Margie Duncan, a dancer and actress who stood in for her dear friend Debbie Reynolds in films including The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Second Time Around and The Singing Nun, has died. She was 92.
Duncan died Jan. 3 after a brief illness at her Porter Ranch home in Los Angeles, her family announced.
Duncan worked with choreographers in the movies to learn Reynolds’ routines, “dancing in” during blocking and rehearsals until the numbers were set. She would then teach the routines to her friend.
In the musical comedy The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), for which Reynolds received her lone Oscar nomination, Duncan rehearsed the number “Ain’t Down Yet,” which took place in the barnyard of Molly’s (Reynolds) country home, with choreographer Peter Gennaro.
Duncan jumped on the top of a shed to sing the last verse while walking backward down its thatched roof and then back up, finishing at the front of the roof.
Duncan died Jan. 3 after a brief illness at her Porter Ranch home in Los Angeles, her family announced.
Duncan worked with choreographers in the movies to learn Reynolds’ routines, “dancing in” during blocking and rehearsals until the numbers were set. She would then teach the routines to her friend.
In the musical comedy The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), for which Reynolds received her lone Oscar nomination, Duncan rehearsed the number “Ain’t Down Yet,” which took place in the barnyard of Molly’s (Reynolds) country home, with choreographer Peter Gennaro.
Duncan jumped on the top of a shed to sing the last verse while walking backward down its thatched roof and then back up, finishing at the front of the roof.
- 1/25/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ozy has inked Jody Watley to a talent deal that includes a biopic on the Grammy-winning R&b singer-songwriter-producer.
Ozy and Watley have begun the search for writers to attach to the project.
“When I heard Jody’s story — one of overcoming the odds, of the power of positivity, of defying expectations — I knew it was one we had to share,” said Chris Rantamaki, executive director of Ozy Studios. “Fans will be surprised that Jody has overcome so many formidable challenges in her life that she has never revealed publicly. She is now ready to break her silence and we are honored she trusts us to tell her story.”
A former Soul Train dancer, Watley started out as part of the Los Angeles-based vocal trio Shalamar, which scored a Top 10 single with “The Second Time Around” in 1979 and continued charting into the mid-’80s. Her first solo hit was “Looking for a New Love,...
Ozy and Watley have begun the search for writers to attach to the project.
“When I heard Jody’s story — one of overcoming the odds, of the power of positivity, of defying expectations — I knew it was one we had to share,” said Chris Rantamaki, executive director of Ozy Studios. “Fans will be surprised that Jody has overcome so many formidable challenges in her life that she has never revealed publicly. She is now ready to break her silence and we are honored she trusts us to tell her story.”
A former Soul Train dancer, Watley started out as part of the Los Angeles-based vocal trio Shalamar, which scored a Top 10 single with “The Second Time Around” in 1979 and continued charting into the mid-’80s. Her first solo hit was “Looking for a New Love,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The opening credits of Paramount+’s reboot of beloved Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats are mighty familiar.
Composer Mark Mothersbaugh’s synthesizer chimes away as the action follows the titular infants having a particularly lively play day in a suburban living room. Tommy Pickles does a handstand. Phil and Lil DeVille chase each other around. Angelica gets covered in dust from a vacuum.
While at first glance the new intro seems identical to the iconic original, there are some key updates. Grandpa Lou is not asleep on a LA-z-Boy, but up and alert, practicing yoga. Chuckie Finster is riding around on a Roomba-style wireless cleaner rather than a traditional vacuum. And of course, the whole thing is animated in a much more modern CGI-style.
Rugrats approach to updating its intro is the same approach it takes in updating…everything else. Paramount+’s version of the show, described as both a “reboot” and...
Composer Mark Mothersbaugh’s synthesizer chimes away as the action follows the titular infants having a particularly lively play day in a suburban living room. Tommy Pickles does a handstand. Phil and Lil DeVille chase each other around. Angelica gets covered in dust from a vacuum.
While at first glance the new intro seems identical to the iconic original, there are some key updates. Grandpa Lou is not asleep on a LA-z-Boy, but up and alert, practicing yoga. Chuckie Finster is riding around on a Roomba-style wireless cleaner rather than a traditional vacuum. And of course, the whole thing is animated in a much more modern CGI-style.
Rugrats approach to updating its intro is the same approach it takes in updating…everything else. Paramount+’s version of the show, described as both a “reboot” and...
- 5/28/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article marks Part 8 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the Academy Awards winners.
The 1960 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“The Green Leaves of Summer” from “The Alamo”
“The Facts of Life” from “The Facts of Life”
“The Second Time Around” from “High Time”
“Never on Sunday” from “Never on Sunday”
“Faraway Part of Town” from “Pepe”
Won: “Never on Sunday” from “Never on Sunday”
Should’ve won: “The Green Leaves of Summer” from “The Alamo”
1960 Best Original Song is a mostly enjoyable affair and remarkable in at least one regard – it produced the first winner to hail from a foreign language film, the Melina Mercouri vehicle “Never on Sunday,” which also garnered a boatload of other nominations that year,...
The 1960 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“The Green Leaves of Summer” from “The Alamo”
“The Facts of Life” from “The Facts of Life”
“The Second Time Around” from “High Time”
“Never on Sunday” from “Never on Sunday”
“Faraway Part of Town” from “Pepe”
Won: “Never on Sunday” from “Never on Sunday”
Should’ve won: “The Green Leaves of Summer” from “The Alamo”
1960 Best Original Song is a mostly enjoyable affair and remarkable in at least one regard – it produced the first winner to hail from a foreign language film, the Melina Mercouri vehicle “Never on Sunday,” which also garnered a boatload of other nominations that year,...
- 9/25/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
I interviewed Sean Porter for the first time early last year about his work on Jeremy Saulnier's slasher/thriller Green Room. The second time around was a bit brighter, a beach-side domestic dramedy: Mike Mill’s coming of age epic 20th Century Women. And here we are at interview three with his most expensive film, the Sony funded studio comedy Rough Night starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate Mckinnon, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer and which was directed by Broad City’s Lucia Aniello & cowritten by Paul W. Downs. In the gamut of the three, I’ve no clue where to place it.
