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Nine Great Movies: Portraits from the 60s/70s – that demimonde and its most colorful denizens
1 hour ago | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The French gave us the word “demimonde” – literally, half the world. But what it has come to mean in English, or so says Webster, is “a distinct circle or world that is often an isolated part of a larger world.”
Storytellers have always held a fascination with the dark side of human nature; that part of the psyche which is normally restrained and leashed, taught to be obedient, held in check – as Conrad wrote in Heart of Darkness – by the reproving looks of our neighbors. After all, what was Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but a probing of that other, id-driven half and the entrancing appeal of doing what one wants instead of what one should.
Film is no different than literature, and from its beginning the movies have produced a rich vein of stories about society’s fringe dwellers, those who operate by necessity, »
- Bill Mesce
Today Is The 20th Anniversary Of Johnny Carson's Farewell
22 May 2012 8:02 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ended his 30-year reign as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Twenty years after his final broadcast, Carson remains unmatched as an American television icon.
Carson's abilities as a television host set the prototype for all late-night hosts who would come after him. Effortlessly likable, quick on his feet and always present, his monologue and guest interviews were a staple of the American cultural diet. In the new PBS documentary "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," his one-time permanent guest host Joan Rivers called Carson "the ultimate straight man," praising his ability to let his guests have the spotlight during interviews.
One of his successors, Conan O'Brien, said in the documentary that his forebear's greatest slight of hand was to simultaneously appear innocent as well as "the coolest guy in the room."
"Johnny is to comedy what Walter Cronkite was to news, »
- The Huffington Post
Today Is The 20th Anniversary Of Johnny Carson's Farewell
22 May 2012 5:45 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ended his 30-year reign as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Twenty years after his final broadcast, Carson remains unmatched as an American television icon.
Carson's abilities as a television host set the prototype for all late-night hosts who would come after him. He was effortlessly likable, quick on his feet and always present; his monologue and guest interviews were a staple of the American cultural diet. In the new PBS documentary "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," his one-time permanent guest host Joan Rivers called Carson "the ultimate straight man," praising his ability to let his guests have the spotlight during interviews.
One of his successors, Conan O'Brien, said in the documentary that his forebear's greatest slight of hand was to simultaneously appear innocent as well as "the coolest guy in the room."
"Johnny is to comedy what Walter Cronkite was to news, »
- The Huffington Post
'30 Rock' Live: Guest Stars & Flashbacks & Kim Kardashian - Oh My!
27 April 2012 5:08 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- In a break from its usual filmed style, NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night with an episode that was full of fun and, yes, very lively.
As promised, the setup for the episode had boss Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) delivering the bad news that, as a cost-cutting measure, "Tgs," the fictitious show-within-a-show produced by Liz Lemon (series star Tina Fey), would henceforth be filmed, not broadcast live.
"From now on," he said, "you write and shoot the season in two weeks, like `Wheel of Fortune' and Fox News."
Liz erupted in protest.
"`Tgs' has to be live or it will lose all its excitement and spontaneity," she declared. "That's the beauty of live TV: Anything can happen!"
And at that moment, Kenneth the NBC Page (Jack McBrayer) entered Donaghy's office with Paul McCartney in tow, telling him, "Here's a bathroom you can use." McCartney disappeared into Donaghy's executive loo. »
- AP
'30 Rock' Live: Guest Stars & Flashbacks & Kim Kardashian - Oh My!
27 April 2012 5:07 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
New York -- In a break from its usual filmed style, NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night with an episode that was full of fun and, yes, very lively.
As promised, the setup for the episode had boss Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) delivering the bad news that, as a cost-cutting measure, "Tgs," the fictitious show-within-a-show produced by Liz Lemon (series star Tina Fey), would henceforth be filmed, not broadcast live.
"From now on," he said, "you write and shoot the season in two weeks, like `Wheel of Fortune' and Fox News."
Liz erupted in protest.
"`Tgs' has to be live or it will lose all its excitement and spontaneity," she declared. "That's the beauty of live TV: Anything can happen!"
