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Review: Battleship, or: Jerry Lewis vs. the Aliens
17 May 2012 10:01 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The perils of an all-volunteer military force have never been as apparent as in Peter Berg's Battleship, which celebrates the heroism of those who served in the past even while it denigrates the intelligence of sailors present. It makes one long for the day when Jerry Lewis was At War with the Army, or Abbott and Costello were Buck Privates. Lewis gets name-checked during the movie, the only point of agreement between Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) and Captain Nagata (Tadanobu Asano, a long way from Funky Forest: The First Contact), who have come to blows during war games conducted by Japan and the United States in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. For this single action -- and, apparently, for always arriving late for »
Judd Apatow Reviews 100 Years of Comic Gems That Birthed 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'
16 May 2012 6:18 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Judd Apatow, the modern master of human-scale comedy, sat down with TheWrap to review the Universal Studios archive in honor of the studio’s 100-year anniversary this year. The writer-director of “Knocked Up,” producer of “Bridesmaids” and director of the upcoming “This is 40” imprinted early and often on the comedies produced by the Universal machine, from Abbott and Costello to John Hughes’ “Sixteen Candles.” Here’s a trip down into the vault with one of our era’s most fearless tasteless unfettered explorers of the human condition. 'Duck Soup" Directed by Leo McCarey, 1933 When I think »
- Sharon Waxman
Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs Discount Code And Giveaway
10 May 2012 7:32 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
If you’ve hunted around for movie bargains, you’ve probably seen some of Mill Creek Entertainment’s 50-Movie Packs on DVD. Apart from other great releases by Mill Creek, these packs are phenomenal boons to cinephiles looking to collect older titles.
There are three new packs available, and I want to not only let you in on a discount code, but I have one of the packs available for you to win.
I know a lot of people may be quick to overlook these packs, and not every movie included stands out as a major value, but there are some great titles in each of them, and fans of the genres will be pleasantly surprised by what they get out of the deal. I have to admit that there is something about seeing a 50-movie pack, especially when it doesn’t cost a couple of hundred dollars, or more, »
- Marc Eastman
Patricia Medina obituary
3 May 2012 6:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A spirited damsel in distress and a familiar face in postwar Hollywood films
Although the actor Patricia Medina, who has died aged 92, had a cut-glass English accent, her voluptuous Latin looks often prevented her from playing English characters. As her name suggests, she was half-Spanish, born in Liverpool, the daughter of a Spanish father – a lawyer and former opera singer – and an English mother.
Medina, who appeared in more than 50 feature films, many of them costume dramas, was seldom called upon to display much acting ability, though she was an unusually spirited damsel in distress. However, she used the one chance she had to work with a director of magnitude, Orson Welles, in Mr Arkadin (also known as Confidential Report, 1955), to show what she was capable of. As Mily, in this breathless, globetrotting film, she is an earthy nightclub dancer who attempts to seduce the amnesiac billionaire Welles. It was »
- Ronald Bergan
Hollywood Actress Patricia Medina Dead at 92
2 May 2012 7:58 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
I remember her fondly as the villainess Lucretia in the outrageous Toho Sci-fi adventure Latitude Zero but Patricia Medina was an actress with a solid career and an impressive number of memorable credits who worked with Orson Welles (Mr. Arkadin) , Vincent Price (twice – Moss Rose and The Three Musketeers), Abbott and Costello (A&C In The Foreign Legion), Francis the Talking Mule (Francis), and the Three Stooges (Snow White And The Three Stooges). Voluptuous and exotic-looking with a deep sultry voice, the British-born Medina began her film career in 1937 and was married to actors Richard Greene and Joseph Cotton. Patricia Medina was 92
The La Times writes:
Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy “Francis” and Orson Welles‘ crime-thriller “Mr. Arkadin,” has died. She was 92.
Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, died Saturday at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles, »
- Tom Stockman
Actress Patricia Medina Dead At 92
2 May 2012 12:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Patricia Medina has died after a long battle with ill health at the age of 92.
She died at Barlow Respiratory Hospital on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
The British-born beauty began her acting career in England in the late 1930s and moved to Hollywood after marrying The Adventures of Robin Hood TV star Richard Greene.
