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Michael Jackson`s Thriller added to Us film archive
31 December 2009 8:50 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Michael Jackson's Thriller has become the first music video in the Us national film archive. The 1983 zombie classic is among 25 films that will be preserved for their cultural importance. The Muppet Movie, from 1979, and Bette Davis's classic Jezebel are among the other new entrants to the Library of Congress film registry. The archive, established 20 years ago, ensures important films are 'preserved for future generations'. Oscar-winning films that made the cut include Jezebel, which won Davis her second Academy Award. Steve Legett, the National Film Preservation Board's (Nfpb) co-ordinator, said 'the time was right' for Thriller's inclusion after Jackson's death earlier this year. 'Because of the way the recording industry is »
- Ellie Pratt
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Preserved in the Library of Congress
31 December 2009 1:23 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video has been kept secured in the Library of Congress. The video directed by John Landis was inducted into 2009 National Film Registry for preservation on Wednesday, December 30, Associated Press reported. It is among a line-up of 25 films, which are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant to be preserved for all time".
Steve Leggett, coordinator of the National Film Preservation Board, revealed that the 14-minute mini-movie has been considered for the induction. The library felt the time is right after Jackson's sudden passing in June. "Because of the way the recording industry is evolving and changing, we thought it would be good to go back to the development of an earlier seismic shift, which was the development of the music video," he said.
With the induction, the video dubbed by the library as "the most famous music video of all time" becomes the first music video named to the registry. »
- celebrity-mania.com
The Virgin Queen: red tights, black teeth and a kitten-fight
31 December 2009 12:15 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Henry Koster's 1955 drama gives Bette Davis the chance to lustily reprise her role as Gloriana, although not to the glory of anybody else. If only Dynasty-era Joan Collins could have timewarped back
Director: Henry Koster
Entertainment grade: B–
History grade: D+
Sir Walter Raleigh was a soldier, an investor in the colonisation of North America, an explorer of South America, and a sometime favourite of Elizabeth I of England.
Ambition
Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) is drinking ale in a tavern full of lusty strumpets when the Earl of Leicester gets his carriage stuck in the mud outside. Following a brief, irrelevant swordfight, Raleigh hauls him out and is rewarded with an introduction to the Queen. "I've long had a dream," says Raleigh, "to sail to the new world in ships of my own design." In reality, Raleigh had been on the fringes of the court for many years. »
- Alex von Tunzelmann
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Becomes National Treasure in U.S. History
30 December 2009 6:59 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Michael Jackson's classic "Thriller" video will go down in U.S. history as a national treasure - the 1983 promo is set to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The work of the late King of Pop is the first music video to make it into the archives, which preserves original copies of classic film, TV and other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Virginia.
However, Library officials will have to battle to obtain a copy of the horror video for preservation because it's currently the subject of a lawsuit between music video director John Landis and the tragic star's estate. Landis, who directed and co-wrote the "Thriller" script, filed suit against Jackson in January 2009, claiming he's owed royalties for his work on the video.
"Thriller" will be entered into registry on Wednesday, December 30 alongside 24 other films »
- AceShowbiz.com
Library of Congress Picks 25 Films to Preserve -- Including 'Thriller'
30 December 2009 2:48 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Ira Teinowitz
“The Incredible Shrinking Man,” Bette Davis “Jezebel” and Sidney Sidney Lumet’s “Dog Day Afternoon” are among the latest list of 25 films the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry intends to preserve.
The list was announced Wednesday in Washington.
While 23 of the films are conventional films, one is Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video and another is “Hot Dogs for Gaughin,” a student film at New York University and starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman and directed by Martin Brest.
Each year »
- Lew Harris
Jackson's Thriller Makes Congress Archives
30 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Michael Jackson's classic Thriller video will go down in U.S. history as a national treasure - the 1983 promo is set to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
The work of the late King of Pop is the first music video to make it into the archives, which preserves original copies of classic film, TV and other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Virginia.
However, Library officials will have to battle to obtain a copy of the horror video for preservation because it's currently the subject of a lawsuit between music video director John Landis and the tragic star's estate.
