drama that’s currently tearing up the screen on Wednesdays. (To wit: The drama, which is averaging 8.7 million viewers, leads its hour against old dramas on CBS and NBC among adults 18-34 and key female demos. It’s also the net’s most-watched series in the hour in more than four years, since Lost in 2006-07).
Female-skewing serials fit in best for the home...
The lion’s share of the net’s drama pilots in development for fall offer sudsy tales in the vein of the Hamptons-based drama that’s currently tearing up the screen on Wednesdays. (To wit: The drama, which is averaging 8.7 million viewers, leads its hour against old dramas on CBS and NBC among adults 18-34 and key female demos. It’s also the net’s most-watched series in the hour in more than four years, since Lost in 2006-07).
Female-skewing serials fit in best for the home...
- 2/1/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Stateside portion of first tour since Clarence Clemons' death begins March 18 in Atlanta.
By James Montgomery
Bruce Springsteen
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had been teasing a lengthy run of U.S. shows in support of the upcoming Wrecking Ball album, and on Tuesday (January 24), they finally revealed the first leg of dates.
Kicking off March 18 in Atlanta, the first stateside portion of the Wrecking Ball World Tour sees Bruce and the Band playing arenas in cities like Tampa, Boston, Philadelphia, East Rutherford, New Jersey — of course — New York, Detroit and Los Angeles, before coming to a close with a May 2 gig in Newark. Select dates go on sale as early as Friday. For more information, check out the Boss's .
The shows mark Springsteen's first U.S. gigs since the death of founding E Street member Clarence Clemons last year. Much like...
By James Montgomery
Bruce Springsteen
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had been teasing a lengthy run of U.S. shows in support of the upcoming Wrecking Ball album, and on Tuesday (January 24), they finally revealed the first leg of dates.
Kicking off March 18 in Atlanta, the first stateside portion of the Wrecking Ball World Tour sees Bruce and the Band playing arenas in cities like Tampa, Boston, Philadelphia, East Rutherford, New Jersey — of course — New York, Detroit and Los Angeles, before coming to a close with a May 2 gig in Newark. Select dates go on sale as early as Friday. For more information, check out the Boss's .
The shows mark Springsteen's first U.S. gigs since the death of founding E Street member Clarence Clemons last year. Much like...
- 1/24/2012
- MTV Music News
Rank the week of September 13th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Thor
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #227
Win Percentage: 58%
Times Ranked: 18033
Top-20 Rankings: 90
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Natalie Portman • Anthony Hopkins • Jeremy Renner • Kat Dennings
Genres: Action • Adventure • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Fantasy • Fantasy Adventure
Rank This Movie
Conan O’Brien Can’T Stop
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5260
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 719
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Rodman Flender
Starring: Conan O’Brien
Genres: Comedy • Documentary
Rank This Movie
Incendies
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #4296
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 947
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin • Maxim Gaudette • Rémy Girard • Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Genres: Drama • Foreign Language Film
Rank This Movie
The Tempest
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #7784
Win Percentage: 37%
Times Ranked: 385
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Julie Taymor
Starring: Helen Mirren • Djimon Hounsou • Alfred Molina...
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #227
Win Percentage: 58%
Times Ranked: 18033
Top-20 Rankings: 90
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Natalie Portman • Anthony Hopkins • Jeremy Renner • Kat Dennings
Genres: Action • Adventure • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Fantasy • Fantasy Adventure
Rank This Movie
Conan O’Brien Can’T Stop
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5260
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 719
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Rodman Flender
Starring: Conan O’Brien
Genres: Comedy • Documentary
Rank This Movie
Incendies
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #4296
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 947
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin • Maxim Gaudette • Rémy Girard • Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Genres: Drama • Foreign Language Film
Rank This Movie
The Tempest
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #7784
Win Percentage: 37%
Times Ranked: 385
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Julie Taymor
Starring: Helen Mirren • Djimon Hounsou • Alfred Molina...
- 9/13/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
We’re celebrating one of Hollywood’s great tough guys and one of our favorite actors September 6th at The Way Out Club in St. Louis with Super-8 Lee Marvin Movie Madness.
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where...
We’re celebrating one of Hollywood’s great tough guys and one of our favorite actors September 6th at The Way Out Club in St. Louis with Super-8 Lee Marvin Movie Madness.
Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering mostly villainous supporting turns in many films before finally graduating to leading roles. Regardless of which side of the law he was on however, he projected a tough-as-nails intensity and a two-fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 19, 1924, in New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was badly wounded in battle when a machine gun nest shot off part of his buttocks and severed his sciatic nerve. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U.S. where...
- 8/30/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I'm crestfallen there's no new music to hear yet, but utterly amped that Gillian Welch is returning with her first new studio effort in eight years this summer. The Americana singer-songwriter has collaborated with everyone from the Decemberists to Conor Oberst to Ryan Adams, but hasn't dropped a new solo set since 2003's "Soul Journey." The new effort is named "The Harrow and the Harvest," due on June 28 through Welch's own Acony label, according to NPR (via TwentyFourBit). Its appearance would explain the slew of tour dates Welch has posted for this summer, including a stint opening up for Buffalo...
- 5/18/2011
- Hitfix
Los Angeles (August 18, 2010) . Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival, has announced the 12 screenwriters and film projects selected for its 11th annual Screenwriters Lab, sponsored by the Writers Guild of America, West. Taking place in Los Angeles from August 12 until September 16, the Screenwriters Lab is an intensive six-week program designed to help writers improve their craft, and take their current scripts to the next level in a nurturing, yet challenging creative environment. Screenwriter and producer Meg LeFauve resumes duties as this year.s Lab Instructor, and Lab Mentors and Guest Speakers include Nicole Holofcener (Please Give), Erin Cressida Wilson (Chloe), José Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries), Josh Olson (A History of Violence), and Kay Schaber-Wolf (WGAw).
.Our Labs have always attracted a high level of talent from different backgrounds and disciplines, and this year is no exception,. said Director of Talent Development Josh Welsh.
.Our Labs have always attracted a high level of talent from different backgrounds and disciplines, and this year is no exception,. said Director of Talent Development Josh Welsh.
- 8/18/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Famous actor David Carradine, known from his roles in Kung Fu all the way to the more recent Kill Bill series was found dead in Bangkok. Reports from Thailand state that he was found hanged inside his hotel room, believing that this was an act of suicide. Carradine was in the area at the time filming his latest movie, Stretch.
David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 4, 2009)
That career now includes more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). “Kung Fu” also received seven...
David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 4, 2009)
That career now includes more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). “Kung Fu” also received seven...
- 6/4/2009
- by Melissa
- Atomic Popcorn
- Thanks to the golden opportunity of working with maestro Quentin Tarantino, after Travolta and Grier, he was unofficially the third person to benefit from a career re-boot. Known to a generation of new fans as "Bill" and most recently, as the elder Poon Dong, leader of the Chinese Triad in Crank: High Voltage, it was announced that Kung Fu legend David Carradine of the Carradine clan took away his life. He was 72. He'll have left us with us with tons of memorable midnight watch type of stuff with his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, but Carradine was also seen in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha (1972), Bound for Glory (1976) and in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977). Here is a more complete bio from the NYTimes...: Carradine made his directorial debut on a handful of episodes of Kung Fu. Upon leaving the series,
- 6/4/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
It was doubly sad for me to learn of the death of actor David Carradine in an apparent suicide Thursday in Bangkok, as I was a witness to one of the more crushing failures in his artistic life.
In 1981, when he came to the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes with his handmade film "Americana," Carradine was at the top of his game. He was the star of a smash TV series in "Kung Fu" and such fine films as "Bound for Glory" and "The Long Riders."
But Carradine wanted to be a filmmaker. Tenaciously, he put together a clutch of film projects for himself to direct and planned to use his acting pay to finance his films, just as John Cassavetes was doing.
He hoped to launch this career with "Americana." The film was a poetic fable about an ex-Green Beret, played by Carradine, who drifts...
In 1981, when he came to the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes with his handmade film "Americana," Carradine was at the top of his game. He was the star of a smash TV series in "Kung Fu" and such fine films as "Bound for Glory" and "The Long Riders."
But Carradine wanted to be a filmmaker. Tenaciously, he put together a clutch of film projects for himself to direct and planned to use his acting pay to finance his films, just as John Cassavetes was doing.
He hoped to launch this career with "Americana." The film was a poetic fable about an ex-Green Beret, played by Carradine, who drifts...
- 6/4/2009
- by By Kirk Honeycutt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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