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‘Redux Red Riding Hood’ one of many likely rarely-seen shorts never released by Walt Disney
23 May 2012 11:06 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Redux Red Riding Hood
Directed by Steve Moore
Screenplay by Dan O’Shannon
1997 – USA
A corporation as vast and impressive as the Walt Disney Company would, you’d think, have a massive amount of interest in releasing its many creations. People love Disney for various reasons, and are typically happy to part with a few bucks to own part of what made up their childhood or what’s defining their children’s lives. And yet, there are many forgotten or lost bits and pieces of Disney history that the Internet is enabling all of us to find in either the most random of places or at the most random of times. A few months ago, for example, a never-officially-released and somewhat controversial behind-the-scenes documentary of The Emperor’s New Groove, from the perspective of the musician Sting (who worked on the film), made its way to YouTube for a few hours. »
- Josh Spiegel
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
Johnny Carson: Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno help honor the King of Late Night TV
14 May 2012 4:00 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
From 1962 to 1992, keeping America entertained late at night largely was the duty of one man.
And it was a task Johnny Carson performed willingly and enjoyably, as his iconic status as longtime caretaker of NBC's "The Tonight Show" confirms. David Letterman's new CBS contract will make him the longest-running after-hours host in television history, but even he acknowledges the late Carson was the king -- as does PBS' highly enjoyable, thoughtfully organized "American Masters" profile "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," debuting Monday, May 14 (check local listings).
"It's always nice to look back when you're looking at good things," reasons trumpeter Doc Severinsen, Carson's bandleader for 25 of the 30 years of his "Tonight" tenure. "I don't think there was ever a day when we didn't realize where we were and what we had, but that would be true for Ed (McMahon, Carson's perennial announcer and sidekick) and me probably more than for Johnny. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
TV Review: ‘American Masters Johnny Carson: King of Late Night’
14 May 2012 9:42 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – There is arguably no icon on a higher pedestal in the history of television than Johnny Carson, the man who didn’t just host “The Tonight Show” for three decades but became a cultural fixture. We let Johnny into our homes and trusted him in ways that I believe just can’t happen again in a more cynical TV age. He was a nightly visitor for millions and the new PBS documentary about him, “American Masters Johnny Carson: King of Late Night,” is one of the best TV history documentaries yet produced.
TV Rating: 5.0/5.0
Why is “King of Late Night” so captivating? Not only did the filmmakers get unprecedented access to Johnny’s personal and professional archives, they knew how to use those clips to tell his story. With Carson and Ed McMahon gone, they can’t be interviewed, but Carson dropped many biographical nuggets over the course of the show. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Comedy Awards' 2012: Kristin Wiig Gets Down On Stage!
4 May 2012 2:06 PM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
By Uptin Saiidi : (@uptin)
New York - Last Saturday, NBC ran a re-run of "Saturday Night Live," but if you thought Kristin Wiig spent her night off from work going to some fancy dinner, throwing back a few drinks and messing around with her friends, you're...actually right.
But it wasn't all just fun and games. She was at Comedy Central's "Comedy Awards," which premieres Sunday night at 9 p.m. The second-annual event honors achievements in standup, TV, films and digital platforms.
The evening brought together comedic icons like Chevy Chase, Robin Williams, Chris Rock and Jim Carey, along with many of today's top comedy stars, including Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Adam Scott and Maya Rudolph.
Since the show wasn't live, the nominees and winners are already easy to find. But it wasn't so much who won as what happened after they won that brought the real entertainment. »
- MTV News
Don Rickles to receive Johnny Carson award on Comedy Central
4 May 2012 8:51 AM, PDT | ChannelGuideMag | See recent ChannelGuideMag news »
There are very few comedians who last more than five decades in an industry not known for rewarding longevity, but Don Rickles is far from your average funny man. And it’s that very reason why the performer who has been deemed “The Merchant of Venom” and “Mr. Warmth” will be honored on Comedy Central Sunday night (9pm Et/Pt). It’s fitting that Rickles will be presented with the “Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence” as part of the 2012 Comedy Awards, because it was Carson himself who gave him his big break. Not only did the young comic make his national [...] »
- Tom Comi
On The Red Carpet At The Comedy Awards
3 May 2012 2:08 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Don't you hate how few awards shows we can enjoy year round? So did Comedy Central. But unlike you, they have the power to snap their fingers and bring one into existence out of thin air.