Landis, who directed and co-wrote the Thriller script, filed suit against Jackson in January 2009, claiming he's owed royalties for his work on the video.
Thriller will be entered into registry on Wednesday alongside 24 other films including 1979's The Muppet Movie, 1957 sci-fi epic The Incredible Shrinking Man, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), and Jezebel (1938), which starred Bette Davis. »
U.S. Film Registry Inducts Muppets and Spaghetti Western
30 December 2009 7:36 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The selections for this year's additions to the National Film Registry include some Muppets, a Sergio Leone classic, dancing zombies, and a Doris Day rom-com. In short, not a bad slice of U.S. film history.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Library of Congress chooses 25 films each year to add to the registry, picking titles that they consider "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant. The movies aren't preserved because they're the "best," but rather because of their cultural importance. This year's selections bring the number of films in the collection to 525.
The 2009 entries include 1979's The Muppet Movie, Sidney Lumet's Oscar-winning Dog Day Afternoon, 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man, the William Wyler-directed Mrs. Miniver, and the Doris Day-Rock Hudson classic Pillow Talk. Also on the list are the animated 1911 adaptation of Windsor McKay's Little Nemo, and Mabel Normand's silent Mabel's Blunder, which the actress wrote and directed, »
- Dawn Taylor
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Added To National Film Registry
30 December 2009 1:45 AM, PST | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Iconic clip is the first music video to be inducted into the Library of Congress.
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in his "Thriller" music video
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Since his death on June 25, 2009, late pop icon Michael Jackson has been showered with accolades and honors for his 40-plus-year musical career. But on Wednesday (December 30), one of Jackson's most enduring legacies, the pioneering 1983 dancing-ghoul-filled video for "Thriller," was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
The Associated Press reported that the 14-minute mini-movie that revolutionized music videos and cemented Jackson's status as one of the most ambitious, innovative pop stars of all time, was one of 25 films that were inducted into the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
The iconic video, directed by John Landis ("Animal House," "The Blues Brothers"), is the first music video named to the registry. It earned »
Murphy Laid To Rest In Hollywood
26 December 2009 12:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Tragic actress Brittany Murphy was laid to rest in a small, private funeral in Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
The Clueless star passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 32.
An autopsy was completed on Monday but the cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicology results. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.
Murphy's grieving widower, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, and her mother Sharon joined close family and friends at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon to pay their last respects to the late star in an invitation-only ceremony.
Actor Eric Balfour served as one of the pallbearers at the service, which was presided over by both a Christian minister and a rabbi, reports the New York Daily News. Monjack delivered an emotional eulogy to his late wife and mourners reportedly sang the hymn Amazing Grace at the graveside.
Her estranged father, Angelo Bertolotti, was a notable absence - he refused to attend the service because he didn't want it to be his final memory of his little girl.
Alex Ben Block, a representative for the Murphy family, says the service was "very nice, very respectful".
A larger memorial service is expected to be held for Murphy in the new year, although details have yet to be announced.
Murphy is in good company at Forest Lawn - King of Pop Michael Jackson, Hollywood actress Bette Davis, silent screen star Buster Keaton, TV actor John Ritter and pianist Liberace are also buried there.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Police Department officials concluded their initial investigation into Murphy's death on Friday. »
Brittany Murphy Laid to Rest in L.A.
25 December 2009 6:55 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
The funeral for Brittany Murphy was held at twilight on Thursday.
The actress' mother Sharon, husband Simon Monjack and close friends attended the invite-only ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in L.A. Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, did not attend the funeral.
In July, a private memorial service for Michael Jackson was also held at Forest Lawn in L.A. Other stars buried there include Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Freddie Prinze and John Ritter.
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Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin Shine in ‘It’s Complicated’
25 December 2009 5:34 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Referring to her new film, “It’s Complicated,” Meryl Steep recently said, “It’s incredible, I’m playing the romantic lead in romantic comedies. Bette Davis is rolling over in her grave.” Tell Kate Hepburn the news.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Streep, our acknowledged greatest American actress, knocks it out of the part with this comedy, a farce as much about the strangeness of our social structure than as a vehicle for the hot middle age warriors of Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.