On a technical, on-set structure spectrum I’ve got a better idea. Rough Night moved the fastest. Sean opens up about his first experience on a big budget studio film, how he managed to light at a breakneck multi-camera TV-style pace with bare minimum prep, and the perks of industry veteran reinforcements.
On a technical, on-set structure spectrum I’ve got a better idea. Rough Night moved the fastest. Sean opens up about his first experience on a big budget studio film, how he managed to light at a breakneck multi-camera TV-style pace with bare minimum prep, and the perks of industry veteran reinforcements.
- 6/24/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Aaron Hunt)
- Cinelinx
Zendaya is a woman of many talents — she can act, sing, dance, model and design. And now, she’s back with a brand new collection.
The actress’ second Daya by Zendaya line, featuring a blend of athleisure pieces, jumpsuits, fun denim staples and dresses that were key in her debut collection, launched Wednesday in a revamped look of cuts and colors.
“Everything I see for the brand is slowly starting to come true in the sense of how I wanted it to be very open,” Zendaya, 20, tells People of the line, which includes sizes ranging from Xs to Xxl with...
The actress’ second Daya by Zendaya line, featuring a blend of athleisure pieces, jumpsuits, fun denim staples and dresses that were key in her debut collection, launched Wednesday in a revamped look of cuts and colors.
“Everything I see for the brand is slowly starting to come true in the sense of how I wanted it to be very open,” Zendaya, 20, tells People of the line, which includes sizes ranging from Xs to Xxl with...
- 5/8/2017
- by Brianne Tracy
- PEOPLE.com
Cody might have been able to survive her identical twin sister Tash's first elimination. The second time around, the second Wells sister wasn't so lucky. Cody followed her sister off the America's Next Top Model runway the week after Tash's second elimination. Cody sat down with judge Drew Elliot to talk about her elimination, why she was angry her sister was eliminated and how her sister's return probably caused her own exit.
- 2/23/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
The second time around was not the charm for Tash Wells on America's Next Top Model. Tash's return to America's Next Top Model lasted two weeks, only one of which she was really up for elimination, but now it is done. Tash was eliminated from the competition for a second time on the same week that her sister, Cody, won the challenge. Tash sat down with Drew Elliot to talk about her latest elimination and things got very emotional.
- 2/16/2017
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
[[tmz:video id="0_vo4zuwim"]] Larsa Pippen made a tearful 911 call -- just 3 days after she placed a very similar call to police -- and said Scottie had "gotten crazy again." The NBA legend's wife called Fort Lauderdale Pd on Oct. 4, and this time she was more defiant and insisted police come to their home because he was breaking things. As we reported ... her first 911 call was made as Scottie stood next to Larsa, telling her to cancel the call for help.
- 11/1/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Niecy Nash had a little trouble controlling her emotions when she found out she was nominated for an Emmy this year - but her husband was the one who paid for public reaction. "This year when the nominations came out I was at a restaurant having breakfast with my husband and all of a sudden my phone starts going crazy and I literally started bawling my eyes out," the Getting On and Scream Queens star tells People in an exclusive video. "We had to hurry up and leave the restaurant because everyone in the restaurant thought my husband was being mean to me,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- PEOPLE.com
Niecy Nash had a little trouble controlling her emotions when she found out she was nominated for an Emmy this year – but her husband was the one who paid for public reaction.
"This year when the nominations came out I was at a restaurant having breakfast with my husband and all of a sudden my phone starts going crazy and I literally started bawling my eyes out," the Getting On and Scream Queens star tells People in an exclusive video.
"We had to hurry up and leave the restaurant because everyone in the restaurant thought my husband was being mean to me,...
"This year when the nominations came out I was at a restaurant having breakfast with my husband and all of a sudden my phone starts going crazy and I literally started bawling my eyes out," the Getting On and Scream Queens star tells People in an exclusive video.
"We had to hurry up and leave the restaurant because everyone in the restaurant thought my husband was being mean to me,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- People.com - TV Watch
Niecy Nash had a little trouble controlling her emotions when she found out she was nominated for an Emmy this year - but her husband was the one who paid for public reaction. "This year when the nominations came out I was at a restaurant having breakfast with my husband and all of a sudden my phone starts going crazy and I literally started bawling my eyes out," the Getting On and Scream Queens star tells People in an exclusive video. "We had to hurry up and leave the restaurant because everyone in the restaurant thought my husband was being mean to me,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- PEOPLE.com
Hey, let's dig up a rotting corpse, just for fun! A group of crazy Florida theater students plays a group of crazy Florida theater students in Bob Clark's no-budget, spirited attempt to ride in the wake of Night of the Living Dead. An hour of bad jokes is capped by a satisfying zombie onslaught that got the film a major release and launched a career. That's how a score of good directors got started in the 1970s. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Blu-ray Vci Entertainment 1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 76 min. / Street Date February 23, 2016 / 24.99 Starring Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeffrey Gillen, Anya Ormsby, Paul Cronin. Cinematography Jack McGowan Film Editor Gary Goch Art Direction Forest Carpenter Original Music Carl Zittrer Special Makeup Creator Alan Ormsby Written by Bob Clark, Alan Ormsby Produced by Gary Goch Directed by Bob Clark credited as Benjamin Clark
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Hitting film school,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Hitting film school,...
- 1/16/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The first time Kevin Hart and Ice Cube stopped by Conan to promote their movie Ride Along in 2013, the group wreaked hilarious havoc on a Lyft driver as they cruised through Los Angeles. The second time around, the costars of Ride Along 2 decided to up the ante with Conan O'Brien by having an unsuspecting student driver chauffeur them around town on Tuesday night. As Ice Cube dispenses nuggets of wisdom like "Tupac is one of the biggest thugs I know, and he always wore his seatbelt" to Conan stuffing a piñata full of weed, the video is nothing short of hysterical. Check it out above, then watch the trailer for Kevin's upcoming movie Central Intelligence.
- 1/6/2016
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
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Fargo season 2 offers up a detailed exploration of violence in The Gift Of The Magi, feat. a bonus appearance from Bruce Campbell...
This review contains spoilers.
