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Interview with John Benjamin Hickey
17 May 2012 11:37 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
If you’ve been keeping up with the extremely entertaining third season of Showtime’s comedy The Big C you know that Sean Tolke, the sometimes homeless, bi-polar brother to cancer patient Cathy (played by Laura Linney), has accidentally fallen into a new, lucrative occupation to help pay the bills – a phone sex operator. In lesser hands, the story could come off as a little dated (do people still have phone sex in this day of the internet?), but with Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey at the helm of Sean’s latest adventure, the story has been one of the show's strongest in the current season.
Hickey himself is at a high point in his acting career. After many accolades for stage work in productions like Love! Valour! Compassion! and Cabaret, last year the 48-year old actor won a Tony for his performance in Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. »
- nyjimmy67
DVD Review: Laura Linney Carries ‘The Big C: The Complete Second Season’
9 May 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Showtime’s “The Big C” is a sporadically brilliant show that somehow still has not clicked into place as the truly great comedy it could have been. Despite my issues with the often-pretentious, self-aware writing, there’s one thing that no one can complain about regarding this Emmy-nominated show — the cast rules. Laura Linney gives easily one of the most engaging performances on TV and she’s ably assisted by a truly strong ensemble.
DVD Rating: 3.0/5.0
Laura Linney follows Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie”) and Mary-Louise Parker (“Weeds”) into the Showtime model of building half-hour shows around strong female leads. She shines as a woman who didn’t really start living until she thought she was dying. If the first season was about her coming to terms on her own, the second is about doing it with other people. I really like what Linney and co-stars Oliver Platt and Gabourey Sidibe »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Newcomers Win 2012 Theatre World Awards
7 May 2012 10:23 PM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Twelve performers making their Broadway or Off-Broadway debuts this season were named winners of the 68th annual Theatre World Awards on Tuesday. One winner, Hettienne Park was cited for two productions—"Seminar" and "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism & Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures"—since she made both her Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts in those shows during the same season. Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan, who appeared in both "Bonnie & Clyde" and currently appears in "Newsies" this season, was just noted for his debut in "Bonnie & Clyde."Previous winners include such luminaries as Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando, James Earl Jones, Alan Alda, and Bernadette Peters. The 2012 winners were chosen by a committee comprised of David Cote of Time Out New York, Joe Dziemianowicz of New York Daily News, Peter Filichia of the Newark Star-Ledger, Harry Haun of Playbill, Matthew Murray of Talkin' Broadway, Frank Scheck of the New York »
- help@backstage.com (David Sheward)
TV highlights: 07/05/2012
6 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Live Snooker: The World Championship | Britain Beware | Small Teen Turns Eighteen | Behind the Burly Q | Game of Thrones | 10 Things I Hate About 1999
Live Snooker: The World Championship
7.30pm, BBC2
In recent years, a new guard has dominated in snooker, an extraordinary number of them called "Mark". However, week one of this year's tournament saw eight out of the 16 top seeds tumble, leaving the field wide open, not least for old campaigners such as a newly focused Ronnie O'Sullivan and seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, both performing strongly at the time of writing. Expect to be drawn to the lure of the baize as the championships reach their quietly nerve-shredding climax. David Stubbs
Britain Beware
10.15pm, ITV1
The Central Office of Information spent 65 years warning Britons against polythene bags, inflammable clothes, heroin and Aids, among innumerable other perils, but could not prevent its own demise: it was axed last year, a victim of austerity. »
- David Stubbs, Andrew Mueller, Julia Raeside, Ben Arnold, Rebecca Nicholson, Martin Skegg
'Parks and Recreation' - 'The Debate': Pain don't hurt
26 April 2012 7:00 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
A review of tonight's "Parks and Recreation" coming up just as soon as I love it when you're needlessly disgusting... When actors write episodes of the shows they're on, it can be a dicey proposition. Some "M*A*S*H" fans feel the show got too preachy in the final seasons when Alan Alda was so heavily involved in the writing of it, and most "Sopranos" fans shudder at the memory of the Columbus Day episode Michael Imperioli wrote. (His other episodes were better, but still felt a bit tonally off from the rest of the series.) In two previous outings — season two's »
- Alan Sepinwall
Be Ever So Thankful The Avengers Didn't Assemble in 1978 [video]
25 April 2012 8:17 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
On May 4, comic book fans will finally get to see the ultimate superhero team on the big screen in The Avengers. But what if the Marvel movie really wasn't the first time that Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye all appeared together on screen?
Cue the hilarious and cringe-inducing YouTube clip of the "lost" Avengers movie from 1978. Here we see the team assemble to do battle with Loki... and Kiss? (Remember, this was the '70s.) In this revision, Paul Lynde plays Loki and Alan Alda is Hawkeye. The mash-up uses footage from The Incredible Hulk TV series, the 1979 Captain America TV movie, and substitutes the 1977 movie Exo-Man — about a professor who, after being paralyzed, builds a metal suit allowing him to walk and fight crime — for Iron Man. The YouTube clip has already amassed 600,000 hits.
