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Stage Door: Race, 39 Steps, Flahooley
28 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Playwright David Mamet is renown for his profane, lightning-fast dialogue, tough characters and elaborate plot twists. Vintage Mamet leaves audiences stunned by his verbal dexterity and cynical sensibilities. His ability to confront searing issues (sexual harassment, Oleanna, greed and desperation, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Hollywood's artistic depravity, Speed-the-Plow) is legendary. Never one to shy from provocative themes, his latest play, Race at the Ethel Barrymore, sounds incendiary, but fails to deliver a knockout punch. This four-character drama stars Jack (James Spader) and Henry (David Alan Grier) as legal partners -- one white, one black -- asked to defend Strickland, a white billionaire (Richard Thomas), accused of raping a black woman. Strickland insists he's innocent; Jack worries the case isn't winnable. As the smart, savvy defense team, Spader and Grier deliver the goods. Their snappy exchanges, which address the nature of »
- Fern Siegel
A Review of David Mamet's 'Race'
10 December 2009 12:35 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
I have long been an admirer of David Mamet, as most people would be who admire rapid-fire dialogue, twists and turns and the ultimate realization that most people have their own agendas, are weighted down with self=interest, and no reluctance to betray. Good is not a given in Mr. Mamet's world, and was nowhere visible at the star-studded opening of Race the other evening, including the after-party. The play itself concerns a would-be client accused of rape(a believable Richard Thomas, though it's hard to imagine him as violent, or, for that matter overly sexual) of a very small law firm with a very big office-- too large for the play, really, not to mention its two lead-lawyers, James Spader and David Alan Grier, and a young associate, Kerry Washington. The set, stretched the full width of the stage, ostensibly because »
- Gwen Davis
Working for David Mamet
8 December 2009 6:02 AM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
In David Mamet's latest show, the playwright and director turns his unique perspective and Pulitzer Prize-winning pen to the legal world and tensions that are literally black and white. The cast members of his latest work—"Race," which opens Dec. 6 at New York's Ethel Barrymore Theatre—offer insight not only into their new show but also into the methods and meaning of Mamet.The production's big-name cast is composed of James Spader and David Alan Grier as lawyers who debate defending a wealthy white client, played by Richard Thomas, on charges of raping a black woman. Kerry Washington plays a junior associate at the firm whose work on the case becomes personal.Details of the plot remain shrouded in secrecy at Mamet's orders. Spader believes this adds to the show's impact on its audience. "At its best, it should be a provocation," he says. "That works best when freshly »
Junkfood Cinema: Battle Beyond the Stars
20 November 2009 12:30 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Editor's Note: We hope you enjoy this new Friday afternoon column, Junkfood Cinema, by Brian Salisbury. It celebrates movies that are so bad, even though they are also sometimes so good. For more (coming each and every Friday), stay tuned to the Junkfood Cinema Archive. Also, please feel free to let us know what you think of this new weekly feature in the comment section below. Battle Beyond the Stars Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami Written by: John Sayles & Anne Dyer Produced by: Roger Corman, Ed Carlin, & Mary Ann Fisher Starring: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, and Richard Thomas For this second helping of Junkfood Cinema I will gorge myself on Battle Beyond the Stars. Operating a bad movie column, it was merely a matter of time before I snacked on something from the Roger Corman. He is the sultan of schlock and a genius in the art of box office manipulation. If »
- Brian Salisbury
Broadway Faces a Busy, If Uneasy Fall Season
2 November 2009 6:02 AM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
New York – The abrupt closing Sunday of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" after only nine performances has cast a brief, uneasy shadow over Broadway's fall season, ironically one of the busiest in years.And the revival's collapse has had a ripple effect, forcing the cancellation of a second Simon production, "Broadway Bound," which was to have opened at the same theater (the Nederlander) in December and then run in repertory with "Brighton Beach.""A lot of nice people on stage and off will be out of work and a lot of good partners and investors will have lost a great deal of money," producers Emanuel Azenberg and Ira Pittelman said in a statement. "They all deserve better. It makes us sad."Yet its failure — the shortest run ever for a Simon play on Broadway — stands in contrast to the healthy box-office activity of several star-driven productions such as "A Steady Rain, »
Banks Sued By Former Employee
3 September 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Tyra Banks is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims he is owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.