2.5 The Gift Of The Magi
There are times that I check the running time of an episode of Fargo just to see whether it’s actually four hours long. This isn't because the fifty-odd minutes tend to drag, quite the contrary, but because the writers seem to cram so much into every edition and still appear to take their time in doing so. The Gift Of The Magi, for example, managed to examine the commission of violence, in some considerable detail, through two separate lenses.
The early shoot-out offered a look at violence through the eyes of the victims (if the brutal Kc mob could ever earn the soubriquet ‘victims’, it was here). Fast, bloody and utterly frenzied, the assault came...
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Fargo season 2 offers up a detailed exploration of violence in The Gift Of The Magi, feat. a bonus appearance from Bruce Campbell...
This review contains spoilers.
2.5 The Gift Of The Magi
There are times that I check the running time of an episode of Fargo just to see whether it’s actually four hours long. This isn't because the fifty-odd minutes tend to drag, quite the contrary, but because the writers seem to cram so much into every edition and still appear to take their time in doing so. The Gift Of The Magi, for example, managed to examine the commission of violence, in some considerable detail, through two separate lenses.
The early shoot-out offered a look at violence through the eyes of the victims (if the brutal Kc mob could ever earn the soubriquet ‘victims’, it was here). Fast, bloody and utterly frenzied, the assault came...
- 11/18/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The funding body’s Canada Feature Film Fund allocation applies to the 2014-15 cycle and includes films from Kim Nguyen and features actors such as Dane DeHaan and Catherine Keener.
The projects selected for funding are:
Away From Everywhere (Justin S Simms);
Chokeslam (Robert Cuffley);
Coconut Hero (Florian Cossen);
Destroyer (Kevan Funk);
The Education Of William Bowman (Ken Finkleman);
Grand Unified Theory (David Ray);
The Sabbatical (Brian Stockton);
The Saver (Wiebke von Carolsfeld);
The Second Time Around (Leon Marr);
Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End (Craig David Wallace);
Two Lovers And A Bear (Kim Nguyen);
Unless (Alan Gilsenan);
The Unseen (Geoff Redknap); and
Your Money Or Your Wife (Iain Macleod).
“I’m delighted to see the variety of genres and stories represented by these new productions, which truly reflect the diversity, scope and originality of Canadian filmmaking,” said Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant.
“This selection includes dramas, comedies and thrillers...
The projects selected for funding are:
Away From Everywhere (Justin S Simms);
Chokeslam (Robert Cuffley);
Coconut Hero (Florian Cossen);
Destroyer (Kevan Funk);
The Education Of William Bowman (Ken Finkleman);
Grand Unified Theory (David Ray);
The Sabbatical (Brian Stockton);
The Saver (Wiebke von Carolsfeld);
The Second Time Around (Leon Marr);
Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End (Craig David Wallace);
Two Lovers And A Bear (Kim Nguyen);
Unless (Alan Gilsenan);
The Unseen (Geoff Redknap); and
Your Money Or Your Wife (Iain Macleod).
“I’m delighted to see the variety of genres and stories represented by these new productions, which truly reflect the diversity, scope and originality of Canadian filmmaking,” said Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant.
“This selection includes dramas, comedies and thrillers...
- 7/28/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Butcher Bird was dropped, impaled on the never to read pile its first time around, not for future consumption – just out of spite – and forgotten rather quickly and not unthankfully so. Even while sporting some blurbage from Cyberpunk don William Gibson and capo Pat Cadigan, my worst fears seemed to becoming reality in the first few chapters, namely, another fringe ultra hip wannabee, smart ass protagonist – complete with the job as a tattoo artist and oh yeah…his sidekick is of course a quip-ready, lesbian version of himself – who together find out reality isn’t what it seems. Couple that with the first sip into the quantum-chaos looking-glass mug really reminded me of a favorite comic of mine from the early 90’s, Dark Dominion, published by Defiant comics created by Jim Shooter and the legendary Steve Ditko (indeed the subtitle of Butcher Bird is A Novel of the Dominion...
- 4/12/2015
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
We think of Marvel Studios as having the golden touch with can’t-miss hit films one after the other. As a result, our selective memory obscures Hulk and Iron Man 2 (and for some, though not me, Iron Man 3) as creatively underwhelming. Instead, we look at the box office totals only and, ahem, marvel at their track record. As a result, some had their knives out ready to skewer the studio for being audacious enough to offer up Guardians of the Galaxy. After all, who ever heard of them? How quickly one forgets. Critics were saying the same thing in 2008 when Iron Man arrived, wondering if enough non-geeks would turn out to see a B-list hero with a former addict in the lead.
Even the entertaining trailers, which clearly signaled the tone was going to be substantially lighter, couldn’t make people hold their judgment. Then the film opened.
Even the entertaining trailers, which clearly signaled the tone was going to be substantially lighter, couldn’t make people hold their judgment. Then the film opened.
- 12/7/2014
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Chelsea Handler bashed Instagram for removing a topless picture of herself in which she’s channeling Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shirtless horseback ride.
Chelsea Handler & Vladimir Putin
Handler posted a picture of herself on Instagram next to the infamous picture of the shirtless Vladimir Putin on his horse. Similarly on a horse and shirtless, Handler imitated the Russian politican, daring Instagram to take down her picture. "Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better," Handler captioned the picture the first time around. The second time around she wrote, "Taking this down is sexist. I have every right to prove I have a better body than Putin."
Ever defiant, Handler posted the side-by-side Instagram post once again, writing, "If Instagram takes this down again, you're saying Vladimir Putin has more 1st amendment rights than me. Talk to your bosses."
Unfortunately for Handler, Instagram didn't mind...
Chelsea Handler & Vladimir Putin
Handler posted a picture of herself on Instagram next to the infamous picture of the shirtless Vladimir Putin on his horse. Similarly on a horse and shirtless, Handler imitated the Russian politican, daring Instagram to take down her picture. "Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better," Handler captioned the picture the first time around. The second time around she wrote, "Taking this down is sexist. I have every right to prove I have a better body than Putin."
Ever defiant, Handler posted the side-by-side Instagram post once again, writing, "If Instagram takes this down again, you're saying Vladimir Putin has more 1st amendment rights than me. Talk to your bosses."
Unfortunately for Handler, Instagram didn't mind...
