Here's a sampling of what's new on Warner Archive Instant for August 2014!
Warner Archive Instant, the streaming video service that features hundreds of movies and TV shows from Warner Bros.' extensive catalog, just added some great titles for August, including James Garner's critically accalimed western series Nichols and a personal favorite, the Hanna-Barbera live action animal disaster film The Beasts Are On The Streets. Yeah, you read that right - a live-action animal disaster film from cartoon greats Hanna-Barbera. You can click right here to read my review of the DVD for Cinelinx. It's cheesy 70's fun.
If you aren't currently subscribed to Warner Archive Instant, you can click right here to get a free two week trial. Trust me, if you love classic movies and television, it's worth it.
Here's what's new:
Nichols: The Complete Series (1971-72) James Garner stars as Nichols, an Army lifer who...
Warner Archive Instant, the streaming video service that features hundreds of movies and TV shows from Warner Bros.' extensive catalog, just added some great titles for August, including James Garner's critically accalimed western series Nichols and a personal favorite, the Hanna-Barbera live action animal disaster film The Beasts Are On The Streets. Yeah, you read that right - a live-action animal disaster film from cartoon greats Hanna-Barbera. You can click right here to read my review of the DVD for Cinelinx. It's cheesy 70's fun.
If you aren't currently subscribed to Warner Archive Instant, you can click right here to get a free two week trial. Trust me, if you love classic movies and television, it's worth it.
Here's what's new:
Nichols: The Complete Series (1971-72) James Garner stars as Nichols, an Army lifer who...
- 8/8/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
Hollywood actor known for playing wholesome wives and Ma Kent in Superman
Although Phyllis Thaxter, who has died aged 92, had a successful career in films throughout the 1940s and 50s, many will remember her for her last movie role, in Superman (1978). It was the small but key part of Ma Kent, the childless farmer's wife who adopts a foundling baby and names him Clark. Together with her husband (Glenn Ford) – both made intentionally to resemble the couple in Grant Wood's American Gothic painting – they bring up the abnormally physically gifted boy until he's ready to fly off "to fight for truth, justice and the American way".
At one stage, she tells him: "We Kents don't like show-offs, ain't that so? A body's got to be humble even if he knows that he's better'n his neighbours." A fragile beauty, Thaxter was never a show-off, but made an impact in a gentle way,...
Although Phyllis Thaxter, who has died aged 92, had a successful career in films throughout the 1940s and 50s, many will remember her for her last movie role, in Superman (1978). It was the small but key part of Ma Kent, the childless farmer's wife who adopts a foundling baby and names him Clark. Together with her husband (Glenn Ford) – both made intentionally to resemble the couple in Grant Wood's American Gothic painting – they bring up the abnormally physically gifted boy until he's ready to fly off "to fight for truth, justice and the American way".
At one stage, she tells him: "We Kents don't like show-offs, ain't that so? A body's got to be humble even if he knows that he's better'n his neighbours." A fragile beauty, Thaxter was never a show-off, but made an impact in a gentle way,...
- 8/17/2012
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Phyllis Thaxter, who played Superman's mother in the 1978 blockbuster starring Christopher Reeve, has died at age 90.
According to her daughter, actress Skye Aubrey, Thaxter passed away Tuesday (Aug. 14) at her Florida home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Thaxter's debuted on the big screen in the 1944 wartime flick "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" as a contract actress for MGM, where her other notable films include "Bewitched," "Week-End at the Waldorf," 1947's "The Sea of Grass" with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn and "Act of Violence."
She then signed with Warner Brothers, appearing alongside John Garfield and Patricia Neal in "The Breaking Point" (1950); her other credits for the studio include "Springfield Rifle" (1952) with Gary Cooper, "Jim Thorpe -- All-American" (1951), with Burt Lancaster and "She's Working Her Way Through College" (1952) with Ronald Reagan.
Although Thaxter's big-screen career was derailed when she contracted polio in 1952, but she found regular work on television on such series as "Lux Video Theatre,...
According to her daughter, actress Skye Aubrey, Thaxter passed away Tuesday (Aug. 14) at her Florida home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Thaxter's debuted on the big screen in the 1944 wartime flick "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" as a contract actress for MGM, where her other notable films include "Bewitched," "Week-End at the Waldorf," 1947's "The Sea of Grass" with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn and "Act of Violence."