And at that moment, Kenneth the NBC Page (Jack McBrayer) entered Donaghy's office with Paul McCartney in tow, telling him, "Here's a bathroom you can use." McCartney disappeared into Donaghy's executive loo. »
- AP
30 Rock Review: We'll Do It Live!
26 April 2012 11:32 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
30 Rock completed a very successful live show last season, which made me believe that Tina Fey and company decided to do another one this year mainly because they felt they were supposed to. I went in thinking that it was going to be a bit forced, but came out thoroughly pleased with "Live From Studio 6H."
You really have to have a good and completely different plan for one of these episodes to actually work. By flashing back to the numerous fake live shows, 30 Rock created both a fun play on the plot, and ample opportunity for the main as well as guest actors to show off their chops.
The Mvp Award has to go to Alec Baldwin. Whether it was his exaggerated Jackie Gleason, the drunkard Joey Montero, that quick Nixon impression, or his role in the fantastic NBC News duo, Baldwin proved once again why he continues to »
- d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
Jon Hamm, Paul McCartney Guest On Hilarious, Live 30 Rock (Updated With Video)
26 April 2012 7:47 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
When recorded series go live, it’s usually hard to overcome the stuntiness of it all. (Alec Baldwin promised in a promo that the live 30 Rock would be “liver” than ever, so we all get to make up new words). But 30 Rock found a brilliant, hilarious meta-solution by making its live show about live TV. The conceit was that the show-within-the-show, Tgf, was about to stop being broadcast live, so Kenneth (Jack McBrayer’s performance gets slyer all the time) locks Liz Lemon and the rest of the Tgf staff in a room until they agree to protest the change. This led to flashbacks, in black and white, of vintage NBC shows, including a Honeymooners homage called The Lovebirds, with Baldwin as a Ralph Kramden doppelganger (Baldwin can do anything, including a killer Jackie Gleason) and Tina Fey as an Alice Kramden clone with a secret. The Lovebirds was presented »
- Caryn James
Jackie Gleason's Limo On 'Pawn Stars'
17 April 2012 4:19 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
It was certainly an exciting vehicle when a limousine verified to have once belonged to Jackie Gleason pulled up to the shop on "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. Et on History). The owner had kept all of the original features, including the old television and antenna set-up.
He even pointed out a few cigar burns inside that may well have been the result of Gleason's cigar smoking, though there was no way to prove it. He was asking $35,000 for the car, which sounded like a pretty good deal considering the historic value of it.
But when an appraiser came in, it lead to a disappointing result. "Brother, I’m gonna say pass," he recommended. It turned out that there was some barely noticeable rust damage on the car that would have raised the total cost too high after repairs were factored in. At least the guys got to see it. »
- Jason Hughes
Jackie Gleason's Limo On 'Pawn Stars'
17 April 2012 3:22 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
It was certainly an exciting vehicle when a limousine verified to have once belonged to Jackie Gleason pulled up to the shop on "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. Et on History). The owner had kept all of the original features, including the old television and antenna set-up.
He even pointed out a few cigar burns inside that may well have been the result of Gleason's cigar smoking, though there was no way to prove it. He was asking $35,000 for the car, which sounded like a pretty good deal considering the historic value of it.
But when an appraiser came in, it lead to a disappointing result. "Brother, I’m gonna say pass," he recommended. It turned out that there was some barely noticeable rust damage on the car that would have raised the total cost too high after repairs were factored in. At least the guys got to see it. »
- Jason Hughes
Patric Kept Gleason's Cane
11 April 2012 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actor Jason Patric has a poignant memento of his famous grandfather Jackie Gleason - he has kept the movie legend's walking stick.
The Losers star admits he tries to play down his link to The Honeymooners legend, the father of his mother Linda Mae, but he has held on to one special item following the funnyman's death in 1987.