- 10/31/2014
- Uinterview
The affair on The Affair had barely gotten started by the end of last night's premiere, but the show's stylistic conceit — each episode is told first from the Pov of Noah (Dominic West), then Alison (Ruth Wilson) — was already in full swing. How differently did the pair of extramarital lovers recall their first interactions? In the words of co-creator Sarah Treem, "We remember ourselves as witnesses in our own lives, and ... other people as actors." The proof, in GIFs, below.Noah and Allison meet for the first time when she serves his family at a roadside diner in Montauk, but their meet-cute is interrupted when his youngest daughter starts choking on a marble. In Noah’s memory, he’s the unabashed hero of the story, singlehandedly saving his daughter’s life. The second time around, both Noah and his wife are paralyzed with fear and it’s only Alison’s...
- 10/13/2014
- by Nate Jones,Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Rosie O'Donnell disputed media reports claiming that she and new “View” co-host Nicolle Wallace aren't getting along. “There isn't any feud, yet,” O'Donnell told ExtraTV at her Rosie Theater Kids Gala on Monday night. Also read: ‘The View’ Reviews: Is Rosie O'Donnell Better The Second Time Around or Just Boring? “I don't think there'll be a feud,” O'Donnell said. “There wasn't a feud between me and Elisabeth until that day and then that feud was over because I left, right? It takes two to fight, and I chose not to.” Wallace introduced herself as a “Republican” during the Season 18 premiere of “The.
- 9/23/2014
- by Ryan O'Connell
- The Wrap
Just one day after an explosive report surfaced claiming Joan Rivers‘ doctor snapped a selfie while the 81-year-old was under anesthesia during her throat procedure, the women of “The View” ruminated on how they would protect themselves against such a foul invasion of privacy. Calling Rivers’ doctor a “schmuck,” Whoopi Goldberg said this never would have happened in the past prior to the rise of social media. Also read: ‘The View’ Reviews: Is Rosie O'Donnell Better The Second Time Around or Just Boring? “What's gonna happen when you go to the gynecologist?” asked co-host Rosie Perez. Goldberg joked that she has a plan to.
- 9/17/2014
- by Ryan O'Connell
- The Wrap
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, from co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, once again brings Miller’s graphic novels to the big screen.
A sequel to the visually stunning Sin City 2005, A Dame to Kill For blends two of Miller’s comic book stories with a pair of new tangential storylines. Once again, crime and violence anchor the plot for the movie’s cast of characters, which includes stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba) cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis), poker player Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the monstrous Marv (Mickey Rourke). Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Eva Green and Powers Boothe also star.
'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Reviews
Critics are split on what to make of Rodriguz and Miller’s sequel, which comes nine years after their original critically acclaimed effort. The first film undeniably impressed with it’s unique look. The second time around, some feel as though...
A sequel to the visually stunning Sin City 2005, A Dame to Kill For blends two of Miller’s comic book stories with a pair of new tangential storylines. Once again, crime and violence anchor the plot for the movie’s cast of characters, which includes stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba) cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis), poker player Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the monstrous Marv (Mickey Rourke). Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Eva Green and Powers Boothe also star.
'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Reviews
Critics are split on what to make of Rodriguz and Miller’s sequel, which comes nine years after their original critically acclaimed effort. The first film undeniably impressed with it’s unique look. The second time around, some feel as though...
- 8/23/2014
- Uinterview
American Idol returned on Wednesday with Caleb Johnson, Jena Irene and Alex Preston battling it out for a spot in the finals next week, while celebrating the singing competition’s 500th episode.
American Idol Recap
Before the Idol hopefuls took the stage, the program featured a montage of some of the show’s greatest moments over the season, which included flashbacks to Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken and even William Hung. Past winners Phillip Phillips, David Cook, Kris Allen, Candice Glover, Lee DeWyze, Fantasia Barrino, Scotty McCreery, and Jordin Sparks all offered their thanks via taped video messages.
Singing “Never Tear Us Apart” by Inxs, chosen by Randy Jackson, Caleb Johnson powered through despite a case of bronchitis and “small vocal cord” hemorrhage. All of the judges agreed that the mentor had selected a good song for Johnson and that despite the setbacks, the singer did a more than commendable job.
American Idol Recap
Before the Idol hopefuls took the stage, the program featured a montage of some of the show’s greatest moments over the season, which included flashbacks to Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken and even William Hung. Past winners Phillip Phillips, David Cook, Kris Allen, Candice Glover, Lee DeWyze, Fantasia Barrino, Scotty McCreery, and Jordin Sparks all offered their thanks via taped video messages.
Singing “Never Tear Us Apart” by Inxs, chosen by Randy Jackson, Caleb Johnson powered through despite a case of bronchitis and “small vocal cord” hemorrhage. All of the judges agreed that the mentor had selected a good song for Johnson and that despite the setbacks, the singer did a more than commendable job.
- 5/15/2014
- Uinterview
After 5 days featuring 10 new films from around the world 9 retrospective screenings with artists such as Jennie Livingston, James Toback, Julie Taymor and Frederick Elmes 9 amazing panels featuring the brightest industry minds and 8 special events including conversations with Michael Moore, First Time Fest, The Second Time Around came to a close last night, April 7 with its Closing Night Awards Ceremony which took place at the 42West Nightclub in NYC. Scroll down for photos from throughout the festival...
- 4/8/2014
- by Movies News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Blame it on the witches. "American Horror Story: Coven" cast a spell on viewers, and nowhere was this more evident than at PaleyFest. While the show has always been a reliable hit at the event, this year the fan reaction seemed, well, more ardent than usual. Young fans asked the cast for hugs. One asked for a job. Evan Peters got a hand-knotted panda bear cap, while Sarah Paulson got letters, a T-shirt, and was asked on a date by one young female admirer. There was screaming. A lot of screaming. As one woman sitting behind me grumbled, "This isn't a One Direction concert." Despite the similarities, the audience still managed to learn a lot -- even (gasp) details about the top-secret coming season, "Freak Show." Here are twelve factoids worth mentioning. 1) Ryan Murphy was told that "American Horror Story: Coven" would be the lowest rated season of the series...