And snap their fingers they did -- for the second year in a row, they held The Comedy Awards in New York City, honoring and celebrating the best in film, TV, stand-up and other comedy from the last year. They also gave Don Rickles and Robin Williams special lifetime achievement awards, recognizing their lives in comedy.
Although the winners have already been announced, you can watch the awards this Saturday evening on Comedy Central. But the real fun was seeing so many stars of the world of comedy all in one place.
HuffPost Comedy was there, too, and we were lucky enough to nab interviews with several of them. We chatted with Robin Williams, »
- Ross Luippold
On The Red Carpet At The Comedy Awards
3 May 2012 1:07 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Don't you hate how few awards shows we can enjoy year round? So did Comedy Central. But unlike you, they have the power to snap their fingers and bring one into existence out of thin air.
And snap their fingers they did -- for the second year in a row, they held The Comedy Awards in New York City, honoring and celebrating the best in film, TV, stand-up and other comedy from the last year. They also gave Don Rickles and Robin Williams special lifetime achievement awards, recognizing their lives in comedy.
Although the winners have already been announced, you can watch the awards this Saturday evening on Comedy Central. But the real fun was seeing so many stars of the world of comedy all in one place.
HuffPost Comedy was there, too, and we were lucky enough to nab interviews with several of them. We chatted with Robin Williams, »
- Ross Luippold
Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Amy Poehler and more: On the scene at the Comedy Awards' class photo -- Exclusive
3 May 2012 7:55 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Talk about a tough crowd. When comedians took the stage at the second annual Comedy Awards, a swanky trophy-fest that taped on April 28 in New York City and will air this Sunday at 9 p.m. on Comedy Central, they had to stare down comedic powerhouses like Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Joel McHale, and Kristen Wiig — and try to crack them up.
“So, they televise this, and they don’t do the Nobel Peace Prize?” joked Rock at the show’s opening, earning big laughs from the crowd. Other chuckle-inducing presenters included the cast of Happy Endings (one of whom ate »
- Grady Smith
The Comedy Awards Are No Laughing Matter
2 May 2012 12:54 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
On April 28, some of the biggest names in comedy were praised by their peers at the second annual Comedy Awards, held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Among the winners were comedian Louis C.K. and last year’s hit film "Bridesmaids," both recipients of four trophies each. In addition to the competitive categories, Robin Williams was presented with the Icon Award and Don Rickles was given the Johnny Carson Award.They're not the Oscars, but the Comedy Awards are no joke. Sure, a ceremony that honors standups as well as the actors, writers, and directors who make audiences laugh is silly, self-congratulatory, and self-mocking -- and that is precisely why it's poised to become a more important part of the comedy community.Casey Patterson, executive vice president of event production, talent, and studio relations for Viacom Entertainment Group and co-executive producer of the Comedy Awards, told Back Stage that from. »
- help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
Eli Roth Brings Splatter To Las Vegas With His 'Goretorium'
1 May 2012 8:39 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
When you envision Las Vegas, you think of Cirque du Soleil, Penn & Teller, erotic showgirls, Don Rickles and some kind of vague recollection of Rat Pack-era drunken romanticism.
Now you can add Eli Roth to that list of vaunted Vegas staples as The Guardian reports the horrormeister plans to gouge tourists of their cash and possibly more with an attraction called "Goretorium."
Having already adapted his popular "Hostel" torture porn series into a serious meatgrinder of a horror maze on the Universal Studios lot called "Hostel: Hunting Season," writer/director/occasional "Inglourious Basterd" Roth plans for Goretorium to be a multi-storey carnival spook house writ large and, likely, oozing with blood and other bodily discharges.
