Sydney Pollack dies aged 73
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Academy Award-winning director, producer and actor, Sydney Pollack, dies aged 73.
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Dis-Connectivity
StinkyLulu (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Because I remain without internet access at home, the first Supporting Actress Sunday profile for May (1999) might be somewhat delayed -- look for it later in the day. In the meantime, please consider visiting the delayed 1953 profiles for Thelma Ritter and Geraldine Page, also victims of this insufferable technical difficulty. Just scroll yourself on down...
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Geraldine Page in Hondo (1953) - Supporting Actress Sundays
StinkyLulu (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
There is a small handful of actresses of whom I remain inordinately fond, even as I find most of their performances vaguely disappointing or mildly distasteful. For an actressexual like me, that can create some awkward situations: I hate to be the crabby pooper always spoiling everyone else's lovefest. Nonetheless, one must remain true to one's self, especially in matters of faith, politics
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Linkup on South Street
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 04/27/2008
Rob Scheer loves those actors but still hates Deception The Hot Blog quotable Ang Lee @ Ebertfest GreenCine Daily The Lola Awards in Germany. Fatih Akin wins big Thompson on Hollywood anticipating Synecdoche New York (production still!) Filmmaker Directors Fortnight at Cannes heavy on French film. One from the US. Victim of the Time on Happy Go Lucky and Son of Rambow Coming Soon Tilda Swinton to star...
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Doc you made the face too tight
Finestkind Clinic and fish market (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
LATimes discussing how Hollywood types overdo the plastic surgery bit, making women look like Zombies. . Whenever I see women like Angela Lansbury or the late Geraldine Page or Marion Ross, I am filled with gratitude. Not just for the nature of their talent but because their faces always remained precisely and gloriously their faces. Now, of course, someone will e-mail me with details of all their...
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Pure Country, the Musical, Will Open on Broadway in Spring 2009
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Houston native Masterson began his career as a New York and Broadway stage actor in Call Me By My Rightful Name in 1961 and subsequently worked in films, theatre and TV. In 1978, Masterson co-wrote (with Larry L. King and music and lyrics by Carol Hall) and co-directed (with Tommy Tune) the Broadway musical and worldwide hit The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which brought Masterson’s wife, Carlin...
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Bushed
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
There's only 297 days left of Bush's presidency (too long!) and I can't imagine anyone being able to suffer him for 298. Which is why I find the whole notion of a W. movie suspect [tangent: my sympathies go out to Starwood Hotels ]. It's so soon. Still the cast that controversy magnet Oliver Stone has gathered is appealing. Josh Brolin as the worst president ever (albeit before he was president), Soon...
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A trip down Trivia Lane
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 02/24/2008
Many seasoned Oscar watchers remember Cher's Mohawk headdress and Jack Palance's one-armed push-ups. But what about the time Geraldine Page couldn't find her shoes?
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Immigrant of the Day: Lee Strasberg (former Austro-Hungarian Empire)
ImmigrationProf Blog (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
Lee Strasberg (1901–1982) was an Academy Award nominated film director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. He was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanów, former Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Budaniv, Ukraine). Strasberg is considered by many to be the patriarch of American "method"...
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Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 8
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 8and Anne Bradley 1907 Ray Middleton is born in Chicago, Illinois today. In 1946 he will star opposite Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun, and be featured in Man of La Mancha. 1907 Ray Middleton is born in Chicago, Illinois today. In 1946 he will star opposite Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun and be featured in Man of La Mancha.1936 Maxwell Anderson continues his...
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How you can study under the great Milton Friedman.
Classically Liberal (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Laissez Faire Books is running a special on Milton Friedman DVDs including a 15 lecture series by Friedman on various issues. This is almost equal to a semester's worth of classes with the late, great economist. There are about 12 1/2 hours of lectures and another six hours worth of questions and answers. I've managed to see the first part of this and it is a great deal of fun -- and I urge people...
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31 days of oscar kickoff
The Shelf (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
Well Shelfers, it's that time of year again. That time when film industry and fans turn their focus towards the awards season, and the grandmaster of them all: The Academy Awards. That means that Turner Classic Movies has now turned their programming over to their annual 31 Days of Oscar. And again this year we will join the celebration here at The Shelf by giving you our daily picks and a whole lot...
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What I’ve Been Watching
A Whiff of Smiff (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
The Smiff DVR has been fraught with good stuff of late. I did finally get to see the great documentary on Bob Newhart on PBS that Newscoma told about. It is as good as she said it was. Bob Newhart is one of my most favorite tv shows ever. I recorded a wonderful documentary on Jerry Herman that I’ve [...]
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TCM Alert — Monday, December 31st
LIBERTAS (Free subscription) | 12/30/2007
Is it already a new year? Brother they fly by fast. Someone told me the reason years go by faster as you get older is because a year increasingly becomes a smaller percentage of your life. When you're ten a year is 10% of your life. When you're forty a year is– Well, I went to public schools [...]
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Reilly gets the last laugh in center square
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
In the course of his colorful life, Charles Nelson Reilly was many things: game-show fixture, TV player, director, quipster, Broadway character actor.