- 3/29/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
Following last year's acclaimed first edition, First Time Fest is back, and it shows that the secondtime is even better. The Second Time Around for First Time Fest is set for April 3 - 7, 2014, and it will be based at their new home. NeueHouse 110 East 25th St.. NeueHouse will be the location for panels, workshops, selected film presentations, parties and the filmmaker lounge. Most screenings, including all the competition films, will take place at the AMC Loews Village 7 11th St. amp Third Ave.
- 3/20/2014
- by Movies News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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Anchorman 2 was released this past week and, so far, the response has been fairly positive. By now, fans of Anchorman are well aware of the difficulties that were involved in getting the sequel made in the first place, but given that the first one has become such a cult classic, it seemed weird that Paramount were initially so hesitant about the idea. Now that Ron Burgandy is back, we can rejoice, but it also gives us a chance to look back at other comedy sequels that were made in the past couple of decades.
We all would like to see sequels to our favorite comedies, just like we want to see our favorite band get back together again. But it’s hard to make a good comedy sequel, almost as hard as making a good comeback album. When you think of all the great comedies that have...
Anchorman 2 was released this past week and, so far, the response has been fairly positive. By now, fans of Anchorman are well aware of the difficulties that were involved in getting the sequel made in the first place, but given that the first one has become such a cult classic, it seemed weird that Paramount were initially so hesitant about the idea. Now that Ron Burgandy is back, we can rejoice, but it also gives us a chance to look back at other comedy sequels that were made in the past couple of decades.
We all would like to see sequels to our favorite comedies, just like we want to see our favorite band get back together again. But it’s hard to make a good comedy sequel, almost as hard as making a good comeback album. When you think of all the great comedies that have...
- 12/23/2013
- by Ken Guidry
- Obsessed with Film
"The Carrie Diaries" fall finale, "The Second Time Around," had some good news and some not so good news for Carrie Bradshaw. The young writer-in-training finally chopped off those training wheels and got her first byline in Interview Magazine, but had to say goodbye to her boyfriend Sebastian after just getting back together. Did they break up? Not really ...
After Carrie convinced Maggie to come clean to her father about who actually knocked her up (and subsequently put her in the hospital when her pregnancy had complications), her father fired Simon from the force. Then, his fiancé found out he had been cheating on her with a 17-year-old girl and dumped him, so he stormed over to the school to harass Maggie and call her some pretty awful names.
Seriously, this guy knocked up a teen while engaged to someone else, refused to help her when she got pregnant, didn't...
After Carrie convinced Maggie to come clean to her father about who actually knocked her up (and subsequently put her in the hospital when her pregnancy had complications), her father fired Simon from the force. Then, his fiancé found out he had been cheating on her with a 17-year-old girl and dumped him, so he stormed over to the school to harass Maggie and call her some pretty awful names.
Seriously, this guy knocked up a teen while engaged to someone else, refused to help her when she got pregnant, didn't...
- 12/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
As much as Carrie Bradshaw will come to love her Bff Samantha Jones' sexual shenanigans on "Sex and the City," they're actually going to get the fledgling writer into trouble on "The Carrie Diaries."
Don't believe us? Well, Zap2it has an exclusive first look at Friday (Dec. 20) night's new episode, "The Second Time Around," to prove it. At a holiday party, Samantha's most recent romp is none other than Carrie's interview subject. But will he be as entertained by their connection as Samantha was by their impromptu "bangoing?" Not so much.
Watch the exclusive clip below:
"The Carrie Diaries" airs Fridays at 8 p.m. Et on The CW.
Don't believe us? Well, Zap2it has an exclusive first look at Friday (Dec. 20) night's new episode, "The Second Time Around," to prove it. At a holiday party, Samantha's most recent romp is none other than Carrie's interview subject. But will he be as entertained by their connection as Samantha was by their impromptu "bangoing?" Not so much.
Watch the exclusive clip below:
"The Carrie Diaries" airs Fridays at 8 p.m. Et on The CW.
- 12/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Jessica’s new Weight Watchers campaign is absolutely breathtaking! The mom of two showed off her sexy post-baby body behind the scenes of a new photoshoot on Nov. 8 — and she looked absolutely radiant!
Jessica Simpson showed off her stunning hourglass silhouette in form-fitting skinny jeans and a crisp white blouse for her latest Weight Watchers photoshoot. She looks phenomenal — especially considering she gave birth to her son, Ace, just four months ago and has 19-month-old daughter Maxwell keeping her busy too!
Jessica Simpson’s Weight Watchers Ad: New Mom Shows Off Slim Post-Baby Curves
Jessica, 33, tweeted about how happy she was to be back with Weight Watchers:
Couldn’t stop smiling on set for my new @weightwatchers campaign today! #happy pic.twitter.com/ckBsMoxrxh
— Jessica Simpson (@JessicaSimpson) November 9, 2013
We think Jessica’s curves — and smile! — look better than ever in this pic, where she poses in a sunny field.
Take...
Jessica Simpson showed off her stunning hourglass silhouette in form-fitting skinny jeans and a crisp white blouse for her latest Weight Watchers photoshoot. She looks phenomenal — especially considering she gave birth to her son, Ace, just four months ago and has 19-month-old daughter Maxwell keeping her busy too!
Jessica Simpson’s Weight Watchers Ad: New Mom Shows Off Slim Post-Baby Curves
Jessica, 33, tweeted about how happy she was to be back with Weight Watchers:
Couldn’t stop smiling on set for my new @weightwatchers campaign today! #happy pic.twitter.com/ckBsMoxrxh
— Jessica Simpson (@JessicaSimpson) November 9, 2013
We think Jessica’s curves — and smile! — look better than ever in this pic, where she poses in a sunny field.
Take...
- 11/11/2013
- by Kristine Hope Kowalski
- HollywoodLife
All right you kids, get out of the pool! Time to give the adults a chance to have some fun! Now by “pool” I really mean movie romances, perhaps even the much maligned “rom-com”. Middle aged folks can still meet cute and fall in love, right? Even if they’ve been down the aisle before. I mean, it’s possible. Just like in the old crooner standard “The Second Time Around”. That notion is explored in the new film from independent writer/director Nicole Holofcener. She’s made a name for herself over the last decade with her low-key character studies which always feature the talented actress Catherine Keener. Holofcener has also been prolific in television and has cast several TV stars in her last couple of features like Jennifer Aniston in Friends With Money. Her new film casts two iconic tube actors in this tender love story with a rather offbeat title,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Take a nightmare ride on the Los Angeles subway in the dark and creepy music video directed by Waylon Bacon for The Lumerians’ atmospheric tune “Life Without Skin.”
