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Streep Noms #4-5 and Oscar Trivia

20 June 2009 2:07 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Streep at 60: More movie discussions to follow but today we're discussing Oscar competitive fields again

(the winner links take you to their acceptance speech)

The Best Actress races of 1982 and 1983 hold special meaning for me as they were my inaugural Oscar years. On April 11th of 1983 I saw my first Oscar ceremony. My only point of reference for the glitzy tradition was that my parents and my older siblings didn't like it -- something about Star Wars being way better than Woody Allen??? --and even though my parents didn't take me to that many movies, I had somehow seen and liked 3 of the 5 Best Picture nominees (Gandhi and the two blockbusters Tootsie & E.T.) For the first two years of my Oscar watching I saw a total of Zero Best Actress nominees. My how life has changed.

1982...Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria -this is the one I desperately wanted to see,

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NATHANIEL R

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Streep Nom #1, 1978

16 June 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

As a follow up to the 'Streep at 60' posts I thought I'd leave an open discussion thread for each Streep nomination's competition through the years. Her first came for 1978's The Deer Hunter (my take on her role). The nominees were:

Dyan Cannon, Heaven Can WaitPenelope Milford, Coming HomeMaggie Smith, California Suite

Maureen Stapleton, InteriorsMeryl Streep, The Deer Hunter

The only nomination I've never understood from that shortlist is Milford's in Coming Home (a film I otherwise love). The Golden Globes differed slightly, skipping Smith and Milford to honor Carol Burnett in A Wedding and Mona Washbourne in Stevie. I know there was never a chance that Stockard Channing's classic rendition of "Rizzo" in Grease was going to be shortlisted but it's such a film stealing enduring delight I like to pretend that she was.

My vote would go to Maureen Stapleton, who served Woody Allen's Interiors perfectly,

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NATHANIEL R

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Bullock's Unladylike Advice

9 June 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sandra Bullock is confident she has found the key to success as a romantic comedy star - she's advised actresses wanting to break into the film genre to be unladylike.

The Miss Congeniality actress has won over film audiences for years with her on-screen charm and comedic timing.

But Bullock is convinced her crude behaviour is what keeps fans laughing, and she's taken aim at parents who raise their daughters to be too prissy.

She tells America's Glamour magazine, "(Comedy) is the least respected art form. I grew up (watching) Carol Burnett and Jerry Lewis, and they were brilliant. But a lot of times, girls are raised to be little princesses: Keep our legs crossed and your hands folded in your lap."

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Rachel Maddow on Prop 8, Day of Decision, Meet in the Middle, and Fresno

27 May 2009 6:52 AM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

Ever-dependable spunky lesbian Rachel Maddow discussed yesterday's quizzical California court decision to uphold the gay marriage ban while letting 18,000 couples slip past the doorman without IDs with her characteristic wit and charm.

Maddow also gave a nice shout-out to the various rallies and demonstrations that took place across the country in the wake of the decision, as well as a plug for the upcoming Meet in the Middle rally in Fresno, CA that is set to re-ignite the movement to get gay marriage legalized once more.

Personally, I'm excited to see Fresno on the map for something other than the utterly bizarre satire soap opera from the '80s that involved Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin and a hell of a lot of raisins. (If you don't know what the hell that's all about, do yourself the favor of checking out the clip below...)

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Cinematical Seven: Spoofing Star Trek

7 May 2009 7:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

This week, it feels like Star Trek is everywhere. I've read more about old characters and new characters and new actors playing old characters, whether the new movie counts as even-numbered or odd-numbered, and various other lists and updates and theories.

But Trek references have been all over the place for a very long time, with parodies perpetrated by everyone from Carol Burnett to Miss Piggy to Beavis and Butthead. The Internet has a wealth of home-grown mash-ups and spoofs and fan fiction. I like the bunnies doing Wrath of Khan in 30 seconds, myself, but I just saw Khan for the first time last month so I'm enjoying all the jokes related to that movie more than usual.

Here's a list of seven of the most memorable Star Trek spoofs and parodies from film and TV over the years. I've even included a few video clips. I'm sure there are

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Jette Kernion

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Alexis Bledel-Starring 'Post Grad' Welcomes Trailer

27 April 2009 7:03 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

A brand new trailer of "Post Grad" has been released via MTV. Giving a first look at the 20th Century Fox upcoming comedy, the trailer takes a peek at the life of Alexis Bledel's Ryden Malby after she graduates from college but gets brutal wake-up calls upon entering the interview circuit in order to get herself a job.

Having survived years of higher education, Ryden is optimistic to get her life moving forward. But, fate has another thing in mind for her. Instead of landing her dream job as a book publisher, she can't find a job and is forced to move back home and live with her eccentric family. Her life gets more complicated when she falls for a much older neighbor, while someone her own age falls for her.

From the co-director of "Shrek" and "Shark Tale", Vicky Jenson, comes "Post Grad", a comedy produced by "I Love You,

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"Post Grad" - New images added from the Fox Searchlight Pictures release.