Aren't you glad we didn't have to grow up with this version of The Avengers? »
- Chris Ortiz
‘Death of a Salesman’ Does Lunch
23 April 2012 2:05 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Associated Press Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Andrew Garfield at the opening night of ‘Death of A Salesman.’
Mike Nichols became emotional during a special luncheon held in his honor at the Four Seasons Restaurant today, saying his time with “Death of a Salesman” has been the happiest he’s ever been on a play.
“Make of it what you will,” the stage and film director said.
He introduced the members of his cast and crew – calling “Salesman” lead actor »
- Barbara Chai
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Wanderlust
19 April 2012 1:47 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 19, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston give communal lifestyles a whirl in Wanderlust.
Jennifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses) and Paul Rudd (Our Idiot Brother) re-team for the first time since the 1998 rom-com movie The Object of My Affection in the raunchy comedy film Wanderlust.
Rudd and Aniston star as George and Linda, a marriend couple living in New York City who decide to get out of town for a spell after George loses his high-stress Manhattan job. Hitting the road and heading down South, the unemployed couple stops at a seemingly normal bed and breakfast in Georgia that turns out to be a bizarre commune known as Elysium. Game for a change of pace, the two give the free-spirited, communal life-style a shot, but are they truly ready to trade in their city lives for an existence peppered with hippies, »
- Laurence
Evan Shapiro: TV's 17 Best Issue-tainment Shows of All Time
19 April 2012 6:25 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare »
- Evan Shapiro
Evan Shapiro: TV's 16 Best Issue-tainment Shows of All Time
19 April 2012 5:56 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare »
- Evan Shapiro
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up
24 March 2012 5:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Awakening; Take Shelter; Wuthering Heights; 50/50; Tower Heist; Puss in Boots; Happy Feet Two; The Thing
One unexpected side effect of the attritional gore war waged by seemingly endless Saw and Hostel sequels has been the rise of more subtle ghostly chillers whose old-fashioned charms are in stark contrast to the shrieking white noise of modern torture-porn tedium. With the 12-rated haunted-house throwback movie The Woman in Black still making a killing at the UK box office, Nick Murphy's similarly spirited The Awakening (2011, StudioCanal, 15) offers home viewers a few creepy tingles in the vein of (though not of the same calibre as) The Orphanage and The Others.
At the centre of its efficiently executed spell is Rebecca Hall, whose expertly nuanced performance raises this above the level of the humdrum. She plays Florence Cathcart, a sceptical investigator with a penchant for debunking claims of paranormal activity in the ghostly »
- Mark Kermode
Interview: Real-life safecracker Jeff Sitar talks ‘Tower Heist’
19 March 2012 4:00 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Tower Heist, which is released today on DVD and Blu-ray from Universal, sees Ben Stiller and his band of misfits attempt to break in to the apartment of corrupt businessman Arthur Shaw, played by Alan Alda, and steal back their embezzled life savings. We spoke to Jeff Sitar, safecracker extraordinaire, who filled us on what it’s like being a safecracker, how to crack into the business (groan) and just how well his Hollywood proteges did when he taught them the art of safe manipulation…
Safe-cracking? Pardon the pun, but is it an easy business to crack into?
Everything’s easy if you have the right tools and you know how (laughs). I started working for a locksmith when I was about 12 years old and I found on the shelf an old book called The Art of Manipulation: Opening Safes Using the Sense of Sight, Hearing and Feel and I »
- Phil
Tower Heist Blu-ray Review
19 March 2012 2:42 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Love them or hate them, it’s undeniable that Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy have had their moments of comedy gold. Whilst Tower Heist is not up there with their greatest, it’s not actually too far behind. Available now on DVD and Blu-ray our review follows…
Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) lives in the tower’s penthouse apartment, but finds himself under house arrest after being caught stealing from his investors. Arthur becomes enemy number one for the workers in the block when they discover that they are amongst the hardest hit by Arthur’s dodgy dealings, as he’s managed to make their pension pot disappear… Kovacs assembles a motley crew of workers and, under the »