Richard Thomas filed the papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging the supermodel-turned-tv presenter failed to pay him $5,820 (£3,638).
The former worker wants the cash for "services rendered as assistant and advisor" to the star, according to papers obtained by TMZ.com.
The legal documents state Thomas must ask Banks in person for the outstanding money before filing the lawsuit, but he insists: "I have not been able to catch (Tyra) while she is in."
No further information was available as WENN went to press. »
Tyra's Assistant: You Owe Me Bank
3 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
Update: A rep for Tyra says Richard Thomas was never employed by Bankable, its respective entities, or by Tyra's talk show, or 'Top Model'.Tyra Banks' former assistant wants a small piece of her fortune -- actually, he wants a small claims court ...
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Ang Lee’s ‘Taking Woodstock’ Lays Down Too Mellow a Vibe to Be Memorable
28 August 2009 12:26 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – More about the vibe surrounding the three days of peace and love that would become the most influential festival in history than the actual music itself, Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock” is a frustrating drama with individual elements that work but a cinematic set list that is ultimately disjointed and unsatisfying.
Rating: 2.5/5.0 Late in “Taking Woodstock,” Elliot Teichberg’s (Demetri Martin) father (Henry Goodman) asks his son if he enjoyed the concert. Elliot says he made a few friends and that “It was great.” That’s the essential dialogue exchange in “Taking Woodstock,” a film about finding community, acceptance, and friendship more than one about bands, singers, or actual creativity.
Read Brian Tallerico’s full review of “Taking Woodstock” in our reviews section. It’s a unique and interesting way to approach the legend of Woodstock but also one that feels like too much to try and capture in »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Waltons: The Complete Ninth Season - DVD Review
6 May 2009 6:03 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
The Waltons would only haunt Walton Mountain as the ninth season would be the last time we heard the family give their goodnights at the end of the day. Sadly, the writing had been on the wall as some of the cast had already ceased appearing on the show. It would be the final goodnight for John-Boy, not that he looked anything like himself. The tight knit Walton clan begins to fall apart in this, their last season on the air. The characters stay the same it.s the actors that fall apart. Richard Thomas had owned the role of John-Boy for seven seasons and decided to move on to other career choices, though he would return to the »
- Jeff Swindoll
The Waltons: The Last Episode Finally Comes to DVD
28 April 2009 4:35 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
For nine seasons on CBS, The Waltons was a part of a weekly tradition for television viewers. It was a staple of Thursday nights for so long that many were a little lost when it finally went off the air in 1981.
Based on Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner Jr. and a 1963 Henry Fonda movie of the same name, The Waltons revolves around a large family living in rural Virginia. The family, living on Walton's Mountain, is played by Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Will Geer, Ellen Corby, Richard Thomas, Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Judy Norton-Taylor, David W. Harper, and Kami Cotler.
The mountain setting is also home to several other townspeople played by Mary Jackson, Helen Kleeb, Joe Conley, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Lynn Hamilton, and Robert Donner.
As the series wore on, the family grew through weddings and births. There were also a few notable cast changes. Thomas »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Stephen Kings It to Hit Big Screens Again
14 March 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King’s It to the big screen in a new adaptation produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment. Dave Kajganich is set to write the script about a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a child-preying creature called It. When the creature resurfaces twenty years later, the clan meets up again to destroy what truly haunts them. It was adapted into an ABC miniseries in 1990 that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O’Toole, Richard Thomas and Tim Curry as It’s favorite form, Pennywise the Clown. The novel, which takes place in 1958 and 1985, will be modernized to [...] »
- Tessa
Stephen King's It on the Big Screen
13 March 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Warner Bros is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen. The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day. Dave Kajganich (The Invasion) has been hired to pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle. "It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise. »
Stephen King's It Gets Theatrical Remake!
13 March 2009 7:59 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
For most of us, Tim Curry's portrayal of Pennywise The Dancing Clown in the TV mini-series of Stephen King's It scarred us for life! Well, looks like a new version of King's epic tale will be remade, this time for the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter says, "Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle."