She then signed with Warner Brothers, appearing alongside John Garfield and Patricia Neal in "The Breaking Point" (1950); her other credits for the studio include "Springfield Rifle" (1952) with Gary Cooper, "Jim Thorpe -- All-American" (1951), with Burt Lancaster and "She's Working Her Way Through College" (1952) with Ronald Reagan.
Although Thaxter's big-screen career was derailed when she contracted polio in 1952, but she found regular work on television on such series as "Lux Video Theatre,...
- 8/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
"Red Dead Redemption" doesn't just have a strong single-player component. The multiplayer easily bests any of Rockstar's previous multiplayer efforts, allowing players to ride the plains and complete missions with their own posse of friends.
When you hop into multiplayer for the first time, you'll notice that you're not playing as John Marston. Instead you'll be given a random base character taken from a handful of different groups. Oh, and that awesome horse you had in single-player? Yeah, replaced by a mule. Completing missions and scoring kills in multiplayer will grant experience which will allow you to rank up and unlock new playable characters, weapons and mounts. There are 50 ranks, as well as a Prestige-style "Legendary" mode which allows players to revert back to Rank 1 once they hit 50, but with the added benefit of fancy new unlockables.
Since hitting level 50 is likely to take many, many play sessions, I thought...
When you hop into multiplayer for the first time, you'll notice that you're not playing as John Marston. Instead you'll be given a random base character taken from a handful of different groups. Oh, and that awesome horse you had in single-player? Yeah, replaced by a mule. Completing missions and scoring kills in multiplayer will grant experience which will allow you to rank up and unlock new playable characters, weapons and mounts. There are 50 ranks, as well as a Prestige-style "Legendary" mode which allows players to revert back to Rank 1 once they hit 50, but with the added benefit of fancy new unlockables.
Since hitting level 50 is likely to take many, many play sessions, I thought...
- 5/27/2010
- by Russ Frushtick
- MTV Multiplayer
Beloved U.S. TV star Fess Parker has died, aged 85. The actor, who played both "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone" on TV, made his acting debut in "Springfield Rifle" in the early 1950s. He became a Disney favorite later in the decade when he landed the role of frontiersman Crockett in the hit series, which also featured his music hit "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", and went on to star in family film favorite "Old Yeller".
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series "Daniel Boone" - a role he played for six years. He also produced several episodes of the show.
In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate. He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, "The Fess Parker Show" but rarely appeared on television after that.
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series "Daniel Boone" - a role he played for six years. He also produced several episodes of the show.
In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate. He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, "The Fess Parker Show" but rarely appeared on television after that.
- 3/19/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The actor Fess Parker, who has died aged 85, was a quintessential westerner, a tall, rugged, Texas-born athlete turned actor, famous for his portrayals of two frontiersmen, Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, as well as sheriffs, cowboys and ranchers. He greatly appreciated the commercial success of these two title roles, and himself became a substantial businessman.
The Walt Disney Studio was the first in Hollywood to move wholeheartedly into television, and had the bright idea of combining three episodes of the Davy Crockett series Parker had made for them in 1954 into a feature. The result, Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955), spawned the craze for "racoon-fur" hats and became a box-office hit on the back of its singalong theme - Bill Hayes's recording of The Ballad of Davy Crockett topped the charts for three months,...
The Walt Disney Studio was the first in Hollywood to move wholeheartedly into television, and had the bright idea of combining three episodes of the Davy Crockett series Parker had made for them in 1954 into a feature. The result, Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955), spawned the craze for "racoon-fur" hats and became a box-office hit on the back of its singalong theme - Bill Hayes's recording of The Ballad of Davy Crockett topped the charts for three months,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
Beloved U.S. TV star Fess Parker has died, aged 85.
The actor, who played both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, made his acting debut in Springfield Rifle in the early 1950s.
He became a Disney favourite later in the decade when he landed the role of frontiersman Crockett in the hit series, which also featured his music hit The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and went on to star in family film favourite Old Yeller.
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series Daniel Boone - a role he played for six years.
He also produced several episodes of the show.
In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate.
He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, The Fess Parker Show but rarely appeared on television after that.
