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The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Disneyland’s Matterhorn and the Angels’ Big A sign. Forget about Alastair Sim. Don’t even mention Albert Finney, Patrick Stewart or Scrooge McDuck. To several generations of local theater fans, Landon is Ebenezer Scrooge. “People recognize me in shopping malls and restaurants,” Landon said. “They even call me Mr. Scrooge.” It’s understandable that he doesn’t want to endanger the franchise....
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Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
All of the films below received five Oscar nominations for acting. Only one was totally snubbed in the performance categories. Which one? To see the answer, click on the "Continue reading" link below. ANSWER: "Tom Jones" (1963) lost all five: Albert Finney (actor), Hugh Griffith (supporting actor), Diane Cilento, Dame Edith Evans, Joyce Redman (supporting actress)....
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Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... have been over 50 versions produced for either TV or the movies. Six Oscar winners--Michael Caine, Albert Finney, Fredric March, Walter Matthau, Jack Palance, and George C. Scott--have bah-humbugged their way through the part, and another four Oscar nominees--John Carradine, Basil Rathbone, James Whitmore, and Sir Ralph Richardson--have given it a go, while a fifth, James Earl Jones,...
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Edward Seckerson (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
You have only two more days to head over to Southwark's ramshackle but endearing Union Theatre to catch one of my favourite "unsung" musicals - Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally's "A Man of No Importance". You may remember the film with Albert Finney - but add to this touching fable an infusion of Irish airs and dances and you've a confection that...
