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Who Are Your Favorite Movie Professors?
10 July 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
You can't turn around in a movie without bumping into a professor. If it's not Nicolas Cage as the unlikeliest astrophysicist to be granted tenure at M.I.T. in Knowing, just released on DVD, it's the passel of professors that will undoubtedly be presented in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due out in theaters next Wednesday. Which kind of professor do you prefer?
My early impressions were formed by seeing the distinguished, imposing Harvard law professor John Houseman dress down Timothy Bottoms in James Bridges' The Paper Chase: "Here is a dime. Take it, call your mother, and tell her there is serious doubt about you ever becoming a lawyer." My impressions changed dramatically when I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones may have been more of a thrill-seeker than an academic, but he was driven by his love for archeology
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Peter Martin
Jerry Lewis Reviving “The Nutty Professor” On Broadway
30 June 2009 12:50 PM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
Eighty-three-year-old Jerry Lewis will join the list of Hollywood personalities bringing stage versions of their movie work to Broadway, published reports said Monday. He is expected to direct a musical version of his 1963 film The Nutty Professor, which will reportedly feature a musical score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. He is not expected to appear in the production. In 1995, Lewis received rave reviews for his performance in a revival of Damn Yankees, his first and only appearance in a Broadway show.
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More Changes For Oscar Broadcast; Song Category May Have Zero Nominees
30 June 2009 9:48 AM, PDT | From Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news
By Lee Pfeiffer
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues its controversial changes to forthcoming Oscar broadcasts. Honorary Oscars, such as the Hersholt and Thalberg awards, will no longer be part of the ceremony and will be presented at a separate black tie dinner. This may please the unsophisticated crowd who don't even know who these legends are, but is sure to alienate classic movie purists who count these awards as a highlight of the broadcast. The policy change is further proof that the purpose of the broadcast has less to do with honoring the right people than it does with getting ratings. If the policy had been in place in recent years, movie fans would have been denied such emotional highlights as seeing Sidney Lumet, Peter O'Toole, Jerry Lewis and many others receiving their lifetime achievement awards. All this to make more time to squeeze in the stars of Transformers 2?
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"The Nutty Professor" To Be Made Into Broadway Musical
30 June 2009 6:41 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news
The hit comedy "The Nutty Professor" will be making its way to Broadway as a musical. Comedy icon Jerry Lewis will be making his directorial debut for the show.
Lewis starred and co-wrote the original movie "The Nutty Professor" which was released in 1963. The comedy became one of Lewis' most successful films.
Rupert Holmes and Mavin Hamlisch have partnered up to compose the score for the musical. Holmes has won an Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and a Pulitzer Prize, while Holmes has won multiple Tony awards.
Lewis is excited for the new project saying, "I was born with show business in my blood and working on Broadway gets it coursing through my veins like no other place can. Marvin and Rupert have given one of my favorite and most enduring films...a hilarious and gorgeous adaptation for Broadway and I could not be happier. Does this story sing and dance?
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Lewis To Take Nutty Professor To Broadway
30 June 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Legendary funnyman Jerry Lewis is to make his Broadway directorial debut with a musical based on his hit movie The Nutty Professor.
Hitmakers Rupert Holmes and Marvin Hamlisch have teamed up to create the score for the stageshow, which is scheduled to debut in 2010.
Lewis starred as The Nutty Professor in 1963. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy.
He says, "This is a hilarious and glorious adaptation."
Separated at Birth: Mariah Carey and Eminem?
30 June 2009 4:25 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Is Mariah Carey having the last laugh in her ongoing feud with Eminem? While filming her latest music video for the song "Obsessed" in New York on Monday, Carey was snapped sporting an oversized sweatshirt, fitted baseball cap and baggy sweatpants, an outfit noticeably similar to Eminem's performance wardrobe. Total coincidence, says the singer. "It was weird but I wasn't playing anyone in particular," Carey wrote in a message to People. "We [Carey and director Brett Ratner] were actually inspired by the King of Comedy starring Jerry Lewis and Robert DeNiro. I was just your regular everyday stalker with a few touches of Mean Girls :)." Before receiving Mariah's message,
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Kiran Hefa
The Nutty Professor Headed to Broadway; Music by Hamlisch, Book by Holmes; Jerry Lewis to Direct
29 June 2009 2:08 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news
Legendary actor, director, writer and producer Jerry Lewis will make his theatrical directorial debut on Broadway with the new musical, ?The Nutty Professor?, based on the 1963 film that he starred in and co-wrote. With music by Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Marvin Hamlisch and a book and lyrics by multiple Tony Award winner and Grammy Nominee Rupert Holmes, the musical is aiming for a bow on Broadway in the 2010/2011 season and is being produced by Loud Watch Productions, LLC.
