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DVD Playhouse--July 2009

14 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news

DVD Playhouse—July 2009

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Allen Gardner

Do The Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Spike Lee’s groundbreaking fable about race relations in an ethnically mixed Brooklyn neighborhood during a sweltering New York summer remains as potent, timely and prescient as it was in 1989. Lee is among the cast, which also includes John Turturro, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Rosie Perez (to name a few), that provide the tableaux-like framework for this stunning work. Criminally ignored by Oscar (it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture, but did garner nods for Supporting Actor Danny Aiello and Lee’s screenplay), it endures as a timeless classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Lee, Ernest Dickerson, Wynn Thomas, Joie Lee; Documentary; Deleted and extended scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.

Coraline (Universal) A young girl moves into an old Victorian house with her parents

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Report: Michael Jackson Rests in Berry Gordy's Crypt

10 July 2009 4:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Monday night, Michael Jackson's elaborate, gold casket was open for viewing by family members at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles. Tuesday, it was closed when presented to fans during the memorial tribute at the Staples Center. And now, as it awaits burial, the casket containing the King of Pop, who died June 25, sits in a temporary resting place - a Forest Lawn crypt belonging to Motown founder Berry Gordy, reports the New York Post. But while Jackson rests, lively discussions are being held by a divided Jackson family about where to bury their golden child, according to the Post.

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Stephen M. Silverman

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Yoo-Hoo! Mrs. Goldberg's Hitting the Big Screen

9 July 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Did you know that Lucille Ball was not the first woman of sitcom television land? In fact, there was another who not only came before the famous redhead, but who should also be counted as one of the pioneers behind the screen? No? I didn't either.

Enter Gertrude Berg, who is the focus of Aviva Kempner's new documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, which is hitting theaters this week in New York City before heading to DC on the 17th and La on the 24th. This isn't your heart-tugging, dramatic art doc, but rather a straight-forward account of someone we should know because, frankly, her success was impressive. (That picture to the right -- that's Berg with her scripts.)

Turns out that before I Love Lucy, there was a show radio show that hit television called The Goldbergs. It was Berg's own creation -- a brainchild she shopped around herself, wrote,

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Monika Bartyzel

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The Lucille Ball Specials: Lucy Gets Lucky/Three for Two - DVD Review

2 July 2009 6:51 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Legendary comedienne Lucille Ball co-starred with some equally legendary co-stars in some comedy specials for CBS in the 1970s. Great ones Dean Martin and Jackie Gleason join the redheaded funny lady, but the results are dated though it.s good to see them being released from the vaults. Lucille Ball is nothing short of a legend. I Love Lucy is a comic wonder and just mentioning the name of that show will illicit fond and funny memories from those that have watched it (much the same with the Andy Griffith Show). She had just finished her CBS show Here.s Lucy (1968-1974) and next on her plate was a series of .one-off. specials for the network. In the first

Jeff Swindoll

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New on DVD: Pedro and Lucy

1 July 2009 8:54 AM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

This week's new DVDs include looks back at two TV pioneers—a gay man with AIDS who made everyone in America feel like they knew someone fighting the disease and a small-screen legend in two specials that have been unavailable to fans for more than 30 years.

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The made-for-tv Pedro makes its way to DVD this week, boasting a script by Milk Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black. It could be argued that both films slightly suffer from the impossibility of finding an actor to be as charismatic as the real-life person depicted—especially when that person has been extensively captured on film in real life—but Alex Loynaz takes a valiant stab at portraying Pedro Zamora, the AIDS activist whose stint on MTV's The Real World made him one of pop culture's most visible gay men. The film definitely benefits from producers Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland (Quinceañera

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'Twilight Zone' Featured in Classic TV Stamp Set

29 June 2009 11:04 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

I was in the post office the other day and saw one of the "coming soon" ads for stamp collections that were on the way. It was too distant for me to make out exactly what it was, but one of the upcoming collections was dedicated to the golden age of TV. And now Sci Fi Wire has better quality images and more information about those stamps.

The set includes Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance, the Lone Ranger, Burns and Allen, Ozzie and Harriet, original Tonight Show host Steve Allen, Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, Alfred Hitchcock, Raymond Burr as Perry Mason, Jack Webb from Dragnet, Lassie, Red Skelton, Uncle Miltie, Dinah Shore, Groucho Marx, Phil Silvers, from the world of puppets, Kukla, Fran, and Ollie as well as Howdy Doody, William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd, and Rod Serling.

