DVDVerdict (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
All twenty-six episodes of Faerie Tale Theatre are presented over the course of seven discs, with all the bonus material on the last disc. Here are all the episodes by order of airdate:
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Maybe that's how he got on Terry Gross' show? Who knows. Fwded by Brian Kress:
IGN (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The Godfather on Blu-ray. 'Nuff said.
Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
A boxed set that's insane with how much stuff it's got: here it's Shelley Duvall hosting live action faerie tales from the 80s. And the people who are involved make up a formidable list: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Reeve, Eric Idle, Malcolm McDowell, John Lithgow, Carrie Fisher, Matthew Broderick, Tim Burton, Helen Mirren, [...]
Intelligent Artifice (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The Guardian has a great article about Stanley Kubrick and some of the insane things he did when making movies: Tony takes me into a large room painted blue and filled with books. “This used to be the cinema,” he says. “Is it the library now?” I ask. “Look closer at the books,” says Tony. I do. “Bloody hell,” [...]
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Faerie Tale Theatre
This Distracted Globe (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Synopsis Mild mannered Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) arrives for an interview at the luxurious Overlook Hotel in Colorado. General manager Mr. Ullman (Barry Nelson) explains his duties as caretaker will be to maintain the hotel when it shuts down for six months during the winter. Jack maintains that the isolation will give him [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Back in the 1980s, Shelley Duvall delighted audiences with "Faerie Tale Theatre," a Showtime series of presentations based on classic stories.
Hacking NetFlix (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Click here for the full list of new releases this week (114). Interesting titles include The Office: Season 4, Desperate Housewives: Season 4, Big Bang Theory: Season 1, Eli Stone: Season 1, The Promotion, Then She Found Me, Outsourced, Married Life, The Boys in Company C, Constantine's Sword, Langerfeld Confidential, Monster Camp, Workingman's Death, Reprise, Life: Season 1, Ballet Shoes, Asian Stories,...
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Highly Recommended The Movie: Looks can be deceiving. Shelley Duvall, who typically plays wide-eyed na fs or hapless (and helpless) damsels in distress, would not strike the average viewer as a power-playing, deal-making producer type. And yet she ably provided just such a role for the much heralded television series Faerie Tale Theatre , being re-released in a new upgraded version here with all 26...
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
1. Shelley Duvall- He Needs Me (Harry Nilsson) 2. Redemption Thong- Where Will I Be Sunshine? (The Carter Family) 3. Aphex Twin- Star Wars Theme (John Williams) 4. Hot Butter- Popcorn (Gershon Kingsley) 5. Brad Mehldau- Exit Music (For A Film) (Radiohead) 1. Hood Internet- Pro Nails Forever (Walter Meego vs Kid Sister) 2. Hood Internet- Superbowl Jesus (Kanye West vs 1985 Chicago Bears vs Wilco) 3....
Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
A film that is blessed with that moments that are truly timeless.
Fool.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
All sales and no cash makes iRobot a dull stock.
Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
guest post by Aaron Muszalski The UK’s Channel 4 recently staged an elaborate behind-the-scenes recreation of Stanley Kubrick’s famous 1980 horror film “The Shining.” Channel 4 has painstakingly recreated the set of Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining, complete with look-a-likes of the crew and cast members including Shelley Duvall, for a TV ad to promote a [...]
MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Channel 4 has painstakingly recreated the set of Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining, complete with look-a-likes of the crew and cast members including Shelley Duvall, for a TV ad to promote a More 4 season of the director's films. The 65-second promotional spot has been filmed as a one-take tracking shot through the recreation of The Shining. Viewers get Kubrick's point of view as he walks through...