A single gal riding the rails late at night — that’s never a good idea! — is pursued by ghoulish, inhuman monsters on the train. Then, after getting deposited in a desolate area of downtown, her journey continues into even darker territory until she is virtually consumed by malevolent forces.
Bacon, known for his twisted, grotesque comedy short films such as Help Wanted and Poster Boy, goes for a full-blown horror vibe here with spectacular results. His style also proves to be a perfect match for The Lumerians’ haunting melody, creating a unique piece that works just fine as both an original short film and a music video.
It’s a very disorienting video, heightened by the fact that the protagonist, who is never seen in full,...
A single gal riding the rails late at night — that’s never a good idea! — is pursued by ghoulish, inhuman monsters on the train. Then, after getting deposited in a desolate area of downtown, her journey continues into even darker territory until she is virtually consumed by malevolent forces.
Bacon, known for his twisted, grotesque comedy short films such as Help Wanted and Poster Boy, goes for a full-blown horror vibe here with spectacular results. His style also proves to be a perfect match for The Lumerians’ haunting melody, creating a unique piece that works just fine as both an original short film and a music video.
It’s a very disorienting video, heightened by the fact that the protagonist, who is never seen in full,...
- 7/17/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Cyndi was really struggling with lobsters on "Hell's Kitchen" this week. First, she overcooked them, leading to a rather unique response from a frustrated Chef Gordon Ramsay.
He threw the lobster at the wall, shouting at her that "it bounces off the f*cking wall!” He then made Cyndi pick the lobster up off the floor and try again.
“Ramsay chucks the poor fish at the wall. Amazing!" marveled Buddy TV at Ramsay's antics. "He then instructs Susan to pick it up. They have to keep the kitchen tidy, right?”
Believe it or not, though, Cyndi proved incapable of getting it right. The second time around, her lobster was cold. This earned her entire team a screaming session. This appeared to work, though, as they fought their way into a tie with the other team.
In the end, it was Zach who got sent home, so Cyndi survives another week...
He threw the lobster at the wall, shouting at her that "it bounces off the f*cking wall!” He then made Cyndi pick the lobster up off the floor and try again.
“Ramsay chucks the poor fish at the wall. Amazing!" marveled Buddy TV at Ramsay's antics. "He then instructs Susan to pick it up. They have to keep the kitchen tidy, right?”
Believe it or not, though, Cyndi proved incapable of getting it right. The second time around, her lobster was cold. This earned her entire team a screaming session. This appeared to work, though, as they fought their way into a tie with the other team.
In the end, it was Zach who got sent home, so Cyndi survives another week...
- 6/14/2013
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
This’ll learn them rich people! Check out a new trailer and poster for Neill Blomkamp’s “Elysium”. The second time around features lots of humor and lots of crazy action. This thing looks Nuts, even if the film’s social elements are a tad on the nose. Like a big ol sledgehammer to face obvious, I mean. But hey, the movie looks crazy action-packed, so that’s cool. In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance bring...
- 6/13/2013
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
The stylish star re-wore a dress from 2009! Do you think it’s so cool that she recycled the dress or was it a fashion flop? Vote!
Sienna Miller, 31, was spotted at the 69th Annual Theatre World Awards wearing the same patterned Isabel Marant dress that she first debuted at a special screening of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra four years ago. Move over, Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama — you aren’t the only recyclers in town anymore!
Sienna Recycles Dress:
The second time around she took a much similar approach to the outfit, again wearing black booties and a red lip. She also stuck with straight hair, however in 2009 her bangs were swooped over to the side.
When the look was first shown on the runway, the model wore it with a belt and fur jacket, however, Miller decided against both pieces and made it her own. As for jewelry,...
Sienna Miller, 31, was spotted at the 69th Annual Theatre World Awards wearing the same patterned Isabel Marant dress that she first debuted at a special screening of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra four years ago. Move over, Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama — you aren’t the only recyclers in town anymore!
Sienna Recycles Dress:
The second time around she took a much similar approach to the outfit, again wearing black booties and a red lip. She also stuck with straight hair, however in 2009 her bangs were swooped over to the side.
When the look was first shown on the runway, the model wore it with a belt and fur jacket, however, Miller decided against both pieces and made it her own. As for jewelry,...
- 6/10/2013
- by Katrina Mitzeliotis
- HollywoodLife
Creating a new, unique take on the found footage horror subgenre has become increasingly difficult in recent years. For every successful and clever Paranormal Activity, there’s an equally unimaginative counterpart, like The Devil Inside. Sequels in the genre, such as the Paranormal Activity follow-ups, in particular haven’t fared as well with critics and audiences, as the storylines and visuals seem to become repetitive and uninspired. But the new horror thriller, V/H/S/2, has actually earned higher praise than its predecessor, last year’s horror film V/H/S, in part to its cunning visuals and more cohesive storyline.
V/H/S/2 follows two private investigators as they break into a missing college student’s abandoned house, after being hired by his concerned mother. But instead of finding him, they instead find his large collection of mysterious VHS tapes. While viewing the contents of four of the videos,...
V/H/S/2 follows two private investigators as they break into a missing college student’s abandoned house, after being hired by his concerned mother. But instead of finding him, they instead find his large collection of mysterious VHS tapes. While viewing the contents of four of the videos,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- We Got This Covered
About two weeks after being voted off of Survivor: Philippines in fourth place, Malcolm Freberg was playing the game again, this time on Survivor: Caramoan. But physical and mental exhaustion took over, and the L.A. bartender, 25, never got into a solid alliance. Following his elimination last week, Freberg talks about his popularity, sneakiness and his "horrendous" alliance. You're one of very few players who have played the game back to back. How exhausting was that? Physically, my body was just a wreck. Almost nine months later, I still haven't recovered. I've lost a lot of muscle mass. The second time around,...