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Colin Boyd

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Isla Fisher Talks Confessions of a Shopaholic

29 June 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Isla Fisher racked up the credit card bills as Rebecca Bloomwood in the romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic, which was just released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 23. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment recently provided us with an interview Fisher gave, and here's what she had to say.

Are you a Shopaholic?

Isla Fisher: No I am not a Shopaholic, I don't shop very well at all. I tend to buy things which end up not being quite right - whether it is a clothing item that does not match anything in my wardrobe, or some cooking apparatus that is utterly useless. I am just not that good at it.

Are you an impulse buyer?

Isla Fisher: I usually go into a store with a mission. My idea of a fun thing to do would not be to go to a mall and shopping.

In what way

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"The Proposal" Movie Review -- How Many Kisses Does Sandra Bullock Get?

17 June 2009 8:09 AM, PDT | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news

In .The Proposal,. Sandra Bullock returns to the genre that she does best . romantic comedy. But the actress politely corrected me when I interviewed her for .The Proposal.. She said the film is not a romantic comedy, .just a comedy period..

Bullock says, .It drives me insane when movies are called romantic comedies when most of them are neither romantic nor funny. .The Proposal. is a funny comedy.. She.s absolutely right about that last statement. The film is very funny indeed.

Directed by ex-choreographer Anne Fletcher, .The Proposal. has an infectious rhythm that will keep your interest all the way up to the predictable ending. Sure, the film is formulaic but at least the filmmakers have the winning formula down pat. The movie made me giggle like a blushing bride.

Bullock stars as high-powered New York book editor Margaret Tate.

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[DVD Review] TV Sets: Forever Funny

27 May 2009 11:44 AM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

TV Sets: Forever Funny fetches a brilliant collection of shows to tickle the funny bone as a sampling of the comedic programs CBS has put out over time. Any collection that features Taxi, Cheers, The Odd Couple and Frasier is doing something right of the comedy front – but that’s only half the issue. Along with choosing the funniest shows possible, the funniest episodes of the series ought be selected as well. Instead, in an obvious attempt to encourage folks to start at the beginning, CBS has chosen the pilot episodes of each series. Once again, like in the TV Sets: Action Packed DVD, pilots are great for hooking an audience when the show is brand new – but these are classic shows that your average television viewer has seen at least a few episodes of.

There are two things more puzzling than the steadfast notion that the pilot episodes were

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Lex Walker

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Bea Arthur was a true 'Golden Girl'

26 April 2009 2:31 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

Bea Arthur, who died Saturday at 86, was the winner of two Emmy Awards for her starring roles on classic sitcoms "Maude" and "The Golden Girls." Before becoming an unexpected TV star in the 1970s, Bea Arthur enjoyed a long and celebrated career in the theater. She won a Tony Award for featured actress in a musical in 1966 for the role of Vera Charles, bosom buddy to "Mame." Married at the time to theater director Gene Saks, who helmed this tuner adaptation of the play "Auntie Mame," Arthur made no secret of the fact that she would have loved to play the part of the glamourous title character, a part that went to Angela Lansbury. With her basso voice and deadpan delivery, Arthur had to settle for the sidekick role, which turned out to be a natural for her — the man-eating, gin-drinking actress Vera. When the movie version was made in

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Stars Celebrate The Best in Television

20 April 2009 2:12 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

"The Insider"'s Samantha Harris caught up with past and present TV stars from shows such as "Magnum, P.I.", "Home Improvement," "Seinfeld," and "Desperate Housewives" Sunday night at the TV Land Awards.   Teri Hatcher opened up about the departure of her "Desperate Housewives" co-star Nicollette Sheridan. "I made a scrapbook for her of all the pictures I could find from the five year's we've been together," Teri tells "The Insider." "It was really touching for me and I know it was touching for her. It really reminded me of so many funny funny funny things Edie and Susan were up to throughout the years. She will be missed." Samantha also talked to Julia Louis-Dreyfus about receiving the Lucille Ball Award. "It is exciting, it's kind of nerve wracking," Julia says. "I don't really feel worthy of this to be honest, and I think they might have made a mistake.