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Oscar Continues Its Makeover
26 June 2009 2:43 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
Days after it was announced that the 82nd Academy Awards will have 10 films vying for the best picture Oscar, the first time since 1943, comes word that the Academy is tightening its nomination standards for the original song category. In the original song category, the Academy has approved the Music Branch Executive Committee recommendation that if no song achieves a minimum average score of 8.25 in the nominations voting, there will be no nominees and thus no Oscar presented for the category. If only one song achieves the required minimum, it and the song with the next highest score will be deemed the nominees. If two or more songs achieve the minimum score, they will be the nominees though no more than five nominees can be selected. The Academy also announced its testimonial honorees -- Thalberg, humanitarian and honorary awards -- will no longer be awarded during the live broadcast, but during
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Ed McMahon Dies at 86
23 June 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news
Ed McMahon, a fixture on Us late-night television for 30 years as the announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's "The Tonight Show," died on Tuesday at age 86. The veteran TV personality, best known for his nightly introduction of Carson in a deep, booming voice with the drawn-out line, "Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" died at a Los Angeles-area hospital, spokesman Howard Bragman said. "He died early this morning with his wife and loved ones by his side," Bragman said. McMahon had been battling pneumonia and other illnesses. Bragman declined to confirm or deny reports that the performer had been diagnosed with bone cancer. McMahon was a leading figure on several other television shows, including the syndicated talent show "Star Search," which helped launch the careers of a number of well-known performers, including comedian Dennis Miller. The long-time co-host of Jerry Lewis' annual telethon benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, McMahon also became
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Kurt Loder Reviews ‘Year One’
19 June 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
From MTV.Com: Remember “Land of the Lost”? The Will Ferrell movie? Came out two weeks ago? Right, that one. Do you think there’s still room in the tank to which that picture was instantly consigned for the new “Year One,” another prehistoricky gagfest with not a gray cell in its tiny noggin? Good dumb comedies, from Jerry Lewis’ “The Bellboy” to Jim Carrey’s “Dumb and Dumber,” have always been a pleasure. This isn’t one of those, though. The movie was directed by Harold Ramis, who’s done some very funny films (think “Groundhog Day”), and it numbers raunch king Judd Apatow among its producers. That might seem a match made in comedy heaven, and you might expect the picture to kill. But it overkills, in an altogether underwhelming way. Even with the customary complement of Apatow veterans on hand — stars Jack Black and Michael Cera, with Paul Rudd,
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Kurt Loder
'Year One': The Land That Laughs Forgot, By Kurt Loder
19 June 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news
Jack Black and Michael Cera in a world before funny.
Jack Black and Michael Cera in "Year One"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Remember "Land of the Lost"? The Will Ferrell movie? Came out two weeks ago? Right, that one. Do you think there's still room in the tank to which that picture was instantly consigned for the new "Year One," another prehistoricky gagfest with not a gray cell in its tiny noggin? Good dumb comedies, from Jerry Lewis' "The Bellboy" to Jim Carrey's "Dumb and Dumber," have always been a pleasure. This isn't one of those, though. The movie was directed by Harold Ramis, who's done some very funny films (think "Groundhog Day"), and it numbers raunch king Judd Apatow among its producers. That might seem a match made in comedy heaven, and you might expect the picture to kill. But it overkills, in an altogether underwhelming way. Even
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Killer Imports: Cyborg She
16 June 2009 6:15 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news
Killer Imports [1] is a regular feature on Film Junk where we explore foreign-language films from around the world that haven’t yet had their chance to shine. I wish I had made this movie. I think that’s one of the highest endorsements I can give. (If I had made it, I would have subtitled it “The Reed Farrington Story.” (Just kidding.) I’ll explain this a little during this review.) If you don’t want the movie spoiled, then I suggest you force yourself to forget the title of the movie, that is, Cyborg She. Oh, sorry about reminding you about the title. Well, I suppose it doesn’t have to be a secret, but the fact that the love interest is a robot, I mean cyborg, isn’t revealed in the movie until about a half an hour or so into the movie. But I think revealing that
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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."
Into the Time Machine of a Black-and-White TV
27 May 2009 4:06 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news
Turning back the hands of time, our friend and comrade in the cause of truth, justice, and beauty, Margo Jefferson, publishes a fond momento in the latest Bookforum irresistibly titled "TV Time in Negroland," wherein she recounts sitting down with her family in the fifties to watch the greatest black entertainers of the era do guest spots on the top variety shows. Idle diversion this wasn't. Under the microscope each performer went. It’s weekend-television time. Sammy Davis Jr. is going to be on The Milton Berle Show. Dorothy Dandridge is going to be on The Jerry Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour. Lena Horne is going to be on The Frank Sinatra Timex Show. These are seminal moments in the viewing mores of the whole nation. After dinner, the four of us gather in the TV room. Our parents are on the couch; Denise and I push the hassocks as near
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Lewis' Cannes Fall No Big Deal
17 May 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Funnyman Jerry Lewis' representatives have dismissed reports the veteran comic is ill after he took a tumble at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday.