- 4/29/2013
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
About two weeks after being voted off of Survivor: Philippines in fourth place, Malcolm Freberg was playing the game again, this time on Survivor: Caramoan.
But physical and mental exhaustion took over, and the L.A. bartender, 25, never got into a solid alliance. Following his elimination last week, Freberg talks about his popularity, sneakiness and his "horrendous" alliance.
You're one of very few players who have played the game back to back. How exhausting was that?
Physically, my body was just a wreck. Almost nine months later, I still haven't recovered. I've lost a lot of muscle mass. The second time around,...
But physical and mental exhaustion took over, and the L.A. bartender, 25, never got into a solid alliance. Following his elimination last week, Freberg talks about his popularity, sneakiness and his "horrendous" alliance.
You're one of very few players who have played the game back to back. How exhausting was that?
Physically, my body was just a wreck. Almost nine months later, I still haven't recovered. I've lost a lot of muscle mass. The second time around,...
- 4/29/2013
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
Ranbir Kapoor’s prank on co-star Kalki Koechlin on the sets of Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani went horribly wrong ultimately stalling shoot. It’s not the first time that Ranbir Kapoor has played prank on his Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani co-stars.
This time during the shoot of a wedding scene, the actor’s prank on Kalki Koechlin put her and him in a bit of a spot, quite literally!
A source says, “Ranbir, who was in a mischievous mood, was supposed to apply a small amount of turmeric paste on Kalki’s face. But instead of applying a little paste on her face for the shot, Ranbir went ahead and plastered it all over”.
To make things worse, Kalki’s sensitive skin reacted very badly to this act. Although the 29- year- old actress took the whole episode sportingly, the shooting came to a standstill. Because of the reaction Kalki...
This time during the shoot of a wedding scene, the actor’s prank on Kalki Koechlin put her and him in a bit of a spot, quite literally!
A source says, “Ranbir, who was in a mischievous mood, was supposed to apply a small amount of turmeric paste on Kalki’s face. But instead of applying a little paste on her face for the shot, Ranbir went ahead and plastered it all over”.
To make things worse, Kalki’s sensitive skin reacted very badly to this act. Although the 29- year- old actress took the whole episode sportingly, the shooting came to a standstill. Because of the reaction Kalki...
- 4/5/2013
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
Jessica Simpson is expecting her second child just a few months after giving birth to her daughter Maxwell. During her last pregnancy, Simpson admittedly gave in to every craving and didn't pay much attention to her diet. The second time around, the singer says she wants make healthier choices.
"I was really happy to be pregnant and I didn't ever step on the scale," Simpson said on The Tonight Show of her first pregnancy. "I didn't realize you could gain so much weight that quickly. I didn't make any healthy decisions."
Simpson adds she was shocked to learn she was pregnant again so quickly and has had to push back her impending wedding to fiance Eric Johnson twice.
...
"I was really happy to be pregnant and I didn't ever step on the scale," Simpson said on The Tonight Show of her first pregnancy. "I didn't realize you could gain so much weight that quickly. I didn't make any healthy decisions."
Simpson adds she was shocked to learn she was pregnant again so quickly and has had to push back her impending wedding to fiance Eric Johnson twice.
...
- 1/17/2013
- by rnazarali
- Foodista
By Lee Pfeiffer
Twilight Time has released the 1960 comedy High Time starring Bing Crosby as a limited edition (3,000 units) Blu-ray. Crosby's career as an actor has largely been neglected over the decades despite the fact that he was one of the most enduring boxoffice giants of his time. Perhaps the reason is that, unlike Frank Sinatra, who took on dramatic and challenging roles, Crosby was largely content to stick with playing amiable crooners in glossy, feel-good musicals. One such film is High Time, which was originally developed as a comedy titled Big Daddy for Gary Cooper. However, when Cooper became terminally ill, Crosby's production company picked up the option as a starring vehicle for Crosby himself. Der Bingle plays Harvey Howard, a 51-year-old self-made businessman who owns a national chain of popular smokehouse restaurants. Harvey decides to fulfill his dream of becoming the first family member to obtain a college degree.
Twilight Time has released the 1960 comedy High Time starring Bing Crosby as a limited edition (3,000 units) Blu-ray. Crosby's career as an actor has largely been neglected over the decades despite the fact that he was one of the most enduring boxoffice giants of his time. Perhaps the reason is that, unlike Frank Sinatra, who took on dramatic and challenging roles, Crosby was largely content to stick with playing amiable crooners in glossy, feel-good musicals. One such film is High Time, which was originally developed as a comedy titled Big Daddy for Gary Cooper. However, when Cooper became terminally ill, Crosby's production company picked up the option as a starring vehicle for Crosby himself. Der Bingle plays Harvey Howard, a 51-year-old self-made businessman who owns a national chain of popular smokehouse restaurants. Harvey decides to fulfill his dream of becoming the first family member to obtain a college degree.
- 11/21/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
After electing (or should I say re-electing) a president and enduring a brutal hurricane, who can feel guilty about pressing the “pause” button on serious business for a little while and relishing the prospect of a juicy double-elimination on Dancing With the Stars’ Week 8 results show?
A quick, pre-show review of the confusing array of combined scores over the past couple weeks hinted at one clear heave-ho from the All-Stars roster — yes, it looked like time was up for my beloved Kirstie Alley — plus a second, more unpredictable adieu. (Leaderboard be darned, anyone remains fair game at this point.)
Of course,...
A quick, pre-show review of the confusing array of combined scores over the past couple weeks hinted at one clear heave-ho from the All-Stars roster — yes, it looked like time was up for my beloved Kirstie Alley — plus a second, more unpredictable adieu. (Leaderboard be darned, anyone remains fair game at this point.)
Of course,...
- 11/14/2012
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
It was another week of double trouble on Dancing with the Stars. Two all-star couples got the boot on Tuesday night, following Monday's Veteran's Day tribute. Combining their scores from Monday and the previous elimination-free week, Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were again in the bottom spot, just below Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff. Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd were uncharacteristically in the bottom three.Related: What Are Kirstie Alley's Post-Dancing Plans?The first to go were Alley and Chmerkovskiy. "The second time around was very special to me," said Alley. "I learned more about dancing, believe it or not.