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Are Amy Poehler and Tina Fey secretly channeling Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler Moore?

10 April 2009 4:24 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

Are you among the viewers who felt, like some TV critics, that the pilot episode of "Parks and Recreation" didn't live up to its promise? Relax. Give these proven geniuses a break. "Parks and Recreation" is by the same wizards who gave us "The Office" (Greg Daniels and Mike Schur) and "Saturday Night Live" (the white-hot Amy Poehler) — who need a little time to tinker with the gears of their Porsche. TV series with this potential payoff don't come around very often. It's worth hanging in there to see where this baby goes — and how fast it takes off. I have a hunch it will. Let's assume it does and then let's assume Amy Poehler gets nominated for best comedy actress this year at the Emmys. There's a very good chance that could happen considering that the contenders will be chosen by a popular ballot and the number of nominees

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Amber Tamblyn on The Unusuals

24 March 2009 10:20 AM, PDT | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

Amber Tamblyn is back on TV with ABC's new series The Unusuals. The cop show follows officers who handle the unusual cases. Tamblyn is used to high concept television after Joan of Arcadia, so she knows how to explain this show.

Tamblyn Investigates The Unusuals

"I know ABC has a way that they have to sell this, and that.s great, but in the same vein that Joan of Arcadia was a drama that had a lot of humor to it - she was a very Lucille Ball type of character, within this strange realm - this show has a taste of that with a harder edge," Tamblyn said. "The humor in it is very unique. We.re going to coin actual terms for things that are really funny and unique about precincts and cops, and the things cops find, everything from prostitutes to people who dress up in hot dog costumes.

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Holm Retires At 92

19 March 2009 6:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Oscar winner Celeste Holm has announced she'll be retiring from big screen roles after her latest film, My Guaranteed Student Loan.

The 92-year-old star won Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1948 for Gentleman's Agreement.

Her final film will be shot in Illinois and Manhattan next month, and will also feature Lucille Ball's granddaughter, actress Katharine Luckinbill.

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Adam Marcus Helming Rko 'I Walked With A Zombie' Remake!

16 March 2009 12:53 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Several months back, we reported that Rosebud & Twisted Pictures were producing 4 new remakes of classic Rko pictures. Now, the first of the bunch has landed a director. Adam Marcus, the director of Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday will direct I Walked With A Zombie from a script he co-wrote with Debra Sullivan according to Variety. "Adam and Deborah have created a chilling screenplay that along with Adam's vision would make Lewton proud," Fickman told Variety.

The article continues, "The film focuses on a private tutor who discovers a terrifying family secret while working at the ancient estate of a New Orleans businessman. The original was a forerunner of the corps of walking corpse films that followed. Hartley called the film one of the most valuable in the Rko library. Rko's Ted Hartley will produce with Twisted's Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Carl Mazzocone. Andy Fickman, who recently pacted

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Director Andy Fickman on Rko Remakes

6 March 2009 12:01 PM, PST | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

As you may recall, Rko announced a deal with Twisted Pictures earlier last year, and as a result there has been a lot of chatter amongst the two companies about horror remakes. ComingSoon published an interview with director Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain), who will be producing I Walked with a Zombie for Rko and Twisted Pictures, about some of them.

From the interview:

"I loved I Walked with a Zombie," he told the site. "I remember catching it on a big screen at some revival house. I thought it was one of the most beautiful horror films in terms of the looks with shadows. Of all of them, Body Snatcher will probably be the one that I’ll direct and I thought that it was great in terms of the medical community today, and there was a lot of stories that were in the press.

“Bedlam was also

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'Confessions' of Isla Fisher

26 January 2009 3:45 AM, PST | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

If you didn’t already have a girl crush on Isla Fisher after her scene stealing role in Wedding Crashers, then you certainly will after seeing her unselfconscious turn as beloved literary figure Rebecca Bloomwood in this February’s, Confessions of a Shopoholic. Fisher makes what could easily have been just another chick flick into a bona fide comedy, where people have already been comparing her to the likes of Lucille Ball. One of the characters in this film set in New York City was the fabulous designer wardrobe, put together by Patricia Field of Sex and the City and...

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17 articles from 2009

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