Medina became a big star following leading roles opposite Fernando Lamas in Sangaree, Glenn Ford in Plunder of the Sun and Alan Ladd in Botany Bay.
Her additional film credits include Mr. Arkadin, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, Fortunes of Captain Blood, Lady in the Iron Mask, and The Lady and the Bandit.
In 1960, the actress married Citizen Kane star Joseph Cotten and two years later she made her Broadway debut opposite her new husband in Calculated Risk. »
Patricia Medina: '50s film star dead at 92
2 May 2012 11:53 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Patricia Medina, a British-born actress who entertained audiences in everything from "Francis" (the talking mule) to the Orson Welles crime thriller "Mr. Arkadin," is dead at 92.
The widow of frequent Welles co-star Joseph Cotten, Medina died Saturday in Los Angeles, close friend Meredith Silverbach tells the L.A. Times.
"She was a stunning woman," says Silverbach. "In her youth, they called her 'the most beautiful face in England.'"
Medina got her start in Hollywood with MGM, playing leads in movies like "Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion," "Plunder of the Sun" with Glenn Ford and "Phantom of the Rue Morgue" with Karl Malden. In 1960, she married Cotten -- then a widower -- and the two went on to star in several stage productions together.
"At myriad parties and industry events they were inseparable, among the most popular couples in town," wrote Upi reporter Vernon Scott in 2000. "They represented »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Haunted Castle: Zombies Attack Castle Season 4, Episode 22, Undead Again, Tonight
30 April 2012 3:02 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
In tonight’s penultimate episode of Castle, Season 4, the show is sprinkling some horror comedy in to liven up a sad plot and seize some viewers still reeling from The Walking Dead season 2 finale. “Undead Again,” Monday April 30 at 10/9c, will feature zombies.
I don’t know why my first reaction was a sense of disappointment in this.
What do I care about the consistency of Castle‘s reality? Why would I consider this a “step down,” as if the show were Downton Abbey or The Wire? Since when would I not want to see Nathan Fillion fight a zombie?
I had to come to grips with a simple fact: Most of TV entertainment, especially hyper-popular dramedies like Castle, aren’t about the deeper meaning of the human soul. They’re about entertainment.
So here’s the story as we have it for “Undead Again,” Castle‘s next-to-last episode of »
- Matthew C. Funk
100 Facts on Universal Pictures' 100th Birthday
30 April 2012 11:28 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today marks the 100th birthday of Universal Pictures and to celebrate the studio has released a list of 100 facts based on its first 100 years in existence. I have placed in bold some of the ones I found interesting as well as offered a selection of photo and video accompaniments here and there. 1. Universal Film Manufacturing Company was officially incorporated in New York on April 30, 1912. Company legend says Carl Laemmle was inspired to name his company Universal after seeing "Universal Pipe Fittings" written on a passing delivery wagon. 2. The only physical damage made during the filming of National Lampoon's Animal House was when John Belushi made a hole in the wall with a guitar. The actual Sigma Nu fraternity house (which subbed for the fictitious Delta House) never repaired it, and instead framed the hole in honor of the film. 3. The working title for Et: The Extra Terrestrial was "A Boy's Life. »
- Brad Brevet
Blu-ray Review: Collector’s Edition of Abbott & Costello Classic ‘Buck Privates’
23 April 2012 2:03 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – I have a confession — I grew up watching Abbott & Costello movies. I can remember watching them at a very early age and getting into the hysterical verbal jousting of two stellar movie comedians. The timing in some of the best bits from Bud Abbott & Lou Costello is simply amazing. And watching it again, in their breakthrough debut “Buck Privates,” a film in the Universal 100th Anniversary Collection series of Blu-rays and the first Abbott & Costello movie in HD, I was stunned at how much I still loved it. Abbott & Costello rock.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
“Throw your chest out, private.”
“I’m not through with it yet.”
If that silly exchange of verbal wordplay doesn’t make you smile, don’t bother with “Buck Privates.” Here, let’s try another one:
“You got three dollars?”
“Roughly speaking.” [Pause.] “When you smooth it out, I got a buck.”