The actor, who played both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, made his acting debut in Springfield Rifle in the early 1950s.
He became a Disney favourite later in the decade when he landed the role of frontiersman Crockett in the hit series, which also featured his music hit The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and went on to star in family film favourite Old Yeller.
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series Daniel Boone - a role he played for six years.
He also produced several episodes of the show.
In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate.
He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, The Fess Parker Show but rarely appeared on television after that.
- 3/18/2010
- WENN
Beloved U.S. TV star Fess Parker has died, aged 85. The actor, who played both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, made his acting debut in Springfield Rifle in the early 1950s. He became a Disney favourite later in the decade when he landed the role of frontiersman Crockett in the hit series, which also featured his music hit The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and went on to star in family film favourite Old Yeller.
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series Daniel Boone - a role he played for six years. He also produced several episodes of the show. In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate.
He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, The Fess Parker Show but rarely appeared on television after that.
In the 1960s Parker found TV success as a frontiersman again when he landed the lead in the TV series Daniel Boone - a role he played for six years. He also produced several episodes of the show. In 1970, he retired from acting and launched a successful career in real estate.
He returned to TV briefly in 1974 with his own sitcom, The Fess Parker Show but rarely appeared on television after that.
- 3/18/2010
- WENN
Fess Parker, who starred as the racoon-skinned Davy Crockett in "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier," becoming a lifelong star to young Baby Boomers, has died of natural causes, according to reports. He was 85.
Parker also delighted young viewers with his performances in "Old Yeller" and "Daniel Boone." In more recent years, he attained a second stardom as a winery owner of the sprawling Doubletree resort along beachfront Santa Barbara, Calif., and the Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos, Calif.
He was hugely popular among kids in the late 1950s, starring in such Disney films as "The Great Locomotive Chase," "Westward Ho the Wagons!" and "The Light in the Forest." He was named a Disney legend in 1991.
His appeal peaked with the nationwide Davy Crockett craze as little tykes bought the coon-skinned caps and belted out the popular refrains of "Davy Crockett." He went on to star in...
Parker also delighted young viewers with his performances in "Old Yeller" and "Daniel Boone." In more recent years, he attained a second stardom as a winery owner of the sprawling Doubletree resort along beachfront Santa Barbara, Calif., and the Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos, Calif.
He was hugely popular among kids in the late 1950s, starring in such Disney films as "The Great Locomotive Chase," "Westward Ho the Wagons!" and "The Light in the Forest." He was named a Disney legend in 1991.
His appeal peaked with the nationwide Davy Crockett craze as little tykes bought the coon-skinned caps and belted out the popular refrains of "Davy Crockett." He went on to star in...
- 3/18/2010
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Phil Carey, the character actor who parlayed a career in feature films into a long-term run on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, has died at age 83. Carey's remarkable run on the series began in 1980. Prior to that, he appeared on countless major TV series and in feature films such as Mister Roberts, Operation Pacific, Springfield Rifle and more. Click here for details...
- 2/12/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Phil Carey, who played formidable business tycoon Asa Buchanan on ABC's soap opera "One Life to Live" for nearly three decades, died Feb. 6 at his home in New York following a battle with lung cancer. He was 83.
Carey originated the role of Asa in 1980. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006, he took medical leave from the show to undergo treatment then returned to the role later that year.
On "One Life to Live," Asa died in his sleep Aug. 16, 2007. The life of the Buchanan family patriarch was celebrated on the show's 10,000th episode the next day. Carey made three subsequent appearances on the show and was last seen when Asa read an addendum to his will Dec. 29.
"He was like 'Pa' to me," his onscreen son, Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan), said in a statement. "My own father passed away in 1975, and I met Philly in 1979. I don't know if I...
Carey originated the role of Asa in 1980. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006, he took medical leave from the show to undergo treatment then returned to the role later that year.
On "One Life to Live," Asa died in his sleep Aug. 16, 2007. The life of the Buchanan family patriarch was celebrated on the show's 10,000th episode the next day. Carey made three subsequent appearances on the show and was last seen when Asa read an addendum to his will Dec. 29.
"He was like 'Pa' to me," his onscreen son, Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan), said in a statement. "My own father passed away in 1975, and I met Philly in 1979. I don't know if I...
- 2/9/2009
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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