Streep portrays Jane, a bakery entrepreneur who has been divorced for 10 years from Jake (Alec Baldwin), who cheated on her with a younger woman who eventually became his second wife. When her son graduates from college, the family gathers together, but Jake isn’t with his new wife and child. A drunken reunion between the two ex-spouses leads into a bedroom liason, and suddenly this separation has sprung a leak. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Brittany Murphy Laid to Rest at Forest Lawn
24 December 2009 7:26 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Tragic actress Brittany Murphy has been laid to rest in a small, private funeral in Hollywood. "The Clueless" star passed away on Sunday, December 20 after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 32. An autopsy was completed on Monday, December 21 but the cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicology results. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.
Murphy's grieving widower, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, and her mother Sharon joined close family and friends at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon, December 24 to pay their last respects to the late star in an invitation-only ceremony. "24" actor Eric Balfour served as one of the pallbearers at the service, which was presided over by both a Christian minister and a rabbi, reports the New York Daily News. The hymn "Amazing Grace" was sang at the burial.
Her estranged father, Angelo Bertolotti, »
- AceShowbiz.com
Murphy Laid To Rest In Hollywood
24 December 2009 6:51 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Tragic actress Brittany Murphy has been laid to rest in a small, private funeral in Hollywood.
The Clueless star passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 32.
An autopsy was completed on Monday but the cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicology results. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.
Murphy's grieving widower, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, and her mother Sharon joined close family and friends at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon to pay their last respects to the late star in an invitation-only ceremony.
24 actor Eric Balfour served as one of the pallbearers at the service, which was presided over by both a Christian minister and a rabbi, reports the New York Daily News. The hymn Amazing Grace was sang at the burial.
Her estranged father, Angelo Bertolotti, was a notable absence - he refused to attend the service because he didn't want it to be his final memory of his little girl.
Alex Ben Block, a representative for the Murphy family, says the service was "very nice, very respectful".
A larger memorial service is expected to be held for Murphy in the new year, although details have yet to be announced.
Murphy is in good company at Forest Lawn - King of Pop Michael Jackson, Hollywood actress Bette Davis, silent screen star Buster Keaton, TV actor John Ritter and pianist Liberace are also buried at the venue. »
Private funeral for Brittany Murphy
24 December 2009 1:31 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Actress Brittany Murphy will be laid to rest at a small, private funeral on Christmas Eve, while a larger memorial service may be held early next year.Family spokesman Alex Ben Block said the Thursday funeral for the "Clueless" and "Girl, Interrupted" actress will be by invitation-only at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.The 32-year-old actress died after collapsing at her Hollywood Hills home on Sunday.Authorities continue to investigate the death. An autopsy performed Monday was inconclusive, and the coroner's office is awaiting results of toxicology and tissue tests before determining an official cause of death.Murphy moved with her mother, Sharon, to Los Angeles when she was a teenager to pursue an acting career. She started out in sitcoms and commercials in the early 1990s before winning starring roles in several films.She played Eminem's love interest in "8 Mile" and Ashton Kutcher »
Hollywood sheds its prejudice
22 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
As Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver win plaudits for their roles as older women in physical relationships with younger men, one of the most enduring barriers in Hollywood's movie-making history is at last being torn down
When a film star seduces someone 20 or 30 years their junior on screen, the audience doesn't bat an eyelid. In fact, it is an established cinema convention. If the older star is a woman, however, public reaction is harder to predict. But now Hollywood, so long accused of sexism because of the way it treats female talent, finally seems prepared to tackle a subject once regarded as beyond the pale: sex and the sixtysomething woman.