16 April 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released new images from their comedy "Post Grad" (also known as "Ticket to Ride" and "The Post Grad Survival Guide"). Vicky Jenson ("Shrek") directs from the writing by Kelly Fremon who makes her feature-length writing debut on the project produced by Francesca Silvestri and Kevin Chinoy.   The cast includes Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, Fred Armisen, Bobby Coleman, Andrew Daly, Kirk Fox, Catherine Reitman, Craig Robinson with Carol Burnett and Michael Keaton   This sees theatres on August 14.   See all the images in the gallery for "Post Grad" here.   What's "Post Grad" about?   Ryden Malby (Bledel) had a plan. Do well in high school, thereby receiving a great college scholarship.  Now that she’s finally graduated, it’s time for her to find a gorgeous loft apartment and land her dream job at the city’s best publishing house. But when Jessica Bard (Reitman

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"Post Grad" - New images added from the Fox Searchlight Pictures release.

16 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released new images from their comedy "Post Grad" (also known as "Ticket to Ride" and "The Post Grad Survival Guide"). Vicky Jenson ("Shrek") directs from the writing by Kelly Fremon who makes her feature-length writing debut on the project produced by Francesca Silvestri and Kevin Chinoy. The cast includes Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, Fred Armisen, Bobby Coleman, Andrew Daly, Kirk Fox, Catherine Reitman, Craig Robinson with Carol Burnett and Michael Keaton This sees theatres on August 14.

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"Post Grad" - New images added from the Fox Searchlight Pictures release.

16 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released new images from their comedy "Post Grad" (also known as "Ticket to Ride" and "The Post Grad Survival Guide"). Vicky Jenson ("Shrek") directs from the writing by Kelly Fremon who makes her feature-length writing debut on the project produced by Francesca Silvestri and Kevin Chinoy. The cast includes Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, Fred Armisen, Bobby Coleman, Andrew Daly, Kirk Fox, Catherine Reitman, Craig Robinson with Carol Burnett and Michael Keaton This sees theatres on August 14.

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Scenes We Love: The Four Seasons

13 April 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Where is Alan Alda? Okay sure, we all know where he is, keeping busy with the likes of Diminished Capacity, Flash of Genius, and Nothing But the Truth. But where is Alan Alda, leading man? He might be in his '70s, but he's still got his classic Aldaness. It's great that he's still around, but the world hasn't seen him nab the lead big-screen credit in 19 years -- since he wrote, directed, and starred in Betsy's Wedding in 1990.

The world needs more leading-man Alda. But I'll take it a step further: We need another film starring Alda and Carol Burnett. Below you can watch a clip from one of his own -- The Four Seasons, where Alan and Carol lay in bed while their friend and his younger lover get much too vocal in an adjacent room, if you know what I mean. (The clip also features Rita Moreno and the late Jack Weston.

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Monika Bartyzel

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Guest acting Emmy Awards go to TV veterans

22 March 2009 9:57 AM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

The guest-acting races at the Emmy Awards are dominated by TV old-timers. Last year, the average age of the 22 nominees in the four categories — guest actor and actress in both comedy and drama series — was just over 62 years old. And three of the four winners were that age or older when they took to the stage last fall to accept: comedy-series guest-actor Tim Conway ("30 Rock") was 74, and comedy-series guest-actress Kathryn Joosten ("Desperate Housewives") was 68. And Glynn Turman , guest actor in a drama series ("In Treatment"), was weeks away from turning 63.

Only  Cynthia Nixon, winner of guest actress in a drama series, was well below that benchmark, at 42. Nixon won for her stand-out performance on "Law & Order: Svu" as a woman battling multiple personality disorder. That role was the polar opposite of her other Emmy Award-winning work as the always-in-control Miranda on "Sex and the City." Nixon credits that 2004 win as

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Indie Film Features - "The Merry Gentleman" - First image, poster and the trailer from the Michael Keaton directed film.

17 March 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Michael Keaton, a veteran actor, makes his directorial debut on Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Merry Gentleman." Keaton helms from the writing by Ron Lazzaretti ("The Opera Lover") as well as starring in the film along with Kelly Macdonald and Tom Bastounes. Additionally, Bastounes starred in Lazzaretti's "Opera Lover" back in 1999.   Keaton was last in 2006's "The Last Time" and can be seen in "The Post Grad Survival Guide" with Alexisx Bledel, Zach Gilford, Bobby Coleman and Carol Burnett.   See the images here. Catch the trailer below:       The Merry Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor blending a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart.   The Merry Gentleman tells the story of Kate Frazier, a young woman running away from a troubled marriage in the hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. When Kate meets Frank Logan, the two

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Indie Film Features - "The Merry Gentleman" - First image, poster and the trailer from the Michael Keaton directed film.

17 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Michael Keaton, a veteran actor, makes his directorial debut on Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Merry Gentleman." Keaton helms from the writing by Ron Lazzaretti ("The Opera Lover") as well as starring in the film along with Kelly Macdonald and Tom Bastounes. Additionally, Bastounes starred in Lazzaretti's "Opera Lover" back in 1999. Keaton was last in 2006's "The Last Time" and can be seen in "The Post Grad Survival Guide" with Alexisx Bledel, Zach Gilford, Bobby Coleman and Carol Burnett. The Merry Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor blending a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart...