Of note from the article - "The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day." (For this reader, the 50's and 80's settings were part of the stories appeal. »
Stephen King's "It" Planned For A Big Screen Remake
13 March 2009 1:43 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Stephen King's "It" is coming to the big screen, and Warner Bros. has tapped "The Invasion" writer Dave Kajganich to adapt the 1986 novel, as per Variety.
The book was previously turned into an ABC made-for-tv film in 1990 starring Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Jonathan Brandis and Tim Curry as the sadistic clown named Pennywise.
"It" centers on seven children in a small Maine town who confront a malevolent creature taking shape in the form of a clown, who is the source of a series of murders in 1958 and again in 1985, when the cycle begins again.
Though the novel is set in 1958 and 1985, the upcoming version will be set in the present day.
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King’s It heads to the big screen
12 March 2009 10:32 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lin Pictures and remake specialists Vertigo Entertainment are teaming on a big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s novel It for Warner Bros. release. This will be the book’s second screen incarnation—following, of course, the 1990 ABC miniseries starring John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O’Toole and Richard Thomas, with Tim Curry as the evil Pennywise the clown and early appearances by Seth Green and Ginger Snaps’ Emily Perkins.
Tapped to turn King’s mammoth tome into a feature-length screenplay is Dave Kajganich, who has become quite the redux specialist; he previously penned the ill-fated The Invasion and a new take on Pet Sematary, and is the latest writer on New Line’s long-mooted Escape From New York update. Although the book, in which a group of childhood friends reunite to battle a shapeshifting evil entity they previously confronted as kids, takes place »
Stephen King's 'It' Coming to a Theater Near You
12 March 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Stephen King's It will be adapted into a feature film by Dave Kajganich, says The Hollywood Reporter. The story received the TV miniseries treatment back in 1990, starring Tim Curry as the sadistic clown, Pennywise. The cast also included Tim Reid, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, and Richard Thomas.
This isn't Kajganich's first run at King; he's also adapting Pet Semetary for its upcoming remake. He also is the writer of record on the Escape from New York remake and the 2007 flop, The Invasion. »
- Colin Boyd
Stephen King's 'It' is Getting a Theatrical Remake
12 March 2009 6:35 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I consider myself a pretty big Stephen King fan although I stopped regularly buying his books sometime around "From a Buick 8" as it seemed the originality was beginning to fade. However, I have never been a huge fan of Stephen King filmed adaptations. Sure, The Shining is good and I know many love Carrie and I believe some people have told me they liked Christine (I never saw that one). You have the non-horror adaptations such as Green Mile and everyone's favorite The Shawshank Redemption and as much as King is known as the master of horror his non-horror features prove to make the better films. For so long King's horror adaptations have been turned into made-for-tv miniseries and one of them is about to get a theatrical remake as Warner Bros. and Vertigo Entertainment have brought in Dave Kajganich to pen an adaptation of King's 1986 genre classic "It", which »
- Brad Brevet
Stephen King's 'It' Heading to the Big Screen
12 March 2009 4:39 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel It to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment. Dave Kajganich (The Invasion) has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle. The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day. "It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise. »
Stephen King's 'It' heads to theaters
12 March 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment.
Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which follows a group of kids called the Losers Club that encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle.
The novel is set in 1958 and 1985, though the feature version will be set in the present day.
"It" was the best-selling book of 1986 and in 1990 was turned into an ABC miniseries that starred John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole and Richard Thomas. Tim Curry played Pennywise.
The screen rights have bounced around town since then, and »
- By Borys Kit
Warner Bros. Re-adapting Steven King's It -- What's scarier than clowns? Original ideas.
12 March 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I don't know if it speaks to Steven King's recent output or just the horror of doing any movie that isn't based on a previous property, but Warner Bros. will be taking Steven King's horror novel "It" and turning it into a feature film. Of course, "It" is best known for its 1990 mini-series adaptation starring John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole, Richard Thomas and of course Tim Curry as the sadistic clown Pennywise. For those unfamiliar with the plot and wonder why anyone would think clowns are scary as opposed to simply irritating, here's a brief synopsis: a group of kids called the Losers Club encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even »
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