In other words, maybe drop grandma off at "Jersey Boys" before you go.
No word yet on exactly what terrors lurk in the depths of this attraction, but Roth has a P.T. Barnum »
- Max Evry
'Community' Stars Chevy Chase, Joel McHale Reunite at 2012 Comedy Awards
30 April 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"Community" stars Chevy Chase and Joel McHale buried the hatchet -- and not in each others' backs -- on their recent public feud when the two appeared together as presenters at Comedy Central's second annual Comedy Awards on Saturday. Taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to air on the network on May 6, the Comedy Awards featured a who's who of the comedy world, with Robin Williams receiving the Stand-Up Icon Award and Don Rickles receiving the Johnny Carson Award. Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Louis C.K., Will Arnett, Amy »
- Kimberly Potts
Bridesmaids Wins Big At The Comedy Awards
30 April 2012 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The stars of hit movie Bridesmaids were the toast of The Comedy Awards in New York City over the weekend (28-29Apr12) as the film landed four of the night's top trophies.
Melissa McCarthy, who won an Oscar nomination for her part in the movie, scooped Best Performance by an Actress during the Comedy Central prizegiving at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Saturday night.
The actress' co-star Kristen Wiig shared the Best Comedy Screenplay prize with her co-writer Annie Mumolo, and the pair drew laughs from the audience by pretending to wrestle for the trophy on stage.
Paul Feig won Best Comedy Director and the movie was also named Best Comedy Film.
The prizegiving also honoured Oscar-winning French actor Jean Dujardin, who won the Best Performance by an Actor - Film for his role in The Artist, while Modern Family star Ty Burrell and Parks and Recreation's Amy Poehler scored acting nods in the TV categories.
Funnyman Robin Williams was named Stand-Up Icon at the show and on accepting the prize, he called himself "one of the luckiest f**kers in showbusiness, with the possible exception of Ryan Seacrest," and comedy legend Don Rickles was feted for his career achievements with the Johnny Carson Award.
The beloved comic couldn't resist joking about the accolade, telling the crowd, "I see many people in the audience tonight, and I realise: I'm the biggest name here!"
The night also featured an appearance by Community co-stars Joel McHale and Chevy Chase, who put a public feud over the show behind them by presenting an award together. Chase, who blasted show creator Dan Harmon in an explosive leaked voicemail message earlier this month, appeared to put the incident behind him by joking with McHale on stage.
McHale told the crowd, "When I see Chevy and (me) together, I can only think of one thing - teamwork... What an absolute joy it is to work alongside a comic legend... and I know all those pratfalls are because of an inoperable tumour" as Chase leaned his head on his co-star's shoulder and shot back, calling McHale "a brilliant actor, who has a horrible eating disorder".
The ceremony will be broadcast in the U.S. on the Comedy Central channel on 6 May. »
What to TiVo: Monday
29 April 2012 11:59 PM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new) 10:00 Castle (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Vanessa Williams and Jonny Lee Miller) 8:00 How I Met Your Mother (new) 8:30 2 Broke Girls (new) 9:00 Two and a Half Men (new) 9:30 Mike & Molly (new) 10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Don Rickles) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Jim Gaffigan) 8:00 Bones (new) 9:00 House (new) 8:00 The Voice (new) 10:00 Smash (new) 11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Steve Martin and Rashida Jones) 12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Chris Evans and Allison Williams) 8:00 Gossip Girl (new) 9:00 Hart of Dixie (new) More TV to watch when you read more. »
- BuzzSugar
The Comedy Awards 2012 Live Blog
28 April 2012 11:33 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The second annual Comedy Awards are taping tonight at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, and HuffPost Comedy will be there covering the red carpet, watching the show and interviewing comedians backstage. All for you!