Sigourney Weaver, who stars in this month's new sci-fi blockbuster, Avatar, has revealed that in her next film she is to play the lover of an actor little more than half her age. In Cedar Rapids, Weaver, 60, is cast opposite »
- Vanessa Thorpe
Meryl Streep helps prove that romance doesn't end at 60
16 December 2009 8:00 AM, PST | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
I want you to think hard for a second. I realize this is might be diametrically opposed to all the warm-holiday fuzzies you’re feeling right now. And those three gingerbread cookies you ate in lieu of lunch probably aren’t helping either. But here goes: When is the last time you saw a woman over 60 played the lead in a romantic comedy for a major studio?
No, not Diane Keaton. She was 57 when she made Something’s Got to Give. No, not Susan Sarandon. She was 58 when she made Shall We Dance? No, not Helen Mirren. She was 61 when she made The Queen, but while you may have swooned at her portrayal of Elizabeth II it was in hardly a fluffy rom-com. No, if memory serves me you have to go back to 1995 when, at age 61, Sophia Loren starred in Grumpier Old Men. And the men she was romancing »
- dorothy snarker
The Black List of 2009 - Part 1
12 December 2009 12:41 PM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
For the fourth consecutive year Hollywood has selected its Black List, a compilation of the top unproduced screenplays for 2009. Over 300 film professionals were asked to submit the titles of up to ten of their favorite screenplays. The only condition for the picks were that the projects would not be released in theaters this year. That means some of the Black List honorees may be in the process of being turned into movies but by far the majority remain thoughts on digital ink, a blueprint for grand dramatic ideas, high-reaching adventure and controversial ideas waiting to be burned to light.
For a screenplay to have made it onto the Black List it must have received at least five votes for it. Some scripts have five votes while the top-rated screenplay received 47 votes. That doesn't mean that the script with the most votes is the best screenplay of the year; it means »
- Patrick Sauriol
A – Z Movie Reviews – D’s
7 December 2009 11:42 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
To continue my review of my epic journey to watch all my films from A-z, this is the Forth part.
For those that don’t know I am watching all 700+ Dvd/Bluray films from A-z which has so far taken me 2.5 years to get to the end of H’s!
I thought I should retrospectively review each letter and give my top 5 films from each alpha block and maybe bring your attention to some films you may not have seen, films you’ve not seen in ages or films you should give another try. Click A, B, and C to read previous parts.
And so we reach the D’s and looking into the history of D’s I found some hideous movies I’m glad to say I don’t own like the Dr Doolittle remakes, Dude where’s my car, Deuce Bigalow male gigolo (2 parts, how!!), D3 Mighty Ducks, »
- Gary Phillips
On Career Switching, Following Your Passion, and the State Of Popular Media: Reflections From An Uncle To His Niece
6 December 2009 10:46 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
I believe I’ve finally arrived. For her own growing blog, my already accomplished 21 year old niece, Christina, actually wanted to interview me regarding my current profession, which I’ll call film curation and advocacy, as well as the hot-button issue of social networking. With the hope of provoking stimulating debate and discussion, I’ve listed below my responses to her thoughtful questions: How and when did your love affair with movies begin? When I was about six, I fell in love with the Hollywood classics on old TV programs like “The 4:30 Movie” and “The Million Dollar Movie.” After that, I had to know everything about how those films were made, and about the stars- primarily Gable, Bogart, Cagney, Cooper, Bette Davis, Jean Harlow, Cary Grant…a lifelong love passion and fascination thus began.Where do you find time to review 15 films a week? I watch »
- John Farr
Richard Todd obituary
4 December 2009 8:10 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Actor best known for his role in the classic second world war film The Dam Busters
Richard Todd, who has died of cancer aged 90, will be best remembered for the films in which he played a wide assortment of clean-cut British heroes. His most famous performance was as Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), although he also played Robin Hood and Sir Walter Raleigh.
As dour and stiff upper-lipped as any of the characters he portrayed in his highly successful film career in the 1940s and 1950s, he was one of the first members of the Parachute Regiment to jump on D-day – a real-life role he later echoed, albeit at a higher rank, in The Longest Day (1962), the reconstruction of the invasion of Normandy 17 years after the event (another actor posed as Todd himself).
As Gibson, Todd starred as the leader of the daring airborne mission in May »
- Dennis Barker
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