He tells the New York Post, "He was private in person although highly loquacious in public. Lots of ways he seemed lonely. I didn't know him well, but I respect that genius and am proud of the bloodline. I have one memento. I kept his walking stick." »
Miami 2012: Critic's Notebook
6 March 2012 9:13 AM, PST | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
by Steve Dollar
Ah, Miami! City of Jackie Gleason and Tony Montana. Lost frontier of the cocaine cowboys and the city where Charles Willeford, America's greatest hardboiled novelist, wrote Cockfighter. Palm trees, art deco, Cuban coffee and models everywhere. And a film festival, too, for 27 years now. The 2012 edition of the Miami International Film Festival runs through Sunday at various locations amid the ocean-sprayed sprawl, including the historic 1926 Olympia Theatre, whose soaring ceilings and exotic Moorish architecture now resonate with live organ performances before each night's big feature.
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Review: Fan Favorites The Honeymooners, Happy Days, Hogan’s Heroes
5 March 2012 10:01 AM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
The medium of television is often a reflection of our times and sometimes an overly idealized, unrealistic portrayal of American life. As radio programming became nationally broadcast series, they reflected the rural lifestyles and Depression-era standards of its time. As a result, many of these shows were transferred with little change from radio to television. Similarly, as prosperity brighten America’s fortunes, so did the images of life shown in living rooms around the country.
On Tuesday, CBS Home Entertainment released seven samplers of six situation comedies and one drama with the contents selected by the fans themselves. In part one of our review, we’ll be looking at the earliest offerings and seeing what they tell us.
During the 1950s, as conformity and a rising middle class became the norm, those standards became a part of the sitcoms shown on the four networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, and Dumont). While »
- Robert Greenberger
Philip Bruns, Seinfeld's Original TV Dad and Acting Veteran, Dies
14 February 2012 3:15 PM, PST | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
Philip Bruns, the veteran character actor whose main claim to fame was originating the role of Jerry Seinfeld's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, has passed away. He was 80. According to Playbill, Bruns died of natural causes on Wednesday in Los Angeles. During his five-decade career, the actor was a television mainstay. After making his tube debut on an episode of The Robert Herridge Theater, Bruns appeared in such classic series as Car 54 Where Are You? and Jackie Gleason's variety show, Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine, in addition to roles in Route 66 and Here's Lucy. In the 1970s and 1980s he seemed to be everywhere. Bruns played the father of the title »
Philip Bruns, Seinfeld's Original TV Dad and Acting Veteran, Dies
14 February 2012 3:15 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Philip Bruns, the veteran character actor whose main claim to fame was originating the role of Jerry Seinfeld's dad in the first season of Seinfeld, has passed away. He was 80. According to Playbill, Bruns died of natural causes on Wednesday in Los Angeles. During his five-decade career, the actor was a television mainstay. After making his tube debut on an episode of The Robert Herridge Theater, Bruns appeared in such classic series as Car 54 Where Are You? and Jackie Gleason's variety show, Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine, in addition to roles in Route 66 and Here's Lucy. In the 1970s and 1980s he seemed to be everywhere. Bruns played the father of the title »
'Funny Face' 55th Anniversary: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Beloved Audrey Hepburn Musical
13 February 2012 11:46 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
"Funny Face" shouldn't have worked. It was a musical with a borrowed score, based on a stage play its author had failed to sell, with a leading man past his prime and a leading lady, 30 years younger, who had a thin singing voice. Indeed, the film, released 55 years ago today (on February 13, 1957), was not a hit. Yet today, it's regarded as a visually sumptuous classic, with Fred Astaire dancing with impossible grace at 58 and Audrey Hepburn in one of her most stylish, iconic performances. Still, as beloved as "Funny Face" is, many viewers may not know of the real-life love story that inspired the movie, or about the film's ties to such far-flung projects as the "Eloise" novels and the counterculture drama "Five Easy Pieces." Here, then, are 25 little-known facts about "Funny Face." 1. The movie's title and four of its songs came from George Gershwin's 1927 Broadway musical "Funny Face. »
- Gary Susman
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