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Indie Film Features - "The Merry Gentleman" - First image, poster and the trailer from the Michael Keaton directed film.

17 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Michael Keaton, a veteran actor, makes his directorial debut on Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Merry Gentleman." Keaton helms from the writing by Ron Lazzaretti ("The Opera Lover") as well as starring in the film along with Kelly Macdonald and Tom Bastounes. Additionally, Bastounes starred in Lazzaretti's "Opera Lover" back in 1999. Keaton was last in 2006's "The Last Time" and can be seen in "The Post Grad Survival Guide" with Alexisx Bledel, Zach Gilford, Bobby Coleman and Carol Burnett. The Merry Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor blending a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart...

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'Law and Order: Svu' 10.16 Clips: Carol Burnett Guest Starring

16 March 2009 7:34 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Airing tonight (March 17), is an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" that is guest-starring Carol Burnett ("All My Children"). She plays a former Rockette, Birdie Sulloway, who along with her nephew Chet, try to assist the investigation in the murder of three people.

When Detectives Benson and Stabler arrive on the scene of a single murder, they discover two more dead bodies, those of Tisa Flores and Alejandro Reyes, in the apartment next door. They investigate Tisa's past and find that she was working at a strip club owned by a former Rockette, Birdie Sulloway.

Birdie and her nephew Chet (Guest Star Matthew Lillard) try to assist with the investigation, but when the prime suspect for the three murders suddenly dies, the detectives discover a vigilante with a violent past.

Several clips from the episode called "Ballerina" are available. The first three are on the interrogation of Birdie by Stabler.

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Get 'Lost' in this week's video clips and clues about the island drama

15 March 2009 6:35 PM, PDT | From TheWatcher | See recent The Watcher news

First, a heads up, even if you're not a "Lost" fan: The video player on the right side of this page has new clips from this week's episodes of "How I Met Your Mother," "Grey's Anatomy," "Big Bang Theory," "Smallville," "The Mentalist" and Carol Burnett on "Law & Order: Svu." On to the island chatter: Is it me or has "Lost" been off the air for a month? Ok, so the ABC drama only took one week off, but it feels as though it's been gone much longer. Below is a clip from Wednesday's episode of the show. There are...

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Bww TV Stage Tube: Carol Burnett Guest Stars on NBC's 'Law & Order: Svu'

13 March 2009 5:43 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Carol Burnett, considered by many to be one of the greatest comedic talents in television history, is set to return to the small screen. NBC announced that the 75-year-old, multiple Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actress will join the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" cast as a special guest star, playing a former dancer who gets caught up in the murder of a young couple.

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Alexis Bledel suffers the post-grad blues

9 March 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

Fans of Gilmore Girls watched Alexis Bledel's Rory grow from a prep school teenager into a college co-ed.

Now Bledel will be showing up as a university graduate who's about to experience a "pre-life crisis" in her new film Post-Grad.

According to the MTV Movies Blog, Bledel plays Ryden Malby, a young woman who leaves college and "the slow process of finding a new life, a new job and new love."

The film also stars Jane Lynch and Carol Burnett, which means it should at least a little hilarious. I mean, come on — those two women alone are easily two of the funniest on film. Together, they can only create pure magic. Burnett plays a "grumpy grandma" and Lynch is her daughter-in-law — I'm already excited.

According to Wikipedia, bisexual musician Missy Higgins is rumored to be working on songs for the film's soundtrack, which would give the movie a

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I'll Miss You, NYC!

25 February 2009 10:33 PM, PST | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

'People Don't actually read newspapers. They get into them every morning, like a hot bath," wrote Marshall McLuhan.

I am going to miss being in the "hot bath" of this newspaper.

The Great television star Carol Bur nett was in NYC this week filming for a coming "Law & Order." When I asked if she would be playing one of the perennial "celebrity" judges on this beloved series, she laughed: "No, I have a serious role. I am a bad guy. Listen, I'm a great villain!"

You can see the beloved Carol Burnett doing her worst in this outing,

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Cinema Retro Critiques The 81St Annual Oscar Awards; "Slumdog" Laps Up 8 Awards; Winslet Best Actress; Penn In Upset With Best Actor Win

22 February 2009 9:00 PM, PST | From Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news

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Slumdog cast and crew join director Danny Boyle on stage. (Photo: Getty Images) By Lee Pfeiffer

The 81st annual Academy Awards is now history and Slumdog Millionaire was top dog in the winner's circle with 8 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle. Kate Winslet won Best Actress for The Reader. In the Best Actor category there was a clear upset with Sean Penn winning the prize for playing the gay rights activist in Milk, despite the smart money being on sentimental favorite Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. Best Supporting Actress was Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The late Heath Ledger was awarded Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. In a moving and bittersweet moment, his family accepted on his behalf. Refreshingly, Kate Winslet, one of the most brilliant actresses working today, finally learned to deliver a concise and genuinely moving acceptance speech instead of the rambling

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