- 11/14/2012
- PEOPLE.com
It was another week of double trouble on Dancing with the Stars.
Two all-star couples got the boot on Tuesday night, following Monday's Veteran's Day tribute.
Combining their scores from Monday and the previous elimination-free week, Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were again in the bottom spot, just below Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff.
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd were uncharacteristically in the bottom three.
The first to go were Alley and Chmerkovskiy.
"The second time around was very special to me," said Alley. "I learned more about dancing, believe it or not."
They were followed by a mild shock,...
Two all-star couples got the boot on Tuesday night, following Monday's Veteran's Day tribute.
Combining their scores from Monday and the previous elimination-free week, Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were again in the bottom spot, just below Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff.
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd were uncharacteristically in the bottom three.
The first to go were Alley and Chmerkovskiy.
"The second time around was very special to me," said Alley. "I learned more about dancing, believe it or not."
They were followed by a mild shock,...
- 11/14/2012
- People.com - TV Watch
Kylie Minogue has appeared on Dancing with the Stars. The singer opened Tuesday's (November 13) results show with a rendition of her 1987 hit 'The Locomotion', accompanied by several of the show's professional dancers. This week's contestants faced a double elimination, and Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were automatically eliminated having finished bottom of the leaderboard when the judges' scores and viewer votes were combined. Having received a warm ovation from the studio audience, Alley said: "The second time around was very special to me... to do it once was one thing, but to be asked to come back was an honour. "I want to thank Maks because he's so patient [with] me... and I love dancing. I want to thank the judges, because your critiques really help me." The second couple to be eliminated (more)...
- 11/14/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Karen Allen has an amazing laugh, and to hear it in person is to be transported to a steamy desert tent where her Marion Ravenwood is trading drinks with Indiana Jones’s half-charming rival, a flirty French archeologist named Belloq. It’s big and fun, and you’d volunteer to be dragged behind a speeding German truck for the chance to hear it again. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Allen played a feisty, tough-as-nails beauty whose first romantic encounter with Indy had ended in Rick Blaine level heartbreak — for her. The second time around, they teamed up to find...
- 9/18/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Sarah Polley's beautifully acted film about a marriage in crisis and an liberating affair is truthful and moving
Five years ago, the actress Sarah Polley made an impressive debut as writer-director with Away From Her, an adaptation of her fellow Canadian Alice Munro's superb New Yorker story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. It's about a professional couple in rural Ontario who, after 44 years of marriage, have to come to terms with the wife developing Alzheimer's disease, and it brought a well-deserved Oscar nomination to Julie Christie. Polley's second film, Take This Waltz, based on her own original screenplay, also involves the confrontation of a crisis in a Canadian marriage but this time featuring a much younger couple. The result is equally remarkable and immensely moving.
The film is seen almost entirely from the point of view of Margot, a 28-year-old freelance journalist, and Michelle Williams, one of...
Five years ago, the actress Sarah Polley made an impressive debut as writer-director with Away From Her, an adaptation of her fellow Canadian Alice Munro's superb New Yorker story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. It's about a professional couple in rural Ontario who, after 44 years of marriage, have to come to terms with the wife developing Alzheimer's disease, and it brought a well-deserved Oscar nomination to Julie Christie. Polley's second film, Take This Waltz, based on her own original screenplay, also involves the confrontation of a crisis in a Canadian marriage but this time featuring a much younger couple. The result is equally remarkable and immensely moving.
The film is seen almost entirely from the point of view of Margot, a 28-year-old freelance journalist, and Michelle Williams, one of...
- 8/18/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Andy Griffith died on Tuesday at his California home at the age of 86. Though the late actor was most famous for his roles on television shows like "Matlock" and, fittingly, "The Andy Griffith Show," he made his splash in Hollywood with "A Face in the Crowd." The 1957 film was Griffith's big-screen debut.
Directed by the legendary Elia Kazan, "A Face in the Crowd" told the story of a charismatic country man, Lonesome Rhodes (Griffith), who gets plucked from obscurity by a local radio show producer and becomes a media sensation and political pundit. While "A Face in the Crowd" received mixed reviews upon its release, the decades since have been kind to the film -- especially with how it relates to the current cable news climate. Glenn Beck has been compared to Griffith's Lonesome Rhodes on more than one occasion.
In the ensuing years, Griffith focused on his television pursuits,...
Directed by the legendary Elia Kazan, "A Face in the Crowd" told the story of a charismatic country man, Lonesome Rhodes (Griffith), who gets plucked from obscurity by a local radio show producer and becomes a media sensation and political pundit. While "A Face in the Crowd" received mixed reviews upon its release, the decades since have been kind to the film -- especially with how it relates to the current cable news climate. Glenn Beck has been compared to Griffith's Lonesome Rhodes on more than one occasion.
In the ensuing years, Griffith focused on his television pursuits,...
- 7/3/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The battle for eternal Mirror Ball glory on "Dancing With the Stars" has never been this evenly matched heading into the finals. But after tonight's performances, I know who I'm placing my bets on.
If you asked me who I thought was going to be the Season 14 champion in Week 1, I would have said William Levy. He has the full package. (Get your mind out of the gutter, Bruno.) He's incredible handsome, has a rabid fan base and he's not a bad dancer. Sounds like a win-win, right? Wrong.
In the last couple of weeks, William's "shake my hips, show my chest" routine has gotten old. Take his freestyle as an example. It offered little variation from what we've already seen William do. Lo siento, William, but I like my "Dancing With the Stars" winner to show a bit more variety.
Then there's opera singer Katherine Jenkins. Not only is she beautiful,...
If you asked me who I thought was going to be the Season 14 champion in Week 1, I would have said William Levy. He has the full package. (Get your mind out of the gutter, Bruno.) He's incredible handsome, has a rabid fan base and he's not a bad dancer. Sounds like a win-win, right? Wrong.
In the last couple of weeks, William's "shake my hips, show my chest" routine has gotten old. Take his freestyle as an example. It offered little variation from what we've already seen William do. Lo siento, William, but I like my "Dancing With the Stars" winner to show a bit more variety.
Then there's opera singer Katherine Jenkins. Not only is she beautiful,...
- 5/22/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
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