- Stuart Cummins
What to Buy This Week: DVD and Blu-ray releases for March 19th 2012
19 March 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, March 19th 2012.
Pick(S) Of The Week
Tower Heist (DVD/Blu-ray)
A group of disgruntled luxury apartment employees, lead by Ben Stiller, attempt to take down their wealthiest resident (Alan Alda), who defrauded all of them from their pension plans. With the help of a recently-released ex-con (Eddie Murphy) who has a knack for robberies, a plan is in place to nab $20 million. Of course, what high-stakes, ensemble comedy would be complete without plenty of shenanigans to boot? The fantastic supporting cast includes Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Gabourey Sidibe, Tia Leoni and Michael Pena. »
- Phil
Blu-ray Review: Tower Heist
18 March 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Michael Peña, Alan Alda, Tea Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe | Written by Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson | Directed by Brett Ratner
Let’s be honest, seeing the names Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Brett Ratner all attached to the same movie, especially an action comedy, doesn’t really instil confidence in any but the most undiscerning of movie lover. So imagine my surprise when I found myself really rather enjoying Tower Heist – laughing in all the right places, feeling emotion for the characters, and really rooting for the good guys when they mount their heist on Arthur Shaw’s apartment.
Ben Stiller gives a surprisingly fantastic central performance as Josh Kovacs, the mild-mannered hotel manager who, despite trying to do right by his employees, loses their money to Alda’s sleaze bag of a money man Shaw, and it was great to »
- Phil
Sarah Thyre: Michael Ian Black on Parenting, Pop Culture and His Worst Christmas Present Ever
16 March 2012 11:46 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Michael Ian Black is a founding member of two -- Two! -- cult comedy troupes, The State and Stella. He is also an author of books for both children and adults, and most recently, in commercials, "the Expedia Guy." Last year, he completed a national stand-up comedy tour. He is a true show biz dilettante, and he's really good at all of it.
His latest book, You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations, takes on darker, more real material. Michael writes candidly about his childhood: being raised by his gay mom and her partner, sharing a room with his ill sister, and a very touching retelling of his father's death and funeral. He has the unmitigated gall to assert that, often, marriage sucks and kids are assholes. He's also not afraid to expose, hilariously, that there are no career guarantees in show biz. You're »
- Sarah Thyre
Alan Alda Launches The Flame Challenge
15 March 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | Look to the Stars | See recent Look to the Stars news »
In an article in Science magazine this month, actor Alan Alda announced his Flame Challenge to scientists.
Alda is on a mission to make science understandable to people who are not scientists, and to encourage scientists to improve communications without “dumbing things down”.
“I see the failure to communicate science with clarity as serious for society,” wrote Alda. “We feel the disconnect all around us, from a common misimpression that evolution is the theory that we’re descended from monkeys to the worry that physicists in Geneva might suck the universe into a teacup.”
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Tea Leoni interview: Tower Heist, Brett Ratner, Deep Impact and Jurassic Park III
13 March 2012 7:25 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
What’s it like to work with Brett Ratner? Why is Alan Alda scary? And why was Jurassic Park III quite so special for her? Tea Leoni has been giving us some answers…
It was very early in the morning, Us time, when I was connected to Tea Leoni to have a natter about the DVD and Blu-ray release of Tower Heist. It was mid-afternoon in the UK, and I’d had the benefit of many coffees. Tea Leoni, I suspect, had not, as she reminded me several times during our chat that it was very early.
But it didn’t affect, or didn’t seem to, what she was talking about. And it turned out to be a really interesting chat, not least when we got around to her thoughts on Jurassic Park III. Here’s how it went…
I’ve just been watching the deleted scenes from Tower Heist, »
Competition: Win ‘Tower Heist’ on DVD
9 March 2012 4:52 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Action-packed comedy Tower Heist, featuring a star-studded cast including Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck, is released on DVD and Triple Play (DVD, Bd & Digital Copy) on 19th March 2012 and we have three copies of the DVD to giveaway!
Tower Heist tells the tale of a group of workers at a luxury New York apartment complex who decide to take revenge against their penthouse-dwelling boss, who has swindled them out of their hard-earned pension money.
Tower Heist introduces us to Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), who has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. We also meet Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), who lives in the tower’s penthouse apartment, and who has been put under house arrest after being caught stealing from his investors. Arthur becomes enemy no. 1 for »
- Kat
Rita Moreno, Hollywood Legend, On The Power Of Persevering
7 March 2012 1:17 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
When I met Rita Moreno in her suite at the Waldorf Towers in New York, I immediately noticed three things: She looks at least 20 years younger than her age. She moves with a lithe grace that bears witness to decades of dancing. And she was wearing pajamas: cherry-red with a floral, Japanese-inspired print.
It was fashion as metaphor: At age 80, Moreno has let go of the need to make a certain impression.
"I was always the darling, please-like-me kid," Moreno said. "It's the immigrant syndrome; it comes from being Puerto Rican, being on the outside. 'Don't make waves, don't make noise' -- my mother was very conscious of that. I was brought up trying to please the world. The greatest lesson I ever learned is that you don't die from not being liked. I wanted to world to like me."
That's a goal Moreno has accomplished in spades. Perhaps »
- Laura Rowley
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