Personally, I find that kind of silly, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
DVD Blu-Ray: 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' 'Shame,' 'Born to Be Wild'
17 April 2012 3:14 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
The holiday hit "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" finally arrives on DVD and Blu-ray this week, and we've got an exclusive look at the making of Tom Cruise's jaw-dropping stunt on top of the world's tallest building. If you're more into cute animals than espionage and explosions, then you'll be interested in a special look at Warner Bros.' crowd-pleasing nature doc "Born to Be Wild." Whether you're DVD or Blu-ray, streaming or rental, Moviefone has the full breakdown on all the home entertainment releases this week. Moviefone's Pick Of The Week "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" What's It About? Ethan Hunt and his Imf team are framed for a crime they didn't commit, plotted by a Russian madman with nuclear capabilities. But really, it's just a set-up to some exhilarating, inventive action sequences -- including that heart-stopper on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. See It Because: At this point in the series, »
- Eric Larnick
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Three Stooges,’ ‘Cabin in the Woods’ & ‘Lockout’ Alternatives
12 April 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to The Three Stooges, Cabin in the Woods & Lockout.
The classic comedy team gets a reboot at the hands of the Farrelly Brothers. Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos and Sean Hayes co-star.
Craving more classic comedy teams?
Duck Soup (1933) The iconic Marx Bros. front this comedy classic. Here Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, the recently appointed dictator of the country Freedonia. Masterful slapstick and sharp political satire ensue. Chico, Zeppo, and Harpo Marx co-star.
Laurel & Hardy: Flying Deuces (1939) One of the most critically heralded comedy double acts, Laurel and Hardy made an art out of slapstick. In this winsome misadventure they parody the war stories that were all the rage with a wacky tale of two American idiots who get caught up in »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
The Sabertooth Vampire Is Coming to Dark Horse Presents
7 March 2012 3:21 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Dark Horse Comics has announced the latest character to be added to its flagship anthology known as Dark Horse Presents: the Sabertooth Vampire, penned by Mike Russell.
From the Press Release:
The Sabertooth Vampire (website here) is a webcomic about a tiny vampire hampered by his giant fangs. Will he pull his teeth out of the ground long enough to actually bite someone? Probably not.
“One of the first books that got me into comics in the Nineties was the original black-and-white Dark Horse Presents — back when it was serializing stuff like Sin City and The One Trick Rip-Off and Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August,” said Russell. “So as you can imagine, getting to submit a few strips for Dhp was a huge moment for me personally as well as professionally.”
Russell has collected the Sabertooth Vampire in two self-published minicomics: the 28-page Beware the Sabre-Toothed Vampire and the 56-page Sabertooth Vampire Unleashed. »
- The Woman In Black
Interview: Comedy Partners Talk ‘Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’
27 February 2012 8:48 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim already have conquered the realm of the TV cult show. They broke through with the Cartoon Network Adult Swim Classic, “Tom Goes to the Mayor,” and their unique brand of surreal humor is now on the big screen with “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.”
The comic duo met while both attending Temple University in Philadelphia, and went on to create the bizarre “Tom Goes to the Mayor,” which Cartoon Network picked up in 2004 after comedian Bob Odenkirk (”Mr Show”) helped produce it. They went on to create the “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” in 2007, which featured interaction with some of the supporting players in their new film, including Zach Galifinakis, Will Forte, John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell.
Tim Heidecker (left) and Eric Wareheim in ‘Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’
Photo credit: Magnet Releasing
HollywoodChicago.com got a »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Mark Harmon's Mom Passes Away
17 February 2012 3:52 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
NCIS star Mark Harmon's mother, actress and fashion designer Elyse Knox Harmon, passed away on Wednesday at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family. She was 94.
A contract player who starred in close to 40 films for such studios and 20th Century Fox, Columbia and Universal, Knox played the lead opposite Lon Chaney Jr. in 1942's The Mummy's Tomb, worked with Abbott and Costello and in several Joe Palooka movies based on the famed comic strip. She was also a pin-up girl during World War II, appearing in Yank magazine.
Mark Harmon's New Role as a Playboy Cop
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Knox studied fashion in Manhattan and pursued a career in fashion design, modeling some of her own creations in Vogue magazine before her good looks found Hollywood calling in the late '30s.