Lewis, 83, is in France to promote his new independent movie Max Rose.
He arrived at the festival in a wheelchair, looking frail, and left organisers and aides concerned when he stumbled and fell on the red carpet.
But Lewis' publicists insist he just tripped, adding, "Stories of a collapse are completely erroneous. Jerry is in good health and spirits in Cannes."
Lewis has struggled with poor health for many years - he was almost paralysed following a fall during a Las Vegas show in the early 1960s. He has battled prostate cancer, diabetes, and pulmonary fibrosis, and has had two heart attacks - the latest in 2006.
He also suffered from viral meningitis a decade ago.
Jerry Lewis To Return To The Screen; Stars In Drama "Max Rose"
17 May 2009 4:01 AM, PDT | From Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news
Lewis starred in and directed his acclaimed 1963 comedy The Nutty Professor.
Jerry Lewis will star in Max Rose, a dramatic look at an elderly man who reflects on the key moments and people in his life. The film will shoot later this year in Los Angeles. For Lewis, returning to the screen in a starring role is a personal triumph, given the long history of health problems he has had to overcome. The notion of Lewis starring in a drama is not far-fetched. The legendary comic won rave reviews opposite Robert DeNiro in Martin Scorsese's woefully under-rated The King of Comedy in which Lewis played the dramatic lead. For more click here
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Daily news dose: Jason Statham boards 'Killer Elite;' Jerry Lewis joins 'Max Rose'
16 May 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
Here's your dose of film news for May 16, 2009:
• Jason Statham is set to star in "The Killer Elite" directed by Gary McKendry. Based on Ranulph Fiennes' novel "The Feathermen," the film follows a bunch of former British special forces members tracked down by ruthless killers. Statham, who also stars in the upcoming "The Expendables," plays a Navy Seal leaving retirement to save a good friend. (Variety)
• Spiros Stathoulopoulos is in talks to direct "Love and Let Die," about an expert seducer who runs into his long-lost childhood love. Asimakis "Alfa" Pagidas wrote the script, and Theo Alexander is in talks to play the title role. Stathoulopoulos also directed "P.V.C.-1." (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Jerry Lewis will play the lead in Daniel Noah's "Max Rose," a drama following a widower who decides to turn to his past to unlock the mysteries of his marriage and family life.
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Franck Tabouring
Cannes in 60 Seconds: Friday, May 15, 2009
15 May 2009 11:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Day three of the Cannes Film Festival featured stars, mixed reviews, musicians, deals, and plans to save neglected films.
Key Screenings. Competition: Jane Campion's romantic drama Bright Star and Park Chan-wook's vampire drama Thirst. Un Certain Regard: Lee Daniels' drama Precious. Directors' Fortnight: Pedro Costa's Ne Change Rien. Out of Competition: Michel Gondry's "very personal" doc The Thorn in the Heart. Advance press screening: Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock.
Celeb / Fainting Scenes. Both Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz traveled to Cannes in support of their appearances in Precious, which made pulses race and cameras click. (I must say, Mariah looks gorgeous!) One person reportedly passed out -- not at the sight of Carey or Kravitz, but during a screening of the bloody vampire flick Thirst. That's a second-hand report, by the way, from The Globe and Mail. Comedian / director Jerry Lewis, 83 years old, told reporters, "Why am I here?
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Jerry Lewis to headline 'Max Rose'
15 May 2009 4:23 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Jerry Lewis will star in the independent drama "Max Rose" for Lightstream Pictures. It marks his first leading role in over 25 years. Lightstream is headed by producer Lawrence Inglee and co-founder Paul Currie. Inglee is a former executive with Mark Gordon with producing credits including "The Day After Tomorrow." "Max Rose" tells the story of a widower who revisits key moments in his life to unlock the mysteries of his marriage and family.According to Variety, the film will be directed by Daniel Noah from his own script, and is set to go into production in Los Angeles this fall.In Variety, Lewis stated: "We're going to show an old man who is driven by love and optimism, and by his
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After 26 Years, Jerry Lewis Gets a Top Role
15 May 2009 2:04 PM, PDT | From The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news
To star in the independent drama "Max Rose," his first since "King of Comedy."
By Amy Kaufman
Hey, lady!
Jerry Lewis will star in his first leading role in over 25 years, in the independent drama "Max Rose."
Set to go into production in L.A. this fall, the movie tells the story of a widower who explores his memories to try to explain his marraige and family. It will be directed by Daniel Noah, who also wrote the script, for Lightstream Pictures.
The 86-year-old actor had his last big role in 1983, starring in Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy." He had supporting roles in "Arizona Dream" ...
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