With some of comedy's biggest names nominated for awards at the Viacom-produced event, you can expect to see some genuinely funny speeches and bits when the show airs next Sunday. All of the presenters, including Chris Rock, Will Arnett, Tracy Morgan, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and Jon Stewart, wrote their own material for the show with the help of popular TV comedy writers. Although it won't have the extreme unpredictability of a live broadcast, last year there were more than a few unexpected moments.
Aside from the yet-to-be decided award categories, Don Rickles will receive an award for comedic excellence that David Letterman won in a surprise appearance last year. Similarly, Robin Williams will »
- Katla McGlynn
The Comedy Awards 2012 Live Blog
28 April 2012 10:46 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
The second annual Comedy Awards are taping tonight at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, and HuffPost Comedy will be there covering the red carpet, watching the show and interviewing comedians backstage. All for you!
With some of comedy's biggest names nominated for awards at the Viacom-produced event, you can expect to see some genuinely funny speeches and bits when the show airs next Sunday. All of the presenters, including Chris Rock, Will Arnett, Tracy Morgan, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and Jon Stewart, wrote their own material for the show with the help of popular TV comedy writers. Although it won't have the extreme unpredictability of a live broadcast, last year there were more than a few unexpected moments.
Aside from the yet-to-be decided award categories, Don Rickles will receive an award for comedic excellence that David Letterman won in a surprise appearance last year. Similarly, Robin Williams will »
- Katla McGlynn
Robin Williams To Be Honored At Comedy Awards
24 April 2012 12:49 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The first batch of talent to appear at the second annual Comedy Awards were announced today along with the news that Robin Williams will receive special honors at the ceremony slated to tape this Saturday, April 28 in New York City.
The Viacom-produced event will feature awards presented by Chris Rock, Will Arnett, Tracy Morgan, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and the previously announced Jon Stewart, who will bestow Don Rickles with the Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence. The full list of nominees can be found here.
Veteran comedian Robin Williams will receive the “Stand-Up Icon” award that was given to Eddie Murphy at the inaugural awards show last year.
Aside from the talent presenting awards, appearances will be made by a slew of well-known comedians including Hannibal Buress, Ty Burrell, Louis C.K, Chevy Chase, Paul Feig, Tina Fey, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Annie Mumolo, Amber Nash, Jim O’Heir, »
- The Huffington Post
Movie News After Dark: Hopkins as Hitchcock, Skyfall, Arrested Development, An Ikea TV, Mondo Avengers and a State Home for Manic Pixie Dreamgirls
18 April 2012 7:58 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
What is Movie News After Dark? A lot of nightly movie news columns are about life, this one is like a slice of cake. We begin tonight with the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock. More appropriately, we begin with Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Sacha Gervasi’s Hitchcock, the story of the making of Psycho. He’s got a bit of the look, in so much as he had the Nixon look. But as we know, even if he looks like Don Rickles playing Alfred Hitchcock, he’s likely to bring the thunda. The folks at Movies.com have an interesting set visit piece from the next James Bond film, presenting 10 Big Questions About Skyfall and How the Cast and Creators Answered Them. Lucky for us, they did that second part. Otherwise the article would just be a bunch of questions. The folks behind a new site called DigiTitles sent some unsolicited mail over to me this »
- Neil Miller
Interview: Peter Berg talks ‘Battleship’
9 April 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
With Universal’s Battleship out Aprill 11th in cinemas nationwide, we sat down with the film’s director, Peter Berg, to discuss naval operations, the USS Missouri and 3D.
Watching the movie, it reminded me of Transformers, Alien and Robocop, are you a big fan of these sci-fi movies, and did you talk to Michael Bay?
I haven’t done a lot of science fiction, I’m a big fan of the navy and I wanted to do a navy film. I wanted to do a big movie, I wanted to do a film that had a big global reach. I didn’t want to make a film that felt really violent and brutal, so the idea of humans fighting humans felt too violent, and I had seen this Stephen Hawking documentary about Goldilocks planets and us reaching out and sending signals, and how Stephen Hawking thought this was a horrible idea, »
- Phil
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