The 'NCIS' Team Reveals Fun Set Secrets
Knox married football star Tom Harmon in 1944, and her wedding dress was made »
The Best Horror Comedy Movies - 10 Must See Horror Comedies
16 January 2012 3:58 PM, PST | Best-Horror-Movies.com | See recent Best-Horror-Movies.com news »
Horror and comedy function hand in hand. Both genres demand viewers suspend all disbelief, leap into outlandish scenarios and ride the wave until the tide leads to foreign shores. Knowing this, it should be no surprise that time has gifted us an onslaught of absolutely fantastic horror/comedy hybrids. The amalgamation of content dates back to the 1940’s, when Universal Studio’s selected Bud Abbott and Lou Costello to “meet” many a famous Universal Monster in a series of hilarious crossover films (I’m still partial to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein) that won over quite the diverse audiences. »
News Shorts: January 11th 2012
10 January 2012 9:20 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Photos from The Hunger Games, Warm Bodies, The Words, Sinister and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Set photos of Kevin Costner shooting Man of Steel and a bloody Gemma Arterton filming Byzantium, along with pics of a Space Jockey-esque mask from Prometheus.
"Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures have all purchased ad space during this year's Superbowl game, set to air on February 5th but Fox, Sony & Warners haven't. TV spots are likely to include G.I. Joe: Retaliation, John Carter and The Avengers…" (full details)
"Asked if he would be a part of any "X-Men: First Class" sequels, Michael Fassbender says '"I have no choice. They contracted me for two options. I gotta get down with it. We're at the ground level, but yeah I think there's going to be another one'…" (full details)
"Tickets for IMAX screenings of "The Dark Knight Rises" in July have »
- Garth Franklin
Universal Pictures Celebrates 100 Years of Movie Magic
10 January 2012 2:30 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Universal Pictures is poised for a busy 2012! It is embarking on an ambitious film restoration effort and will be releasing a slew of new special edition Blu-rays. The studio is kicking things off with the release of a new logo to commemorate their 100th Anniversary and will be holding special celebrations at their theme parks this year. Their mantra for this celebration is to make the old seem new again. The studio will be completely restoring 13 films--ranging from 1930′s All Quiet On The Western Front to 1993′s Schindler’s List.
Other films included are as follows: Both 1931 versions of Dracula, Frankenstein (1931), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Abbott and Costello’s Buck Privates (1941), Pillow Talk (1959), To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), The Birds (1963), The Sting (1973), Jaws (1975) and Out of Africa (1985). If you are counting, that is only 12 films. The studio is doing 13 films, and is restoring both 1931 versions of Dracula including Bela Lugosi’s »
- Tiberius
Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Birthday With Shiny New Logo and 13 Restored Films
10 January 2012 10:28 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Universal Pictures will turn a century old on April 30, and in advance of their 100th birthday, the studio has trotted out a new (shiny!) logo that touts their triple-digit age. Why they didn’t get Willard Scott to do one of those Smuckers Jam birthday label shout-out things on The Today Show, I simply don’t know, but there’s still time! Of course, that new logo is neat and all (and, again, shiny!), but what’s most exciting about this news is the studio’s announcement that they will also celebrate their centennial with the restoration of thirteen of its most famous films. THR reports that the studio has restored All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birds, Abbott and Costello’s Buck Privates, Dracula (1931), the Spanish-language Dracula (which was filmed on the same set at night), Frankenstein, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Out of Africa, Pillow Talk, Bride of Frankenstein, The »
- Kate Erbland
Universal Announces Major Restorations of Dracula, Frankenstein, and More
10 January 2012 10:25 AM, PST | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
In celebration of their 100th anniversary, Universal has announced that major restoration work has been conducted on 13 classic Universal movies, including Dracula, Frankenstein, and Jaws.
The full list includes: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birds, Abbott and Costello’s Buck Privates, Dracula (1931 English And Spansish), Frankenstein, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Out of Africa, Pillow Talk, Bride of Frankenstein, The Sting, To Kill a Mockingbird
The restorations are said to have taken three to six months each and cost between $250,000 to $600,000 per title. These restored films will be released throughout the year on multiple formats, including Blu-ray and DVD. As part of the celebration, Universal will hold events in their theme parks, feature some of these films on tour, and are planning a presence at major film festivals this year.
It has also been officially announced that we’ll be seeing the rumored Universal Monsters Blu-ray releases this Halloween. »
- Jonathan James
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